Hi Lads , Tom Waits Ah Ah Ah !!! The hottest gig of the year in Paris And here it is, on ROCKERPARIS Just for YOU , courtesy of Patrice Guino. Check our VIDEOS too...
The Voice of Screaming Jay Hawkins , the attitude of John Belushi ( without the drugs ) for a great set of rock-blues-cabaret. Of course tickets were ridiculously expensive once again ( up to 140 euros ). For this tour it was more cabaret than rock. He was standing up on a platform and didn't move at all from there only to play 3 songs on the piano. Each time he was stomping his feet a cloud of "dust" was rising up to much effect. We had the usual jokes between songs. First time i was seeing him on stage and i wasn't disapointed.
note : " Child is Porn " instead of " Child is Born " on the setlist Even in Jazz they know how to be funny...
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She is considered one of the most important contemporary jazz singers and DIANNE REEVES Is playing for free ( at least for us ) @ Paris' Parc Floral of the Bois de Vincennes this afternoon. I though it would be too Jazzy for me but absolutely not, the show was great, her voice is pretty amazing, the music is really cool too ... Raoul Midon opened the show, we arrived too late to see him , we've been told he did a fine job and had an encore. He was invited back on stage by Dianne for a wonderful 13 min long version of the Temptations' " Just my imagination" . The place was PACKED, impossible to get a seat down the front. So i will post a video later but it's shot from the back sorry ... of course our photographer PATRICE GUINO was front row ( bastard ! )
Time for some nice electronic pop-rock with the B52s just after the Funky stuff from Bootsy Collins and the JBs. The B52s haven't been in Paris for many years so the Hot & Sweaty Bataclan is SOLD-OUT. Their music is not really my cup of tea, even if i liked a couple of their hit songs, but i 've been told that they were entertaining on stage. And YES they were ENTERTAINING, their pop-rock sounds really good on stage , the feminine harmonies of both female singers Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson areworking perfectly in live conditions. The singer Fred Schneider ( you know the one with the weird voice ) is quiet funny to watch . OK the music is not fantastic ( i mean not all of it ) but the 3 leaders down the front know how to put on a show , they're having fun and we're having fun . Note : Monster drummer Sterling Campbell was behind the drum kit ( He's David Bowie's ).
All pictures are from our mate PATRICE GUINO. He's da man...
Show started with House Band playing some JB covers.
Vicki Anderson
Soul Sister Vicki Anderson ( among all the girls James Brown had as backing vocalists she was his favorite singer ) sang " message to the soul sisters" .
Mr Brown' s in Da House / MC Danny Ray at work
Then MC Danny Ray introduced Tony Wilson. He's a fantastic singer and dancer , it's like having a young James Brown in front of you , pretty amazing ...
Tony" Young James "wilson & The Funky Divas United
Tomi Rae Brown ( James Brown former wife and Backing Vocalist ) sang a couple of tunes too.
Tomi Rae Brown
Tony Wilson came back for more funky stuff ... before Bootsy Collins left his bass guitar to introduced every musicians and the Funky Divas.
Bootsy Da MC...
...introducing everyone ( Clyde & Jabo )
Da Collins Bros French kissin' ( right )
Funky Divas Martha High and Vicki Anderson
Things are gettin' hot between Tony Wilson & Patti ( left )
Nice Hat Bootsy ! Sorry Honey ;-)
Tony Wilson gave us some more ... ( see video " please please please " )
Bootsy Collins ended the show on vocals with "get up, get into, get involved " and with a 15 min long fantastic rendition of " We want the Funk " , he walked out in the audience which went nuts. That was it, once again A FUNKY GOOD NIGHT !!!
