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September 26, 2005
Quick Review: Adrian Belew at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta
Adrian's show in Atlanta featured almost the exact setlist as the Chattanooga show except for the additions of Op Zop Too Wah's "I Remember How to Forget" (a great, great tune) and a few bars of King Crimson's "One Time," which the band had admittedly only practiced a couple of times. I took a bunch of pictures of Adrian and the boys. Some came out OK. I'll post a few here in the next day or so.
The venue was filled to about 75% capacity with the typical Adrian fanatics and prog rock fans. I met a few.
A typical conversation:
Prog rock fan: "I saw Yes at (insert venue here) back in 1974..."
Me: "Oh, really. That must've been awesome."
Prog rock fan: "Yeah...and then I saw Pink Floyd at (insert venue here) on their (insert album name here) tour back in (insert year here)..."
Me: "Oh, really. That must've been awesome."
(This usually goes on for several minutes...)
Not much more to mention. Adrian is top notch and has been dependably terrific every single time I've seen him. This might be the perfect band for him.
Before the show, we ate at Spice. Although we were a tad underdressed, we didn't feel uncomfortable. (We just kind of picked the place without knowing anything about it. We were also kind of early for the dinner rush.) The service and food was tremendous. I had the double chicken breast. Melissa had the shrimp and scallops. I'd definitely go back.
| By colrus | 04:52 PM
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