[atlantaprog] Re: Little Atlas in Atlanta

Allen you are right on, it was a great time and it was nice to meet
Kenny and Steve. The show was just AWESOME!!  As stated previously they
are playing ROSfest in April and if you haven't seen them live you have
an experience that awaits you. So run on up to rosfest.com and get your
tickets. If you haven't heard they are having a contest too. Your moment
in the spotlight, imagine introducing any one of the bands playing the
rosfest. Of course you'd have to be there.
Also we can't forget that Man On Fire is playing the pre-show Friday
night too. 
Thanks to Kenny and Steve. 

Greg
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Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:46 AM
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Subject: [atlantaprog] Little Atlas in Atlanta

Just came back from the show. There was a healthy ARIA contingent 
there. The guys from Lord Only, Greg (the Wizard), Steve and Jeff from 
Man on Fire. There were also quite a few other folks - I suspect a 
combination of fans of the the other two bands (who I don't know 
ANYTHING about!) and Virginia Highlands bar-hoppers.

Little Atlas turned in an amazing set of symphonic prog. Very tight and 
melodic (great sound too!). Steve was saying how he lost his voice the 
night before in Jax. but you could've fooled me. He was is fine voice, 
and had a strong stage presence. Especially the way he was able to hold 
down intricate keyboard lines almost subconsciously while he was 
singing equally intricate vocal passages and still managing to connect 
with the audience. Too many keyboardist/vocalists are so intent on 
their keyboard playing that their vocals seem an afterthought - not 
these guys. The bassist (don't recall the name) was tasty and solid, 
playing mostly finger-style, while augmenting the low-end with 
occasional bass pedals, while the guitarist (whose name I also don't 
recall!) moved back and forth between solid rhythm work and tasty 
soloing. The drummer (I remember his FIRST name - Diego) had the right 
balance of power and subtlety. All in all a very good set.

Oh yeah, I must mention the one cover tune they included in their set. 
They started with a rather rushed version of the 'tron intro to Watcher 
of the Skies, with the keys augmented by the rest of the band at the 
climax. But instead of going into the rest of Watcher, they launched 
into a sparkling rendition of Firth of Fifth, with Steve handling the 
challenging keyboard parts quite well and the guitarist doing a dead-on 
version of Hackett's most famous solo. The audience loved it! If The 
Musical Box ever goes looking for a new keyboardist or guitarist, they 
should turn their eye to Miami.

For those of you who didn't make, too bad! Be sure and try to catch 
them if.when they come through town again.

AWG

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