Bandlands

  August 30, 2005

 

     The Tom Finch Group w/Jose Neto August 28 in Creek Park
   

         That was just a very fine show. A great turn-out... A great Band!

         Hat's off to Tom Finch who has absolutely arrived as a Rock Guitarist on this Planet no not a Jeff Beck
    nor a Satriani but here as himself just a marvelous mastery of the instrument a great show. 
  
     at Left Jose Neto who sat in from beginning to end not only providing his fiery lead but also a very tasteful and
    inventive rhythm presence.

      Marc Smith on drums who has become transformed by his being part of the band my impression is that he is in 
     very strong drumming shape.. crisp and aggressive but coming from his Jazz background always cool understated.
   
       JJ playing more on rhythm guitar lately JJ orignally showing up at Tom's gigs as more of a hip hop love& peace
     rapper.. JJ brings a little funky edge to Tom's shows with the edge of Fun..ky.

      Rob Fordyce... nuff said. The man. Their is only one Rob Fordyce. Delightful. 

      Guest appearances Mika Scott percussion.. bringing it.

                               Bodhi on flute great player telling me about RhythmMatrix his band must check them out.

                               Donna Eagle the hippie chick with attitude and big spirit .. nice channeling even if I didn't here
                               all the words somehow.. the message came through.

                               Nice to see a female dancer on stage.

     KUNDALINI BOOMBOX
    
             Kit Walker, Celso Alberti and Robert Powell

               
Very exciting very intriguing definitely worthwhile to find these guys wherever they play
      and do likewise. As Kit said to me his idea of a great place to play is a big hall where you got lights
     all over and no one even knows where the band is they are just playing and every body is just in
     one of those music trances.. you ever been there?

            Sounds like 1960s SF flower power...
               ... once I had a glass of red wine... swear to God nothing was in it just a glass of red wine..
                  ... trance dancing is that wild or what?! Amazing..  had a good time that night.

               Oh yeah had a good time Sunday too but ... heck I can't deny it I was sort of tired and stressed
     underneath my bold tie dyed shirt it really wasn't til near the end of the show that the power of great Rock
     finally woke me. Woke me? Woke? funny word..its not a Joke its a woke.. hmm .. I woke from my day of
     mental slumber to utter one demented yell into the MIC after the last tune the band played you can hear for yourself
     on this MP3 awesome music folks pause to take a sip of from your psychic glass or Red Wine put your
     headphones on so you can get into this turn up the volume... the first guitar solo is Jose Neto the second
     guitar solo is Tom Finch.. the last is the Bass Guitar of Rob Fordyce..

               The tune written by Stevie Wonder performed by Jeff Beck and performed on Sunday by 
                Tom Finch Group...

                      'Cause We Ended as Lovers.

         
I am working on the Video currently I think the video maybe has even better audio than the soundboard recording
      you are listening to above.


 
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