ROCKERPARIS

mercredi 31 octobre 2012

The Rolling Stones' setlist Rehearsals in France Oct 31 2012

Some more surprises today for the last rehearsals before this long weekend:

Bitch
If you can't rock me
Dead Flowers
Get off my clouds
Love in Vain
I wanna make love to you (x2)
Worried about YOU
Sympathy (x2)
That's how strong my love is
Tell me (x2)
Out of control
Moonlight mile (x2)

Take Care

mardi 30 octobre 2012

The Rolling Stones' rehearsals setlist, Oct 30 2012

One day after playing for bankers @ Théatre Mogador the band is back rehearsing

It started very slowly today, with songs from the early 60's, and later than usual then they rehearsed some songs for the very first time*.

setlist:

I wanna be your man
Not fade away
it's all over now (x2)
Last time (x2)
Before they make me run
Street Fighting men
Just my Imagination
Lady Jane
Angie (x2) *
Gimme Shelter (x2)* [with Mick doing the female vocal part]
Sway (x3) *
Heartbreaker (x2)*
Moonlight Mile (x2)*

NOW WE'RE TALKING !!!

lundi 29 octobre 2012

The Rolling Stones @ Théatre Mogador, Paris Oct 29 2012

Contact: Irockinparis((at))yahoo(((dot)))fr

THE ROLLING STONES @ Théatre Mogador for Carmignac Gestion

Paris Oct 29 2012

"Il faut rendre à César ce qui appartient à César..."

Merci à Miss T&A pour les invits & ses amis gestionnaires.

SETLIST:

It's only Rock N Roll
All Down The Line
You Got Me Rocking
Tumbling Dice
Miss You
You Cant Always Get What You Want
Doom And Gloom
Midnight Rambler
Start Me Up
Honky Tonk Women
Jumping Jack Flash
Brown Sugar

The theatre was full tonight (all 3 levels) with numbered seat downstairs for vips and 1st balcony then unreserved for the rest.So I guess it was sold-out in this 1600 capacity theatre. Not sure if there was anyone on the top balcony, Haven't checked.
Security was tight, to get in and during the show, impossible to take pics , except for our photographer Patrice Guino, but he's the Man.
The band is on top form starting with it's only Rock'n Roll, no one seems to know the next song "all down the line" from where we were but downstairs down the front it was rocking with musicians from Americano-French band Moriarty, they could easily get tix for tonight as the bass player in the band is the son of M Carmignac who introduced the band on stage.
During "Miss you" Mick Jagger had a few problems with his ear'monitor and had it fixed by a roadie on the side of the stage: he was furious. so we had an extra guitar solo by Ronnie and of course a groovy bass solo by Darryl.
Once again Mick pushed Ronnie several times on the front of the stage.
Keith Richards ' playing is kept to a minimum which is very worrying.Ronnie is now holding the house together taking all the lead.
Bernard Fowler is back with the Stones (He rehearsed with them for the first time one day after the Trabendo on Oct 26, setlist below for the completists). -Now that I think of it I'm pretty sure that I saw Bernard backstage @ Trabendo-
Jagger is playing guitar on "Doom & Gloom".

The not so funny bit was when Mick Jagger talked about a letter M Carmignac sent to French President François Hollande (probably complaining about taxing the rich a bit more ) and Mick laughed with all those bankers saying that "he never read (or heard of any of ) Hollande's reply".
As soon as the name of Hollande was heard everybody booeed.
He also asked if Hollande has been invited to the gig ! With the audience laughing !
It really shows what a cunt Mick Jagger has become : a rich laughing with the rich
No surprise that's he's charging his fans so much for London & Newark, disrespectful for the working class who have bought and are buying his records. What a fucking shame !
The biggest Rock'n Roll band playing & laughing with bankers and brokers !!! so sad !

Anyway enough of politics it was a great show !!! Glad we could make it.
75-80 min set (?)

