Kudos to Jobson and his regular band members for an impressive set of shows in Japan recently, both the 4 Decades solo shows and a one-off UK show. That's a lot of material to master. (Details in red at http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/wnoth.htm#jobson ) Some great performances, I'm sure, not that I was there. <cough> Dimeadozen <cough>
The UK show played the entire UK songbook (except the non-album b-side "When will You Realize?"), but it does rather feel like there's nowhere else for live UK shows to go. What's left to do? (The long-awaited live debut of "When will You Realize?"? They'll never get Bruford out of retirement, although it's not implausible that Jobson might get Holdsworth on stage one day.) Jobson has also talked about ending UK shows. OTOH, his 4 Decades approach failed to sell to promoters and audiences elsewhere.
I hope, as I've said a thousand times, the next step is new material, be it UKZ, solo or UK, or even finally releasing Legacy or The Pink Album. However, Jobson has repeatedly made comments suggesting some of those options are not likely.
Henry
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