Black Country Communion @ Bataclan, Paris July 19 2011

Black Country Communion @ Bataclan

Paris, July 19 2011

Supergroup Black Country Communion featuring Glenn Hughes (bass & vocals), Joe Bonamassa (Guitars & Vocals), Derek Sherinian (Keyboards) & Jason Bonham (Drums) is playing the Bataclan Théatre in Paris.
Strangely enough it's not sold-out, the balcony is closed and the pit is far from being full, no more than 800 people tonight.
Hard to believe as Joe Bonamassa played on his own a sold-out Olympia just 2 months ago.
I have to say that this concert is the last "Big gig" before the holidays in a series of more than 20 important gigs for June and early July ( check our previous pages, it's been mad ).

Anyway Rockerparis is still in Paris rocking its heart out on rock'n roll.
We're huge fan of Deep Purple so we couldn't miss the first gig of Glenn Hughes in Paris for almost 15 years ( Last one was at the Locomotive -check video- in Nov 1995).
(CORRECTION : He played again @ Locomotive club with Uli Jon Roth on May 29 2001)
Last time we saw Jason Bonham was at the o2 in London with Led Zeppelin, we probably saw Derek many years ago touring with Alice Cooper and it's our first with Joe Bonamassa. We heard some rave reviews about his show @ Olympia.

The band opened the show with the first song from the first album, Derek is on the far left and will be mostly in the dark for most of the gig. Glenn is on the left, Jason behind his drumkit of course and Joe on the far right a bit in the back.
The sound is heavy with lots of guitars and bass but we couldn't hear that much the keyboards and Glenn Vocals from where we were standing: first row.Maybe the sound was better behind us.

Lots of great guitar licks by Joe Bonamassa but we already know the guy's a master on guitar.
Glenn is making the show running from one side of the stage to the other, doing so funny faces, he's the rockstar, he even have his wardrobe on the side of the stage with a roadie ready for clothes change just in case .

Maybe he's over acting to get the attention specially when Joe is doing his soli.
Joe is the opposite: very calm and relax, he's doing his thing , focusing on his (perfect) guitar playing.

They didn't play that many songs but many of them are clocking at more than 6-7 or even 8 minutes.

Glenn is doing almost all the lead vocals, Joe sang a couple.

They have two records out, The music is a mix between Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, last song for tonight is "Burn" by Deep Purple (here on video).
It was a show not to be missed as I don't think it will be a long term collaboration as each musician has his own career specially Joe Bonamassa who's very successful on his own.
Great 1h40 min show.

Merchandising & Setlist

"Burn":

Herbie Hancock + Wayne Shorter + Marcus Miller @ Olympia, Paris July 18 2011 Tribute To Miles

Herbie Hancock + Wayne Shorter + Marcus Miller @ Olympia
Paris, July 18 2011 "Tribute to Miles"

"Tribute to Miles Davis " almost 20 years after his death (Sept 1991) by some of his most famous musicians.
This show was sold-out ages ago in spite of very expensive tickets: between 70 and 150 euros for the best seats.
Posh audience for this all instrumental gig, Herbie is on piano and Keys on the far left, Wayne Shorter on the left, Drummer Sean Rickman in the back, trumpeter Sean Jones on the right and Marcus Miller on the far right.
As you can guess the musicianship is extremely high.
Can't tell you about the setlist as I'm not the N°1 Miles Davis fan.

Can't tell you either that I love everything they did but overall very good gig.

Next shows in Paris for the end July 2011

July 19
Black Country Communion @ Bataclan
July 20:
The Strokes @ Zénith (sold out)
July 21:
Kyle Eastwood @ RTL radio (3:30pm) Invit' only
Moriarty + Aaron + many others @ Parvis Hotel de Ville (free show)
July 22:
Owlle + Christophe + many others @ Parvis Hotel de Ville ( free show)
July 23:
Mlle K + Brigitte+ Oh La La + Many Others @ Parvis Hotel de Ville (free show)
July 24:
Selah Sue + Catherine Ringer @ Parvis Hotel de Ville

It will be our last show before we go on holidays

"1991: The Year Punk Broke" with Sonic Youth & Nirvana out on dvd for first time in September

Pics above: Sonic Youth @ Palais des Congres 2009

For the first time, 1991: The Year Punk Broke will finally make its debut on DVD on September 6, 2011. All footage has been fully restored with audio re-synced and remastered in uncompressed PCM stereo under the supervision of Sonic Youth.

