Tuesday, July 29, 2008

CHICAGO Casino de Paris July 29th 2008

UPDATED JULY 31st WITH 2 NEW VIDEOS :
" If you leave me now" &
"does anybody really knows what time it is "
Another video will be uploaded tomorrow.

New York Dolls and Sex Pistols "live in Belgium" soon on ROCKERPARIS

The Casino de Paris is welcoming CHICAGO
From the number of microphones on stage you can guess that a power trio won't be playing tonight in fact they are 8. The rhythm section , a guitar player , two keyboard players and 3 horns.
Can you believe that this guys have been together for more than 40 years ? Of course many have left from the original band and for this tour there are only 2 remaining original members, usually there are 4 .
With this Nostalgia act like with most of these "old bands" don't expect them to play their entire new cd. What people wants , it's the Hits songs.
Divided over 2 sets Chicago has to split them , "if you leave me now " sung by the bass player and "does anybody really knows what time it is " are part of the first set. Ok " if you leave me now" doesn't really sounds the same especially when the singer is struggling to match the original singer. Both keyboard players are also sharing vocals duties.
When the band is not playing some dumb AOR ballads ( excluding ' If you leave...) they're really GROOVING.
A couple of 'new' songs are thrown in , including one from their rejected record ( by their then label Warner Bros ) "stone of sisyphus" of 1993 which has just been released 15 years after its recording. You can understand why the record company wasn't happy with the result , it sounds like the worst of Phil Collins ( at least on record , live it's ok )
The second set is more groovy " I' m a man " is absolutely GREAT.
Show ended with a fantastic rendition of " 25 or 6 to 4 "

Hey Guys maybe it's time to get new shirts



setlist: 1st and 2nd set

Goodnight lads and see ya next year

NEW VIDEOS :
"If you leave me now " &
"does anybody really knows what time it is " here :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis
" 25 or 6 to 4" :

New Tom Waits video from July 24th @ Grand Rex Paris

Hi there
here's a brand new video from the First show in Paris featuring
Mr TOM WAITS with " Make it rain".
Song is 8'30" long .



More videos from both nights here :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis
6 videos in all , 4 from the 1st night and 2 from the 2nd .
ENJOY!!!

Monday, July 28, 2008

AC/DC news. Breaking Announcement soon ...

CORRECTION SETLISTS TOM WAITS ( Updated July 28th )
see Tom Waits section on this site.

Here 's a picture of Angus and Malcom from March-April 2008 in the studio :
http://www.highwaytoacdc.com/phpnews/vign/Angus.Mal.ARD.jpg
Check this French Website for news :
http://www.highwaytoacdc.com/

Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd will make a Breaking Announcement next Friday, Aug 1st, in a special video message on ACDC.COM. That will be the official start of the "Dirty Rhythm" promotion. [NDA: isn't it BLACK ICE ? ]

AC/DC's brand new album "Dirty Rhythm" [ ???] is set to be released October 28 of this year and will be sold exclusively through Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The first single "Runaway Train" will be released next month, on Aug. 24.

"Dirty Rhythm" Tracklisting: 1 Serious Nuclear Screamer 2 Run Away From Black Ice 3 The Ripper 4 9 Days In Spider's Trap 5 Rock 'N Roll Defenders 6 Love Madness 7 Long Way To Go 8 RAW 9 Heat It Up 10 Crawlin' 11 Tornado Suicide 12 Caught In A Riff
13 The Legacy

AC/DC's World Tour will kick off in New York City on Jan. 1, 2009.
Can we really trust this ?
Too good to be true , my favorite band is BACK !!!
A live DVD will be out on Sept 9th 2008 it's the Director's cut of "NO BULL"

I'm leaving town pretty soon to go on holiday , my last show in Paris should be CHICAGO tomorrow , if i'm not to lazy to go and then i'm off.
But before that we will go to Belgium to see the NEW YORK DOLLS and the SEX PISTOLS.
Hope i'll get nice pictures and videos ...

