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bye bye johnny
Ronnie Wood review – Chuck Berry tribute show neither rocks nor rolls
Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Lulu and Imelda May bring powerhouse guest vocals but the Rolling Stone can’t match up in this mediocre homage
Ian Gittins
Fri 22 Nov 2019
[www.theguardian.com]
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ukcal
Ronnie sound checks run rudolph run.....the crowd can't wait for Keith to stroll on stage as the special guest.........and LULU comes on !!!
I can also agree on Wood's voice, Wood is not a singer, he sings because he likes to do it, but I disagree on charisma at all, Wood has plenty to sell and he has always been a charismatic character.Quote
Rocky Dijon
Not an unreasonable review. His criticism is all about Ronnie not being a proper singer and lacking charisma as a frontman. That's valid from an outsider's perspective. We love the Stones. We love Keith's vocals and buy his solo albums and Ronnie's. The guy probably never liked Dylan as a vocalist either. It's a valid complaint. As for preferring the originals, isn't that often the case with tributes? One could argue it's the point of them in the first place. I have no issue with the review from a guy who wanted a proper singer fronting the band. Did he miss the point? Sure, but he's one of the few people there who didn't have a clue what Ronnie's vocal limitations were.
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SteveDMosley
From a neutral point of view I can understand someone's view that the show was nothing special or earth shaking. But guys, it's just ronnie playing some of his favorite tunes to his buddies and fans of the stones. So that's exactly what most of us have expected ;-)
For me the show was good, but could have been better. From a musicians point of view ronnie could have thrown in some songs with other patterns or chords to break up the standard rhythm and blues and get more variety in the setlist.
ok, many of chuck's songs sound similar, but there are exceptions to this rule like "come on" or "nadine" to name a few.
And then ronnie could have said some words about the chosen songs. Why does he play this tune? What does he love about it or is there a special meaning for him? Without such a guidance the setlist looked a bit randomly as he could have played 15 other songs from chuck instead and no one would have noticed.
But then Ronnie said something like this: "if you get home and want to listen to the originals then I've done my job." And by now I'm actually listening to chuck to find out more about him. So, Ronnie: Good job
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odean73
Is there a support act?
What time did Ronnie come on aprox?
Any meet up in Brum?
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crawdaddy
I like Lulu...……….. although she is not in the same league as Dusty Springfield or a few other great British female music artists. Good on yer Lulu.
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Does anyone here who went to both gigs, have a preference for the All Saints Church gig held in my home town of Kingston, or the Shepherds Bush Empire gig ?
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odean73
Is there a support act?
What time did Ronnie come on aprox?
Any meet up in Brum?
The support act in Shepherd’s Bush was Micky & Jack Broadbent. I thought they did fine. They weren’t at the church show.
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crawdaddy
I like Lulu...……….. although she is not in the same league as Dusty Springfield or a few other great British female music artists. Good on yer Lulu.
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Hi Tony,
I hope you're keeping well. For enjoyment of the music and socialising, I preferred the Shepherd's Bush show.
But the Kingston show was fun in a different way and I'm glad I went. A bit chaotic, an hour late in starting and all the usual Argy bargy of an all standing show. People pushing in, Far too many people holding their phones high to film several complete songs and blocking others' view despite repeated requests to stop. I only ever take still shots. See my FB page for the full commercial breakdown We all shivered outside in the cold during the extremely long soundcheck.
Beautiful venue though and good to see so many Stonea fans from far away. The chap behind me in the queue was a native Kingstonian who'd bought his ticket from the Banquet Records shop.
Nice town btw and I'd like to have seen it in daylight.