Off Topic Gigs, Concert and Live Music

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Chazz Rheinhold said:
Just watching cat Stevens do this and there’s definitely someone cutting onions in my front room
Father And Son


It's not time to make a change
Just relax, take it easy
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want, you can marry
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
I was once like you are now
And I know that it's not easy
To be calm when you've found something going on
And take your time, think a lot
Think of everthing you've got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not
How can I try to explain?
When I do, he turns away again
It's always been the same
Same old story
From the moment I could talk
I was older to listen
Now, there's a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know, I have to grow
I was once like you are now
And I know that it's not easy
To be calm when you've found something going on
But take your time, think a lot
Think of everthing you've got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not
And all the times that I've cried
Keeping all the things I knew inside
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it!
If they were right, I'd agree
But it's them they know, not me
Now, there's a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know, I have to grow
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Always get me when I hear it.
 
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Gone For A Walk said:
Tenuous 'gigs' link.
Chris Hadfield (Astronaut, Commander of International Space Station) was at Bonus Arena tonight.
Wasn't sure about going, but glad I went. Excellent 'show'.
Not just astronaut stuff, but also covered minor issues like what actually is the Earth, how life on Earth started and were we came from (spoiler alert, it wasn't from A & E in the Garden of Eden), the Universe, some amazing FACTS, figures, stories .... all capped off with a story about him & Bowie and him performing his cover of Space Oddity.
Only downer was being stuck in Osbourne Street car park for an hour afterwards. Memo to self: park elsewhere, and not Prinny Quay as that was as bad, but if I am daft enough to park there again or somewhere similar, make sure I park with car nose pointing into the flow (thanks to the legend that allowed me to reverse out into the q otherwise i would have been even longer stuck there)
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Chris Hadfield was the key note speaker at my firm's global annual shindig several years back. Sounds like a similar speech etc, very interesting stuff, and then he got his guitar out and did Space Oddity, good stuff and something different indeed.
 
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Ernie Shackleton said:
Love a bit of Elton, me.



Musically speaking, obvs.
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Now c'mon Ernie, we're all modern people these days.

I was actually more than a little fortunate to see Elton and Billy Joel together in Chicago when they were doing a joint tour, not sure if it reached beyond the US. Anyway the concert lasted about 3.5 hours and was absolutely ****ing amazing. Taking turns to do stuff together and each with their own set, simply amazing. The two best piano men of the past however many years together, unforgettable.
 
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LeftSaidFred said:
Now c'mon Ernie, we're all modern people these days.

I was actually more than a little fortunate to see Elton and Billy Joel together in Chicago when they were doing a joint tour, not sure if it reached beyond the US. Anyway the concert lasted about 3.5 hours and was absolutely ****ing amazing. Taking turns to do stuff together and each with their own set, simply amazing. The two best piano men of the past however many years together, unforgettable.
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Did Elton happen to sing "Ode to Billie Joe" by any chance ? :emoticon-0100-smile:emoticon-0105-wink:

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tigerscanada said:
Did Elton happen to sing "Ode to Billie Joe" by any chance ? :emoticon-0100-smile:emoticon-0105-wink:

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I saw Billy Joel once and Elton came on and sang "the bitch is back" with him.
They were both going through messy divorces at the time.
 
Urika Peece. said:
Got a lot of Van's stuff. Love it. Saw him at the City Hall in Hull a few years back, walked on stage, sang about seven songs no-one knew, then walked off. Hardly spoke a word. Not even 'goodnight, thanks for turning out'
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He does have a bit of a reputation. I have only seen him at festivals and he was a bit miserable but did play his good stuff.
 
southerntiger said:
He does have a bit of a reputation. I have only seen him at festivals and he was a bit miserable but did play his good stuff.
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He does indeed, can be a miserable old sod. One concert, years ago, someone in the crowd shouted enthusiastically 'Turn it on Van', the reply? 'it's already turned on...'.
He's been releasing a lot of stuff recently though, I wonder if he's got his appetite back, or he's just skint.
 
We saw Sting last night in the p***ing rain in Scarborough. Only went because free tickets. Never a fan of the police but he was pretty good and his band was top draw. Terrible lighting though - lights (both on full and flashing) aimed straight at the audience. I'm informed that this is to do with the venue rather than the band but not good whichever way. Support included Sting's son who had a really good voice.
 
Plum said:
He does indeed, can be a miserable old sod. One concert, years ago, someone in the crowd shouted enthusiastically 'Turn it on Van', the reply? 'it's already turned on...'.
He's been releasing a lot of stuff recently though, I wonder if he's got his appetite back, or he's just skint.
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He sold all the rights to his music to Sony 7 or 8 years ago, it’s probably them that are releasing stuff and he’s now loaded.
 
originallambrettaman said:
He sold all the rights to his music to Sony 7 or 8 years ago, it’s probably them that are releasing stuff and he’s now loaded.
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I don't know how the business works but the stuff I've bought recently was recorded in the last 5 or 6 years and released by Exile Productions, of whom VM seems to be the sole director. Maybe the Sony deal doesn't prevent him from doing this.
 
Plum said:
He does indeed, can be a miserable old sod. One concert, years ago, someone in the crowd shouted enthusiastically 'Turn it on Van', the reply? 'it's already turned on...'.
He's been releasing a lot of stuff recently though, I wonder if he's got his appetite back, or he's just skint.
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Didnt he get stung when he was younger
 
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