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Post by sayne on Jan 28, 2014 3:08:52 GMT -5
Just got home. Won't give a run-down until later on who played, and who played what. What I will say is FINALLY we got to hear Paul do Sgt Pepper and segue into With a Little Help From My Friends WITH Ringo singing as Billy Shears. I don't recall if they have ever done it, but it could have been an epic highlight . . . EXCEPT, Ringo was lipsyncing!!!!!! I was thinking he was in great voice, I loved it, and then his mike was away from his mouth - way away with his head tilted back, mouth not moving, but his voice was being heard. I think Paul noticed it and he had that "uh oh" look for a second and thought about singing to cover it up, but it was too late. It will be interesting how they cover that up in the editing room. I think they will probably cut to the audience or other band members.
JohnS, you would have hated this, but Paul closed with Hey,Jude, w/boys singing, then girls singing routine. BUT, Ringo WAS on the drums for that song, so that was good, BUT there were times when Ringo stopped playing completely while Abe played the fill. That was bad. URRRRR!
I'm sure by the time I write again news of the evening will have gotten to you, but I'll put in my two cents anyways. I recorded the sound of Paul's set on my phone, so I'll see if I can post it. Overall, a nice time.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jan 28, 2014 6:20:56 GMT -5
Ringo lip synching to WALHFMF? Not playing at times on HEY JUDE? No -- not good. Enough people pick on Ringo's singing and lack of drumming skills as it is. Oh boy .
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Post by sayne on Jan 28, 2014 8:28:41 GMT -5
Okay, now I don't have to give a play-by-play: linkI'll comment later.
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Post by mikev on Jan 28, 2014 9:00:14 GMT -5
Okay, now I don't have to give a play-by-play: linkI'll comment later. No, we need to hear it from a fellow fan who was there, like the lip syncing stuff- that percerption is priceless....and um unfortunate
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Post by mikev on Jan 28, 2014 9:04:11 GMT -5
The ABC article is lame, Steve's is much better, but again, we need the nuances and details!
Is the final show an hour or two hours?
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Post by Panther on Jan 28, 2014 10:13:25 GMT -5
The dude is 73. Let's cut him some slack -- 21 year olds mostly lip-sync nowadays.
When he banged the skins on The Ed Sullivan Show in '64 he wasn't lip-syncing or being backed up by another drummer. THAT is his legacy, not some silly retro-show in 2014.
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 28, 2014 10:21:04 GMT -5
I am hoping that I am now dreaming as I read sayne's report and when I wake up I will read that Ringo really sang live even if it wasn't note perfect and "Hey Jude" was saved for its 50th anniversary in 2018! Or, as I seem awake and at my office, maybe sayne is pulling an early April Fool's on us and Ringo was amazing and Paul did do "Hey Jude" but Ringo did all of the drumming and Paul dropped the cabaret schtick at the end and rather sayne and the audience were invited to charge the stage and sayne actually stood by Paul at the piano and helped tickle the ivory in the crazed fade-out! I agree with Mike: just give us the truth sayne, all we want is the truth. Even if it hurts! You know us, the more detail the better. Even the littlest tidbits fascinate us!
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 28, 2014 10:32:01 GMT -5
Here is the link to Steve's Examiner article on this show and as MikeV has warned, it is very detailed so here is a SPOILER ALERT, do not read Steve's article if you want to be surprised at broadcast: www.examiner.com/article/stars-come-out-to-honor-the-beatles-at-the-night-that-changed-americaI will say Ringo performs one of his Beatles' covers that is among his most powerful vocals IMO, so I got some goosebumps and will try to convince myself that sayne was only joking as to one of his observations as to a different song or maybe it was only true as to that song.
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Post by mikev on Jan 28, 2014 11:02:10 GMT -5
The dude is 73. Let's cut him some slack -- 21 year olds mostly lip-sync nowadays. When he banged the skins on The Ed Sullivan Show in '64 he wasn't lip-syncing or being backed up by another drummer. THAT is his legacy, not some silly retro-show in 2014. This is a guy still active and touring. Just do a few takes if necessary. It is taped for TV after all- Stevie Wonder did a couple of takes. Cut some slack?? Hmmm-that would be a cool name for a rock song!
