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Retro Review: Steely Dan – The Royal Scam
My first exposure to Steely Dan was through the 1985 compilation A Decade of Steely Dan that I got when I was probably 13 or 14 upon the recommendation of a former bass teacher. I was in full grunge mode, listening almost exclusively to Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice In Chains, et al.. Still, I was beginning to have my mind opened to fusion via Weather Report and the more jazzy side of rock with Chicago and Steely Dan. It's safe to say that I was probably one of the few young teenagers wearing a Nirvana shirt with a flannel over it while singing along to Deacon Blues in my room.
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Before / After – Twenty One Pilots
Over the last eleven years, I have had the chance to photograph Twenty One Pilots five times. From a daytime set at a fledgling music festival, to a 1,500 capacity room, to a sold out arena, it's been incredible to watch them evolve as showmen and to see their stage show change with them. Photographing them can often be a challenge with lots of fog and fully saturated colored lights, but some of my favorite shots I’ve ever taken are from their sets. Tonight’s show at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati was no different. The stage was tall and there was a lot of production items lining the edge of it (smoke canons, lights, etc. that further complicated things. But I weaved in and out of the other photographers in the pit to find sight lines and interesting angles that I felt I could make work...
