Comments on: Living Colour @ Lee’s Palace – Toronto 10/3/2009

By: Gregg Tilston

Gregg Tilston — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:03:46 +0000

Hey Scot, funny enough I seem to remember too the roof fell on Muzz during Will's solo (it was a section or two of the ceiling falling upstage, stage left) which necessitated the acoustic version of Elvis is Dead and the Chapman cover (thanks Bill for reminding me of that) while apologizing for an early(ish) finish to the night. That said, my memory could be off too

As for Palmer's set (and we were there to see him), I was less than impressed. Seem to remember it was the first or one of the first shows on this side of the pond.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:32:16 +0000

Thanks for sharing the sustaining wonder of live music.

It sure sounds like Living Colour meets a key criteria I hold for music: Made by and played by people who love music. ‘nuf said.

By: SdC

SdC — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:06:20 +0000

Can't wat to see them here in France…

By: the scottish bastard

the scottish bastard — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:05:54 +0000

Why is my memory of the roof coming down during Will's solo!? I stand corrected!

By: Bill Turner

Bill Turner — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:50:05 +0000

Yes; thank you.

The ceiling caved in when they began encore “Elvis Is Dead”, not during a drum solo. They also did Tracy Chapman’s “Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution” (acoustic, of necessity).

As for Robert Palmer, I was there for LC alone (I’d been reading about Vernon and his projects), having already seen good ol’ Robert a number of times.

Roy Thomson was about 1/3 full of the bow-tie Yuppie crowd for the “warm up” act and 2/3 of them fled to the lobby bar to settle their nerves after the gargantuan Living Colour hit the stage. Third song in – having witnessed the fact – Corey cracks, “We’d really like to thank Robert Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaalmer for inviting us along”. They went went back to their sonic attack. Yes, that was me jumping up and down.

Oh yeah. Turns out Palmer had never been better, reunited with his best drummer, Donnie Wynn. Glad for the double bill after all.

By: Gregg Tilston

Gregg Tilston — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:43:58 +0000

What a night, what a night. Great write up thanks.
Saw the boys first open up for Robert Palmer in 1988 and they blew my head off, then it was the Sibony (sp?) in Kensington Market and the Concert Hall each time they killed it (granted the Concert Hall show ended with the roof literally coming down so it was a quiet, almost acoustic, rendition of Elvis is Dead, and 21 years later they – in the words of GaryV – Crushed it!