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Post by lowbasso on Jan 28, 2014 12:48:55 GMT -5
After reading Steve's report on the show; Appears the line-up is/was a little lame; where are the older bands and artists who were inspired by The Beatles coming to America 50 years ago? Most of the artists appearing weren't even alive or far too young to remember 1964. Hey Jude again.......? Good Lord Paul... I'll find the Paul & Ringo clips from the show on YouTube to see. But glad I gambled and bought a ticket for Fest For Beatles for Sunday night, Feb.9. Don't think I'll miss much by being there and not home in front of the TV. I'll watch my DVD copy of "The Beatles First U.S. Visit" to remember that weekend. Too bad Steven VanZandt wasn't given the job of producing this historic event's tribute show....
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Post by sayne on Jan 28, 2014 16:52:49 GMT -5
Here's some tidbits that I did not see in the two articles posted so far:
Eric Idle did a sketch where he played a rather scatter-brained guy. He made mention of the Rutles, as though they were as big as the Beatles.
Katy Perry, in my opinion, butchered Yesterday. I did not think she was in good voice. Plus, I hate when gender pronouns are changed in some songs. They should have gotten a male singer to sing the song, or have her do what Joan Baez does and keep the pronouns as written {"Why HE had to go I don't know, HE wouldn't say."}
Imagine Dragons did the ACOUSTIC version of Revolution. That was good.
Joe Walsh was up there, too, with Jeff Lynne and Dhani to do Something. It was Joe who played the lead. Very nice.
If they had Dhani play, I don't know why they did not get Sean to play a John song, perhaps You've Got to Hide Your Love Away or Come Together. Tomorrow Never Knows or Rain or She Said She Said would have been cool, too. Maybe he was asked, but refused. He was there, though.
They did show clips from various movies, but I'm not sure they are part of the show. I think they were there to occupy our time between transitions. We'll see. I also don't think all of Paul's set will be aired. Trying to get it down to 2 hours, including commercials, could be tough if all of Paul and Ringo's sets were aired.
I really liked the interview clips of the production people of the Ed Sullivan Show. Nice anecdotes. Like, I didn't know Neil Aspinal was a stand-in for a sick George. I also found out about Sullivan's role in the production, which he never did for other shows. He never shows up for the Saturday run-through's, but he did that weekend.
I don't really think this show had anything to do with the Beatles coming to the United States or even being on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was more a celebration of the music. They may put it in later, but I would have liked to have seen interviews with people who were there. There was not a lot about that first visit. Then, again, it might come out in the finished product. That doc on the Beatles in Australia got it right, I think.
Any talk of Ringo not having rehearsed for the Grammies doesn't ring true for me because it was the exact same band playing. Rehearsals for the Ringo Grammy performance and Ringo's set at the Ed Sullivan anniversary show had to have happened at the same time.
Dave Grohl has a really cute little daughter. They showed her singing to Yellow Submarine. Parents bringing her up right.
Hey Bulldog with Grohl and Lynne was the first standing ovation. Lynne, Walsh, and Dhani doing Something was the second. Gary Clark, Joe Walsh, and Dave Grohl doing WMGGW was third. Stevie Wonder doing We Can Work it Out was fourth.
To be fair about Ringo singing to a taped track (not really lipsyncing - technically, I guess), others may have, as well, in order to get it right for the TV show. But, having said that, Ringo was pretty good. He told us we were good, but he said he was the greatest after we all sang to Yellow Submarine.
Johnny Depp and Sean Penn looked stoned.
I was surprise that there was no final bow with Paul, Ringo, Dhani, Sean, Olivia, and Yoko. Paul and Ringo did bow together.
For the price of a the ticket, around $80 something, you got to see two Beatles; hear them play about 10 songs; add Stevie Wonder, Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne, Gary Clark, and a Eurythmics reunion; a couple of good covers, and see some movie stars and you have a nice night out.
If I think of anything more, I'll be back.
