What was your last concert you went to ?
Posted by: sjust on 18 October 2004
Archie Shepp & Amina Claudine Myers - Live in Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
Just returning from one of the Enjoy Jazz Festival concerts currently happening in my area. The old man and the younger lady burnt the house down ! Let's put the cover of forgiving and forgetting over the sound of the P.A. but fortunately you were able to hear both the piano and the saxes through the amplifiers, and that was a pleasure to do ! Shepp (whom I saw before, when he was much younger) still has so much energy that flows directly into his horn (and voice !!!), that it's breath taking. May he still live long and produce music, music, music !
Best regards, freundliche Grüße
Stefan
Just returning from one of the Enjoy Jazz Festival concerts currently happening in my area. The old man and the younger lady burnt the house down ! Let's put the cover of forgiving and forgetting over the sound of the P.A. but fortunately you were able to hear both the piano and the saxes through the amplifiers, and that was a pleasure to do ! Shepp (whom I saw before, when he was much younger) still has so much energy that flows directly into his horn (and voice !!!), that it's breath taking. May he still live long and produce music, music, music !
Best regards, freundliche Grüße
Stefan
James Taylor at Earls Court. JT was superb. 
Sadly, the Earls Court acoustics were dreadful. 
Never going there again.
Sadly, the Earls Court acoustics were dreadful. Never going there again.Last night, Foo Fighters at Earls Court.
This must be the 5th or 6th time I've seen the Foo Fighters, and I've seen every line-up, and now they have moved into stadium rock mode.
A great gig with their chance to have the whole on-stage gubbins. But I think fondly back to the days of Brixton Academy where we would slam about at their feet and Pat Smear would wear his silver suits, once with the fly undone as he had obviously forgotton to zip it. I'm pleased for them to have come so far, but I miss those days too.
I remember seeing Red Hot Chili Peppers at Docklands Arena. Same thing. Instead of the old usual crowd of fearsome grunge tattooed biker punks, it was couples. They had just had Under The Bridge covered by Girls Aloud or something, and then had gone onto make Californication and the following one which was watered down MTV fodder. The crowd changed to The Office; Tim & Dawn types overnight. Couldn't believe it.
I'm not saying that the Foo Fighters will go the same way, and I am pleased for them to be able to sell out 2 nights at Earls Court in minutes, but inevitably something is lost. I wouldn't care if I didn't care.
They were bloody good though. At least I'll be able to take my 7 year old daughter next time, because they are her favorite band (she must play the rock side oif the new album at least twice a day).
Maybe it's me. Maybe it's me getting old and resisting change in order to kid myself I'm not too old for this stuff. I dunno.
I'm gonna launch a Where Is Pat Smear? campaign
This must be the 5th or 6th time I've seen the Foo Fighters, and I've seen every line-up, and now they have moved into stadium rock mode.
A great gig with their chance to have the whole on-stage gubbins. But I think fondly back to the days of Brixton Academy where we would slam about at their feet and Pat Smear would wear his silver suits, once with the fly undone as he had obviously forgotton to zip it. I'm pleased for them to have come so far, but I miss those days too.
I remember seeing Red Hot Chili Peppers at Docklands Arena. Same thing. Instead of the old usual crowd of fearsome grunge tattooed biker punks, it was couples. They had just had Under The Bridge covered by Girls Aloud or something, and then had gone onto make Californication and the following one which was watered down MTV fodder. The crowd changed to The Office; Tim & Dawn types overnight. Couldn't believe it.
I'm not saying that the Foo Fighters will go the same way, and I am pleased for them to be able to sell out 2 nights at Earls Court in minutes, but inevitably something is lost. I wouldn't care if I didn't care.
They were bloody good though. At least I'll be able to take my 7 year old daughter next time, because they are her favorite band (she must play the rock side oif the new album at least twice a day).
Maybe it's me. Maybe it's me getting old and resisting change in order to kid myself I'm not too old for this stuff. I dunno.
I'm gonna launch a Where Is Pat Smear? campaign
A wonderful evening at a small jazz club in Munich - the Bobo Stenson trio (Anders Jormin & Jon Fält) playing stuff from the latest album but also a wonderful version of Serenity.
The drummer was excellent, a young guy but a full repertoire and not afraid to improvise off the kit. When he's quiet, it's all very understated but in a heartbeat he can explode and do a passable impression of Animal from the Muppets.
One thing, if you see these guys be prepared for the grunts and groans, they're all at it
The drummer was excellent, a young guy but a full repertoire and not afraid to improvise off the kit. When he's quiet, it's all very understated but in a heartbeat he can explode and do a passable impression of Animal from the Muppets.
One thing, if you see these guys be prepared for the grunts and groans, they're all at it