What was your last concert you went to ?

How was the support?

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Originally posted by RoyleBlue:
Black Eyed Peas ...

A talent-free and style-free zone, IMHO. I simply can't stand them.

Cheryl Cole supported the Peas - who actually wasn't too bad in a milder pop sort of way.

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Originally posted by winkyincanada:

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Originally posted by RoyleBlue:
Black Eyed Peas ...

A talent-free and style-free zone, IMHO. I simply can't stand them.

As you say, each to their own. But an excellent, polished show with some serious bass going on - the London O2 Arena sounded very good again. Can't wait for Pendulum on the 28th albeit at Wembley Arena, although when last there for Rammstein it sounded ok!

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Originally posted by RoyleBlue:

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Originally posted by winkyincanada:

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Originally posted by RoyleBlue:
Black Eyed Peas ...

A talent-free and style-free zone, IMHO. I simply can't stand them.

As you say, each to their own. But an excellent, polished show with some serious bass going on - the London O2 Arena sounded very good again. Can't wait for Pendulum on the 28th albeit at Wembley Arena, although when last there for Rammstein it sounded ok!

Oh yes, each to their own. I'll bet there is a lot of music I like, that you wouldn't "get". Glad you enjoyed the show. Rammstein - now THAT would have been a show.

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Originally posted by winkyincanada:

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Originally posted by RoyleBlue:

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Originally posted by winkyincanada:

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Originally posted by RoyleBlue:
Black Eyed Peas ...

A talent-free and style-free zone, IMHO. I simply can't stand them.

As you say, each to their own. But an excellent, polished show with some serious bass going on - the London O2 Arena sounded very good again. Can't wait for Pendulum on the 28th albeit at Wembley Arena, although when last there for Rammstein it sounded ok!

Oh yes, each to their own. I'll bet there is a lot of music I like, that you wouldn't "get". Glad you enjoyed the show. Rammstein - now THAT would have been a show.

Oh it was!!! That is what is so good about sites like this - many people with hugely diversified tastes but at the end of the day all enjoying the same thing - music!

ps - give me a tip on something I won't get and I'll give it a go.

Australian Pink Floyd at the NIA - Birmingham.
They have been mentioned here a good may times, and having seen them many dozens of times I did wonder last year just how much further they could 'push the envelope'.
It turns out they could push it an awful lot further - even now down to the 'dancing lights' that helped make 'Pulse' so amazing. They also appear to have the original footage playing from 'division Bell' or at least most of it? I may be wrong here but most of it looked just what I remember of it.
Musically I do like their style.
The girls singing differs from Clare Torry, but this is hardly to be unexpected is it? Why this causes such debate amongst some fans eludes me. If it's good on the night it's good. If it's brilliant then fine, it's brilliant. Last night was good - and certainly didn't dampen the show for me.
The guys played their hearts out - that was obvious from the front, and I still have 'Careful with that axe' going round and round in my head.
Managed to lose my voice with singing along, so I did rather enjoy it. Well worth a punt if you care to, if only for the show and new CGI.

kiss, last night in glasgow, amazing.
also got dinosaur jr this week

Krystian Zimerman
Concertgebouw

Slow movements perfectly done, but, like virtualy every modern virtuoso, the fast movements so fast that the melodic line can no longer be heard.

What is with these people nowadays for whom speed is more important than the beauty of the music.

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aleg

John McLaughlin 4th Dimension. Very talented musicians. I just did not enjoy the result.

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Originally posted by Lontano:
John McLaughlin 4th Dimension. Very talented musicians. I just did not enjoy the result.

Why not?

I always thought that he sounded better live as too much studio electronics just screws up his karma!

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Originally posted by irwan shah:
Why not?

I always thought that he sounded better live as too much studio electronics just screws up his karma!

For some reason there was not much tune and it was all show and no substance in my books. I am not such a fan of overly funky electric bass, big drums non stop and electric keyboards. Too much average fusion for me. Knowing what McLaughlin can do I would have preferred a different group playing - like the Que Alewgria album.

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Originally posted by Lontano:

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Originally posted by irwan shah:
Why not?

I always thought that he sounded better live as too much studio electronics just screws up his karma!

For some reason there was not much tune and it was all show and no substance in my books. I am not such a fan of overly funky electric bass, big drums non stop and electric keyboards. Too much average fusion for me. Knowing what McLaughlin can do I would have preferred a different group playing - like the Que Alewgria album.

