Baja Prog 2007 day 1

[artguyken]

Originally Posted by progdirjim

Ain Soph
Rudess/Morgenstein Project

Drums and keyboards. Facing each other across the stage. Two virtuosos. Jordan in particular has a good stage persona; Rod is pretty likeable as well. Jaw dropping jams, obviously written and rehearsed. Another "what am I going to tell you" show. *duh* Jordan can play piano really fast */duh*

I'm getting tired of reviewing, but maybe more tomorrow.


Adios.

weighing in 2 months later... I was pretty disappointed in these guys. Rudess definitely needs a band to keep him in balance. Too many flourishes, ALL THE TIME! The best part was when he did a solo piano session, sans drums. That was, IMHO, the most tasteful portion of their performance. I think Morgenstein also needs a band to keep him toned down a bit. The impression I had of these guys was that in their minds "more is more." It was heavy and overblown. I'd much rather listen to them in band settings. Bring on the Dregs and LTE.