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Fayrewether was the special Thursday night band at Spanky's almost every Thursday. Why? Because they always packed the house with their fans and newcomers alike. Rock on Paul!
I've been a fan of Fayrewether for many years. Paul never disappoints. He sounds just as good as he did 35 years ago.
I thought the show was fantastic. I used To go see him 30 years ago at the Cleveland agora, he hasn't missed a beat!
It was great haven't seen him since the 70's. Even better now. For my friends I took I hoped he had played more recognizable songs.
Paid concert-like admission to see Fayrewether play for about 90 minutes and felt ripped off. Musically, they are as tight as ever. Vocally, Paul is still great to listen to. However, he insists on continuing to trot out his 30-40 year old originals and on this night, nearly half the songs were Fayrewether originals which weren't popular then, let alone now. Why? Gone were the clasics like Squonk and Dodo. He played only 1 song each from Gabriel and Collins and a handful of Genesis numbers. Nothing from The Tubes. He's added a couple Steely Dan songs to his repertoire along with questionable choices by McCartney and Bowie (Live and Let Die, Space Oddity). The showmanship and spectacle is largely gone now as he chooses to perform mostly out of costume and there are only a handful of high production level numbers (Alex Harvey's "Man in the Jar" was a highlight). Still good but not what I was expecting, especially for the money.
I used to follow Fayrewether every weekend too. I brought them cookies always - I was a addicted to light shows and great music. Hope to see Paul and any of the old gang again, always was a great show! FYI: Peter Gabriel is on tour - a must to be seen as well!
