| "Man, what a nite! I think that it's a good testament to the talent of a band when, after being apart for so long, they sound like they haven't lost a step. I was great hearing all of the hits, but the new stuff sounds great! They played "Neverland", "Forever All Over Again", "Slap Like Being Born", and "New York Time". NYT sounds very much like classic NR, almost as if it could of been a bonus track off of 7 Wishes. I can't wait for the US release of Neverland. The morning sidekick from KDWB, which is the local Top 40 station, was one of the people who introduced the band, so hopefully they will play the new stuff. BTW, I heard that the band was on their morning show - anyone tape it? The band sounded great. Brad and Jeff are still one of the best guitar duos in the biz, Kelly continues to amaze me as a drummer and a singer, Jack still knows how to work a crowd, and the band wouldn't be complete with out Fitz. What impressed me the most about last nights performance, besides standing so close to a band that I have admired for so long, was the amount of energy that they put out on stage (besides Fitz, who as always been "stoic"; How did they get him back in the band? Didn't he leave the first time because he got tired of playing a sideman role?). I saw them live back in 87 on the Big Life tour at the MN state fair in front of a crowd of (I'd say) 10,000+. The performance that they put on last night at the Medina Ballroom in front of a few hundred fans was every bit as intense. BTW, it's nice to see a band joking around and having a good time on stage. I this era of depressed and moronic musicans who ignore thier fans and only perform live because they have to, it was great to see NR having as much of a good time as the fans were." - Christian Dady |