50/50

This show is split into two very different halves.

The first section is very bluesy and opens with Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Here, we also pay tribute to two artists who passed away recently, Buddy Miles and Jeff Healy. Buddy Miles played drums in the shortlived but brilliant Jimi Hendrix project "Band of Gypsies." Jeff Healey, blind from the age of one, had a highly unique playing style, placing his guitar on his lap and pressing down the strings without wrapping his hand around the neck. Worth checking "See the light" on YouTube.
This section includes two classic cuts from Humble Pie and a Rolling Stones cut with a great, almost reggae-like groove.

The second section is more "melody oriented" and features material off the most recent album by Marillion. I just purchased the album last week and it's one of the most consistent albums I've heard in a long time.
In addition to their very considerable skills in the areas of writing and production, Marillion is very much on the leading edge of adapting to the digital world. They own their own record label and offer open-source downloads off their website (one of the most well designed and informative websites from any band, I might add). Very innovative band all around.

This section closes with a beautiful piece by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett featuring the ethereal vocals of Sally Oldfield (sister of Tubular Bells' Mike Oldfield).

The second section is material that you can really be absorbed by and definitely grows on you with repeated listens.

Cheers,

Michael