tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post7441241447496855899..comments2024-01-01T16:06:17.899-06:00Comments on elephant blog: Fly (demo)adrian belewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09704211229457488730noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-38203452824980955062007-09-07T22:48:00.000-05:002007-09-07T22:48:00.000-05:00Wow, what a small world. i actually LIVE in Leomi...Wow, what a small world. i actually LIVE in Leominster, and did back around the time of your story as well! that's just too funny that you were "living" a mere 5 miles from me for a couple of months there. sorry i didn't make any of the shows, i was only 5 or 6 years old at the time of the story. was funny to hear you make local references. BTW- the local air field you spoke of is Fitchburg Municipal Airport in the next city over. Anyway, i don't know if you ever read these Adrian, but if you do- i'm the guy that comes to all your shows when you come to New England and i'm also the same guy that showed you that Roland GK pickups could be installed into a Parker Fly. i also put you in touch w/Pat DiBurro who does this modification. ringing any bells? so you see, it IS a small world! hope you can get back to the boston area soon. you've been absent for too long. thanks for the music! steve.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143507273891646578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-74125264202038451192007-07-26T20:54:00.000-05:002007-07-26T20:54:00.000-05:00when you opened with FLY at the vic (?) on june 25...when you opened with FLY at the vic (?) on june 25th 1994 the intro virtually floored me . my personal favorite opener memory from any show ever . you just came out , trick after trick , creating those sounds . i immediatly knew what was comming next . it was basically a magic show , pulling pitch shifted delayed swells and textures rarely comprehended by angels and demons alike . the only thing missing was the mirrors , cause there was some smoke .<BR/><BR/> i know the healing powers of music . especially if you write it yourself , it has a tendency to fix things that usually cant be fixed , the upside is , it also, sometimes , can be more affordable than an exorcism .petey twofingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740368817236312111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-33808275077118473822007-07-25T03:42:00.000-05:002007-07-25T03:42:00.000-05:00hi Adrian, i meet you on june the 25 on the bb kin...hi Adrian, i meet you on june the 25 on the bb king s club lobby at new york city ... i was there with my wife and i am from costa rica, i just want to say thank you very very much for the inspiration your music is very important for some ones here in costa rica. that day was a miracle for me ... thank you very much again. good luckUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563081592856374838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-11318056895720846712007-07-24T15:25:00.000-05:002007-07-24T15:25:00.000-05:00"Fly" is fabulous. Though it's about a fear of fly..."Fly" is fabulous. Though it's about a fear of flying, I always superimposed a bit of that 'lost in space' vibe to the tune. I would put it on a mix tape with 'Space Oddity' and 'Rocket Man'. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, my favorite version of the tune is the live performance on the Salad Days album. It is just perfect and ethereal. Keep it up, Ade!!Justin M. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007982877344947278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-16374735081201116102007-07-24T10:32:00.000-05:002007-07-24T10:32:00.000-05:00Fly is one of my favorite AB songs from one of my ...Fly is one of my favorite AB songs from one of my favorite AB albums (Here) --Young Lions is my #1.keelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15504870134603325877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-89866276074538495012007-07-23T21:56:00.000-05:002007-07-23T21:56:00.000-05:00Gorgeous! Sweet. Lover-ly. That voice! I've alw...Gorgeous! Sweet. Lover-ly. That voice! I've always loved your voice. Not Alone Anymore and Crying are great, too. I literally can't think of another rock vocalist I like more. Natural, pleasant, upbeat, sweet. It's all you.Kathleen Cahalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303407054249065648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-67565465979306766752007-07-23T15:35:00.000-05:002007-07-23T15:35:00.000-05:00That is such a great song. I brought it with me to...That is such a great song. I brought it with me to cross the country. Never as nervous as you describe but not comfortable to say the least. But I'm home now, you must be too to post such fly thoughts.<BR/>So, I brought the <I>Here</I> cd along for my journey to listen to <I>Fly</I> and I did but the song I couldn't stop litening to was <I>Survival in the wild</I> – um, that is one ball of energy. I was on the West coast to dj a party for a friend of a friend, not a dj by trade. But I do collect music. So on the plane ride I decided to do a Beatles mix. I never do due to the commercial associations. But after reading your posts on them a while back I decided to give them another chance. I have always collected Beatles covers/mixes/samples and had brought some with me, purchsed some more there. {found <I>lone rhino</I> $6 on wax} So I dropped <I>Sitw</I>(sans intro) after Numark's rework of <I>Imagine</I> and I knew it had energy but I've never seen a crowd react to a tune that way. Not a foot on the floor, for a while, it seemed. It was a fifties crowd, an 'older' wedding. There we so many cougars at this party it was like being in a zoo.<BR/>There was a guy convinced <I>Sitw</I> was a lost Beatles tune. I told him it was Adrian Belew. He asked, "who are they". He couldn't understand that one person could make/perform a song like that. Belew his mind.C Afiadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098512087774980479noreply@blogger.com