As I posted above, I saw Roger Waters’ This Is Not A Drill show in Glasgow on Friday night. He played new songs, piano ballads called The Bar, Part 1 and 2. Before playing the latter in the encore, he started to talk about Dylan and continued to do so for some length — he even mentioned Dylan’s real name, Robert Zimmerman. He greatly admired Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, and openly acknowledged
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Saw Roger Waters, OVO Hydro night #1, in Glasgow last night. True to form, highly artistic, impressive stage design and props. Adding to the flying pig, a staple of Waters’ show, this time we were treated to a flying sheep! What’s next? A flying Gilmour? Equally true to form, we were bombarded with the messages from the show host, many of which were political (predictably). I can’t go further i
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Quoteslewan Quotemikey C European Tour Starts Today in Porto, Portugal !!!!! Looking forward to seeing what Bob has on the menu.... Hoping to catch a show further down the road.M well, it's still the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour. So we will get the usual stuff. But I'm already in Porto Looking forward to seeing your firsthand account here, how the performance will have evolved from the
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Saw Bruce’s Edinburgh show yesterday. This is my sixth Bruce show since 1985, of which five are post-2012. Was it good? Yes. Did I enjoy it throughly without reservation from the bottom of my heart like I used to do at his previous concerts I attended? No, unfortunately. That BS bs surrounding the ticket sale fiasco/dynamic pricing controversy was tagging along behind my mind, disrupting t
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Watching McLaughlin’s performance in person for the first time, backed by the trio of the Jeff Beck band, I thought they could do a “Jeff Beck tribute tour”. I really hope they will.
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R.I.P. Ms Turner, a true legend. She is much missed. Some information about Tina and Japan: * She toured Japan five times — 1970, 72, 74 as Ike & Tina Turner, 85 and 88 as a solo artist (I saw the latter two in Osaka). * By 1988, she undoubtedly rose to a huge stardom in Japan. Her tour that year, which would turn out to be her last in the country, saw her performing three stadium shows
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Quotealbop Ok I agree, both nights were great and the second better and not much better Hahaha, thanks for your butter up Beware of those “smartphone YouTube footage judges” — I already came across a few of those poor souls who weren’t there and slag off the performances.
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Quotealbop I attended to both concerts. You forget Derek Trucks who was absolutely fantastic and the others guitar players were great except the poor Ronnie who was just good the second night. The two gate crashers were Johnny Depp and Ron Wood. Ronnie made too much of a show. Eric Clapton seemed annoyed by his attitude on several occasions. Anyway I loved this two shows even if the second
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Quotetatters Never got the full story as to why Ginger wasn't involved. They could have made it a full-fledged Blind Faith 40th anniversary tour with his participation. I'm guessing he wasn't invited, but why? Had his health deteriorated significantly in the four years since the Cream reunion shows, or did Eric and Steve just not want to be bothered dealing with his bull shit? In
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Yes, there are a number of musicians who should have been there. Page, Hammer, Batten, Wilkenfeld, Tony Hymas, Simon Phillips to name a few. At the end of the day, though, it is what it is. Quotegotdablouse Wow, John McLaughlin is impressive indeed, only one who can get "close" to Beck, must try to catch him live. Totally agreed. Other highlights for me are Gary Clark Jr and his du
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Got back from the RAH night #1. It was like a mini-English version of Crossroads Guitar Festival. Fantastic 3-hour event and some unusual song selection — a reggae version of Shapes Of Things by Clapton, anyone? Expensive, yes, but worth it. Ronnie played bass for Rice Pudding, saying, “back to the Jeff Beck Band.” I don’t think he said Jeff Beck “Group”.
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I Feel Free…Sunshine Of Your Love…SWLABR…White Room…Polititian…Theme For An Imaginary Western. His lyrics full of imagery resonate with our hearts and minds. Will do for ever. R.I.P. great rock poet
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Me too!
