[Husker8877]

Saw Bruce Hornsby in concert at the Greek in LA circa 1988... absolute, hands-down WORSE concert I’ve ever sat through. Would have left after the first 10 minutes, but had to sit thru it, cuz parking was awful at the Greek then, and the cars were basically locked in.

He plays 1 billion notes per minute, with masterful genius as I’m sure he believes. He’s like Eddie Van Halen playing the same number of notes on his guitar, it just gets dull and BORING after 5 minutes of his musical self-gratification.

I could see many people near us were feeling the same as I, but couldn’t leave.

I felt like a steerage passenger on the Titanic, trapped behind locked gates to the open deck... “GO BACK TO THE MAIN STAIRWELL!!”

[Moonman62]

He plays 1 billion notes per minute, with masterful genius as I’m sure he believes. He’s like Eddie Van Halen playing the same number of notes on his guitar, it just gets dull and BORING after 5 minutes of his musical self-gratification.

Gosh, I can't stand that so many people think the fastest player is the best player.

[berdie]

I’m not sure I would care for a whole concert of Hornsby. Although the musicians I know think he is a master.

I did, however, see him in concert with Bonnie Raitt a number of years ago. He accompanied her on several songs.

When they did “I Can’t Make You Love Me”...her voice was so pure and his playing was so soulful...it nearly brought me to tears.

[Fungi]

1988? He has been around that long? Sorry to hear it. Been only to a few concerts where I regretted going, only because of the people in the row behind me, they would not shut up!!! Then there was a concert at the Greek with the Rippingtons, a real class act. Their front liner was a hard rock guitarist that made everyone wish the Rippingtons were back. He was so awful that I cannot even remember his name. It was Joe Satriani, and he was literally awful, twice removed. (Looked it up.) I hate that.