Rage Against The Machine Bercy Jun 4th

I was REALLY expecting RATM .
This has been SOLD OUT for weeks with tickets selling at silly prices on the internet.
Saw them a few times before and they were Kicking ass.
After they split up a few years ago Zack disappeared and the 3 others played with former Soundgarden's singer Chris Cornell . They've released 3 cds ( 1st one was good
the two others were crap )
They've decided to go back together which is a wise move.

Soul williams opened and failed.

We had to wait more than an hour before they get on stage but it was worth it.
They've tear the place apart . I haven't seen Bercy in such a state of euphoria for many years : from the first row down the front to the last one in the stalls EVERYBODY was jumping like lunatics.
The guys from the Raveonettes were "sitting" next to me and were having a good time as were 16500 people here tonight.
Tom's mother was sitting by the side of the stage in a sofa. so funny to see such an old lady there .

They didn't play for more than 80 min but that's always been their policy :
Heavy, Fast and ...Short.
Bercy literally erupted for 'Killing in the name' .

the setlist was just perfect :

• Testify,
• Bulls on parade,
• People of the sun,
• Bombtrack,
• Know your enemy,
• Bullet in the head,
• Born of a broken man,
• Renegades of funk,
• Guerilla radio,
• Down rodeo,
• Calm like a bomb,
• Sleep now in the fire,
• War within a breath
• Freedom (medley Township rebellion),
• Killing in the name

Couldn't believe i went to see Feist yesterday.

FEIST Paris Grand Rex Jun 3rd

Two SOLD-OUT shows ( she's playing tomorrow ) in this beautiful parisian theatre for the Grammy award winner Feist. She's very popular in France . I already saw her a couple of years ago ( on Sept 1st 2005 ) at the tiny Nouveau Casino for a OUI FM live radio broadcast.
I wasn't impressed at all .

Will i change my mind tonight ?
She made a effort with the stage production : her musicians all dressed in white , projections in the back done 'live' by two women , but she played constantly in the dark. Is she the star or what ?

What about the music : well apart from a couple of songs ( her singles ) the rest is plain boring and dull, she has too many average songs to catch my attention.
The only positive point was a surprise appearance by Gonzalez for the last song .

Feist @ Grand Rex

CAT POWER OLYMPIA JUN 1st

After playing on Jan 21rst at the Bataclan , Cat Power is back in Paris where she has many friends now.
Seems like it's sold out tonight. Once again the opening band is Apalooza, probably one of the worst support slot i have even seen. Chan marshall ( singer from CP ) is a good friend with the female french 'singer' of Appalooza. so now you know why we had to endure such crap.
Anyway Chan is here to promote her brand new cd of cover songs : "Jukebox" and that's what we're gonna get , most of the new cd will be played. Which is a good thing 'cause we LOVE it.

Chan feels much more better on stage now than she did years ago even though she still looks frail and her voice is sometimes a little bit weak but that's part of her charms. The band is smoking.

Thank you and Good night

She has a very special way of playin' those covers and turning them into her own songs , hard to recognize " Fortunate son" ( CCR ) for example but hey what's the point otherwise.
Very good night indeed.

Setlist
01: Don't Explain
02: Woman Left Lonely
03: Silver Stallion
04: New York, New York
05: Lost Someone
06: Dreams
07: Lord Help
08: Song To Bobby
09: Dark End
10: She's Got You
11: Making Believe
12: Fortunate son
13: Metal Heart
14: Blue
15: Where Is My Love?
16: Moon
17: The Greatest
18: Lived In Bars
19: Aretha, Sing One For Me
20: Life Of The Party
21: Could We
22: Satisfaction
23: Do You Do You Do
24: Naked If I Want to
25: Angelitos Negros
26: Ramblin' (Wo)man
27: I've Been Loving You Too Long