Ed's Sandbox

Re-Review and more Review

I'm thinking it was a really good idea to block out the name on the negative review in my last post, because clearly musicians do look themselves up. Just saw a few dozen hits from these two sites because Loki the Grump stumbled upon the good things I said about them. I don't even know how they found these, as google and yahoo don't show it. Glad to have made their day, though. Can I have a free t-shirt or something?

Anyhow, last night I went out with a girl I haven't seen since high school. I took her to The Living Room, my usual hangout - I have got to be among their top customers. We saw two acts, both pretty good:

Megan Fogarty - This woman has a beautiful voice. Her songs are reminiscent of some classics - the Beatles, Eagles, that type of thing. When we walked in, her husband was accompanying her on the piano. Later, he sat in the audience as she sang some songs about loves lost and I couldn't help but imagine resentment in his eyes. Was she really lamenting someone she was with before she met him? Ouch!

Atoosa - It wasn't bad but I didn't care much about her singing. The band, on the other hand, was spectacular. I can't find any mention of their names on the website, unfortunately. Half the songs had a really trippy sound. Think of the intro to Riders of the Storm, that kind of sound, though somewhat overwhelmed by her singing.

Atoosa is the lead singer's name. I never understood why bands go along with one member's name being the name of the band. The guitarist and the drummer were just awesome, and I enjoyed their work a lot. Why don't I get to know their names? At least she didn't send them off the stage so she could do a few solo songs. I've seen some singers do that.

Does anyone know why people put up with this? Don't all band members contribute to the artistic output? Reminds me of The Rock Show.