waWie viele Musiker hatte er denn dabei?
Hier ein Bericht entnommen von VanMorrisonnews, mit Angabe der ausgezeichneten Band:
Sunday, March 02, 2008
01-Mar-08 Frankfurt Concert Review
Here’s Petra review of show:
Not many changes of the set list – but Van cuts it short, only 18 songs tonight – maybe he’s got to catch an early flight home ? But nevertheless it’s a beautiful concert for some reason:
He sings ‘In The Afternoon’ instead of ICSLY, a wonderful subdued version. This definitely makes my night – how long have I been waiting to hear this one live on stage ???
Van is in uncharacteristically chatty mood in Francfort tonight – he approaches the audience and talks a lot, tells even stories (Van !!! Stories !!!). For example, he explains how he played gigs in Francfort, ‘in 1962, before most people here were born …’ When someone in the audiences shouts out loudly and repeatedly a request for some old song, he says ‘That was some other me …’
And even when he criticizes what he thinks are failures of his musicians he is still in good mood and jokes to Tony on the fiddle: ‘Do the picking thing!’ A little later ‘He’s got it!’
John Platania plays a stunning guitar solo on ‘Nightclub’, Van great sax on ‘Soul’.
So, another superb concert to remember. And besides the music, we will keep it in mind particularly because of Van being so communicative …
Wiesbadener Kurier: Van served an elegant mix of new songs and old hits. Soul ballads and hip Rhythm’n’Blues, thanks to a lively backing band.
Set list:
1. This Love Of Mine
2. Magic Time
3. Playhouse
4. (Shot Of) Rhythm ‘n’ Blues
5. In The Afternoon > Ancient Highway >Raincheck > Mystic Church
6. Stop Drinking
7. Moondance
8. How Can A Poor Boy
9. That’s Entrainment
10. Keep It Simple
11. No Thing
12. School Of Hard Knocks
13. Don’t Go To Nightclubs Anymore
14. Lover Come Back
15. End Of The Land
16. Soul
17. Song Of Home
18. Behind The Ritual
Big hand for the band!
Steel guitar, slide guitar – Sarah Jory
Electric, acoustic guitars – John Platania, Mick Green
Bass – Paul Moore
Keyboards – Paul Moran
Fiddle – Tony Fitzgibbon
Percussion – Bobby Ruggiero
Drums – Neal Wilkinson
Trumpet – Crawford Bell
Background vocals – Katie Kissoon, Karen Hamill
Sax, harp, ukulele – Van
[Image via Wiesbadener Kurier]
War trotz eines abrupten Konzertendes und einer insgesamt sehr komprimierten Setlist ( 1,5 Std.) ein wunderbares Konzert.
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Doch viel,viel lauter noch sind die, die nix zu sagen haben... [/SIZE]