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Post by lowbasso on Jan 28, 2014 17:12:37 GMT -5
Here's some tidbits that I did not see in the two articles posted so far: Eric Idle did a sketch where he played a rather scatter-brained guy. He made mention of the Rutles, as though they were as big as the Beatles. Katy Perry, in my opinion, butchered Yesterday. I did not think she was in good voice. Plus, I hate when gender pronouns are changed in some songs. They should have gotten a male singer to sing the song, or have her do what Joan Baez does and keep the pronouns as written {"Why HE had to go I don't know, HE wouldn't say."} Imagine Dragons did the ACOUSTIC version of Revolution. That was good. Joe Walsh was up there, too, with Jeff Lynne and Dhani to do Something. It was Joe who played the lead. Very nice. If they had Dhani play, I don't know why they did not get Sean to play a John song, perhaps You've Got to Hide Your Love Away or Come Together. Tomorrow Never Knows or Rain or She Said She Said would have been cool, too. Maybe he was asked, but refused. He was there, though. They did show clips from various movies, but I'm not sure they are part of the show. I think they were there to occupy our time between transitions. We'll see. I also don't think all of Paul's set will be aired. Trying to get it down to 2 hours, including commercials, could be tough if all of Paul and Ringo's sets were aired. I really liked the interview clips of the production people of the Ed Sullivan Show. Nice anecdotes. Like, I didn't know Neil Aspinal was a stand-in for a sick George. I also found out about Sullivan's role in the production, which he never did for other shows. He never shows up for the Saturday run-through's, but he did that weekend. I don't really think this show had anything to do with the Beatles coming to the United States or even being on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was more a celebration of the music. They may put it in later, but I would have liked to have seen interviews with people who were there. There was not a lot about that first visit. Then, again, it might come out in the finished product. That doc on the Beatles in Australia got it right, I think. Any talk of Ringo not having rehearsed for the Grammies doesn't ring true for me because it was the exact same band playing. Rehearsals for the Ringo Grammy performance and Ringo's set at the Ed Sullivan anniversary show had to have happened at the same time. Dave Grohl has a really cute little daughter. They showed her singing to Yellow Submarine. Parents bringing her up right. Hey Bulldog with Grohl and Lynne was the first standing ovation. Lynne, Walsh, and Dhani doing Something was the second. Gary Clark, Joe Walsh, and Dave Grohl doing WMGGW was third. Stevie Wonder doing We Can Work it Out was fourth. To be fair about Ringo singing to a taped track (not really lipsyncing - technically, I guess), others may have, as well, in order to get it right for the TV show. But, having said that, Ringo was pretty good. He told us we were good, but he said he was the greatest after we all sang to Yellow Submarine. Johnny Depp and Sean Penn looked stoned. I was surprise that there was no final bow with Paul, Ringo, Dhani, Sean, Olivia, and Yoko. Paul and Ringo did bow together. For the price of a the ticket, around $80 something, you got to see two Beatles; hear them play about 10 songs; add Stevie Wonder, Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne, Gary Clark, and a Eurythmics reunion; a couple of good covers, and see some movie stars and you have a nice night out. If I think of anything more, I'll be back. Sayne, Any chance Ringo rehearsed on Monday afternoon with Paul and his band before the taping in the evening? It certainly looked like he was winging it at the Grammy. He was very cautious with his fills that evening. Left them all to Abe, and he was watching Abe like a hawk during the number. Hardly ever looked out to the audience.
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Post by mikev on Jan 28, 2014 20:31:50 GMT -5
Just got home. Won't give a run-down until later on who played, and who played what. What I will say is FINALLY we got to hear Paul do Sgt Pepper and segue into With a Little Help From My Friends WITH Ringo singing as Billy Shears. I don't recall if they have ever done it, but it could have been an epic highlight . . . EXCEPT, Ringo was lipsyncing!!!!!! I was thinking he was in great voice, I loved it, and then his mike was away from his mouth - way away with his head tilted back, mouth not moving, but his voice was being heard. I think Paul noticed it and he had that "uh oh" look for a second and thought about singing to cover it up, but it was too late. It will be interesting how they cover that up in the editing room. I think they will probably cut to the audience or other band members. JohnS, you would have hated this, but Paul closed with Hey,Jude, w/boys singing, then girls singing routine. BUT, Ringo WAS on the drums for that song, so that was good, BUT there were times when Ringo stopped playing completely while Abe played the fill. That was bad. URRRRR! I'm sure by the time I write again news of the evening will have gotten to you, but I'll put in my two cents anyways. I recorded the sound of Paul's set on my phone, so I'll see if I can post it. Overall, a nice time. sooo....still no Beatles rhythm section on any song? WTF!!!!!