Saturday, July 26, 2008

THE BELLRAYS Paris Plage July 26th 2008

UPDATED JULY 27th WITH NEW -TOM WAITS- VIDEOS HERE:
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Free outdoor concert by the river left bank next to Bastille. Paris in the summer is full of free gigs , mostly jazz but tonight for -Paris Plage- we're gonna ROCK with The Mighty BELLRAYS.
Early start for support bands ( 5:30 pm ) .We arrived just in time, around 8 pm, to catch the last 2 songs of French rock band TANGER . Thir music is OK but they are singing in french which ruins everything.
8:40 sharp The BELLRAYS are on the stage and as usual, i've seen them many times , THEY FUCKING ROCK .
On their early records songs were like the Ramones fast and short. Now they've slow down a bit and injected some soul music into their rock. And it's even better than before. It gives you time to catch your breath between the fast stuff.
Lisa ( the singer ) is a real show(wo)man walking the stage like a lion in a cage. Her versatile voice adapts easily wether it' s a soulful ballad or a punk song.
People down the front are acting like they were at the Pistols in '76 at the 100 club.
The place is on fire with the last song AC/DC 's " Highway to Hell ".
Great gig !
Thanks to Patrice Guino for sending me the pics so quick and for once he shot the video , YEAH MAN .

One beer , Please !


Lisa from left to right .

AC/DC ' s " Highway to Hell " :

TOM WAITS Paris Grand Rex July 25th 2008

UPDATED JULY 27th WITH NEW -TOM WAITS- VIDEOS HERE:
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Setlists : 1st night ( left ) 2nd night ( right )

Setlist should be read as this :
July 24th:
Lucinda/Ain’t Going Down To The Well
Raindogs
Falling Down
All The World Is Green
I’ll Shoot The Moon
Cemetery Polka
Cold Cold Ground
Eyeball Kid
Way Down In The Hole
The Briar And The Rose
You can never hold back spring
Lucky Day (cut before the end)
Tom Traubert’s Blues
Innocent When You Dream
Lie To Me
Hoist That Rag
Bottom Of The World
November
Hang Down Your Head
Get Behind The Mule
Dirt In The Ground
Make It Rain

Chocolate Jesus
Trampled Rose
Come On Up To The House

July 25th :
Lucinda / Ain't Going Down To The Well No More
Rain Dogs
Falling Down
The Other Side Of The World
Lucky Day
God's Away On Business
Hold On
Eyeball Kid
Jesus Gonna Be Here
You Can Never Hold Back Spring
Johnsburg, Illinois
Tom Traubert's Blues
Innocent When You Dream
Lie To Me
Hoist That Rag
Heigh Ho
Lost At The Bottom Of The World
Hang Down Your Head
Poor Edward
Black Market Baby
Dirt In The Ground
Make It Rain

Way Down In The Hole
Jockey Full Of Bourbon
Anywhere I Lay My Head

AWWRIGHT LADS
2nd show for Tom Waits , almost same gig as yesterday , just a few changes ( 5-6 songs ) , the jokes were different involving 1) a spider and 2) baby Frogs he had injested in Paris after swimming in a pond which are happily living in his stomach.
Hard to get the setlists as he ordered his roadies NOT to give'em away. ( !?!)
Anyway our photographer PATRICE GUINO could manage to get pictures .

the encore ( 2nd song )


NEW VIDEO UPDATED JULY 27th " Eyeball Kid" :

Check here for more : http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Friday, July 25, 2008

TOM WAITS Paris Grand Rex July 24th 2008

Hi Lads ,
Tom Waits Ah Ah Ah !!!
The hottest gig of the year in Paris
And here it is, on ROCKERPARIS Just for YOU ,
courtesy of Patrice Guino.
Check our VIDEOS too...



The Voice of Screaming Jay Hawkins , the attitude of John Belushi ( without the drugs ) for a great set of rock-blues-cabaret. Of course tickets were ridiculously expensive once again ( up to 140 euros ). For this tour it was more cabaret than rock.
He was standing up on a platform and didn't move at all from there only to play 3 songs on the piano.
Each time he was stomping his feet a cloud of "dust" was rising up to much effect.
We had the usual jokes between songs.
First time i was seeing him on stage and i wasn't disapointed.

Starting with THIS :


2 OTHER VIDEOS HERE :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis
so stay tuned !

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Nile Rodgers ' CHIC Paris July 23rd 2008

Hi
Here's a selection of some of the pictures from the CHIC gig at the Elysée Montmartre .
© Guino Patrice
Review later ...

