From: David Magda <bitethebullet52@...>
Questions about the performance of AMNAM ("A Man Needs A Maid ... did i do
that correctly?) ...
Is that Neil playing both a piano and an organ? Is that the organ that he
still totes around with him that some of you hate while others love? Was
anyone at this show (or others on the tour) that would be so kind as to
share their memories with me as to the set up of the two keyboards, i.e. was
he switching back and forth ala Rick Wakeman, or Keith Emerson? >
I had the great fortune of ushering at the Boston Music Hall while at
college in Boston. I still think back on those glorious years ... and, of
all the shows I got to see (we were "off duty" for all intents and purposes
as soon as the lights went out) this magical night is the one (well, maybe
tied with Springsteen's "Born To Run" multiple-night stand) I remember the
most vividly.
Neil was not playing his antique pump organ at this time. He was
alternating, as you suggest, a la Rick Wakeman, between his piano and, if I
remember correctly, a small keyboard that "sounded" like an organ. I just
seem to remember it looking like a black box ... not like a Hammond B-3 or
anything.
Best,
Jim
On The Bay