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QuoteErwinH Nena Tonight in Utrecht Oh, is she still around? I saw her in Osaka…in 1984. You can see all the pages of the Japanese tour program 1984 on eBay:
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Saw Across 24 Nights at the local cinema last night. Brilliant film — awe-inspiring performances, eye-catching visuals, impeccable sound, an absolute must-see for any Slowhand fans — even if you are turned away from the man due to his anti-lockdown/vaccine skeptic nonsense. Not only Clapton but also every other performer captured here is very focused on their role. This documentary has remind
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QuoteStoneage ...If they had chosen to go out on top they should have stopped after the 1981/82 tour. They didn't, to the delight of many fans here and millions of concertgoers. But I would argue with anyone claiming they have been on top ever since. Okay let’s argue. …I’m joking. But seriously, the way I see things is, they have been on top from time to time even after 1982, if no
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Now is the time to salvage this rather unrecognized thread I started a few months ago. I am posting gig reviews I procrastinated after my initial posts, somewhat disappointed by a rather sparse reaction to the thread. Will anyone post your firsthand account of a gig you attend and make this place a bit more interesting? I’d appreciate your contribution no matter what. I returned to Japan for
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I am a big fan of Zeppelin. I was definitely more keen on them than the Stones when they were around in the Seventies. That being said, I can’t help but admit that the Stones beat Zep in the long run. Zep flew high in their heyday, higher than the Stones perhaps (or any other groups of their contemporaries), but their prime was too short. Their comparison reminds me of the story of “the rab
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QuoteKoen QuoteRisingStone How come has this brilliant footage flown under the radar for the IORRians for four months? It was already posted before, but a bit hidden: Ahh, thanks. Also I only saw Crossfire Hurricane at the local cinema, not having the BD/DVD so didn’t know the footage was available as a bonus feature.
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How come has this brilliant footage flown under the radar for the IORRians for four months? So exciting! I’m Alright is one of my favorite early Stones numbers. Being able to hear Brian’s guitar work this clearly is an added bonus. Fantastic find all around.
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QuoteSimonN Hello, The double-shovel made an appearance ten years ago tonight, hah-hah! EC & PK play SSOYL in Manchester, 14/05/13 My ramblings from the day after... Eric Clapton & Co. at The M.E.N., Tuesday 14th May 2013. Talk about last-minute decisions: I didn't buy a cut-price (£30 instead of £75, thanks Ebay and thanks to the eejit who bought 6 seats and was getti
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QuoteTopi It is old news, yes, but I just don't want to be that person. I promised my source not to share it publicly and I'm going to honor that promise. I understand. Thanks.
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QuoteTopi QuoteRisingStone To bv, Topi, those in the know — Now that it is confirmed that the boys won’t tour this year, might I ask you to let us know the planned initial itinerary of the Summer tour 2023 that was to start from Glendale AZ, June 6, and finish in Philadelphia PA, August 1? I’m curious to know. Negative, sorry. Ah, okay…disappointing, though. I can understand you couldn’t
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I saw the last two thirds, entry 10 Sweden (this year’s winner) onwards. To my surprise I quite enjoyed it, including all that cheesiness that was unmistakably Eurovision, due to setting the bar low perhaps. I liked the Israeli singer and her team in particular — the singing and dancing were every bit stunning and they hooked me during the whole performance.
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To bv, Topi, those in the know — Now that it is confirmed that the boys won’t tour this year, might I ask you to let us know the planned initial itinerary of the Summer tour 2023 that was to start from Glendale AZ, June 6, and finish in Philadelphia PA, August 1? I’m curious to know.
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“Eric Clapton plays a bizarre gig for Carl Michaelson's birthday” The songs performed includes While My Guitar Gently Weeps!
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Budokan, Tokyo, 24 April (Night #6: the final show of EC’s Budokan residency) 1. Blue Rainbow 2. Pretending 3. Key To The Highway 4. Hoochie Coochie Man 5. I Shot The Sheriff 6. Kind Hearted Woman Blues 7. Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out 8. Call Me The Breeze 9. Sam Hall 10. Tears In Heaven 11. Badge 12. Wonderful Tonight 13. Crossroads 14. Little Queen Of Spades 15. C
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Budokan, Tokyo, 22 April (Night #5) 1. Blue Rainbow 2. Pretending 3. Key To The Highway 4. Hoochie Coochie Man 5. I Shot The Sheriff 6. Kind Hearted Woman Blues 7. Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out 8. Call Me The Breeze 9. Sam Hall 10. Tears In Heaven 11. Badge 12. Wonderful Tonight 13. Crossroads 14. Little Queen Of Spades 15. Cocaine 16. High Time We Went *The set
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QuoteBig Al QuoteRisingStone Budokan, Tokyo, 21 April (Night #4 and Eric’s 100th Budokan show) 1. Blue Rainbow 2. Pretending 3. Key To The Highway 4. Hoochie Coochie Man 5. I Shot The Sheriff 6. Kind Hearted Woman Blues 7. Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out 8. Call Me The Breeze 9. Sam Hall 10. Tears In Heaven 11. Kerry 12. Badge 13. Wonderful Tonight 14. Crossroads 15. L
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Budokan, Tokyo, 21 April (Night #4 and Eric’s 100th Budokan show) 1. Blue Rainbow 2. Pretending 3. Key To The Highway 4. Hoochie Coochie Man 5. I Shot The Sheriff 6. Kind Hearted Woman Blues 7. Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out 8. Call Me The Breeze 9. Sam Hall 10. Tears In Heaven 11. Kerry 12. Badge 13. Wonderful Tonight 14. Crossroads 15. Little Queen Of Spades 16. Co
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