{"id":2857,"date":"2012-08-18T06:14:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T10:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2012-08-18T06:14:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T10:14:46","slug":"bootleg-bin-new-cars-road-rage-tour-june-6-2006-wolf-trap-vienna-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/18\/bootleg-bin-new-cars-road-rage-tour-june-6-2006-wolf-trap-vienna-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Bootleg Bin: New Cars — Road Rage Tour, June 6 2006 – Wolf Trap, Vienna VA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By 2006, everything seemed to get recorded. From every single date of David Gilmour<\/strong>‘s solo tour, to a Peter Tork<\/strong> set with his blues group in a Dallas bar, tapers are there, and generally with ace equipment to capture the night for posterity.<\/p>\n

So it was that an intrepid taper captured this set, days before the temporary suspension of the tour (due to guitarist Elliot Easton<\/strong>‘s broken clavicle). And while some true believers took issue with the Todd-Rundgren<\/strong>-fronted version of the New Cars<\/strong> (founder Ric Ocasek<\/strong> was not involved in the project) viewed on their own merits, the New Cars could deliver the goods, and help listeners relive the 80s for an hour or two.<\/p>\n

The set list offers up most of the expected vintage material, along with a few surprises from Todd that work well recast in a Cars<\/strong> mold (especially Todd’s “Black Maria”). The new New Cars track “Not Tonight” blends in seamlessly, and is among Rundgren’s more memorable compositions of late.<\/p>\n

Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes<\/strong> (the man arguably most responsible for the distinctive Cars sound) are joined by Rundgren and two of his pals, bassist\/vocalist Kasim Sulton<\/strong> (Utopia<\/strong>) and drummer Prairie Prince<\/strong> (Tubes<\/strong>, several Todd projects). The players get their parts right, and seem to be having a great time to boot. Other shows on the tour — at least two others have been booted — sometimes included Nazz<\/strong>‘s minor hit “Open My Eyes,” but the Wolf Trap curfew kept the band from playing that encore number.<\/p>\n

The audience recording is of average overall quality. The sound is clear, but guitars are bit distant, keyboards sometimes disappear in the mix, and vocals are a bit on the boomy side.<\/p>\n

Difficulty to Locate: 3 out of 10<\/em>
\nGeneral Listenability: 7 out of 10<\/em><\/p>\n

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