hes good these days , i saw him live in mexico city 2 years ago , i just loved it , he impressed me!

SomeTorontoGirl, I was there too. I saw him back many, many years ago in a club with Junior Wells, and only a few other people in attendance. I miss Wells' vocals.
I thought Buddy Guy was too much show and not enough substance at Massey Hall...kept stopping songs midway to slow it down/talk to the crowd and starting a new song, he needs to control the change in volume of his voice when switching from soft to loud, and it seemed he was playing songs he thought a white audience would want to hear. He had some great moments though.

Anytime anyone can be on the same stage as the Rolling Stones, it will be a BIG career booster. Mr. Guy is a really cool fellow and deserves the career bump.

Televison appearances, radio interviews, newspaper interviews and movies are great advertising. I only wish everybody understood the value of making those type of appearances. Doing that stuff lets old fans and people that have no idea who he is...

1. He's alive.
2. He's still performing.
3. He is an excellent entertainer.

Even if Mr. Guy did not get a single dime for his contribution to the film the resultant interest will be great for him. You will need to get tickets as soon as they are available since Shine A Light will certainly be seen by millions of people in a very short time and the promoters will capitalize on that fact.

I too have every intention of catching him live again (an excellent time if you ask me). Lucky for me, Chicago is only a short 4 hours drive from St. Louis and I have a radar detector to thwart the speed control camera's and police.

I hope his attendance numbers go way up and he gets to headline at larger venues.

CBII

By the way, I was very fortunate to see Buddy Guy and Junior Wells play in Chicago the night Muddy Waters passed away. What a treat that was.

Buddy and Junior were great together on tour.

Buddy can be erratic but he was clearly proud to be playing with the Stones and he was ready! The Stones had Buddy open for them many times and treated him and Junior and the band with appreciation.

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SomeTorontoGirl, I was there too... I thought Buddy Guy was too much show and not enough substance at Massey Hall...kept stopping songs midway to slow it down/talk to the crowd and starting a new song, he needs to control the change in volume of his voice when switching from soft to loud, and it seemed he was playing songs he thought a white audience would want to hear. He had some great moments though.

Yeah, can't disagree, he likes to work the crowd a bit more than the axe sometimes. Big difference between him and Clapton - with Eric, you're lucky to get "hello" out of him, but you get close to 2 hours of solid music. With Buddy, you get the story of his life and a few showy riffs in between chapters. It's always fun to see him though, and the price was better than most lately. His band is good but I bet they wanted to let it rip a few times there...

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Anyone got a spare ticket or are there any available?

Go kick that bloody horse up the arse and tell it to WIN ... I'm putting zillions and trillions on it !! Yep, see you at the SBE. Another good turnout it's gonna be.

hope to see you guys, next tuesday!

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Anyone got a spare ticket or are there any available?

Go kick that bloody horse up the arse and tell it to WIN ... I'm putting zillions and trillions on it !! Yep, see you at the SBE. Another good turnout it's gonna be.

hope to see you guys, next tuesday!

See you next Tuesday Adrian! Can I say that without getting banned?!
Should be a splendid night of music, I am looking forward to it.

have i missed something? who's been banned?

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has anyone seen him in concert in recent months, how is he over a full show?

He is playing the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, on Tuesday, 24 June 2008.

SD

He often has attention deficit disorder or something which prevents him from completing a song which can get irritating after awhile. I saw him do a focused, concise and incendiary 45 minutes, opening for the Stones in Chicago in 1998 and the hair on my neck stands up just thinking about it. Other times he's been less, shall we say, "there."

I'll see y'all on Tuesday? Where we meeting up and @ what time?

NickB

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I'll see y'all on Tuesday? Where we meeting up and @ what time?

Good question.
Pauly, MOWAT ?

Can't speak for others, but Paulywaul and yours truly plan on being at SBE early.

The easiest and closest is virtually next door to the Empire - O'Neills on the corner of Shepherds Bush Green and Goldhawk Road. Regardez : [www.oneills.co.uk]

At whatever time anyone chooses to turn up I guess!

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I'll see y'all on Tuesday? Where we meeting up and @ what time?

Good question.
Pauly, MOWAT ?

Well, the good lady Beastess and I will be arriving early in order to r r r r r r race ta da front an' secure that grooviest and funkiest of positions FOS, so I'd hazard a guess we could probably be spotted in the queue before doors open, and from thereon ... FOS. Gotta be done kids, it's gotta be done !!

ok, thanks.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Hi Beast and Pauly,

will you post a review after the show.

We're going to see him at the Montreux Jazz Festival a few days later.

cheers
Hermann

Hello,

Yep,next Wednesday at The Bridgewater in Manchester-looking forward!

Cheers,

Si.

Have fun - hope to read your reviews soon.
cheers


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the cover of this months Living Blues Magazine

Buddy Guy is the MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love that Guy!!!!!!! The greatest guitarist alive (sorry Keith!)

Go Buddy go!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drew

Tuesday's coming fast...

Hi folks what time is everyone getting to O'Neills?

NickB

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should be in the Empire queue for 7pm.... not sure if i'm going to
be able to make the rub-a-dub, beforehand.

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Hi Beast and Pauly,

will you post a review after the show.

We're going to see him at the Montreux Jazz Festival a few days later.

cheers
Hermann

Of course we will.

So, the question is.........is Keith still in town or not?!

...or old Slowhand

Just back home after the show. One word ... WOW !!

It was absolutely ace. Brilliant!!

it was Buddy brilliant!

It was not only Buddy brilliant. It was Buddy amazing!!!! Pauly you got them photos?

NickB

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