Robben Ford Discussion

[bek]

Something I have been thinking about since seeing Robben at the Ironstone Winery gig. Occasionally, I have been at a concert and the band did a song which was stunning to the point that I actually considered leaving, not wanting to have any lesser songs which would ruin the experience. Once, maybe eight years ago we went to a George Winston concert (not my usual interest, but my wife wanted to go) and he did several pieces, all quite good. Then he did one which was really epic, surging and pounding like a disturbed sea. It was remarkable, and we looked at each other and she said, "We might as well leave now." I felt the same way, and as it turned out we may as well have done so. It was by far the highlight of the performance.
As this relates to Mr. Ford: When we saw him that night, it was a good show, but we had that same feeling when he did "Nothing to Nobody." We looked at each other with our eyes sort of bugged out, and she said, "We might as well leave now." One has paid for the whole thing and Robert Cray hadn't even come on and it was certainly worth staying for all of it, and after all it may have just been an extraordinary night, but for us that was just one of those experiences. So are we alone in this?

[Ian Hurtt]

I'm quite the opposite, I don't want to miss anything. The highlight of a show may come early, late or the show may rise and fall depending on the night. I would kick myself if I missed anything.

[kirk95]

How do you know when it is "the moment".....

I could never leave a Robben show until the place is completely empty, Daved has cleared out all the gear, and they are asking me to leave.


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[BlueRunner]

I know what you mean about the "big number." But like hanging out until the very last out in a baseball game, I tend to stick around until the very last number's over, and the lights come up. Sometimes there are real gems long after the big bang.

Case in point, though in the classical arena: Some years ago I was fortunately to hear Simon Rattle conduct the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Santa Barbara, as they toured the U.S. The program was pretty straightforward, e.g., some old classical stuff and same "new" music, i.e., stuff from the early 20th Century composed by guys who'd been dead for less than 50 years. The audience was really receptive and clamored form encore after encore. It's was an older crowd, however, an eventually more than half had left the auditorium. When Rattle and the musicians came back out on stage for what Rattle announced would have to be their final piece 'cause the bus was waiting out back and they had to get up to San Francisco that night, they broke out in a wildly arranged medly Beatle hits. An absolutely priceless moment.
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