I think you can stick to your opinion of brilliance, and I\'ll stick to my opinion of "offbeats". I was a newb to this band once, and Adrian\'s beats were never \'beyond my realm and scope\', just like Matt\'s abilities are not \'beyond my realm and scope\'. I think Adrian in the grand scheme of drummers is absolutely top-notch where Matt, in the universe of keyboardists, is not. That\'s the difference for me. Like I said before, just wanted to express my opinion and I know that\'s all it is. I just listened to the rest of this show and I still feel the same way. The HLH jam is awesome, TO ME, unless I focus on what Matt is doing. He sounds sloppy, way out of rhythm with the flow of the jam, and actually downright annoying with his clav banging......... TO ME. I\'m not at all saying you guys should think my opinion is the truth, just as I wouldn\'t want that shit flipped on me. I know that there isn\'t and shouldn\'t be a finite truth when talking about music, especially improv. That\'s key to the beauty of it all. There\'s no x + y = z.
Let me put it this way (in the light that this \'other\' band is mediocre before having a TB member join): If Tim joined another band, I\'d listen to them without a doubt. If Adrian joined another band, I\'d be all ears. If Ron joined another band, I\'d give it a shot and probably wouldn\'t sustain interest. If Matt joined another band, I\'d completely forget about his future as a musician. Once again, glad he\'s on board, he adds that sorely needed 4th element, but as an individual musician my opinion is very indifferent-- meh, if you will. I\'m far from convinced that he\'s "the perfect fit" for The Breakfast, he\'s just simply good enough for me. Sorry if this seems arrogant, not at all my intention, just my feelings.
