The Steve Morse Band
While living in Poughkeepsie from '83 to '93, I saw Steve Morse perform at least 9 or 10 times with the Dregs, the Steve Morse Band, and Kansas. The Chance in Poughkeepsie was always a favorite stop for him. He always put on a superb show.
Since moving to Austin, I have seen Steve play once, with Deep Purple. I did happen to run into him and Dave LaRue in the Dallas airport, waiting at a gate back in '97, and begged them to play Austin. Oh well, you can't say I didn't try.
The Lineup
The band still has the same lineup that I saw, back in the early '90s:- Steve Morse - Guitar
- Dave LaRue - Bass
- Van Romaine - Drums
The band played about a 45 minute set. My only complaint was that the mix could have been better. It was very difficult to hear Steve's guitar. Several friends of mine, had the same criticism after the show.
I'm not really up on his new material, but I did recognize some of the older songs. He played 2 songs from The Introduction.
I have post a partial setlist here, and am hoping the someone else will complete it.
Joe Satriani
The headline act was Joe Satriania. Like Steve, I had also seen Joe play multiple times. The last time was at the Austin Music Hall around 2000 or 2001.
The Lineup
There was a little bit of a sense of deja vu, since I had just seen 2 members of Joe's band perform with the Aristocrats.
- Joe Satriani - Guitars
- Bryan Beller - Bass
- Marco Minnemann - Drums
- Mike Keneally - Guitars and Keyboards
I estimate that Satch played a single set with an encore that clocked in right around 2 hours. For some unknown
reason (LOL), the sound was much better for Joe's set than Steve's. I will say that Joe's band is killer, but I already had much love for his rhythm section. This band was firing on all cylinders.
The setlist for the show is posted here.
