ollie Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) How strict do they adhere to the advertised start time? Does an 8 o'clock show start at 8 o'clock? Edited October 2, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 For the couple of shows that I've been to there, no, they're not that adhering to the advertised time. (They are, primarily, a bar, and the longer you're in there, the more money they make.)Still, there's a first for everything. If it's a rare and unusual (for the CMH) act like Steve Hackett, I might be tempted to get there for 8:00pm.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Thanks Brad!Those times you've been there, have the shows started at 9pm? 10pm? later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 I can't really remember (except that it wasn't just as I got in the door), as I've only seen about three or four shows there, and they've usually had opening acts.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 And if by some chance the Hackett show ends at a relatively early time, don't forget that Real Gone Daddies will be goin' relatively late at The Bayou. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headymamamyrna Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hey Brad,Real Gone Daddies sound like they may be a good old rock and roll band .Are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 I think that a lot of it really depends on the band - their preferences/schedule etc. - moreso than the venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) No, they describe their music as "funky jazzy fusion". They write full-on songs, with a kind of structure and maturity to them, backed up with a heavy amount of quality musicianship; if you could imagine a really amped-up Steely Dan, that might come close.http://www.realgonedaddies.comEdit to add: I found the quote from them about their musicThe Real Gone Daddies blend the driving rhythms of funk, the meandering melodies of jazz, and the adrenaline of rock and roll to produce their unique, improvisational sound.Aloha,Brad Edited October 2, 2005 by Guest Add self-describing quote from the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 (edited) Show time last night was roughly 8:30pm... a reasonable wait.Great show. There was a small but loyal turn out of about 200. Steve did a solo acoustic set followed by a set with the trio. The audience was drop dead silent during the playing and uproarious with applause in between. We even managed to pull an un-scheduled encore out of the band, something Montreal wasn't able to do. This was seriously one of the best Ottawa audiences I've ever been a part of.I was also really impressed with the Capital Music Hall, it being my first time there. Great looking stage. They even let me go "in and out"!Here are some selected highlights, mostly just the material I recognized:Horizons Firth of Fifth excerptHands of the PriestessAfter the Ordeal > Hairless Heart excerptAce of Wands Edited October 2, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Glad to read you had a great time ollie.I'll be seeing Steve Hackett tonight in Hamilton. I have been a huge fan of Genesis since I was 10 years old. And tonight after over twenty years being a fan I'll finally get to see Hackett live.I saw Genesis, Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel all well over thirteen years ago back in the early nineties, but they were all big shows at the Skydome and I knew about them well in advance.Hackett's last trip to Canada was over a decade ago and back then I had no idea when he was ever in the area?Well now the wait ends tonight!Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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