Date of concert: February 5, 2011
Some acts just never have a big popular hit. It's not because they're not a good enough act or because of a lack of talent, it's just that they sadly never break through with a song that gets out to the masses. In the case of Aztec Two-Step, they've been a talented no-hit wonder for forty years now. As part of their anniversary tour, they gave a show that has become an annual event at the Iron Horse Music Hall.
Rex Fowler and Neal Schuman compose the acoustic guitar duo, performing along with bass player Fred Holman. There was no opening act at this show. Aztec Two-Step offers a spin on the acoustic and folk-rock that heavily populated the early seventies. Fowler's and Schuman's voices are as perfect as ever and sound just like they did doing the same wonderful harmonies forty years ago. The acoustic guitar playing is stellar, and Schuman's lead guitar lines are beautiful. Covers of the Everly Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel were performed as well as Aztec Two-Step classics like "Baking", "The Persecution and Restoration of Dean Moriarty", and "Rabbit in The Moon".
The only problem with the show was that the pacing was a little off-kilter, which left little room at the end for the classic "Highway Song" which they were unable to play despite promising it earlier in the show. Other than that it was a pleasant and mellow evening, and Aztec Two-Step is easily one of the best surviving acoustic folk duos today, and simply one of the best ever.
Aztec Two-Step performing "The Persecution and Restoration of Dean Moriarty":
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