Montreal Guitar Trio; Silence and Roars
Posted on May 19, 2010 - 2:12pm in .
Mark, Sebastien and Glenn tested the upper and lower limits of audience noise levels Saturday night. In between they delivered there innovative, often experimental, highly skilled and very very funny show.
Mark played bass, guitar, accordion and some vocals; Sebastien was on guitar and vocals; Glenn was on Guitar, Mandolin and Vocals. All were on humour duty. Number after Number showed the widest of breadth of musical arrangements, of what you can do to an instrument to make noise. Every number was a testament to the arrangement and composition skills of the trio.
Mark played bass, guitar, accordion and some vocals; Sebastien was on guitar and vocals; Glenn was on Guitar, Mandolin and Vocals. All were on humour duty. Number after Number showed the widest of breadth of musical arrangements, of what you can do to an instrument to make noise. Every number was a testament to the arrangement and composition skills of the trio.
The Trio's expectation of sound quality was unlike anything we've seen. They are perfectionists, and it showed throughout. The tightness of the most complex arrangements left many in awe and has to stem from that perfectionist attitude.
There were many favourite moments; Psycho, The 'bridge' from Part 1 of Gram Masala to Part 2...or The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. But or me, the thing that has stuck with me was how songs ended in absolute silence, then as if waiting for some queue that the song was indeed over, the audience erupted as if an 'APPLAUSE' sign had been turned on (there is no such sign assure you).
cheers,
Adam
