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Silky The Pimp
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 Posted - 04/10/2005 : 5:07:35 PM
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It's been a while since Tim has been around Atlanta, so it made it that much sweeter to see him again after this much time.
The show was an absolute blast. My friends and I were officially the first ones to arrive at the venue, even before Will Bradford and TR/Crew. While Tim and Rew were setting up inside, I stayed outside to bug Fluffy while he was getting the CD's from the van ready for the merch table. Once Tim saw the size of the venue he came outside and proclaimed that it was more set up for a chirch choir than a rock show, so he decided that he would keep the first set entirely acoustic and debut a few new songs that he hadn't performed in public yet. Fine by me!
The venue was absolutely tiny and perhaps the intimate size led to the crowd being the way it was, but you could hear a pin drop during the performance. It was great.
Will Bradford opened and he was a pretty solid performer. He played one of those funky electric acoustics with no body... it was... funky. I'll post pictures later. I didn't find his playing spectacular, but he played one really cool song on his other acoustic that was in some funky tuning that was really cool. He warmed everyone up nicely for Tim, and I'd probably go see him if he ever comes around with his band.
Tim's set was great... it was mostly stuff that I recognized, and the new acoustic songs he played were nothing short of mindblowing. Absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to see how they evolve over time.
His soloing style was a bit different this show than any other that I've seen... it was much more blow your mind jazzy/chord oriented than blow your mind with speed, allthough he blew my mind with both. He was much more talkitive and animated than the other times I've seen him too. He played an effects jam that he so eloquently introduced as "Giggling Lemurs Rescuing Fog." I couldn't help but crack up as I was writing the title down. When he finished, he went off on a tangent about how the Lemurs must have rescued the Fog because you coldn't see it anymore. Very funny stuff.
Other than getting to hear a few new songs, the highlight of the show for me was Chatterbox. This was the peak of the jazzy soloing of the night. He must have played 50+ non-standard chords over the course of the song. His sheer knowledge of the instrument was well demonstrated here... it was unbelievable. Tim also played Impermanence, which I was thrilled to hear live. I'm still waiting to hear my personal favorite Letting Go, but I guess that will still have to wait until next time. It was a somewhat short set and there was no encore, I'd have to guess because people were already lined up outside for the second show. But the show was fantastic and I was happy to get to see what I did.
I can't tell you how big of an ass I felt like leaving after the first show, but it was either leave with friends or try to hitch a ride home with a random person at the show (I live pretty far from the venue and didn't have NEARLY enough cash on me to call a cab). Maybe I'm just not a dedicated enough fan, but I figured-- be happy that I got to see the first set and don't ditch my friends. So I said my goodnight and headed on. I know Fluffy probably thought I was being a wuss not asking around for a ride, but I just didn't want to worry about ending up in the car with a random drunk driver when I had my buddies right there. I would have loved to stay all night and hang out after the show, but it just didn't work out. Oh well. I'm just glad that I got to see what I did... I still got to chat with Fluffy for a few minutes before the show and he was nausiatingly generous as always. Tim still put on a great performance... and I had an absolute blast. So the evening was great even if I didn't get to see the second show.
Here is the setlist as I wrote it down... I double checked it against the actual setlist Fluffy had after the show but I didn't write down the names of the effects jams/intros except for what Tim introduced over the mic.
1. Jemez
2. Shade
3. Indoctrinate
4. Giggling Lemurs Rescuing Fog
5. High In The West
6. And Then They Were Free
7. Vantage Point
8. Segovia Piece that nobody knows the name of
9. Chatterbox
10. Offspring
11. Impermanence
12. Rheginos into After The Gold Rush
13. Uncle Chair
14. Danger/Doom
Funny Tim moments worth mentioning:
Waiting outside right after the sound check when 2 low flying F-22's pass overhead and Tim comes busting out the front door and yells, "Hit the deck- incoming incoming!" and then pops back inside.
Giggling Lemurs Rescuing Fog... if I'm ever in a band- that's its name.
Halfway through the set Tim covered his head with a towel, walked up to the mic and just started making noises.
"The strings have a lot of discontent" after his 12 string fell out of tune.
I only took a few pictures since it looked like they all were looking the same and it didn't look like they were coming out, but here's a link to the album:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2128297230
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Batstone
Chatterbox
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Zachmozach
Fluffy-Esque
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Posted - 04/10/2005 : 7:31:07 PM
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| Thanks for the review, sorry you had to leave. |
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enthuTIMsiast
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 04/10/2005 : 8:52:24 PM
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damn man I wish I'd have gotten your calls on Friday. I can't say that I'd have come to the show, but I'd have considered it.
Excellent review. I'll do a review of the next night's show soon. |
Tim Reynolds Downloads
I am not the albatross of love, I am the human ellipsis. I am dot dot dot. - Leo Kottke
I hate beating people over the head with anything. We can all make up our own minds. What we don’t have is enough music. More music please. - Leo Kottke |
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Robin
Yak Addict
USA
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Posted - 04/10/2005 : 9:03:39 PM
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| Fanatstic review,bummer about not being able to stay,and totally understandable. Sounds like you were fullfilled musically regardless,thanks for sharing the joy!Peace, Robin |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 04/10/2005 : 9:22:49 PM
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Sounds like a great show. Hopefully someone will post about the second set.
Too bad about leaving, but you got to take care of yourself. I can't wait until the end of May! |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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KevinLesko
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Posted - 04/11/2005 : 01:22:40 AM
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| Thanks for the review Silky! This is awesome, we've been getting some great reviews of the tour so far, its getting me very excited for the upcoming shows in May. |
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Fluffy
Administrator
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Posted - 04/19/2005 : 06:49:21 AM
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Set 1
01)I Was a Spaceborn Pyramid(long version)
02)Jemez
03)Intuition
04)Che
05)Indoctrinate
06)Giggling Lemurs Rescuing Fog
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07)High In The West
08)And Then
09)Vantage Point
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10)Universal Sychronicity Stretching
11)Segovia I & II
12)Chatterbox
13)Offspring
14)Impermanence
15)Rheginos
16)After the Goldrush
17)Uncle Chair
18)Astral Rain(lots)
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19)Try A Little Harder
20)Danger/Doom
Set 2
01)Beyond the Cosmic Horizon(way)
02)Hopeful Heresy
03)Delicate Essence
04)Buffalo Soldier
05)Courante
06)Ohio
07)Babylon
08)Discumbobulated Disembodied Emu(large)
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09)Sincerity
10)Turn It Into Love
11)Do It Yourself
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12)Fraudulent Discourse(too much)
13)Open Up Lett It In
14)Utopia
15)Betrayal
16)I'll Get You
17)Loose Enterp
(Don't Know)
Dark Matter Lit by Photonic Ejaculators
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18)Ten Years Gone
19)Kundalini
20)All You Need-Everywhere |
Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy         
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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