What was your last concert you went to ?

Just got back from Los Endos(Genesis tribute) at Cranleigh Arts Center. A superb show almost 3 hours of great music. I'm sure Lontano will fill in the details.

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Originally posted by BigH47:
Just got back from Los Endos(Genesis tribute) at Cranleigh Arts Center. A superb show almost 3 hours of great music. I'm sure Lontano will fill in the details.

Good night out Howard. Pleasure to take my two little sons along to the show and I have to say this band exceeded my expectations by quite a long way.

They played a dream setlist including The Knife, Lamb Lies Down on Broadway/Musical Box, Watcher of the Skies, Get Em Out By Friday, Horizon, Supper's Ready, Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, I Know What I Like, Firth of Fifth, Battle of Epping Forest, Cinema Show, Carpet Crawlers, Blood on the Rooftops, Eleventh Earl of Mar, Dance on a Volcano, Drum Solo, Los Endos. And they really played it very well. No real theatrics a la Gabriel.

Howard, I'll get you a copy of the photos. Only 70 people there and nice to be able to use the SLR with no probs.

Thanks for that, I knew you would know.

H

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Originally posted by munch:
I bet that was a nice one for the Boys Adrian??
And the older bunch.
Can you post some pics please?
Stu.

Stu - my kids enjoyed it but little one did go to sleep in second half. Plenty of older ones there living the old times. As you asked here are a few pics. From The Lamb, The Musical Box, The Knife and Los Endos.

Muziekcentrum Frits Philips

Maria Joao Pires - Piano
Pavel Gomziakow - Cello

Chopin = Etude opus 25 (transcribed for Piano and Cello)
Chopin = Piano Sonata No 3 Opus 58
Litz = La Lugubre gondola for Cello and Piano
Chopin = Mazurkas opus 67 /2, opus 67/4 and opus 68/4
Chopin = Cello Sonata Opus 65

Great acoustic, excellent combined playing and a beautiful rendition of the Piano sonata.

Very enjoyable

regards
Geoff

Fatima Spar and the Freedon Fries

An eclectic eastern European 6 piece (drums, double bass, guitar, trombone, trumpet and voice) playing high energy jazz/folk/dance music to a small but appreciative audience at the 'Westy' last night. Very talented musicians currently touring a small number of arts centre type venues, well worth a punt.

Not sure who had the most fun, the audience or the band.

Went to see "The Charlotte Collingwood Band" at the "River Mill Tavern", near St. Neots last night.
Charlotte has a very good voice and sings pop,blues,jazz and folk. Well worth seeing again.

http://www.charlottecollingwood.com/index.htm

Chris N

The last two nights I have been lucky to have the same good seat at the Ornette Coleman Meltdown Festival at the Royal Festival Hall. I really enjoyed the whole atmosphere of the Meltdown Festival and it was great to be able to attend.

First up was a free concert from an up and coming band in the UK, Led Bib. It was good in places but did not tempt me to part with my cash for the CD. Quite free and noisy I would need to see them again in a smaller venue to be convinced.

So on to the main concert of night one, and the opening act. The Master Musicians of Jajouka from a Moroccan hill top village. http://www.jajouka.com/

This was one of the most noisy and ear piercing acts I have seen in my life. Four drummers and four people playing some highly tuneless wind instrument, it really was a fingers in the ears session so as not to destroy my hearing. I was very glad when they left the stage.

Then Ornette Coleman came on with his excellent band and it was great to see the legend up close. He is certainly getting on in age and a little fragile but it was an excellent performance. Bill Frisell turned up half way through the set to add some guitar noodlings and all in life was good until the Master Musicians of Jajouka returned to the stage to drown out the Ornette Coleman quartet for the next twenty minutes. Could not hear any of Colemans band or Frisell, just a high pitched wailing noise. Dreadful.

So onto night two. The Bad Plus were first up for a short but sweet set. I saw them last year with my good friend MilesSmiles in Sydney and they were just as good in this larger hall. An outstanding performance and after I was able to meet them and get a disc signed. They are playing Ronnie Scotts in October and I will be going. When I see an act like this, I realise why adventurous piano trio is one of my favourite forms of music.

Then the event I had really been looking forward to - The Charlie Haden Liberation Orchestra. This was such a good show and the best for me so far this year. It made me feel really good and forget the hassles of life. Carla Bley played wonderful piano and conducted the orchestra, Charlie played a great bass, told some good jokes and stories. The band were made up of a number of UK musicians for the occasion and they did a fine job. Really first class. Loads of great melodies. Then Robert Wyatt came on to sing a few numbers and I was in heaven.