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Post by sayne on Jan 28, 2014 21:25:33 GMT -5
Just got home. Won't give a run-down until later on who played, and who played what. What I will say is FINALLY we got to hear Paul do Sgt Pepper and segue into With a Little Help From My Friends WITH Ringo singing as Billy Shears. I don't recall if they have ever done it, but it could have been an epic highlight . . . EXCEPT, Ringo was lipsyncing!!!!!! I was thinking he was in great voice, I loved it, and then his mike was away from his mouth - way away with his head tilted back, mouth not moving, but his voice was being heard. I think Paul noticed it and he had that "uh oh" look for a second and thought about singing to cover it up, but it was too late. It will be interesting how they cover that up in the editing room. I think they will probably cut to the audience or other band members. JohnS, you would have hated this, but Paul closed with Hey,Jude, w/boys singing, then girls singing routine. BUT, Ringo WAS on the drums for that song, so that was good, BUT there were times when Ringo stopped playing completely while Abe played the fill. That was bad. URRRRR! I'm sure by the time I write again news of the evening will have gotten to you, but I'll put in my two cents anyways. I recorded the sound of Paul's set on my phone, so I'll see if I can post it. Overall, a nice time. sooo....still no Beatles rhythm section on any song? WTF!!!!! Yes, you're right. I hadn't noticed it in those terms. Paul was on the piano at the Grammies for Queenie Eye while Ringo played drums. Paul played bass, but Ringo only sang on With a Little Help From My Friends. Then, he went to the drums for Hey, Jude while Paul went to the piano. Interesting observation on your part.
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Post by sayne on Jan 28, 2014 21:27:55 GMT -5
Sayne, Any chance Ringo rehearsed on Monday afternoon with Paul and his band before the taping in the evening? It certainly looked like he was winging it at the Grammy. He was very cautious with his fills that evening. Left them all to Abe, and he was watching Abe like a hawk during the number. Hardly ever looked out to the audience. My guess is that he had to have rehearsed. But, as I said, Ringo completely stopped playing and let Abe do the fills and then he'd pick up with the backbeat again. He kept his eye on Abe.
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Post by sallyg on Jan 28, 2014 21:49:42 GMT -5
Thanks Sayne for your report.
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Post by sayne on Jan 28, 2014 22:20:42 GMT -5
Thanks Sayne for your report. You're welcome. Don't know if any of you have seen this (I hadn't), but it's nice. After viewing, there are others to see. Enjoy!
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Post by anyoneanyhow on Jan 31, 2014 20:13:00 GMT -5
Just got home. Won't give a run-down until later on who played, and who played what. What I will say is FINALLY we got to hear Paul do Sgt Pepper and segue into With a Little Help From My Friends WITH Ringo singing as Billy Shears. I don't recall if they have ever done it, but it could have been an epic highlight . . . EXCEPT, Ringo was lipsyncing!!!!!! I was thinking he was in great voice, I loved it, and then his mike was away from his mouth - way away with his head tilted back, mouth not moving, but his voice was being heard. I think Paul noticed it and he had that "uh oh" look for a second and thought about singing to cover it up, but it was too late. It will be interesting how they cover that up in the editing room. I think they will probably cut to the audience or other band members. JohnS, you would have hated this, but Paul closed with Hey,Jude, w/boys singing, then girls singing routine. BUT, Ringo WAS on the drums for that song, so that was good, BUT there were times when Ringo stopped playing completely while Abe played the fill. That was bad. URRRRR! I'm sure by the time I write again news of the evening will have gotten to you, but I'll put in my two cents anyways. I recorded the sound of Paul's set on my phone, so I'll see if I can post it. Overall, a nice time. sooo....still no Beatles rhythm section on any song? WTF!!!!! On Ringo's 70th birthday Paul was on bass and Ringo on drums for "Birthday"
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Post by anyoneanyhow on Jan 31, 2014 20:14:03 GMT -5
sooo....still no Beatles rhythm section on any song? WTF!!!!! On Ringo's 70th birthday Paul was on bass and Ringo on drums for "Birthday" or was it the other way around? I was so excited I coulda got it wrong
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Post by mikev on Feb 1, 2014 10:51:51 GMT -5
On Ringo's 70th birthday Paul was on bass and Ringo on drums for "Birthday" or was it the other way around? I was so excited I coulda got it wrong Ringo also played drums with Abe on I Saw Her Standing There with Paul on bass during the David Lynch concert in NYC, which I was lucky to be at.
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Post by debjorgo on Feb 5, 2014 19:45:11 GMT -5
Entertainment Tonight did a pretty good spot on Sunday's show on their show tonight.
