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"People want what's gone. People don't want the new music that's going on now. They just want to live in the past."
Jeff Beck on today's music scene
" Tribute bands have become an accepted segment of the music industry, primarily because so many of these bands have become adept at performing note for note replications of classic material from revered artists. For many, catching one of these bands in concert is the next best thing to seeing the real McCoy. "Ray" has chosen to follow the path less trod upon, turning his longtime love of Jethro Tull into what legendary Buffalo artist Mark Freeland enthuses is one of the most amazing tribute acts going. "Living With The Past" is the moniker Ray's group has chosen to drape itself in, and it's a fitting one. Even as far back as the late 60's, Tull leader and unequivocal genius Ian Anderson knew the benefit of keeping tongue firmly planted in cheek, and his song, in addition to giving Ray a name for his group, bespoke the power of the pastoral during a time when the old ways were being quickly swept asunder. Ray has long realized the power, magic, and timelessness of Anderson and Tull's unique mix of blues, folk, Celtic, classical, and progressive rock - a few years ago, he released an album under the nom de plume Ray. Titled "Somewhere in the Universe," it was dedicated lovingly to Anderson and Tull - and according to Freeland who caught the band last time it played a few months ago, he sings and plays flute very much in the Anderson vein. Word has it that Living With The Past pulls from various points throughout Tull's nearly 40 year career and replicates the music with technique and conviction, from the capoed acoustic guitar arpeggios to the snarling but sweet Les Paul/Marshall tone of guitarist Martin Barre. This should be a real (and rare) treat for Tull fans."
Jeff Miers - Buffalo News
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