Ornette was meant to come and play but it did not quite work out but he came on to hug Charlie instead. I missed the last train home but who cares after such a good show.

How did get home then? Or was it a park bench again?

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Originally posted by BigH47:
How did get home then? Or was it a park bench again?

The late slow train to Horsham stopping at every station including your local. Then a £25 taxi for the short journey home from Horsham.

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Originally posted by Lontano:

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Originally posted by BigH47:
How did get home then? Or was it a park bench again?

The late slow train to Horsham stopping at every station including your local. Then a £25 taxi for the short journey home from Horsham.

Should have dropped in,I'd only charge you £20.

Neil Young - Trent FM Arena in Nottingham

Outstanding

Mainly electric set - superb band and great sound

Two weeks ago:

Thursday - Neil Young & His Electric Band
Friday - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.

Both concerts were outstanding.

Jeff Beck at the Brighton Dome last night - absolutely fantastic!

Something of his "home" gig - he lives up the road - it also coincided with his birthday and the audience of course sang Happy Birthday as part of the encore.

Stunning band, too. Vinnie Colaiuta in particular on top form.

Great support from Imelda May as well.

Dave

neil young in aberdeen last night. superb performance. some gems missing - like a hurricane; heart of gold, and pocohontas - but great rendition of cortez the killer. he seemed to be having fun too. one track encore - life in a day!!!

Andy - we got pochahontas and heart of gold at Nottingham - but no Cortez!

Blinding gig 'though

Check this out...
http://www.sugarmtn.org/years/09nysets.html

He seems to be touring the same basic set with 3-4 variations each night

No-one has had like a hurricane!

Saw Lorin Maazel conducting the NY Philharmonic's performance of Sibelius' 2nd symphony (nice) and a piece of his own called Farewells (AWESOME!).

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Originally posted by Richwleeds:
Andy - we got pochahontas and heart of gold at Nottingham - but no Cortez!

Blinding gig 'though

Check this out...
http://www.sugarmtn.org/years/09nysets.html

He seems to be touring the same basic set with 3-4 variations each night

No-one has had like a hurricane!

I would have swapped cortez for HoG and pocohontas, still not often you get to stand in front of a giant of rock...

aplogies, the encore was of course a day in the life not life in a day (which is a simple minds' song)

Just back from Oysterband at Crawley Hawth, a really superb couple of hours, tight and connected well with the crowd. Support by Robb Johnson, singer song writer, guitar and story songs,also Mawkin:Causley a group of 5 young (midish 20's) lads, fiddle, bass,guitar,squeeze box and vocals,and very good they were too. A mix of English and European folk songs with just a hint of now. We probably see them again in October when their tour hits Crawley.

I finally got to see Joe Jackson live last fall. To me he is a musician's musician. SUrprised he doesn't get more mention on this forum.

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Originally posted by DrMark:
I finally got to see Joe Jackson live last fall. To me he is a musician's musician. SUrprised he doesn't get more mention on this forum.

MilesSmiles and I with our wives went to see Joe Jackson lat year in Sydney. The guys loved it, the girls did not for some strange reason.

Buddy Guy and Susan Tedeschi last night in Montreal. What a show! I cant believe this guy is 70 years old.

Kraftwerk at the Manchester Velodrome last night.

That was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. They were absolutely superb from start to finish. The mini programme credited Wigwam Acoustics and they did a good job in dampening out most of the reverb.

Seeing members of the Olympic cycling team rolling out for laps of honour was a tremendous moment. Some home movies on You Tube give a glimpse of what it was like to have been there.

Regards
Richard S

Antony and the Johnsons, last night at the Manchester Opera House.

Very strange evening, especially having Rufus Wainwright sitting directly behind me.

Strange voice...and Antony's.

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Originally posted by count.d:
Antony and the Johnsons, last night at the Manchester Opera House.

Very strange evening, especially having Rufus Wainwright sitting directly behind me.

Strange voice...and Antony's.

I was there too, and strange is a good word to describe it. Started off with a 'solo performance' by Joanna? someone which, to my mind, combined the worst aspects of modern dance and performance art into the most torpid 15 minutes I have ever spent. The 25 minute interval was a blessed relief.

I thought I had booked to see Antony & The Johnsons, but it was really Antony and The Manchester Camerata performing 'The Crying Light'. So we got the whole new album, which I must admit I am finding hard to get into - I love the first two records. So only one old song and an Antony who, at times, was overwhelmed by the orchestra behind him. Fantastic voice when he came through, though.

Overall, I'd say a generous six out of ten.

Ciarán