mercredi 16 juillet 2008

EUMIR DEODATO Paris New Morning July 15th 2008


Bootsy 's getting ready for James Brown's tribute show tomorrow @ Bataclan

Percussionist extraordinaire Gerardo Velez
Hi there .
A few pics from Eumir Deodato ( © Guino Patrice ) yesterday at the New Morning plus
BOOTSY COLLINS arriving at the Studio Bleu nextdoor for the rehearsals for tonight's gig at the Bataclan .
Danny Ray , James Brown's MC was there too, i didn't the others but they were there ( He was in Paris with Tony Cook for a concert in June , see review on this site ).

EUMIR DEODATO if you don't know him , is a pianist from Brasil who produced and arranged albums from people as diverse as Franck Sinatra , Kool & the Gang , KD Lang , Bjork...
He released many movie soundtracks and his own Jazz /pop - crossover records .
Eumir was here, in the very same club, last year and it's with great pleasure that we welcome him back. Tonight he has a expanded band, mostly all italians, including 2 brass players and a fantastic american percussionist ( making the show ) who played with Jimy Hendrix at woodstock.
The music, a combination of Jazz rock fusion is lively and the atmosphere is hot. Some of his best songs are performed (" Superstrut" , "Rhapsody in Blue " , "Skyscrapers " and the super "Also Sprach Zarathustra" ). Someone from the audience even exchanged his shirt with Eumir who's very communicative with the frenchies ; he speaks fluent french .
Most of the songs are extended to the max ( from 10 to 15 min )with soli from the musicians .
The show ended with a cool rendition of Steely Dan's " Do it again" .
Very good night indeed
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Deodato here with a fan

Here's a video " do it again " ( first part ):

samedi 12 juillet 2008

PAUL SIMON Paris July 11th 2008

ZZ TOP : UPDATED JULY 13th WITH NEW FANTASTIC PICS

NEW VIDEOS ONLINE (updated July 13th) :

PAUL SIMON ' s "Sound of silence" here :

http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

New Brian Jonestown Massacre video ( same link )


Otherwise Paul Simon was playing the Palais des Sports yesterday and it was ...
sooo boring.
First : tickets were once again ridiculously expensive ( up to a 100 euros ).
Second : it was half empty.
I mean really boring ;-((( even Simon & Garfunkel songs were played sooo slooow i though i was going to sleep.
Paul ' got a guitar but barely plays it at all.
A couple of songs in the middle section were ok and people started rushing to the front to dance and were stopped by security. Once again people can't enjoy a show, they have to remain seated. FUCK THAT. It's a concert for christ's sake .
Both encores were really good and lively ( at last ).


Headbanging forbidden tonight , standing up too !

Here's a video from the encore : " still crazy after all this years " ( nda ?!? )

vendredi 11 juillet 2008

ZZ TOP Paris Zénith July 10th 2008

UPDATED JULY 12TH WITH SETLIST & NEW PICTURES :

So many people are playing in Paris this June. after Kiss and Iron Maiden another Classic Rock act is in town : ZZ TOPTickets are once again very expensive ( 55 to 80 euros )but the zénith is quiet full.
Can't remember last time i saw them , They haven't been in Paris for a while , their popularity after a couple of average records went downhill here . They haven't released any cd for a few years but who wants to hear any new material . Tonight they're gonna give what people want : Classic songs. So Rock on Baby !!!

Sharp dressed men

" Got me under pressure " started the gig like some nytro would do to a hot rod engine and then we were treated with classics and only classics . ( setlist to come soon ... )
The sound is clear , the stage is neat and the lightshow is absolutely stunning. some people might argue that they're playing on auto-pilot but even then they're kicking ass .
Of course they've changed their guitars several times ( see pictures ) that's their trademark .
So sad that only after 80 min they're leaving the stage for the first time ( ZZ Top has never played long sets ) ." Tush" had everyone, not convinced yet, on their knees and a rare second encore is played with " Jailhouse rock " the Coup de Grace.
Rock On Baby !!!
SETLIST:

Got Me Under Pressure, Waiting for the Bus, Jesus Left Chicago, Chevrolet, Pincushion, I'm Bad I'm Nationwide, Heard It On The X, Just Got Paid, I Need You Tonight, Cheap Sunglasses, Planet of Women, Gimme All Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed Man, Legs, Tube Snake Boogie, La Grange/Sloppy Drunk/Bar-B-Q, Tush, Jailhouse Rock.

jeudi 10 juillet 2008

THE KILLS + Jonh & Jenh @Palais de Tokyo July 9th 2008


The Elephant Hip -Hop BeforeParty / Opening Band Jonh & Jehn



AfterParty Burlesque

No video for this event sorry ...
The Kills @ the trendy Palais de Tokyo in Paris for the Stage of the art # 4

Jonh & Jenh opened : a guy on the guitar and a girl on keyboard/bass/vocals ,
Remember something ? yeah right ! Nice but are The kills playing later ?
For this event the room ( with carpet please ) can hold 500 people but it's half full or half empty , it depends which side you're on ; but it's Sold Out. no AC so it's quiet hot in there.
You've already seen the Kills live ?
So same shit as usual but good shit. I mean there's nothing more to say They Foockin' rock. Hotel is possessed as if he had hoovered all of Colombia and VV is like a lion in a cage .
One thing i couldn't understand is why they 've played with no lightshow at all . They can't afford even a few candles , there was some light for the opening band.
It might be part of the concept. Well i didn't get it .
Anyway what's important is that we had a good time even though it was a short set but they're giving it all on stage.
Aftershow party was cool with short-dressed dancing girls in a 1930's atmosphere.
When's The Stage of the art # 5 ?