I love 'phat bass', especially if its fretless bass with five or more strings. Simply yummy. Anyway, agree with you 'Que Alegria'. It is one of my top ten albums of all time and the live concert in London with Kai Eckhardt and Trilok Gurtu is also fantastic.

Last night I met up with Markah to go and see the Neil Cowley Trio in Brighton. When we found out Neil was not on stage until late we decided to take an opportunistic moment and went to see the first two hours of Philip Glass playing Music in 12 Parts at the Brighton Dome (so we did Music in 6 parts!).

I am glad to have seen it. Not an easy piece of music to listen to but amazing how they produce the repetitive music over such a long period of time. Two hours of it was enough and we left at the halfway interval to go to our second show.

Neil Cowley was pretty good although the sound from our position was pretty unbalanced.

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Originally posted by Lontano:
John McLaughlin 4th Dimension. Very talented musicians. I just did not enjoy the result.

Sounds like when i went to see Chick Corea ,John McGlaughlin and some body else on drums, RFH 2008? Too many egos and each trying to out do each other, just left a mess.

One of my alltime favorite live bands, finally back together...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...dvk8&feature=related

(you can even see a glimpse of me at 18 seconds from the start. (bloke with the glasses, at the right)

cheers,
Alco

Last night Philip Glass Koyanisqaatsi at the Brighton Dome as part of the Brighton Festival.

Outstanding as expected. How do they play all those repetitive notes over and over again and make it sound all so exciting. And it is always a pleasure to see the wonderful film.

Antonio Forcione at the Komedia in Brighton - awesome!

About 30mins ago Eric Bibb finished the encore at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Truly great gig. Those of you with tickets for the dates down south over the coming days are in for a treat!

Trylobyte/Ian 2 great artists and 2 great gigs, when we saw them.

Los Endos Crawley Hawth studio , 15/05/10.
Superb, almost the real thing, great show. good sound, 2 hours of early Genesis for £13.50.

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Originally posted by Alco:
One of my alltime favorite live bands, finally back together...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...dvk8&feature=related

(you can even see a glimpse of me at 18 seconds from the start. (bloke with the glasses, at the right)

cheers,
Alco

Hi Alco,

unfortunately I was not in the opportunity to visit the Rhythm & Blues Night Groningen this year.
I agree, the Paladins are great.
Did you visit the concerts of Los Lobos and Beth Hart that night and what was (beside the Paladins) your favourite performance that night?

greetings Berend

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Did you visit the concerts of Los Lobos and Beth Hart that night and what was (beside the Paladins) your favourite performance that night?

Hi Berend,

I could only get a glimpse of Beth Hart. The sound was very good (as it mostly is at the Oosterpoort theater), but it was sooo crowded. It's not my kinda music but her voice is rather special indeed.

Los Lobos was a big dissapointment,...again.
I went to a concert of Los Lobos some years ago, and this time I had this Deja Vu feeling, that they were just doing their job.
To me I missed the passion and the fun and a few of their more tex-mex based songs for diversity.
(also frontman Cesar Rosas had to cancel the trip to Europe, because of family matters)
I have several Los Lobos albums, but live...nah, no thanx.

The 2 bands I mainly went for was Imelda May and the Paladins. Unfortunately Imelda became sick a few days before the gig, so...
(2 days later she was ready for action again )

Not really my music either but Eli 'Paperboy' Reed was very good. Quality old-skool soul, kinda like James Brown.

So,...to be honest. I only really enjoyed the Paladins.
If I knew Imelda was sick on that day, I wouldn't have bought the ticket.
(back in februari)

regards,
Alco

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Originally posted by Alco:

Not really my music either but Eli 'Paperboy' Reed was very good. Quality old-skool soul, kinda like James Brown.

regards,
Alco

Eli'Paperboy' Reed was performing on North Sea Jazz festival (I think it was last year). Not my music either but he's a good live performer.

The last time I visited the Rhythm & Blues was 2 (or 3) years ago. I went to the concert of Melvin Taylor. That was absolute fabulous! I hope we will hear a lot of him in the future.

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Originally posted by Ian G.:
About 30mins ago Eric Bibb finished the encore at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Truly great gig. Those of you with tickets for the dates down south over the coming days are in for a treat!

That would be me then..