Article about the concert (in French), article about M Carmignac

Check our previous posts on the Stones

@ Trabendo

Rehearsals (with Setlist) of Oct 23 is HERE

Rehearsals (with Setlist) of Oct 22 is HERE

Rehearsals (with Setlist) of Oct 15 is HERE
Rehearsals (with setlist) of Oct 16 is HERE
" I wanna be your man" audio from rehearsals is HERE

Rehearsals (with Setlist) of Oct 11 & 12

Rehearsals setlist for Oct 26:
First rehearsals with Bernard Fowler
Tumbling Dice (with Bernard singing lead vocals, Mick wasn't there yet)
She's so Cold
ADTL
Let It Bleed
YCAGWYW
Wild Horses
Time Is On My Side
You Got Me Rocking
Beast of Burden
Paint it Black
If you can't Rock Me
Sympathy
Miss You
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

dimanche 28 octobre 2012

Maxïmo Park @ Gaité Lyrique, Paris Oct 28 2012

Maxïmo Park + Animal Kingdom @ Gaité Lyrique, Paris Oct 28 2012

First we have Animal Kingdom at the tiny Gaité Lyrique, indie rock band from England. Not really our drug of choice.

The Gaité Lyrique is far from being full, I guess Maxïmo Park ain't the flavor of the month anymore, it's too bad as they've done a great kick ass rock set, starting very softly with the first part of the first song then exploding 'till the last riff of the last song. Great atmosphere specially the girls down the front who couldn't kept from grabbing his legs.

The singer is acting a bit like a maniac for the whole set (see video below).

Most of their short are very short, 3 min max and fast.

That's how we like it !

Entertaining !

jeudi 25 octobre 2012

The Rolling Stones @ Trabendo, Paris Oct 25 2012

UPDATED OCT 26 with more pics & videos

Street Fighting Men ? Not Tonight !

setlist

The Rolling Stones @ Trabendo, Paris Oct 25 2012

Hard to believe that I'm at the tiny Trabendo club to see The Rolling Stones. We've already seen some famous band in this club, including The Strokes, Green day, Muse, Metallica.... but The FUCKIN' ROLLING STONES !!!

Dream Come True

We had to go through several security check points, for the tickets (twice) and search, you couldn't get in with your cell-phone or any camera...
I've never seen so many security guards, police in riot gear (?!?) and they've closed down the whole perimeter around the club. It looked like a military zone in Irak.

All that shit for 500 Rolling Stones fans most of them in their 50's? Bollocks !

Lots of familiar faces in the club, just 3 small backdrops in the back: including the cover of the new album above Charlie's drumkit.

9:15 pm , The band is getting on stage, we're just down the front facing Ron Wood.

They are all skin & Bones with gray faces and grief-written lines.Charlie's looking good and Keith Richards looks a zombie, Scary.

We're so close that we can see every line , every little muscle or vein on Jagger's face : Impressive, specially after seeing him/them only in Arenas or Stadiums.

Lightning is white and not that fantastic, sound is not too loud and perfect !

Route 66 is the first song played... in slow motion, I guess there's a bit of tension as it's their first official show since 2007.

Mick Jagger's is talking in french mostly, "I can't believe that we're still standing up" Yeah that's right specially regarding Keith Richards shadow, He looks scary and very frail; most of the time, there is no life in his eyes and from time to time there's a smile or a wink of an eye or a grin that shows us that there's still a bit of life in his body & brain. I've been told they had trouble finding an insurance Cie to sign them for a tour, I can understand why by looking at Keith.

The guitar playing is (still) perfect but kept to a minimum but isn't it his trademark ? Ronnie 's shining so is Mick.

He's playing the guitar on several songs "when the whip comes down", D&G" &"Miss ya".

You can see that several times they are relying on Chuck Leavell's direction to play a song.He's the Musical director and Mick Jagger , the conductor.

Ronnie's fooling around a bit and Daryl is faultless with some groovy bits, specially on "Miss You".

Fantastic version of "Midnight Rambler". "Doom & Gloom" is sounding very good on stage either.

Great 75 min gig, I would have never dreamed to see the Stones in such a tiny club and (almost) front row.

Now it's done, hallelujah !!!

More Pics from the show HERE