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Post by delboydrums on Jan 13, 2011 20:05:16 GMT -5
Further to the New Year's Eve gig thread:
If Dan has left, then who's going to play the keyboards?
Now I know this is wishful thinking, but..........
THS UK tour 4th - 18th Feb.
Franz Nicolay's last UK gig 18th Jan, then he's in the US 26th Feb.
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Post by motörben on Jan 13, 2011 20:28:33 GMT -5
It wont be Franz, dude.
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Post by delboydrums on Jan 13, 2011 20:37:30 GMT -5
I know...........like I said, wishful thinking.
I miss him on that stage though.
Who will they rope in then, I wonder?
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Post by gettinincredible on Jan 14, 2011 4:01:23 GMT -5
I'll admit my initial, irrational thought was MAYBE FRANZ WILL COME BACK
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Post by wealdstone on Jan 14, 2011 5:43:35 GMT -5
Have you heard Rock Rinse Repeat?
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Post by motörben on Jan 14, 2011 5:59:12 GMT -5
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Post by hoodrat on Jan 14, 2011 9:13:19 GMT -5
at a guess, they are going without a keyboardist on tour. bad idea? possibly, but dan's sound has been so turned down in the mix, they've effectively been without a keyboardist since fn left. they still put on a good show without it.
franz clearly has other plans. (and they're f'n great, people. have you heard him solo yet? damn.) of course, if i thought he were to come play the MHOW shows just for fun, i would so be there.
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Post by Jersey on Jan 14, 2011 16:58:07 GMT -5
Ray Manzarek.
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Post by Matt Jones on Jan 14, 2011 17:05:10 GMT -5
Steve Nieve, obviously.
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Post by jcstark on Jan 14, 2011 23:23:44 GMT -5
Cheers to the guy who said Ray Manzarek
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Post by grapefruitmoon on Jan 15, 2011 9:23:39 GMT -5
Does it really matter? For these last few outings Dan was placed behind the rest of the band to the point you could barely see him, and was turned down so low in the mix you could barely hear him. I honestly don't think it matters who it is, so long as they don't tour without someone - save for AKM and HIW, all of their albums are very key-heavy, and I don't like the prospect of hearing those songs live without keys.
Just to pick out one song they play nearly every night as an example, can you imagine "Stuck Between Stations" without that piano?
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Post by cubbies4e on Jan 18, 2011 4:29:03 GMT -5
"Stevie Nix" with out keys would be a damn shame.
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Post by bschultz27 on Jan 18, 2011 5:19:52 GMT -5
How about Constructive Summer? The always reliable one-two punch of Constructive Summer and Hot Soft Light felt super flat without those up-front keys at First Ave this past December.
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Post by cre618 on Jan 18, 2011 9:59:50 GMT -5
There will be keys. I just know it.
In the show I saw at the House Of Blues in Vegas last November....Dan's keys sat nicely in the mix, and I heard every bit of them. It was joyous. Best sound ever at a THS show. They must have keys.
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Post by Rhinovirus on Jan 18, 2011 10:08:49 GMT -5
I'm with you cre618. At the Lincoln Hall show the keys were loud, strong, and even had a solo.
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Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2011 19:05:22 GMT -5
Dudes. No one's said Hard Corey yet.
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Post by hoodrat on Jan 18, 2011 19:08:24 GMT -5
Dudes. No one's said Hard Corey yet. Best. |
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Post by hollywasahoodrat on Jan 19, 2011 17:09:57 GMT -5
kirk henderson? i could see them bringing another seasoned tour guy and he toured for years
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Post by hard corey on Jan 20, 2011 0:29:56 GMT -5
i am on keys. everyone can chill out now. see you at the rock show.
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Post by Admin on Jan 20, 2011 15:54:56 GMT -5
i am on keys. everyone can chill out now. see you at the rock show. Suddenly, everything is right in the world again. |
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Post by delboydrums on Jan 20, 2011 18:32:24 GMT -5
Sorted.
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Post by hoodrat on Jan 21, 2011 1:26:17 GMT -5
i am on keys. everyone can chill out now. see you at the rock show. has tourbus denied this? if not, we can all fight hoodrat for stage right again. I throw a mean right elbow, and I have some useful FBI contacts. Stage right is mine |
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Post by wackojacko on Jan 21, 2011 7:10:37 GMT -5
who's hard corey?
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Post by wealdstone on Jan 21, 2011 7:58:19 GMT -5
not to be confused with Hard Cory, Corey's been around here since forever, plays keys in this great band www.myspace.com/tourmaline |
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Post by nosferatu on Jan 23, 2011 15:28:17 GMT -5
I thought I couldn't face THS without keys man. Franz was one of the main reasons I even dug the band in the first place... that 'stache, the rollicking barroom piano... the onstage bravado. You could always tell he'd be the first to leave though. I really like the more alt-rock Hold Steady without keys though as well - I think that could only be interesting without the second guitar too though - Tad is well capable of shining on his own and I reckon if there isn't to be keys they need to strip back and be lean and mean and like Almost Killed Me... It's also more tour cost effective to just take four people + FoH, Merch and Tech...
It's a trend with bands - I went to see DBT in Manchester (UK) last year and they had all sorts going on (three guitars, keys, five vocals, bass, drums...) and it all sounded kinda muddy and weird because they didn't make room for it to happen - one thing Franz was great at was knowing how to fill out a sound without it getting all mushy and impenetrable, he embellished rather than coloured. I believe that makes a difference.
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