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Title: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: rumborak on February 16, 2018, 07:13:14 AM
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dream-theater-keyboardist-jordan-rudess-announces-solo-tour/

(Maybe I missed an existing thread)
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: Chino on February 16, 2018, 07:24:03 AM
Damn. Those dates don't do much for the US fans. I'd love to catch this.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: Renzo on February 16, 2018, 08:21:17 AM
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dream-theater-keyboardist-jordan-rudess-announces-solo-tour/

(Maybe I missed an existing thread)

Ticket bought this morning ;D
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: Cool Chris on February 16, 2018, 08:58:22 AM
Wow a Seattle date! I am mildly intrigued (but will probably pass). Wish it wasn't one of the first shows. This is a show I'd be curious to know more about before buying tickets.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: krands85 on February 16, 2018, 09:02:21 AM
I might have traveled down to London for this, but the tickets are way too expensive - £55 (around $77).
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: The Walrus on February 16, 2018, 09:15:46 AM
Aww... I was so hoping for at least a Chicago date but no dice. Would love to see this...
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: YtseJamittaja on February 16, 2018, 09:22:36 AM
Too much for just keyboardist. Not gonna spend almost 60€ to this.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: TheOutlawXanadu on February 16, 2018, 09:26:22 AM
Would have loved to take my dad to this. Hopefully he comes through NC one day!
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: ytserush on February 17, 2018, 09:50:36 AM
Would have loved to go to this.  But nothing in the New York- Philly area it seems.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: Pragmaticcircus on February 17, 2018, 06:35:45 PM
Lol, JR
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: countoftuscany42 on February 17, 2018, 09:41:38 PM
i commented on a post a while back when the first shows were announced, he made it sound like an LA show would be happening, but i would have guessed an announcement wouldn't have happened until all shows were confirmed, so maybe not?  :sad:
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: The Curious Orange on February 27, 2018, 04:08:53 AM
Got a ticket to the London show. yes, it's expensive, but it's a one-off event in a very intimate venue, so what the hey.

He should have called it "To Rock And Bach" though.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: Architeuthis on February 28, 2018, 11:11:53 AM
Or "I'll be Bach"! 😎
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: Drinktheater on February 28, 2018, 11:33:12 AM
Or "I'll be Bach"! 😎

Why not Bad Bach?
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: Cool Chris on February 28, 2018, 08:51:38 PM
Come out to the tour and see why Jordan wants to be your 'Bach Door Man.'
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: DT1138 on March 04, 2018, 05:35:32 PM
Aww... I was so hoping for at least a Chicago date but no dice. Would love to see this...

So would I!  I'm really disappointed that he is not coming.  Would have jumped at the chance to see him.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: PetFish on March 04, 2018, 09:01:37 PM
Now I'm just waiting for DS to start trash-tweeting this tour while simultaneously promoting his own tour called "From Pop to Prog to Poop" while promoting all of his original Android apps such as PoopShred.

He'll also be wearing a witch hat at some point during his show... it's pointy like a wizard hat but that's as close as it gets.  No matter how much he wants his witch hat to look just like a wizard hat it never will.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: ZKX-2099 on March 08, 2018, 05:28:01 PM
Sounds like a scheme to get paid for a vacation. Clever Rudess.
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: The Curious Orange on April 09, 2018, 04:31:13 AM
With apologies for the delay in posting this:

The London show was pretty fantastic. St Pancras New Church is a lovely venue for this sort of thing. Traditional church layout, audience seated in the pews, grand piano on the chancel. Jordan treated us to an evening of virtuoso playing - we all know this guy is an amazing keyboard player, but I'd never realised what a loss to the classical music world he was. We were treated to a few classical pieces, some old standards, some prog classics and even some DT tunes, all tied together with Jordan talking us through his life history and explaining why each piece was important to him and what it represented about his life.

I've met Jordan at M&Gs, and he's always come across as being quite guarded, but this was another side of him, really open and giving of himself. I don't really know that much about him, and it was a revelation hearing him talking about his time at Juliard, and his stint in a Kiss tribute act! And the cherry on the cake was Marjana from iamthemorning joining him for a version of Bowie's Space Oddity!

This was a fantastic, intimate evening with a world class musician, and I think everyone there came away feeling like Jordan was their best mate. The church does need to provide a few portaloos for this sort of event, though...
Title: Re: JR doing solo tour, "From Bach to Rock"
Post by: efx on April 09, 2018, 08:44:37 AM
I saw him in Stockholm yesterday and I can only echo the above poster. It was a really great evening and he's actually a very natural story teller. Got to speak to him afterwards and his wife who was super nice. My phone wouldn't take a pic correctly so he took it from me and did a selfie which turned out great. Funny guy :)