No Regrets

Last night proved two things:
1.  I am really getting old
2.  I'm willing to put aside my age for good music.

Miyavi  is one of those artists that shine best when they are on stage.  I love his albums, but his music is best heard live where he can share his true spirit with the audience.  The energy that young man emits in person is incredible, and his style is always evolving, so even songs I've heard so many times before sound fresh and new.

Miyavi is not a "guitarist's guitarist," but his style of playing is genius.  I found myself entralled with watching his hands during solos, because his technique is so different from what I'm used to seeing.  This tour we are seeing  lot of focus on his guitar playing - he's playing with only two support musicians - and the sound that he puts out is beyond belief.  He carried the entire crowd on a wave of almost pure Funk at times - a style that is sadly lacking in today's popular music scene. 

If I could follow this tour I would.  If there is a tour DVD released I am so getting it. 

We stilll have a few hours in LA before we have to head back to Phoenix and a return to real life.  I'm not sure what we're going to do with that time yet.