The Rifles + Louis de Lights @ Nouveau Casino Paris June 9th 2009

The Rifles + Louis de Lights @ Nouveau Casino
Paris June 9th 2009

Another day , another show...
I can't tell anything about the support band apart that they're French , good band maybe they need a little more practice.
Too bad, the place was almost empty as they get on the stage , nice lightning though.

Louis De lights

I also cannot tell you anything about The Rifles as a friend invited me at the last minute , I've never heard of them before.
Once again nice lighting for the support band and shitty for the headliner ?!?
Very nice discovery , GREAT band from England ( it's written on their face ), very Mod, they have probably listen to The Jam a lot
As always with English young bands their technic is perfect , they have lots of very catchy songs with cool melodies.

Lots of singalong and dancing among the English crowd.

They made a great impression on me like The rascals did the first time I saw them.

The Rifles

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Next shows in Paris :

Charlie Winston @ OuiFM Private acoustic gig June 11th 5 PM

AC/DC @ Stade De France June 12th

Mina Tindle @ Divan du Monde, single release party June 13th
Thos Henley @ Oliver Peel session Private gig June 14th
New sensation : Lissy trullie @ Baron , guest list only June 15th midnight show
Journey @ Bataclan June 16th
Madness @ Ciné Aqua , Private gig -OR- Korn @ Bataclan June 17th
HELLFEST @ Nantes with Heaven & Hell , Motley Crue June 19th

Heaven & hell @ Casino de Paris June 23rd

Ben Harper @ TV recording Paris June 24th

Social Distortion + The Durango Riot @ Bataclan Paris June 8th 2009

Social Distortion + The Durango Riot
@ Bataclan Paris June 8th 2009

First on stage is The Durango Riot a rock- psyche-Punk band from Sweden , as with many Swedish band it's a 100 % rock kick ass band.
The Hives is probably the most famous rock band from Sweden right now , we should hear about this one pretty soon.

The Durango Riot from Sweden

Then headliner Social Distortion is taking the stage by storm in a very packed and sweaty Bataclan.
Lots of rockers tonight many of them with tatoos & Lots of beautiful girls too also with tatoos.
Social Distortion has a very long career they've been Rock'n Roll with a Punk attitude and power then more heavy ( metal ) in the 90's , it seems that now, with the addition of a keyboard-piano player, they tend to be part of the "Americana" but with lots of balls.

Tonight we'll find all of these influences in their songs .
Some are Punk with OooHH and AAaahh to sing along ( Green day and Offspring have made a career with this ) others are more 50's Rock played heavy ( with piano ) but to my surprise lots of songs are ballsy country -rock with Hammond-sounding keyboard à la Deep Purple.

Mike Ness has a very monotonous voice which tends to get on my nerves after half an hour.
Overall good show but it could have been better.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band Feat. Gary Rossington @ Paris Zénith June 5th 2009

Lynyrd Skynyrd well sort of...
@ Paris Zénith June 5th 2009

After seeing Neil Young yesterday at the very same place , what's left of a band called Lynyrd Skynyrd is playing in front a little bit more than 2000 people when Neil Young played in front of more than 6000 people.
Who wants to pay between 70 and 80 euros to see a cover band ?
The only original member is Gary Rossington ( the guitar player with the hat ) all the others are dead.
Lynyrd Skynyrd my ass ...

Rickie Medlock ( former Blackfoot ) is on guitar and Johnnie Van Zant, on vocals, is wearing his brother's shoes. Can't tell the name of the others.
What to expect ?

Old songs , old songs and ... old songs , like any other cover bands they're not here to play any new songs nobody gives a damn.
We're here to hear the hits and that's what they're gonna do.
From start to finish Hits , Hits and ...more hits.
Unbelievable how many great songs this band HAD.

SETLIST :

1. Workin’ for MCA
2. I Ain’t the One
3. Saturday Night Special
4. What’s Your Name
5. Gimme Back My Bullets
6. Simple Man
7. That Smell
8. Medley :
• Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
• Down South Jukin’
• The Needle and the Spoon
• Double Trouble
• Tuesday’s Gone
9. Gimme Three Steps
10. Call Me the Breeze
11. Sweet Home Alabama
12. Free Bird

Not one song was played that was composed after 1977

They've played all these songs one after another no time for speeches, just 100 % music
The show ended with their anthem "Sweet home Alabama" ( the answer to Neil Young's " Southern man "), it's funny to hear them talking about Neil Young ( " The south doesn't need him around " ).
He was here on the same stage yesterday.
Just one encore and it's a terrific version of " freebird".

Great 90 min show , but how can they called themselves Lynyrd Skynyrd ?

Thanks to Patrice Guino for the pictures , he took'em with a small camera
you can see the difference with Neil Young's

Neil Young Part 2 @ Paris Zénith June 4th 2009

ALL PICS © Guino Patrice

Pictures Part 1 HERE

Neil Young @ Paris Zénith Part 2

Neil Young @ Paris Zénith June 4th 2009

Neil Young @ Paris Zénith
June 4th 2009

I was too late to see folk artist Laura Marling , too bad iI love what she's doing.

Needless to tell you that Neil Young 's show was hot.
Last year he played two gigs at the Grand Rex and they were fantastic , first part acoustic and second part electric.

This time it's an all electric performance with just a couple of acoustic songs thrown in ( "Heart of gold" , " Old man " , " comes a time" ).
A couple of new songs and ALL the hits " Cortez the killer" , " Like a hurricane" ...

GREAT SHOW

SETLIST :
Love And Only Love / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere / Pocahontas / Spirit Road / Cortez The Killer / Cinnamon Girl / Mother Earth / Don't Let It Bring You Down / Goin' Back / Comes A Time / Heart Of Gold / Old Man / Mansion On The Hill / Get Behind The Wheel / Rockin' In The Free World // Like A Hurricane / A Day In The Life

In a sold-out Zénith.

Complete setlist tomorrow

Pictures Part 2 HERE

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