I saw the Vancouver show so I didn't have to sit through any uncomfortable silences (How do you tell the difference between an uncomfortable silence and the opposite, anyways?) Electric Masada , to my ears *sounds* nothing like the original quartet. As an example of how versatile the Masada songbook is, I think Zorn can count it as a success. To compare them to the original quartet, I did miss Dave Douglas as I've never been a big fan of Ribot's and the show didn't make a convert of me. Ribot definitely took on Douglas' role - but only for the heads. There really wasn't any of the fire you see between Douglas and Zorn. I saw the *Quartet* at the Norman Rothstein theatre, which has incredible acoustics, and even in their most intense moments you could still make out every note. Electric Masada became a "wall of sound" at times, but they were no more "intense" than the quartet. I'd never seen Cyro Baptista before - he's a real hoot! So, there was actually some music played too! Fascinating though this discussion of performer/audience etiquette undoubtedly is, it'd be nice to hear more comment on what it's all supposed to be about. Anybody at the show got anything constructive to say? How does Electric Masada compare to the original quartet? Does Zorn duet with Ribot as effectively as he does with Dave Douglas? Will we ever get to see for ourselves in the UK? __________________ <It was truly a fabulous show by the way, <and I'm glad I went. It's not often you get to see Masada tunes performed with <the intensity of Naked City ...