ROCKERPARIS

vendredi 20 janvier 2012

Chris Isaak @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Jan 20 2012

setlist

Chris Isaak tonight for a tv recording playing his brand new album of Sun records cover.
Smartly dressed as usual playing with his band of 26 years.
The gig started nicely and smoothly with his hit song "Blue Hotel" before playing songs from the new album " Beyond the Sun" including covers from Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison & Jerry Lee Lewis who was introduced a s the King of Rock 'n Roll, I don't think he would approve that.
Chris' voice is still the same: perfect
I was wondering what's the point of playing such famous songs,everybody's covering the same ones, Sun Records has such a catalogue of great less known songs.
Even though his versions are very similar to the originals, the versions he's playing are so good that in fact you don't care and just enjoy.
He played a few extra tracks that were not on the setlist ending with Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire".
Probably the best Album de la Semaine we attended in a long time.

There's a deluxe version of "Beyond the Sun" with a second cd with 11 extra songs

Chris Isaak playing @ Grand Journal on Jan 20 (recorded in the afternoon ?)

Chris Isaac - It's Now or Never

Echo & The Bunnymen @ Bataclan, Paris Jan 19 2012

Echo & The Bunnymen @ Bataclan, Paris Jan 19 2012

SETLIST:
1) Going up 2) Stars are stars 3)Pride 4) Monkeys 5) Crocodiles 6) Rescue 7) Villiers terrace 8) Pict on my wall 9) All that Jazz 10) Happy death Man
11) Show of strengh 12) With a hip 13) Over the wall 14) It was a pleasure 15) A promise 16) Heaven up here 17) The disease 18) All my colours 19) No dark things 20) Turquoise days 21) All I Want
Encore
22) Nothing lasts forever 23) The killing Moon 24) Lips like sugar

Erevan Tusk + The Teeers @ Colette, Paris Jan 19 2012

Erevan Tusk + The Teeers @ Colette, Paris Jan 19 2012
Colette Music Box # 11

Once a month, trendy Colette store is organizing a concert @ The water bar in the basement of its Rue St Honoré store.
It's free and the food & drinks are sponsored so there 's always quality food, this time it's homemade Marshmallows by Pain de Sucre for everyone. (& some macarons & champagne on your way in).

Erevan Tusk

First band on the tiny stage is Erevan Tusk , quality 60's influenced pop-rock, very ambiant à la Mercury Rev, in English for this french band, great songs.

The Teeers / Kids wanna ROOOOCCKKK!!!

Then suddenly the basement is getting packed by many kids, don't know where they're coming from, the oldest is probably 15 and the youngest 5-6 years old.
What the Fuck ???
The headlining act The Teeers is a power trio, hard to believe but those kids are really rocking and the musicianship is high considering that each one of them is barely 14 years old. Yes... 14 years old.
Now we understand why there's so many kids down here.
They have their own songs, good ones heavily influenced by the English pop-rock & Arctic Monkeys and they're singing... in English.

They are the Real baby-rockers and they fucking rock ! and they already have lots of groupies !

jeudi 19 janvier 2012

Bruce Springsteen new album "Wrecking Ball" tracklisting & artwork revealed

Bruce Springsteen new album "Wrecking Ball" out on March 06

artwork for single (left) & album (right)

The single "We take care of our own" is out today (Jan 19).

The album will be out on March 06.

Tracklisting:
01. We Take Care of Our Own
02. Easy Money
03. Shackled and Down
04. Jack of All Trades
05. Death to My Hometown
06. The Depression
07. Wrecking Ball
08. You’ve Got It
09. Rocky Ground
10. Land of Hope and Dreams
11. We Are alive
A special edition of 'Wrecking Ball' will also be available and include two bonus tracks and exclusive artwork and photography.
12. Swallowed Up (iTunes Bonus Track)
13. American Land (iTunes Bonus Track)

European Tour Dates are HERE

Check our review with Pics and setlist of Bruce Springsteen 's show @ Parc des Princes in 2008