Robert Randolph Comes to Kalamazoo
Posted: 8 Jan 2002 8:02 am
Robert Randolph opened for Greg Allman last Saturday at the State Theater in Kalamazoo and put on a great show. Although a lot of people did not quite understand what they were seeing they knew what they were hearing and most of them enjoyed it tremendously. Since I am not all that big a of a Greg Allman fan I spent some time during Greg's show visiting with Robert at his booth. It was great to see the number of people that came up to Robert and tell him how much they enjoyed his show. Here is the review from the local paper.
Robert Randolph and The Family Band opened. Newcomer Randolph is being cited as the new master of the lap-steel guitar.
Randolph got a lot of screaming, feverish sounds out of an instrument that's long provided the wail to country and western. He did a little Grateful Dead-ish country, but most of his sound was based in slide-guitar blues boogie.
Randolph's only problem is that he has to sit down while playing his instrument-he had to jump up and dance a couple times after getting exited by his own music. His excitement was contagious; he brought the crowd to its feet, which is something warm-up acts rarely manage to do.
Robert, if you are out there, I enjoyed you show and I had a great time visiting with you. I hope you can come back sometime when you are not so rushed and can play a little longer.
For what is worth, a lot of people were exposed to the steel guitar that night and came away with a favorable impression of it
Robert Randolph and The Family Band opened. Newcomer Randolph is being cited as the new master of the lap-steel guitar.
Randolph got a lot of screaming, feverish sounds out of an instrument that's long provided the wail to country and western. He did a little Grateful Dead-ish country, but most of his sound was based in slide-guitar blues boogie.
Randolph's only problem is that he has to sit down while playing his instrument-he had to jump up and dance a couple times after getting exited by his own music. His excitement was contagious; he brought the crowd to its feet, which is something warm-up acts rarely manage to do.
Robert, if you are out there, I enjoyed you show and I had a great time visiting with you. I hope you can come back sometime when you are not so rushed and can play a little longer.
For what is worth, a lot of people were exposed to the steel guitar that night and came away with a favorable impression of it