Nile Rodgers In action !

The band ( left ) / Probably the sexiest girl i have EVER seen on a stage ( right )

Is that smile for me Honey ? ( right )

Nice "Tattoo" ( left )

He's DA BOSS ! Backstage

Can you believe your eyes ?!?
"Le Freak " C'est CHIC :

Sunday, July 20, 2008

DIANNE REEVES Parc Floral Vincennes July 20th 2008

UPDATED JULY 22nd WITH VIDEO ...



note : " Child is Porn " instead of " Child is Born " on the setlist
Even in Jazz they know how to be funny...

Hi There

She is considered one of the most important contemporary jazz singers and DIANNE REEVES Is playing for free ( at least for us ) @ Paris' Parc Floral of the Bois de Vincennes this afternoon.
I though it would be too Jazzy for me but absolutely not, the show was great, her voice is pretty amazing, the music is really cool too ...
Raoul Midon opened the show, we arrived too late to see him , we've been told he did a fine job and had an encore. He was invited back on stage by Dianne for a wonderful 13 min long version of the Temptations' " Just my imagination" .
The place was PACKED, impossible to get a seat down the front. So i will post a video later but it's shot from the back sorry ... of course our photographer PATRICE GUINO was front row ( bastard ! )

Friday, July 18, 2008

B 52 ' S PARIS BATACLAN JULY 18th 2008



Time for some nice electronic pop-rock with the B52s just after the Funky stuff from Bootsy Collins and the JBs.
The B52s haven't been in Paris for many years so the Hot & Sweaty Bataclan is SOLD-OUT.
Their music is not really my cup of tea, even if i liked a couple of their hit songs, but i 've been told that they were entertaining on stage.
And YES they were ENTERTAINING, their pop-rock sounds really good on stage , the feminine harmonies of both female singers Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson are working perfectly in live conditions. The singer Fred Schneider ( you know the one with the weird voice ) is quiet funny to watch .
OK the music is not fantastic ( i mean not all of it ) but the 3 leaders down the front know how to put on a show , they're having fun and we're having fun .
Note : Monster drummer Sterling Campbell was behind the drum kit ( He's David Bowie's ).

So a very enjoyable night after all ...

Videos online, their single" Funplex " here :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis
and " Planet Claire" :


Thursday, July 17, 2008

BOOTSY COLLINS Tribute to James Brown Paris Bataclan July 16th

Bootsy Collins & The Hardest Working Band Featuring, The Original JB Rhythm Section & Tony Wilson.
With Vicki Anderson , Martha High & Tomi Rae Brown

NEW ONLINE VIDEO (updated July 18th ) "Maybe the last time" here :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

All pictures are from our mate PATRICE GUINO. He's da man...

Show started with House Band playing some JB covers.
Vicki Anderson

Soul Sister Vicki Anderson ( among all the girls James Brown had as backing vocalists she was his favorite singer ) sang " message to the soul sisters" .

Mr Brown' s in Da House / MC Danny Ray at work

Then MC Danny Ray introduced Tony Wilson. He's a fantastic singer and dancer , it's like having a young James Brown in front of you , pretty amazing ...
Tony" Young James "wilson & The Funky Divas United

Tomi Rae Brown ( James Brown former wife and Backing Vocalist ) sang a couple of tunes too.
Tomi Rae Brown

Tony Wilson came back for more funky stuff ... before Bootsy Collins left his bass guitar to introduced every musicians and the Funky Divas.
Bootsy Da MC...

...introducing everyone ( Clyde & Jabo )
Da Collins Bros French kissin' ( right )

Funky Divas Martha High and Vicki Anderson

Things are gettin' hot between Tony Wilson & Patti ( left )

Nice Hat Bootsy ! Sorry Honey ;-)

Tony Wilson gave us some more ... ( see video " please please please " )
Bootsy Collins ended the show on vocals with "get up, get into, get involved " and with a 15 min long fantastic rendition of " We want the Funk " , he walked out in the audience which went nuts.
That was it, once again A FUNKY GOOD NIGHT !!!

Bootsy on his way home ...