1991: The Year Punk Broke is also packed with 65 minutes of bonus material, including the previously unreleased featurette “(This Is Known As) The Blues Scale” featuring over 40 minutes of additional live footage of Sonic Youth performing “White Kross,” “Eric’s Trip,” “Chapel Hill” and “Inhuman” plus a rare Nirvana performance of “In Bloom.”

Also featuring Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland & The Ramones.

Jimmy Page launches official website today

Jimmy Page launches official website today
Full discography, pictures from all era, previously unseen and unheard multimedia material from Jimmy's personal archives

The multimedia "On This Day" feast includes video footage, images and audio clips as well as unseen photos and previously unreleased tracks, demos and home recordings. Each entry is accompanied by a personal anecdote written by Jimmy Page and will be available for just 24 hours. There will be no archiving; if you miss it, it's gone!

Jimmy Page joined The Black Crowes yesterday on stage in London, July 13 2011

The Black Crowes played 2 shows @ the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London and yesterday night (July 13 2011) Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page joined them on "Shake your Money Maker":

The show was divided in two sets: 1 acoustic (9 songs) and 1 electric (10 songs) plus Encore ( 1 song) with Jimmy Page. Here's another video of the Jam with Jimmy
Full setlist HERE, click for videos "Thorn in my Pride", "Only Halfway to Everywhere".
Check this 7 min video of "Josephine" from the previous day July 12 @ Shepherd's Bush Empire.

Slash @ Zénith, Paris July 12 2011

contact: irockinparis((@))yahoo((dot))fr

Updated with links to videos

Slash @ Zénith, Paris July 12 2011

Sold -out show for Slash & Co, making it his biggest headling gig outside Guns N Roses in Paris.
Last time he played @ Bataclan (With Alice Cooper guesting on one song), with Velvet Rovolver he never made it to the Zénith as the gig was cancelled, they only played @ Bataclan (With Izzy guesting on a few songs). Even with The Snakepit he only played @ the Elysée Montmartre.
Of course he played last year opening for AC/DC @ Stade de France and @ Hellfest.

The pit is crammed and it's hot as hell so we're lucky we could secure Block Z tickets which is the best block, dead center.
Lots of youngsters, no stage for Slash , just a backdrop and one of the worst lightshow we've seen this year and no dry ice.
Most of the time Slash will play in the dark, why ?
Sound is loud and not too clear.
What about the show ?
Well, as a guitar player Slash is still on top, i'm not really fan of his solo album so live songs don't sound better, thankfully he played a few Guns N Roses songs (see setlist for details) and Velvet Revolver's"slither".
Myles Kennedy is doing a good job on vocals even if he tends to scream a bit too much.
Good choice for the Guns N Roses songs as he played some of my favourite " Civil War", "Rocket Queen", "Paradise City ( here on video) "Nightrain". Some of these songs were extended versions lasting more than 8 min. Here's "Patience" for ya & "We're all gonna die"
He played the song "Promise" for the first time on the tour and even Snakepit's "Sweet Parade" (?!?) which is far from being the best Snakepit song.
Great atmosphere in the audience with lots of GNR fans
Overall good show ( 120 min) as his solo songs are just above average.

Merchandising & setlist

"Paradise City":

ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER Documentary projection @ Cabaret du Néant, Paris July 13 2011

13/07/2011 - Orange County HC Scenester – Projection (V.O)

20h30 - au Cabaret Du Néant (Paris) http://www.cantada.net

Cantada II - 13 rue Moret, 75011 Paris - 01.48.05.96.89 - M° Couronnes/Ménilmontant - Plan d'accès

ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER est un documentaire écrit et réalisé par Evan Jacobs. Ce film retrace le parcours d’un homme au sein d’une scène musicale hardcore/punk indépendante qui est née dans le comté d’Orange en Californie durant les années 1990. La plupart de ces musiciens finiront par sortir de l’anonymat en attirant l’attention de grandes maisons de disques.

Un document unique composé essentiellement de très rares images d’archives de groupes tels que: Rage Against The Machine, Farside, Texas Is The Reason, Game Face, The Offspring, Inside Out (avec Zack De La Rocha), Quicksand, Outspoken, Insted, A Chorus Of Disapproval et bien d’autres encore…

A Horse... and a rider with no name

Guess who's the daylight rider ? LOL

After a difficult day at Sonisphere it's nice to have a break from the rock'n roll life in the country side.

Nothing can be more relaxing than riding a horse.

On July 12th Slash is playing the Zénith
On July 13th TV on The Radio @ Olympia (we're not going)
We'll have a few days off before Black Country Communion @ Bataclan on July 19th
Then Holidays until the end of August with The Rock en Seine Fest.
We're probably going to see Jerry Lee Lewis @ Béthune (free gig) on August 27th. Check before going just in case...