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Post by John S. Damm on Feb 8, 2014 13:18:18 GMT -5
On the CBS website for this Special, there is a preview of Letterman's interview with Paul and Paul goes on about the agony of doing "Yesterday" solo on Ed Sullivan and how he didn't want to but the others told him to(yeah right Macca, you sure as hell didn't need your arm twisted) but what caught my attention, in addition to Macca straying to 1965 when we are celebrating February 9, 1964, is Paul saying a stagehand asked Paul if he was nervous as Macca was about to perform "Yesterday" solo because 73 million people were watching.
Well the stagehand may have said that but he was wrong as 73 million watched The Beatles on February 9, 1964, NOT for their 1965 performance where the music was performed live but pre-filmed and broadcast for a later date.
I think our Paul is getting a little confused in his old age. Focus Paul, we are celebrating Sunday, February 9, 2014, the 50th anniversary of The Beatles arriving in the U.S. and performing on Sullivan the first night of February 9, 1964, not that oppertunity knocked for Paul McCartney of Liverpool England and who did "Yesterday" in 1965 on Ed Sullivan! We celebrate that in 2015!
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Post by John S. Damm on Feb 8, 2014 13:33:58 GMT -5
sayne created this Thread. I just moved it so it would be in the 50th Anniversary Section and that administrative action changed the name of the person who started it.
I will have Steve fix that but sayne is the starter of this Thread.
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Post by debjorgo on Feb 8, 2014 14:54:41 GMT -5
The show has been expanded to 2 1/2 hours.
Be careful. I had it programed in and then it wasn't. I guess when they changed the time in the schedule, my programming got lost.
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Post by sayne on Feb 9, 2014 16:34:09 GMT -5
The ONE thing that I'm going to look for is when Ringo is on stage with Paul for With a Little Help From My Friends. I'm going to see how they cover up Ringo's singing being heard while his mike was away from his mouth and he wasn't even moving is mouth. If there is an edit away from his face while he's still singing, you'll know why.
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Post by cosmo on Feb 9, 2014 22:34:08 GMT -5
Well, I enjoyed it! I especially liked the shots of Tom And Rita Hanks, and Keith Urban and the guy next to him enjoying the show so much - love people who love the Beatles!
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Post by sallyg on Feb 9, 2014 22:55:59 GMT -5
I pretty much enjoyed the show too. I liked Jeff Lynne, Joe Walsh and Dhani's Something, Stevie Wonder's We Can Work It Out, and David Grohl's Hey Bulldog the most. It was fun watching Paul and Ringo's reactions to the different artists playing their songs. The camera people showed Yoko Ono dancing away during Ringo's set.
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Post by John S. Damm on Feb 9, 2014 23:43:03 GMT -5
Wow, that show exceeded my expectations by a lot. Some quick thoughts:
1. I loved every performance, I even kind of liked John Mayer's bit with that C & W dude. 2. It was fun watching the reactions of Paul, Ringo, Yoko and Olivia, I got real tired of seeing Tom Hanks' reaction. He is not a Beatle or family. 3. Joe Walsh surprised me and I enjoyed his performances. I liked him way back in the 1970's but kind of wrote him off. I was premature in that. 4. Jeff Lynne was great on "Something" with Joe Walsh and Dhani. Dhani looks a billion times better with shorter hair. I wish Dhani had strapped on an electric and dueted with Walsh on lead guitar but those Harrison men are shy, they like to strum in those kind of events. 5. It was a crime that Sean Lennon didn't perform and I bet he could of if he wanted to, he'd have been welcomed with open arms by the show's producers. I bet there is a story there and I was thinking of Bangladesh where George said no to Yoko performing so John said no to Bangladesh. I am not saying anything so dramatic here happened but Sean was close to Yoko's side all night(unlike Dhani to his mother) and Yoko was not invited on stage because if she was she would have gone for it, Yoko never backs down from a stage. I wish Yoko would have performed even if just on stage during a John song. Certainly Yoko and Sean should have been onstage for the end of "Hey Jude." 6. I thought Paul was in as good of voice as to be hoped for and I even liked "Hey Jude" because Ringo was drumming. Great set by Paul. 7. Ringo was on fire! That is the most pumped up I have ever seen Ringo live since the Beatles first concert at Washington, D.C. where he went wild on his drums! "Matchbox" may have been the greatest live performance Ringo ever gave! He and the band were cooking! I wish Ringo would do "Matchbox" at his All-Starr concerts, I'd never complain about his set selection again. "Boys" and "Yellow Submarine" were fantastic, the best I have ever seen him do those two songs. Yoko went nuts dancing during "Boys" in particular. 8. Dhani Harrison's wife is tall! 9. The Letterman segments were okay but man Paul sounded so old in them! 10. I saw the bit sayne was talking about during WALHFMF towards the very end but Ringo was live at most times in that song as the time he chuckled which was clearly live, he couldn't lip-sync that. It was not edited out so I wonder if it was one of Paul's band members singing, not Ringo at that moment. You don't edit if no mistake. But it sounded like Ringo so I saw what sayne meant but Ringo was live much of that song it seemed to me at home watching it.