"Please please please " :


More to come ...
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contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

Wednesday, July 16, 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
.
Deodato here with a fan

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

Monday, July 14, 2008

New Iron Maiden video from Bercy

UPDATED JULY 14 th NEW VIDEO ONLINE
" The Number of the Beast "
Here :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Saturday, July 12, 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 ?!? )

Friday, July 11, 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.

Thursday, July 10, 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 ?

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

WILLY DEVILLE Paris Cigale July 8th 2008




Willy Deville is still popular in France as this concert at la Cigale is SOLD OUT ( all seated event )
I've got to tell you i went there more by curiosity than anything else and on the advice of a few friends because i do not really know what he has done musically apart from the "Hey Joe" cover he did a few years ago.
And that was a real surprise to me.
Support band was an african band in the style of Tinariwen ( can't remember their name ) which went ok.
Things started smoothly with the Mink Deville band playing Herbie Hancock's " Watermelon man " before Willie was introduced on stage.
His skin is as white as a wedding dress and he looks frail but he can deliver.
He's got the Voice , the Look and the attitude to go with ... and the sense of humor too.
He may be playing most of the show sitting on a bar stool with his lyrics in front of him but the whiskey fuelled voice is still intact.
The music is diverse from blues to rock to spanish influenced .
Only 2 songs from his most recent record were played, he stayed focus on his most famous songs including the " Hey Joe " cover .
After asking a few fans who saw him a few times over these last 20 years on the -Willie Deville scale- it was a really good show and that's exactly what i though.
Very enjoyable night .
I would like to thank personally Patrice Guino for the pictures once again , he was supposed to go to the Kings of Leon / Mgmt gig at the Zénith yesterday. After i asked him he switched to Willy Deville so he had to ask for a photo pass at the last minute and was turned down by the PR. So i felt a little bit guilty but he's full of resources and he's a rebel; His answer was
" Fuck'em i'll take pictures anyway " and that's what he did .
He's right " Fuck this vermine PR " we don't need any of their arrogant shit.
To whom it may concerned !

Oh , here's " Hey Joe" :


Here's another one :

More to come ...
Enjoy

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

BECK Paris Olympia July 7th 2008



Beck is at Paris' Olympia to promote is then unreleased new cd "Modern Guilt" ( It's coming out today )
The Olympia is Sold-out and we're expecting a lot from this talented 38 year old young man,
Maybe we're expecting too much ; from what i heard from the new record he left all his electronic shit at home and took back his guitar to the studio , Right.
He used to have many , many people on stage , tonight it's stripped down to a more conventional Drums , Bass , Guitars ( 2 including his ) and Keyboards . So it should rock ...
The gig started in a nice way with some rock tunes , the band is rocking unfortunately it didn't last long . It's also obvious that some of the backing vocals are pre-recorded tapes.
I don't know what's wrong with the guy , he's got the material but that's the way he plays it .
He looks like a 70 year old man on stage , it's like his power had vanished or he's somewhere else .
The gig was good but we feel that it could have been sooo much better.
After ONLY 1h20 he's escorted backstage ...
All we have here is unfinished business ...

Thanks to Guino Patrice for the pictures.
Videos to come soon

check for more : http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Blues Brothers Band & Eddie Floyd Paris Olympia July 5th


"Brother Jake " and Steve Cropper ( left ) Eddie Floyd ( right )

UPDATED JULY 7th WITH NEW VIDEO HERE
Wilson Pickett's
634-5789 featuring Eddie Floyd :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis


The Original Blues Brothers Band back at the Olympia. the first time Steve Cropper played there was more than 40 years ago in 1967 with Booker T and the MG's , Carla thomas , Sam & Dave , Eddie Floyd and Otis Redding all on the same bill for 2 shows at the Olympia .
This time only Eddie Floyd remains from this line -up .
The gig started very slowly with 2 instrumentals : Booker T's " Green Onions " and the " Peter Gunn theme" from the Blues Brothers original soundtrack .
The show really started when the new 'Brother' Jake came on stage and started singing ; from then on it was Hits after Hits : " She cought the Katy" , "Sweat home Chicago " , " Minnie the Moocher"...
Don't know why they call themselves "The Original BBB " when there are only 3 members from the original band Steve plus 2 of the brass players , they are more like a cover band anyway ...
Things started to get hot when Eddie " Mr Knock on Wood" Floyd was introduced for the second part of the show dressed in a shiny white costume.
Some Jake & Elwood clones from the audience were asked to join for a wonderful rendition of Sam & Dave's "Soul Man "
Show ended with " everybody needs somebody to love " and Steve Winwood's " Gimme some lovin " .
Fun show !!!

