Don't forget the guys who were writing for NME in the 70's:Nick Kent, Charles Shaar Murray, Ian McDonald and the late Mick Farren.Bob Stanley's'Yeah Yeah Yeah is a recent must-read, ditto Bill Janovitz's Rocks Off (aka 50 Great Stones songs).
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Saw them in London last year when I DJ'd'for their Scala gig. Great night. It's'only the drummer who is new. My article plus gig review at www.onlyrockanroll.wordpress.com
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The Troubadour warm-up was also professionally videod.
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Great pics!
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It was the Troubadour in Earls Court tonight (thanks John). Those of you going to the RAH on Friday are in for a treat. How many times have you fantasised about seeing The Rolling Stones in a tiny club ? Well tonight I saw Ronnie W and Mick T in a club that held about 70 people, who sat round small tables so it felt like a wedding reception. And being so close that you could chat to the b
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Were you there? Just posted my review in separate thread Sorry to miss you
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Re the rumoured warm-up gig. The Half Moon Putney was the suggested venue, but it seems pretty solidly booked. However the 100 Club is closed on Saturday 26th October for a Private Party. Does anyone have any more info? Thanks
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Reply received today from BST - I can't see that it says anything. From Rob Hallett, nothing. --------- Dear Simon Thank you for taking the time to contact us with regards to your recent visit to Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park. All feedback is important to us, whether positive or negative as it allows us to continually monitor the service we deliver. I ca
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I used the larger casing (women tend to use the smaller version, apparently)
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The version I bought looks very much like the Pacato shown above. Bass response is excellent. Bands will always play too loud. Its what they do. With the ACLs you don't have to fear the consequenes. I seem to hear the vocals better, though I don't know why.Very aggressive treble guitar notes seem to calm down. You get less loud not less exciting. And at £14 or less everyone can
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The version I bought looks very much like the Pacato shown above. Bass response is excellent. Bands will always play too loud. Its what they do. With the ACLs you don't have to fear the consequenes. I seem to hear the vocals better, though I don't know why.Very aggressive treble guitar notes seem to calm down. You get less loud not less exciting. And at £14 or less everyone can
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Just before Friday nights Ray Davies/Elvis Costello gig (great, by the way) I realised I had lost my extremely expensive earplugs, probably on the way home after HP1. After a bit of panic I found these guys: www.hearingprotection.co.uk They sell mainly online but have a small shop in London off the Caledonian Road, part of the John Henry rehearsal complex and run by the charming Sam. A m
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I felt better for having written it!
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gotdablouse, no camera on a track between rail and catwalk on the 13th. But I think there were more cameras on stage to compensate.
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MaryNo, thank you. Being in close proximity to strangers for hours in very hot weather clearly requires everyone to behave reasonably and for the most part that is what I saw in T1 on both dates so well done to all of us. I think the Stones know that punks like them - "No Elvis Beatles or Rolling Stones" was very obviously Bernie Rhodes nonsense when Mick Jones was clearly a total f
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Good review from Uncut magazine
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beepee2 I was actually talking about the big video cameras at the front of the stage filming the show - they kept blocking my view of Ronnie, Charlie and Keith. Didn't seem such a problem at HP1, maybe because they were filming more from the little railway by the side of the walkway. However I do agree with you about the number of people talking pictures from the audience. The guy in fro
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Hi MaryNo Sorry no nastiness intended. I heard my wife ask you very politely to move, you elected not to so we moved instead. I fully support your right to be 45 and a punk and if you had 8 hours in the sun you fully deserved to be down at the front. If someone is tall there is nothing they can do about it but you do not have to wear your hair so tall and it would shown consideration to others
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My letter of complaint to Rob Hallett now follows (just sent). If I get response I will post it. ------ Dear Mr Hallett It is just as well that the Rolling Stones turned in two outstanding performances on July 6th and (especially) on July 13th. Because that is about the only thing that has worked about these gigs. Everything else I have experienced has been a combination of ineffici
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Here's my email to Rob Hallett, just sent Dear Mr Hallett It is just as well that the Rolling Stones turned in two outstanding performances on July 6th and (especially) on July 13th. Because that is about the only thing that has worked about these gigs. Everything else I have experienced has been a combination of inefficient and deceitful. Considering the high prices charged for t
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Hi Manofwealthandtaste I was in the Kings Arms, Shepherd Market! Glad you had a good time again this week, I was standing pretty much where you were on the 6th
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Here's my review of HP2 for Record Collector magazine. I've also included my review of Ray Davies / Elvis Costello on Friday for info because I am sure some of us were there! ------- The Rolling Stones, Hyde Park, 13/07/13 View: Tier 1, three rows from the very front When the Stones have played two gigs in the same town on the 50 And Counting tour the second gig has been mus
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I thought they were together, my apologies. I agree if you have been there since 0930 and you are quite short you deserve your place by the rail. We kept hoping that the yellow mohican would wilt under the heat but no such luck - there must have been some serious lacquer at work. At least her partners hair only stuck up by 6" and so was less of a problem. The answer is a hairdresser on th
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My review here, plus that of my friend John Perry
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Gotdablouse was right about the French punk woman (definitely not a girl) at the front of T1 with the yellow coxcomb which stood up about two feet and made it very difficult to see anything if you were behind her (as we were). It's bad enough when people wear hats but this was disastrous. My wife asked her if she would swap places with her friend on the rail where would have impeded less peo
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Lanyard etc have gone
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Left over from yesterday I have a Barclacard Unwind bar lanyard plus wristlets for Tier 1 and the Barclaycard PayBand thingies Before I consign them to landfill (grrrr - another thing to complain to Rob Halleet about - at least you can recycle paper tickets!) does anyone want them? I'll post anywhere within reason, just email me at simon@orga
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Sorry, please ignore previous post It only applies if you are going to the absurd Bocca di Lupo backstage restaurant. Which I am not. So I don't know why they sent me the email. So as you were - West Entrance for Tier 1 / Barclay Unwind
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Just had an email from BST saying that on the 13th Barclaycard Unwind "ticket"holders can enter using the South Entrance as well as West
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Finally my PayBands for Saturday arrived! But even then they managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by sending them signed-for to my house (where there is no-one during the day) instead of to my office (where there is). They did exactly the same thing last week and I asked them to change their records. So they screwed up in exactly the same way two weeks running! Cue an unnecessary tri
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