Andy Summers New Haven Palace 9 Sep 1988 Setlist: 1. The Island of Silk 2. Penhill March (World Gone Strange) 3. Naima 4. In Praise of Shadows 5. Emperor’s Last Straw Lineage: Unknown recorder ->unknown chrome cassette ->SA90 via low speed dubbing ->Sound Forge ->FLAC You would think that this music would have a *slight* resemblance to the Police, wouldn't you? In fact it isn't even in the same universe as rock music. It more closely resembles early Frippertronics ca 1979, but it isn't randomly done in the least. This music is not experimental as you will see. Both sets have the same platform, but are performed differently. This music is an outgrowth of the Fripp-Summers album "I Advanced Masked", but unlike that album, this music is full of wide open spaces, vistas, and landscapes if you will. It is deeply meditative, calm for the most part, and organized. That isn't a backup band playing with Mr. Summers, he arrived solo on stage with a single, vertical container crammed full of equipment. The base tracks were programmed at least in part, and allowed for a certain amount of freedom for improvisation. Certain effects were achieved with pedals, some were done with switches on his guitar. Like Fripp before him, much thought must have gone into making a platform for producing this kind of sound. That having been said, the two shows do sound remarkably different. I do think Mr. Summers was in awe of actually being on stage at Radio City. Not only does he himself sound impressed, the show itself is studied and very carefully played. Compare that with the looser, off-the-cuff playing in New Haven during the next show. If for no other reason, the pressure of having to play at Radio City was gone, and perhaps he could relax. In my opinion, this sort of music works better when played with tighter controls. This means I like the RC show better. Maybe you don't agree with the following, but here goes: Traditionally, rock groups that can jam to their music provide a means of development and extension to the mood and feeling that the songs they are playing create. This is done by examination and improvisation of the individual sections of the particular song. It sometimes brings you very far afield of the original structure, then brings you back. A perfect example of that is "No Quarter" in concert by Led Zeppelin. I'm sure you can think of others. There were sections of that piece in concert that had no representation within the album track. They make the piece function more fully as a whole, and add extension to the original mood of the album. This music doesn't work that way. The production and extension of the mood of this particular kind of music depends upon how tightly the original mood is maintained. Too much deviation, and the impression is lost. Therefore, a certain amount of static playing actually helps in this case. Do you think the same way? I'd like to know. The New Haven show was unfortunately recorded much further away from the stage. The music is clear, but the conversation requires you to listen a little harder. The RCMH show is directly from the master tape, the NH show is from a direct copy of the master. Mp3 samples are below. I have virtually no setlist for these shows, which served as the opening act for Tangerine Dream along their 1988 tour. If you know these tunes, please let us know! The album, Mysterious Barricades, is still available, and if you like this music, I recommend that you get it. Many thanks to Sharon for the New Haven show. Hope you made it onto Dime! **GET THIS MUSIC!!!** Enjoy! A DoinkerTape -- Doinker Wed 21st Jun, 2006 15:53 GMT - DAD ---- Please note this show came with the NY show on Sep 7th, I have split the two a did some cosmetics to this file. -- Carlo, Jul 2006 length expanded size cdr WAVE probs filename 10:26.63 110574620 --- -- -xx 01 - Unknown Song.flac 5:07.74 54328892 --- -- -xx 02 - Unknown Song.flac 5:50.05 61751804 --- -- -xx 03 - Naima.flac 14:17.25 151233644 --- -- -xx 04 - Unknown Song.flac 7:05.05 74981804 --- -- -xx 05 - Emperor's Last Straw.flac 42:47.22 452870764 B (totals for 5 files, 0.5771 overall compression ratio)