mercredi 14 mai 2014

Red Dragon Cartel (Jake E Lee) @ Forum de Vauréal, May 15 2014

Red Dragon Cartel (Jake E Lee) @ Forum de Vauréal, May 15 2014
First time that JAKE E LEE, guitar player on OZZY's "Bark at the Moon" & "The Ultimate Sin", is playing in France since Dec 22 1983.

Can't believe I've finally see JAKE E LEE playing live
I've played "Bark at the Moon" to death, still one of my favorite album

Jake E Lee has a new band Red Dragon Cartel, I have to say that we didn't have the time to listen to any songs from the album, we're her to see Jake who hasn't played in France since 1983. OZZY didn't bother playing in France for "The Ultimate sin".
The club is celebrating its anniversary: 20 years, so there is a photo exhibition, you can play kids games outside on the terrace and there is a lottery...
Opening band is Jupiter falls, English playing classic Heavy Metal, not bad at all.
After a short intermission with have the main attraction for tonight: RED DRAGON CARTEL.
The band is starting with Ozzy's "The Ultimate sin", Can't believe we're standing just in front of Jake E Lee, " Bark at the Moon" is probably the first record I've ever listen to of OZZY.
Jake hasn't changed, same face, same white Charvel guitar. Sound is loud and clear and the club has a very good lightning.
The band is playing some songs from Jake's previous band BADLANDS and of course songs from the new album, classic heavy Rock...
Not too sure about the singer but in fact we don't really care as we're focusing on Jake 's guitar playing...he'll treat us with a couple of extended soli...
The show couldn't be complete without final songs "Bark at the moon" ( poeple were screaming out for that one) and last song "Rock n Roll Rebel" with the band having a bit of fun with the singer playing drums and the drummer on vocals.
Just on time to catch the last train to Paris
Jake E Lee 's setlist and my "Ultimate sin" completed (after Ozzy's, Phil Soussan's and Randy Castillo's -who signed with red ink on the upper left corner-)

YES @ Grand Rex, Paris May 13 2014

YES @ Grand Rex, Paris May 13 2014
Sometimes you want to discover a band on stage even though you're not too fan of their music
Never been a fan of Prog' rock either.
Wrong idea !

YES is playing 3 albums, that are supposed to be Classics, in its entirety tonight...
Jeeez ! How can people listen to such crap... I've never heard something so boring and arrogant...
Complete bollocks from start to finish, it was even worse than the tribute band I've seen of Genesis.

Punk-rockers should have "killed" those boring old farts way back then in 1977.

All the clichés from Prog' Rock, 2h and 50 min of nightmare for any rock fan.

 Merchandising

lundi 12 mai 2014

Next rock concerts in Paris for May 2014

Next rock concerts in Paris for May 2014
May 12
Eli Paperboy Reed @ Divan du Monde
Klaxons @ maroquinerie
Kelis @ Gaité Lyrique

May 13
YES @ Grand Rex

May 15
Jake E Lee's Red Dragon @ Forum de Vauréal (30 km outside Paris)
The Horrors @ Gaité Lyrique (sold out)
Robert Francis @ Nouveau Casino
The Datsuns @ Bus Palladium
May 17:
Tori Amos @ Grand Rex (sold out ?)
Ben Harper solo Acoustic @ Folies Bergere (sold out)
Nathalie M King @ Fnac Montparnasse (free show @ 4:00pm)

May 18:
Ben Harper solo Acoustic @ Folies Bergere (sold out)

May 19:
 Ben Harper solo Acoustic @ Folies Bergere (sold out)

May 21:
Brian Jonestown Massacre @ bataclan (sold out)
Marc Ford @ Divan du Monde
Robert Cray @ Cigale
Jimmy Page press conference @ Olympia for LED ZEPPELIN  box sets (Invit' only)

May 23:
Manic Street Preachers @ Bataclan

CHECK FIRST BEFORE GOING !!! tHANKS

jeudi 8 mai 2014

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas @ New Morning, Paris May 07 2014

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas @ New Morning, Paris May 07 2014
 Rehearsals

We went to the new Morning a little bit earlier than usual as we were not sure to attend this gig as we had to go to Sharon Jones & The dapkings playing Canal+ L'Album de la Semaine. We were just on time to attend the rehearsals, luckily enough she almost played for an hour going through most of the songs that she will play tonight with a host of French Players. Great to hear her sing in an empty club just for us.
Then we went to Canal+ and came back as soon as we could, once again we were lucky as there were two support bands and Martha didn't play before 10:00 pm. We didn't miss a single minute of it.
lively atmosphere on stage and in the audience with Martha making the show, leading the band with some of her most famous songs (see setlist for details), having a couple of guys on stage and making jokes between songs. Her first show in Paris for 20 years I've been told.
So nice to hear "Dancing in the street", "Jimmy Mack", "Heatwave" and a few others that so many bands covered...
Afetr the show she gladly signed, chated and had a drink with the audience...
 setlist