"Soul Man" for ya :

Friday, July 4, 2008

BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE Paris Bataclan July 3rd

UPDATED JULY 13th WITH NEW BJM VIDEO check here :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis


With ( far left ) and without Anton

A Couple of pics from Patrice Guino ( thanks mate ! )

Back to the Hot & Sweaty Bataclan theatre ( The Counting crows played here a few days ago , check picture review AND videos on this site ) to see The Brian Jonestown Massacre and his mad leader Anton Newcombe .
We arrived too late to see The Blakes.
Strange gig than this one.
1st:
Anton seems to be infuenced by all this psyche scene from the 60's but his band the BJM sounds more like the Cure at their worst.
There is this famous quote at a Neil Young concert when someone shouted "It all sounds the same" and Neil Young to answered back " well it's all one song"
This could apply tonight as our photographer Patrice Guino noticed jokingly : " The BJM they 're like the Ramones ! they changed the lyrics but they're playing the same song ".
2nd :
They might be on stage for more than 90 min but the affective time they are really playing is just less than 70 min.
There is a 2-3 min gap between each song ( to tune or to talk ) sometimes much more when Anton is leaving the stage for god knows which reason and leaves the others improvising some weird noises.
3rd :
They're playing most of the set completely in the dark.
So all this is pretty average.

Here's a video , don't ask me which song :

Thursday, July 3, 2008

PERCY SLEDGE Paris Olympia July 2nd 2008

UPDATED JULY 4TH WITH NEW VIDEO

Complete different style of music this evening, Iron Maiden played a stunning show yesterday in a Sold-out Bercy, Tonight Soul legend Percy Sledge is at the Olympia.
Complete different atmosphere also and much more quiet than those metalheads.
Shame only 1000 tickets have been sold .
Support band is a young black female singer Lisa Doby check her myspace page she was good :
http://www.myspace.com/lisadoby
Nice introduction to Mr Sledge
As usual with these 'old' artist the house band ( The New Aces Band ) is playing a few songs on their own before they introduced the main attraction Soul Legend Percy Sledge.
I was lucky to see him at the LED ZEPPELIN aftershow party at the Indigo in London with other greats ( Solomon Burke , Sam Moore and Ben E King ) .

Unlike many other artists his age his Soulful Voice is as good as it was in the late 60's when he was riding high in the charts. Maybe he has a few more pounds but the voice is still intact .
Lots of classics tonight his and a few covers including Ottis Redding's " sitting on the dock of the Bay" and a fantastic rendition of Procol Harum 's " A whiter shade of pale ".
The concert couldn't have been perfect without his N° 1 smash Hit " When a man loves a woman".
Great evening !

On Stage and Off stage after the Show

" Sitting on the dock of the bay" :

" A whiter shade of Pale " :

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

IRON MAIDEN BERCY July 1st

UPDATED JULY 3rd NEW VIDEO ONLINE " Wasted years " here :

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

Fantastic show from Iron Maiden they can't be beaten when they're playing all their hits.
Great stage too.
Bruce Dickinson was sometimes struggling with his voice but the problem is and has allways been Janick Gers. Since they "reform' and call back adrian Smith , this poor chap is useless and fucking ridiculous on stage. GET HIM OUT NOW !!!




SETLIST :
Intro - Churchills Speech
1. Aces High
2. 2 Minutes To Midnight
3. Revelations
4. The Trooper
5. Wasted Years
6. The Number Of The Beast
7. Can I Play With Madness?
8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
9. Powerslave
10. Heaven Can Wait
11. Run To The Hills
12. Fear Of The Dark
13. Iron Maiden
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14. Moonchild
15. The Clairvoyant
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name

"Aces High "


"The Trooper " :

MORE VIDEOS POSTED EVERYDAY HERE :

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