DCJ wrote:
Maybe so, but that's not how I perceived it... But maybe I'm biased!
With JQ solos seem to have a "brittle" quality. Or at least that's the word that comes to my mind. Others might disagree...
Frantic Ferryistas,
W2 agrees with DCJ on this one - the guitar debate is interesting.
Over the years our hero has had some great guitar line ups - Chris Spedding and Phil Manzanera played well together during the '01 Roxy reunion. Spending and the late great Mick Green (RIP) were phenomenal on the 'Frantic' tour and the guitar heavy 'Dylanesque' line up featuring Spedding, Oliver Thompson and Leo Abrahams was also excellent.
No doubt all of our hero's musicians are technically excellent but what it comes down to, IWNSHO, is do they add anything to the songs?
A classic example was Colin Good on keyboards. OK, he was obviously way more than just a session man but he really brought his own take to things and it was absolutely magic. Who will ever forget the introduction he added to 'A Song For Europe'?
And when it comes to adding to things - the whole BFO experience was just a revelation with songs that were already great being taken to unbelievable heights.
That said, this band is good, very good and W2 thinks our hero probably belongs to the club that thinks excellence is a journey not a destination.
Salutations,
Windswept.