Growing older but not less greedy...

steffers · Post by **steffers** » March 13, 2006 7:48 pm

So now Jimmy's "paring" down the horn section?
What gives? Does he really need to save the extra few grand on two horn players?? Why not write some new arrangements, spice things up a little, rather than strip down the sound? And the ultimate eye candy, Heather Dean Perry, is now gone as well?

Ticket prices go up, JB starts thinking smaller and smaller. Each year there are fewer tour stops, which is fine, the guy is getting older, and fewer surprises in the setlist, and more mediocre restaurants. They can't even get the Coastal Confessions DVD finished and out on a timely basis.

It's starting to get a little insulting. And all the parrotheads who just keep apologizing, and empowering Jimmy, ought to wise up a little. We're being played like Doyle Grisham's steel guitar.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 13, 2006 7:51 pm

Simple solution. If you don't like the way he does business, don't spend your money at his shows or in his businesses. Simple.

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » March 13, 2006 8:49 pm

Déjà vu

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 13, 2006 8:52 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:Simple solution. If you don't like the way he does business, don't spend your money at his shows or in his businesses. Simple.

WSHGS

fleshandbone · Post by **fleshandbone** » March 13, 2006 8:55 pm

I remember in recent years people complaining about the dancers and big band sound and wanting JB to go back to basics.

case · Post by **case** » March 13, 2006 10:10 pm

personally, i am kind of happy the horns are going away.

pirate@43 · Post by **pirate@43** » March 13, 2006 10:45 pm

I wish Target's colors would go from red to yellow

phinhead · Post by **phinhead** » March 13, 2006 11:52 pm

Wow....It seems nobody is happy anymore. It's his band. He can make whatever changes he wants. It's his music. He can play it anyway he wants. It his show. He can do whatever setlist he wants. He has had the same band for several years. Maybe he wants to change his sound up a bit. It's not like he has fired the whole band, and started all over. Even if he did-who are we to say what he can, and can't do. He just took out a couple of intruments. He almost has to keep the trumpet for his jazzy songs, and the mexican style solos in others. You are complaining about something that you have no control over. I think it will be interesting to see what he does with the band, both in the studio, and live. I, personally, can't wait to hear the new cd. And I really can't wait to see him live again. Unfortunately Florida will have to wait unitl the end of the tour to see him. From what I've heard, and it could always change, he is going to close out the tour in November in Orlando.
Phin

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » March 14, 2006 12:00 am

Don't we already have 47 threads on this topic?

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » March 14, 2006 12:08 am

CaptainP wrote:Don't we already have 47 threads on this topic?

Yup