Thursday, February 19, 2009
Languedoc Parts Like Red Sea
Speaking of soundboards, Paul Languedoc has parted from Phish like the Red Sea. His presence will surely be missed, but his guitars will live on -- Trey will continue to play Paul's custom axe. It appears that Phish has said goodbye to myriad OG crew members, including Pete Carini. This time around, you can run up onstage, just don't let Scotty get you. Still, please refrain from attacking the drummer. If this year has taught us one thing, it's that change is good. Let's embrace it. What's always baffling to me, though, is how this band can be such an institution that even casual fans are familiar with names like Paul Languedoc, Pete Carini, Brad Sands and Chris Kuroda. The band has made these guys public figures, and in our recognition of their work, the band has made us all part of the extended family. In spite of rumors that have circulated in recent months, all signs point to Chris Kuroda remaining on board (no pun intended) to run lights inside the Mothership and beyond.
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Well, we know what happened when the boys lost CK5 for some shows (Vegas 04, the low point of Phish's career in some phans eyes)and we can only hope they have been practicing with whomever the new fellow is, so that the same fate does not befall them with a new sound man. To be fair there was a lot more wrong that Vegas weekend than just not having Chris, but I realized how much the lights were essential to the band's communication and transitions onstage when they were with a less familiar lighting director. So like I said, I only hope they have a strong comfort level with the new sound guy and they come back sounding as good as ever!
ReplyDeletepsyched that kuroda will be lighting shit up
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