quote:Originally posted by billhike: Kofi is the son of Ginger Baker, and sits behind the kit with two very talented musicians.
Must get quite crowded.

quote:Originally posted by billhike: Kofi is the son of Ginger Baker, and sits behind the kit with two very talented musicians.
quote:Originally posted by VinCentric:
3) Mozart makes great background music. It would have been delightful during dinner in the background, but more than one piece at a concert is too much.
4) In contrast, Beethoven makes lousy background music, because it is so dynamic, but is great to listen to at a concert. I knew this one, but experiencing the opposite with a full night of Mozart was a good reminder: Full night of Beethoven - great. Mozart - makes sure it's a mixed program with a bit of Mozart.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by billhike: Kofi is the son of Ginger Baker, and sits behind the kit with two very talented musicians.
Must get quite crowded.![]()
quote:Originally posted by Pinotlvr:
Saw Billy Joel last night at Amalie Arena in Tampa. I had seen him 2 years ago but he really seems to really be enjoying being back performing. 2 years ago was the typical 90 minute set, but last night he went for more than 2 hours and joked with crowd, dedicating "The Entertainer" to Donald Trump and "New York State of Mind" to Ted Cruz. Also, due to losing some legends recently, did a short cover of Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" and two full length covers of the Eagles (Desparado and Take it Easy).
Also loves how he likes to highlight his backing band, including ceeding lead vocals to one of his guitarists for a cover of Led Zep's, "Whole Lotta Love". Set list included a good mix of his career catalog including a couple opportunities for the crowd to vote with applause on the next song.
quote:Originally posted by thelostverse:
Going to Symphony Center in Chicago tonight for Battle Royale: Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis And The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra. We saw them do a Christmas show a year or so ago, and they are simply incredible. If you enjoy jazz, do yourself a favor and go to this show if it plays near you.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The New York Philharmonic has hired Dallas' Symphony director Jaap van Zweden as their new director.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The New York Philharmonic has hired Dallas' Symphony director Jaap van Zweden as their new director.
Is he Jaapanese or Zwedish?
quote:Originally posted by BOMBA503:
Heading to FLA over President's weekend for a golf/fun reunion weekend with 6 guys Ive known nearly all of my 52 years on the planet. One of them is very good friends with a guy in a band. Last night we'll be at the Springsteen concert in Fort Lauderdale as guests of the band in a suite and backstage. Gonna be a great cap to a weekend we have been trying to pull off for the last 20 years or so.
quote:Originally posted by BOMBA503:
Will do. FWIW he is playing The River start to finish which is his most Pop like album and probably my least favorite. But having seen him a few dozen times since 1978 he and the band are such great performers that it is always a treat.
quote:Originally posted by BOMBA503:
Will do. FWIW he is playing The River start to finish which is his most Pop like album and probably my least favorite. But having seen him a few dozen times since 1978 he and the band are such great performers that it is always a treat.
quote:Originally posted by BOMBA503:
My first show was the Darkness tour (I was 15) and thats always been my favorite also. My older brother by 4 years was at the New Years eve show in 1975 at the Tower Theater which you may be familiar with as it is one of the top bootlegged concert tapes out there.
One sentimental thing about this show will be that I was at the the Opening Night for The River tour. It was at Chrysler Arena at the U of Mich where my brother did his undergrad. My whole family was visiting him and we all went including my parents. We had my mother sneak a nice camera with telephoto lenses in her purse. I was walking behind the stage and caught Bruce mid air leaping off the piano which he stopped doing many years ago. I blew it up to 4'X 4" and it was on the wall of my bedroom the rest of high school, all through college and a bit beyond. It got damaged but I still have the negative.
quote:Originally posted by KSC02:
Lauryn Hill at the Montreal Jazz Fest this coming July.
A secret b'day gift for my better half.
quote:Originally posted by steve8:quote:Originally posted by KSC02:
Lauryn Hill at the Montreal Jazz Fest this coming July.
A secret b'day gift for my better half.
What, you think what you post on these forums, stays on these forums?
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quote:Originally posted by KSC02:quote:Originally posted by steve8:quote:Originally posted by KSC02:
Lauryn Hill at the Montreal Jazz Fest this coming July.
A secret b'day gift for my better half.
What, you think what you post on these forums, stays on these forums?
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I know that she doesn't read here.
quote:Originally posted by bman:
...laughed our butts off.
quote:Originally posted by KSC02:quote:Originally posted by bman:
...laughed our butts off.
That might help you get into those buttless chaps that you got from Tbird![]()
quote:Originally posted by BOMBA503:
Finally have time to post about the Springsteen concert in Ft Lauderdale. We went as guests of one of the original band members who is a close friend of one of my friends. Bruce and the E Street band was great as always but I found the concert very different than patespo. We had some of the best seats in the house on the first level, several rows up on the corner of the stage where bands always put friends.
Ive been to countless Bruce concerts including opening night of the original River Tour in Ann Arbor. The River has always been one of my least favorite albums. The first two hours they played all the songs on The River (a double album) in order straight through. I found the concert to be plodding if not a bit boring, rushed and uninspired. Maybe 1/3rd of the songs are rocking and the rest are simply meh. The energy in the crowd was nowhere near what it is for a Philly, NY or even LA area show. They simply seemed to be mailing it in this night.
Once they got through the 2 hour River set they launched into another 1 hour and 20 minutes of some of their greatest hits. This is where the show got interesting and started to rock. But still it never reached the heights or energy level of other shows Ive been to over the years.
All things considered, its always a treat to see Bruce and band. They played 3 hours and 20 minutes straight through. It was cool hanging with a few guys in the band before the show and they are professionals unlike most bands. It just wasn't up to the lofty standards I've experienced in the past. Call it an 89 pointer.