Soulive
May 17th, 2003
Soulive at Irving Plaza. Maybe I’m getting old, finally — I couldn’t take it. Too many frigging notes. I realize these guys have oodles of talent, and the bass/keyboard player is amazing, but man. It sounded like they have no faith in any one note, no trust in their own music, so they just keep pumping this stuff out and none of their grooves ever hit me in a sweet spot. Everything that’s bad about Medeski Martin Wood — they’re like the anti-Sector 9. Plus it was loud, I was tired and exhausted and stuffed with Indian food and I just couldn’t take it. Left early. Damned shame.
May 18th, 2003 at 2:26 pm
Yeah, and I bet it didnt help that they charge 8 bucks for a damned gin and tonic at that place.