ZZ TOP Part 2@ Paris Bercy Oct 16 2010

ZZ TOP @ Paris Bercy
Oct 16 2010

This is PART 2

Billy still have lots of beautiful designed guitars but he kept playing most of the set with the same guitar.
Of course we had the white-long-hair guitar and bass for "Legs"

ALL PICTURES (C) GUINO PATRICE

PART 1 (click)

They came back for the encore dressed with red jackets and still the funny poses, they've been doing it for years and always the same but it's working (still)

Same encore with "La Grange" & "Tush"

Very entertaining 90 min set

See ya next time & pass sheet

Merchandising

The Doobie Brothers ( with ZZ TOP) @ Paris Bercy Oct 16 2010

The Doobie Brothers @ Paris Bercy Oct 16 2010

with ZZ TOP headlining

ZZ TOP are back in Paris this time with The Doobie Brothers supporting.
Two years ago ZZ TOP played the Zénith (Capacity 6500), this time it's Bercy (Capacity 16500) and even with this double bill Bercy is half empty, less than 7000 people.
After Ozzy who played in an even more empty Bercy a few weeks ago, after Steve Miller at the Zénith who played in front of less than 2000 people a couple of days ago. Maybe promoters ( Live Nation and Drouot) will change their high price policy, people are fed up paying 100 euros for a gig.
Maybe it will teach them a lesson, next one is Robert Plant @ Palais des Sports next week which is far from being full.

As you can see lots of musicians on stage , two drummers including one guy who , I think played with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
There's a funny guy with a silly moustache (Tom Johnston) on vocals & guitar and a guy on keyboards who looks like Rob Halford.

Anyway, 1 hour set of American music, the kind of you're listening in your car when you're driving for hours on the highways, needless to tell that it's very soft for your ears even though there were some nice guitar parts.

John Mc Fee (far left)

SETLIST (TBC): with thanks to JP.

Take me in your arms

Jesus is just alright

Rocking down the highway

Nobody

Chateau

Don't start me talking

Blackwater

Takin’ it to the streets

Long train running

China grove

Listen to the music

Pat Simmons Original member (far right) Thanks JP

All the backing vocals ( maybe i'm seeing evil everywhere) seemed highly suspicious.

Nice set & good starter before ZZ TOP

Good Bye Paris !

Don't forget to have a look at our review of the latest show of ZZ TOP @ Paris Zénith on July 18 2008 with FANTASTIC pictures by our photographer Patrice Guino.

The Two showcase @ Fnac Montparnasse 4:00PM

The Two @ Fnac Montparnasse store
Paris Oct 16 2010, 4:00PM

French pop-rock duet The Two is doing a showcase at the Fnac Store in Montparnasse on this beautiful saturday afternoon to promote their brand new album.
Very cool & relax 30min+ show.
Nice harmony vocals and as you can see on the Pics the girl's cute and she knows how to pose.

"Everyday":

The Two

Click on Pic above for more about these new releases.

In other news :

-Deep Purple will release next month a remastered & expanded version of "Come taste the band" for its 35th anniversary featuring the late great Tommy Bolin on guitars, it is one of their best albums.
-A Led Zeppelin book will be out shortly about their 1975's Tour, it's called "LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour"

Guns N Roses with Duff McKagan on bass @ O2 in London Oct 14

Oct 16: Updated with links to videos

GUNS N ROSES @ O2
London Oct 14 2010

(C) GNR

Duff McKagan was a surprise guest on 4 songs @ GUNS N ROSES @ O2 in London on Oct 14.
He performed " You could be mine" ( different video) on bass, "Nice Boys", "Knocking on Heaven's door" on guitar & "Patience" on tambourine.
Full setlist HERE.

"You Could Be Mine":

With Duff