ROCKERPARIS

mercredi 20 janvier 2010

Europe @ Cigale Paris Jan 20th 2010

Europe + Black Rain @ Cigale Paris

Jan 20th 2010

Black Rain

Sold-out show @ La Cigale for Swedish rocker Europe, I don't go to Hard-Rock very often now but it's good to meet some old friends.
French Glam rockers Black Rain are opening tonight , well... all the clichés from the LA Glam scene, 20 years I could agree with the music & Look but in 2010 it's so passé.
A couple of my mates like what they saw I did NOT.

First time I was seeing Europe on stage, I've always been told that they were great Live.
They were huge 20 years thanks to a couple of hit singles, they were mainstream, these days are long gone but they still can rock da house.

First thing you notice is that the sound is cristal clear so is Joey tempest 's voice. They haven't changed at all ( almost ) physically in 20 years, the girls love them.

John Norum is back on guitar he may have gain a bit of weight but he's still the Guitar Hero he was.
Europe was wellknown for their ballads and we had a couple of them tonight , well maybe three but they're really ROCKING .

Lots of guitar licks courtesy of John Norum and lots of ( well in fact not too much ) posing from singer & lady's darling Joey Tempest.

The band knows how to alternate rockier songs and ballads, the only low point, and it is very small, is that we had a useless keyboard solo, fortunately not too long, as an introduction to one song, apart from that the gig was really great.
Of Course they ended the set with their N°1 hit " The Final Countdown" (Here on video)

Guitar hero in action !

After seeing Depeche Mode yesterday @ Bercy ( see review below with Pics & video ) I would exchange ten shows of DM for one of Europe.

Keep rocking guys you're doing GREAT !!!

see ya Paris !

Setlist ( we've been cheated ) & Nice...haircut

Next shows in Paris:

Jan 25th:
Marie-Flore album party @ sunset club
Wolfmother @ bataclan
Jan 26th :
Hot Chip @ Black session
Jan 27th:
Exson valdez @ Fnac Champs Elysées 6:00PM
Jan 29th:
Fu Manchu @ trabendo

Depeche Mode @ Paris Bercy Jan 19th 2010

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Depeche Mode + Nitzer Ebb @ Paris Bercy
Jan 19th 2010

Depeche Mode is back in Paris for 2 sold-out shows in Paris Bercy ( capacity 17000) after playing the Stade de France in June or July 2009.
Opening band Nitzer Ebb was complete shit.

Then we had Depeche Mode, I Have to say I'm not a fan at all but I've seen them last time in Bercy and I quite enjoyed it.
Tonight is a bit different they started with a very slow song and... most of the show was like this , as if they were playing in slow motion.
One of the best atmosphere i've ever attended was @ Dave Gahan solo gig @ Zénith in Paris, tonight the audience seemed dead compare to this one.
Thankfully they've played a few hits ( The only songs I knew ).
Between good and average.

SETLIST:
▪ In Chains
▪ Wrong
▪ Hole To Feed
▪ Walking In My Shoes
▪ It's No Good
▪ A Question Of Time
▪ Precious
▪ World In My Eyes
▪ Insight
▪ Home
▪ Miles Away / The Truth Is
▪ Policy Of Truth
▪ In Your Room
▪ I Feel You
▪ Enjoy The Silence
▪ Never Let Me Down Again

See Ya tomorrow ( not for me ;-)

mardi 19 janvier 2010

Watch Richard Ashcroft 's new video "Are you ready"

Richard @ RTL radio

Brand new video from the next solo album by Richard Ashcroft.

Click HERE to listen and watch

New Peter Doherty video from La Fleche d' Or. 3 songs

Time for heroes / Pipey Magraw / You Talk

Peter Doherty @ Fleche d' Or Paris Jan 18th 2010

Peter Doherty + Alan Corbel
@ Fleche d' Or Paris Jan 18th 2010

Alan Corbel

Get there around 7:30 PM doors were already opened, jeeezzz couldn't believe my eyes the queue is streching all along the block, pretty sure than 3/4 of the people queueing couldn't get in.

Hard to get in the venue as kids were pushing their way in & the security was strict and a bit rough at the door.
Anyway, French artist Alan Corbel opened the show , alone with his acoustic guitar, quite surprising there were lots of spaces at the back and on the sides of the pit , The promoter respected the capacity of the club and didn't crammed it in order to make more money.
Tickets were only 8 Euros ( with a drink ).

Time for a beer

Peter came on stage aroung 10:15 PM starting with " Can't stand me now" (Scroll down for the video).
He seemed a bit waysted as usual but didn't fucked it up at all. Songs were played (almost)one after another for the whole gig.
He didn't stop that much , only to sign a few autographs or smoking a cigarette, in fact several (Hey Man what about the no smoking policy ? )

He took time to take requests, reading a few lines from a book that a girl threw on stage as a present, giving away candies or wine and he gave numerous picks to the girls of the first row.

Lots of singing along from the audience in a cool and relax atmosphere, even though it seemed that it was pushing a bit down the front. Patrice , our photographer, this lucky bastard has found the perfect spot once again as he was seating on the side of the stage. ( see Pics )
No Encore Peter left the stage never to come back, he went afterwards for a drink at the hotel in front of the venue.

Great 90 min set from Pete

SETLIST : click on links for videos, more to come so stay tuned
Can’t Stand Me Now / There She Goes / Delivery / Beg Steal Or Borrow / For Lovers / Arcady / Time For Heroes / Pipey Magraw / You Talk / UnBiloTitled / What A Waster / Baddies Boogie / Music When the Lights Go Out / Bucket Shop / Salome / Sheepskin Tearaway / What Katie Did / Fuck Forever / Albion / You’re My Waterloo / Hooligans on E / Carry On Up the Morning / Last of the English Roses / New Love Grows on Tree / I Love You (But You’re Green)

Thanks to Candice & Madame Mime for the videos

Goodbye Lads !

1st song of the night :

dimanche 17 janvier 2010

Hear Marion Cotillard performing with Franz Ferdinand on " The Eyes of Mars" for Dior

To launch Dior's new fashion range French actress Marion Cotillard has teamed up with Franz Ferdinand.
The song is called " The Eyes of Mars" and you can listen to it by clicking on the song title.