Raven @ Maroquinerie, Paris, Sept 22 2015

Raven @ Maroquinerie, Paris, Sept 22 2015

English 80's Hard Rockers RAVEN playing a show in France at last

Thrash Metal band form UK, Raven is playing a show in France ... at last. They've only played in Paris once, opening for Kreator @ the Elysée Montmartre on May 16 1989.

Not a lot of people tonight, around 150 lunatics to attend the return of RAVEN in the french Capital.Lunatics but devoted fans who knew all the lyrics from the classic songs. A bit shocked to see that Mark, the guitar player, is weighing probably more than 200 pounds, I can remember pics of him from the late 80's when he was tall & thin.
They're giving it all on stage , running from one side of the stage to the other. Sound is rough as it was back then on their early records.
They were on the verge of making it in the late 80's but are now playing clubs so there's a feeling of sadness to see them playing in a half empty Maroquinerie. 

  We're going to many Arenas to attend concerts that we tend to forget that there is a "working class" scene where bands are probably struggling to make a decent living but are still giving everything to satisfy fans and RAVEN is one of them, so they should get respect for that.

SETLIST: (this is the setlist from a show in Germany, I guess it was the same tonight with maybe the addition of "crash bang wallop", can't remember !)
Destroy All Monsters
Hard Ride
Live at the Inferno
All for One
Rock Until You Drop
Guitar Solo
Lambs to the Slaughter
Guitar Solo
Speed of the Reflex
Mind Over Metal
Into the Jaws of Death
It's Not What You Got
Tank Treads (The Blood Runs Red)
Faster Than the Speed of Light
On and On
Encore:
Bass Solo
Break the Chain (including medley of covers from Black sabbath, AC/DC and others...)

 Merchandising

on the same night in Paris:

King Crimson @ olympia

Lou Doillon @ Album de la Semaine

Venom Inc (Mantas & Abaddon) @ Divan du Monde

David Gilmour Part 2 / 2 @ Théatre Antique d' Orange, Sept 17 2015

David Gilmour Part 2 / 2 @ Théatre Antique d' Orange, Sept 17 2015

This is Part 2 , Part 1 is here

"Astronomy Domine" 

 Introducing Musicians

Après un entracte bien mérité de 20 min, nous sommes de retour pour une version d' "Atronomy Domine" pendant laquelle le light show prend toute son ampleur et avec un maximum de titres du Floyd dont l'étonnant "Sorrow" issu du "Delicate sound of Thunder".
Son précédent album solo "On an Island" n'est pas oublié non plus.
Le public qui était resté bien sagement assis pendant tout le concert commence a trépigner sur "Run Like Hell", sur laquelle Gilmour porte de lunettes de soleil, et commence à se lever et à se rapprocher tout doucement de la scène.
Le public se lâche pour le rappel, c'est la moindre des choses avec un tel enchainement "Time-breathe-Confortably Numb".
En résumé un concert magnifique dans un cadre somptueux, même si on aurait aimé que l'album sorte une semaine plus tôt afin de connaitre les nouveaux titres, 6 ont été joués ce soir.

  

"Run Like Hell" with sunglasses 

 

 

 SETLIST (Part 2): [with links to videos]
Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd)
Fat Old Sun (Pink Floyd)
On An Island
The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Today
Sorrow (Pink Floyd) (another version)
Run Like Hell (Pink Floyd)
Encore
Time (Pink Floyd)
Breathe (Pink Floyd)
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)

 Goodbye Orange

 After the storm

 local newspaper