so, this gives me a better understanding of what the steve hackett set on wednesday is going to be about, and whether i want to spend what was $30 usd minimum on it, last i checked (the $25 seats are sold out). this is really a dad show, though, so he's supposed to yell at me for offering to pay my own way, and then insist on buying me food on the way home. alas....

what is steve hackett? well, he was the not-quite-original-but-certainly-classic guitarist for the legendary 70s prog act genesis. mr. hackett left the band in 1977, so he had absolutely nothing to do with the band's somewhat infamous run of 80s pop singles, and in fact only did two records with collins singing, at all. however, he was the band's guitarist for all but one of their string of classic records (he was not the guitarist on trespass) between 1970-1977.

genesis is known mostly for being the initial vehicle of peter gabriel and then of phil collins (who initially played drums, before gabriel left for a solo career), and is generally thought of as a synthesizer-driven band when discussed for it's compositions. however, the guitar work on these records is actually somewhat revolutionary. amongst other things, hackett is widely credited for introducing the technique of tapping into rock music, something that was picked up on most prominently by van halen and has became a staple in rock music ever since.

on this tour, he appears to be starting with a solo record he did in the late 70s and finishing with a set of genesis material centered around the classic record, selling england by the pound, which was the third with the classic lineup of gabriel on vocals, collins on drums, banks on keyboards, rutherford on bass and hackett on guitar.

he appears to have hired younger musicians to do the vocal and drums duties, which is fine and probably necessary.

if i could get cheaper tickets, this would be a no brainer. but i don't want to spend too much on this show and then regret missing a bunch of others, and this weekend may be full of other stuff that i want to get to, instead. if i had a money tree. alas...

i want to decide what i'm doing on the weekend, first. but, if i go out on wednesday, this is where i'm going....

i'm really having a hard time planning this out. really.

there's a live collaboration between lume (who i am familiar with) and rezn (who i am not) which seems like it's worth planning around, except that the actual documentation seems a little lacklustre:

the material at the rezn site is a little more intense in a psychedelic way:
https://rezzzn.bandcamp.com/album/calm-black-water

lume is more of a post-hardcore type of thing; this record was produced by mike watt:
https://lume.bandcamp.com/album/wrung-out

so, what is the actual show? are they going to do separate sets first, then combine for a track at the end? are they going to just do one combined set? surely it will be more than 20 minutes....

the weather is threatening to dip on friday night, and this is at the far bar, meaning i'm probably out for the night, and may be on foot if i decide it's too cold to bike in makeup. typing it out is reminding me that it's not really realistic. but i want to plan ahead nonetheless, because my thursday plans may depend on whether i want to go back out on friday night or not....

i'm going to listen to that rezn disc a bit more, but i'm considering this low probability, and that probably crosses the whole night out.

this is more recent.

you can tell he listens to a lot of radiohead, and it suffers from the same kind of repetition, but it's developed enough to be interesting in ways that a lot of later radiohead really isn't.

https://dadatrashcollage.bandcamp.com/releases

i'm absolutely certain that this isn't the first i've heard of dada trash collage, but i'm less certain that i can put it in context. it seems to be rather obscure, with a number of withdrawn or otherwise unavailable releases.

i don't listen to a lot of pop music. but, when i do listen to pop music, i like it to be playful and elaborate and a little bit quirky. so, this is kind of right up my alley.

the drawback is that it's a bit uneven, in the sense that it sometimes drags, but that might not matter if the setlist is chosen accordingly.

i have to look at a number of other factors, including the weather. i can't get to every show this weekend. but, if i end up at talking ear, there's a good chance i'll stop by here after.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtEJnDmGrXPuAYh9QzdzMwQ/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=3579731707244514300