Oh, you lucky people in the Bay Area!!

Thanks for the review, Hugh.
Next time please tape it and share it.

Joerg

--- In CIPOLLINA@yahoogroups.com, Hugh Barroll <hugh404@...> wrote:
>
> David Freiberg headlined his first show since, at least, pre-
Quicksilver
> days last night at the Ledson Hotel in Sonoma. It was quite a
night.
>
> The hotel has a very small music venue – capacity around 60. It
was
> sold out, with a crowd consisting of about 1/3 family and friends
(we
> sat behind David's adult daughters), 1/3 locals, and 1/3 Bay Area
music
> nerds (like me). As one might expect, this led to a very
supportive
> audience, but David didn't need it. He put on a great show.
>
> The band was David on vocals and acoustic rhythm guitar, Kurt
Uschii
> (sp?) on lead acoustic guitar and back up vocals, Chris Smith (from
the
> current Jefferson Starship) on keyboards and Linda Imperial (sp?)
> (David's wife) on vocals and percussion. Sort of ironically, there
was
> no bass player.
>
> One of the triggers for the show, almost certainly, was Linda's CD,
> which got repeated plugs. However, they were smart enough to limit
her
> to roughly 3 or 4 songs – which were quite decent. Her songs were
> scattered through the set, giving David's voice a rest.
>
> David was in great form. His voice is, if anything, improved over
> Quicksilver days. He may not have the raw vocal power that he had
in
> the sixties, but he hasn't lost much, and he's learned a lot about
> singing – both the old stuff and the occasional off the wall cover.
> Somewhere Over the Rainbow was quite credible, as was
another "standard"
> that I can't recall the name of.
>
> Now, as to the old stuff, David knew that most of the audience
wanted a
> trip through history, and be was happy to oblige. Here's what I
recall
> from the set list:
>
> SF Bay Blues
> Dino's Song
> Pride of Man (amazing)
> Codeine
> Veracruz (Linda song written by Gary Duncan)
> Blind John (from Mickey Hart's Rolling Thunder)
> Ballad of the Chrome Nun (from Baron Von Tollbooth)
> Come To Life (from Hyperdrive)
> It's Only Music (from Manhole)
> Words Can't Say (from Shady Grove)
> Loser (token Dead cover)
> Give Me My Heart Back (Linda blues song)
> Somewhere Over the Rainbow
> Tumblin' (from Red Octopus)
> Harp Tree Lament (from Baron Von Tollbooth)
> I Don't Want to Live in Fear (Linda Song)
> Jane (the Starship hit)
> Fresh Air
>
> My only minor quibbles with the set list were the absence of I
Heard You
> Singing, and I would have picked a different relic from Shady Grove
to
> unearth (Joseph's Coat or Too Far).
>
> It was a really great night. The band was so close to the audience
in
> every sense of the word (twice audience members were dragged on
stage to
> join in, also Freiberg dedicated Harp Tree Lament to his daughter
and I
> could watch her singing along from the audience).
>
> If this group bestirs itself to play again, go see them.
>
> Hugh Barroll
>