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Post by sallyg on Feb 10, 2014 5:53:23 GMT -5
Wow, that show exceeded my expectations by a lot. Some quick thoughts: 1. I loved every performance, I even kind of liked John Mayer's bit with that C & W dude. 2. It was fun watching the reactions of Paul, Ringo, Yoko and Olivia, I got real tired of seeing Tom Hanks' reaction. He is not a Beatle or family. 3. Joe Walsh surprised me and I enjoyed his performances. I liked him way back in the 1970's but kind of wrote him off. I was premature in that. 4. Jeff Lynne was great on "Something" with Joe Walsh and Dhani. Dhani looks a billion times better with shorter hair. I wish Dhani had strapped on an electric and dueted with Walsh on lead guitar but those Harrison men are shy, they like to strum in those kind of events. 5. It was a crime that Sean Lennon didn't perform and I bet he could of if he wanted to, he'd have been welcomed with open arms by the show's producers. I bet there is a story there and I was thinking of Bangladesh where George said no to Yoko performing so John said no to Bangladesh. I am not saying anything so dramatic here happened but Sean was close to Yoko's side all night(unlike Dhani to his mother) and Yoko was not invited on stage because if she was she would have gone for it, Yoko never backs down from a stage. I wish Yoko would have performed even if just on stage during a John song. Certainly Yoko and Sean should have been onstage for the end of "Hey Jude." 6. I thought Paul was in as good of voice as to be hoped for and I even liked "Hey Jude" because Ringo was drumming. Great set by Paul. 7. Ringo was on fire! That is the most pumped up I have ever seen Ringo live since the Beatles first concert at Washington, D.C. where he went wild on his drums! "Matchbox" may have been the greatest live performance Ringo ever gave! He and the band were cooking! I wish Ringo would do "Matchbox" at his All-Starr concerts, I'd never complain about his set selection again. "Boys" and "Yellow Submarine" were fantastic, the best I have ever seen him do those two songs. Yoko went nuts dancing during "Boys" in particular. 8. Dhani Harrison's wife is tall! 9. The Letterman segments were okay but man Paul sounded so old in them! 10. I saw the bit sayne was talking about during WALHFMF towards the very end but Ringo was live at most times in that song as the time he chuckled which was clearly live, he couldn't lip-sync that. It was not edited out so I wonder if it was one of Paul's band members singing, not Ringo at that moment. You don't edit if no mistake. But it sounded like Ringo so I saw what sayne meant but Ringo was live much of that song it seemed to me at home watching it. I agree that Ringo was really on fire and put on a good performance. I also enjoyed Keith Urban and John Mayer's duet. It's too bad that Sean did not perform on any of the numbers. Maybe he didn't want to perform but he seemed to enjoy the show though. At one point it looked like he was taking a picture or taping something with his cell phone. Paul sounded good although I thought that Birthday didn't quite fit. He probably chose to perform that song because it's the closest thing the Beatles had to an anniversary song.
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Post by John S. Damm on Feb 10, 2014 10:40:54 GMT -5
Yeah Sally, Sean did look like he enjoyed the music a lot. He even gave some enthusiastic standing ovations. Still, I wish he would have played one song, we needed Lennon DNA on that stage and Sean was right there. A missed cool moment.
Paul should have expressly brought Yoko, Sean and the other Beatle family members onstage for the end of "Hey Jude" as Dhani was there in what clearly was like "The Concert For George" in the long refrain for "Isn't It A Pity" which borrows from HJ.
I need to see if CBS is selling a DVD of this program. It was a keeper in my book.
sayne, did you get into any of the camera shots?
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