After seeing Volto on the 20th October, John Ziegler said we should come see his other project, BUBBATRON. How could we refuse?!
Just $25 got us 2 sets of music from the band, and jeez it was worth every penny.
With Danny Carey running late due to his attendance at the Lakers vs Clippers game we tucked into a huge baked potato, and the obvious choice of a few bottles of the finest chilled Sam Adams. After apologizing for the drummers' late arrival, John gave him a bit of stick due to the Lakers losing the game. Then we were underway with the music with John on guitar, Danny on drums, Scott Kinsey on keys, Hadrien Feraud on bass and Doug Webb on sax.
From the word go there was a different feel to the Volto gig. Much more improvisation and more of a traditional jazz-fusion feel to the music, with discordances and off-beat rhythms a-plenty. Now having watched John, Danny and Doug only a few weeks earlier I knew what they were about as musicians. One person really stood out for me and was a joy to watch and listen to. Hadrien Feraud is a French bass player who has some of the fastest fingers i've ever seen. They were a blur at times with both hands up and down the fretboard. He had plenty of solos to showcase his immense talent too. Added to that he looked like we was improvising most of the songs as he wasn't so familiar with the chords. He was watching Scott's hands for clues and also John over the other side of the room. Very impressive.
Every track was a joy. I don't think my foot stopped tapping or stomping all night. I was thrilled when they covered Volto's Grip It but they'd saved the best for last. Now this is the beauty of such a small intimate gig. Knowing who was in the house, John called for David Rozier to come to the stage for a blues number. Dressed in his apron and kitchen garb, the Baked Potato's own chef joined the band on stage with his Harmonica in hand. He looked slightly nervous but the smile was there for all to see. He just wanted to play music. And boy could that man play his harmonica. The whole band had grins on their faces as he set off on his solo at the start of the track until John took a solo which Rozier flitted in and out of as Webb disappeared into the audience.Webb reappeared with Brandon Fields (sax legend) and strapped a sax to him. Fields then took off on an incredible solo before being joined by Webb and Rozier. All 3 played different motifs but it all fitted seamlessly around the other band members who just kept the whole thing ticking along. At one point it seemed everyone was doing their own thing entirely but it just stewed together so well, as though there was some incredible chef blending things together to make this sumptuous musical masterpiece. Afterwards we had a brief chat with Danny, Hadrien and John, who it turns out is a massive Anglophile. He invited us to the next gig again. Something tells me it will be hard to resist.
With Danny Carey running late due to his attendance at the Lakers vs Clippers game we tucked into a huge baked potato, and the obvious choice of a few bottles of the finest chilled Sam Adams. After apologizing for the drummers' late arrival, John gave him a bit of stick due to the Lakers losing the game. Then we were underway with the music with John on guitar, Danny on drums, Scott Kinsey on keys, Hadrien Feraud on bass and Doug Webb on sax.
From the word go there was a different feel to the Volto gig. Much more improvisation and more of a traditional jazz-fusion feel to the music, with discordances and off-beat rhythms a-plenty. Now having watched John, Danny and Doug only a few weeks earlier I knew what they were about as musicians. One person really stood out for me and was a joy to watch and listen to. Hadrien Feraud is a French bass player who has some of the fastest fingers i've ever seen. They were a blur at times with both hands up and down the fretboard. He had plenty of solos to showcase his immense talent too. Added to that he looked like we was improvising most of the songs as he wasn't so familiar with the chords. He was watching Scott's hands for clues and also John over the other side of the room. Very impressive.
Every track was a joy. I don't think my foot stopped tapping or stomping all night. I was thrilled when they covered Volto's Grip It but they'd saved the best for last. Now this is the beauty of such a small intimate gig. Knowing who was in the house, John called for David Rozier to come to the stage for a blues number. Dressed in his apron and kitchen garb, the Baked Potato's own chef joined the band on stage with his Harmonica in hand. He looked slightly nervous but the smile was there for all to see. He just wanted to play music. And boy could that man play his harmonica. The whole band had grins on their faces as he set off on his solo at the start of the track until John took a solo which Rozier flitted in and out of as Webb disappeared into the audience.Webb reappeared with Brandon Fields (sax legend) and strapped a sax to him. Fields then took off on an incredible solo before being joined by Webb and Rozier. All 3 played different motifs but it all fitted seamlessly around the other band members who just kept the whole thing ticking along. At one point it seemed everyone was doing their own thing entirely but it just stewed together so well, as though there was some incredible chef blending things together to make this sumptuous musical masterpiece. Afterwards we had a brief chat with Danny, Hadrien and John, who it turns out is a massive Anglophile. He invited us to the next gig again. Something tells me it will be hard to resist.
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| My GIANT mushroom and cheddar baked potato. YUM! |
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