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Post by debjorgo on Aug 17, 2014 8:22:40 GMT -5
I don't think Paul has enough songs that have horns in them to worry about it.
You would have to pay them enough to get them to tour with you and then they'd come on and do a couple of songs and be done. I think there would be an urge to work out additional parts for them in other songs.
I hate gratuitous horns. That was the problem with Elephant's Memory, horns on everything. A lot of George's albums sounded terrible because of too much sax. He didn't say, this song could use some sax. He apparently just brought in a sax player and he played on everything.
If you want real horns, go see Chicago. Wix sounds great to me.
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Post by sayne on Aug 17, 2014 10:04:04 GMT -5
If Paul went out and promoted a tour as the "No Beatles and Songs I've Never Played Live Tour" you'd lose 90% of the people who saw him at Dodger Stadium or Candlestick Park. Then the small venues would work. I'd even dig a theater tour of Paul performing old songs with those African-American guys in the Early Days video. I think that's a good idea of Paul advertising "No Beatles" and getting smaller crowds in a more intimate setting. But you know, over the years Paul has always also played small venues, one way or another. I don't think I'd be as interested in seeing a tour with Paul and the black guys from the "Early Days" video... because, what would songs would Paul be doing with them? I remember back when George was going to tour in 1974,he wanted to advertise it by saying something like, "If you don't like Indian music, don't come." I think even Ravi talked him out of that one. If you've seen clips of Paul and Carl Perkins hanging out and talking and playing, that might give a sense of what it might be like. Paul has always cited Big Bill Broonzy as an influence. All early rock and pre-rock "race" music was stuff he was into and could play. He's done Cosette, San Francisco Bay Blues, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, and so on. Yes, I agree, though, that "to each his own," so even many of us would not be into seeing that. Maybe it would be interesting if Paul did what Clapton did with his Unplugged record and performance. What seems to ruin Paul, though, are overarrangements. Stripped down would be cool, I think. Just acoustic, no pretty harmonies, washboards, simple drum backing like the Stray Cats, no keys (except piano), etc. Paul has the voice now, too, to give it resonance.
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Post by sayne on Aug 17, 2014 10:09:37 GMT -5
I don't think Paul has enough songs that have horns in them to worry about it. You would have to pay them enough to get them to tour with you and then they'd come on and do a couple of songs and be done. I think there would be an urge to work out additional parts for them in other songs . . . Well, he used them on tour in 1976 and they weren't on every song. He'd pay scale, plus expenses. That's fair.
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Post by debjorgo on Aug 17, 2014 11:49:40 GMT -5
I don't think Paul has enough songs that have horns in them to worry about it. You would have to pay them enough to get them to tour with you and then they'd come on and do a couple of songs and be done. I think there would be an urge to work out additional parts for them in other songs . . . Well, he used them on tour in 1976 and they weren't on every song. He'd pay scale, plus expenses. That's fair. In '76, Paul was doing Silly Love Songs, and Call Me Back Again and probably a few others that have a lot of horns on them. He doesn't do these songs any more. I'm drawing a blank on the songs that use horns a lot. I think the most prominent songs are the ones above. I could be wrong.
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Post by debjorgo on Aug 17, 2014 11:54:25 GMT -5
Looking at the Wiki on Wings Over America, he had his horn people working percussion when they weren't playing their main instrument. That's an option I hadn't thought about.
Paul. Getting his money's worth.
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Post by sayne on Aug 17, 2014 14:10:39 GMT -5
Well, he used them on tour in 1976 and they weren't on every song. He'd pay scale, plus expenses. That's fair. In '76, Paul was doing Silly Love Songs, and Call Me Back Again and probably a few others that have a lot of horns on them. He doesn't do these songs any more. I'm drawing a blank on the songs that use horns a lot. I think the most prominent songs are the ones above. I could be wrong. Yes, there are so many songs that it's hard to single any songs out for a particular reason. There are songs he hasn't done like Martha My Dear or Take it Away or the one big one many of us would like to hear, Uncle Albert. There's a lot. But, it only needs to be a handful to make it worthwhile to have real players. He could also perhaps do what the Stones and others have done. Have local musicians rehearse their parts and then they join up later when Paul comes to town.
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Post by mikev on Aug 17, 2014 21:33:37 GMT -5
In '76, Paul was doing Silly Love Songs, and Call Me Back Again and probably a few others that have a lot of horns on them. He doesn't do these songs any more. I'm drawing a blank on the songs that use horns a lot. I think the most prominent songs are the ones above. I could be wrong. Yes, there are so many songs that it's hard to single any songs out for a particular reason. There are songs he hasn't done like Martha My Dear or Take it Away or the one big one many of us would like to hear, Uncle Albert. There's a lot. But, it only needs to be a handful to make it worthwhile to have real players. He could also perhaps do what the Stones and others have done. Have local musicians rehearse their parts and then they join up later when Paul comes to town. I saw Beatlemania Now in their annual charity show in Wall Township last year where they recruited their three piece horn section from their regular Atlantic City show. This three piece looked like local high school teachers, but the crowd went crazy with their stuff and there was an enormous difference in ambiance, which even my non-musical wife noticed.
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Post by vectisfabber on Aug 18, 2014 3:20:54 GMT -5
He still has time to do When I'm 74.
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Post by sayne on Sept 27, 2014 23:46:24 GMT -5
I'm going down to San Diego to FINALLY see Paul's return to the city. As most of you know, I've railed against Paul for seemingly skipping over San Diego time and time again. In the West, he's played San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Coachella, Anaheim, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, over and over again, each time "avoiding" the city. San Diego is the 2nd largest city in California. It's been between the 6th and 9th largest city in the United States between 1976 and today. Who knows why he kept overlooking the city, but all is good now. I hear the city is going bonkers with the news of a Beatle coming to town, especially after all those years. There's even fear about a repeat of the fiasco in San Francisco, so people are being told to plan well. Seems that the city is coordinating many municipal and private entities to make sure everyone gets in on time. Since there has been a gap of several weeks since his last show of this tour, it will be interesting if there will be any changes to the set. I'll let you know, since I saw him at Dodger Stadium a few weeks ago, too. www.cbs8.com/story/26644379/getting-ready-for-sir-paul-and-concert-traffic
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Post by sallyg on Sept 28, 2014 14:06:34 GMT -5
I'm going down to San Diego to FINALLY see Paul's return to the city. As most of you know, I've railed against Paul for seemingly skipping over San Diego time and time again. In the West, he's played San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Coachella, Anaheim, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, over and over again, each time "avoiding" the city. San Diego is the 2nd largest city in California. It's been between the 6th and 9th largest city in the United States between 1976 and today. Who knows why he kept overlooking the city, but all is good now. I hear the city is going bonkers with the news of a Beatle coming to town, especially after all those years. There's even fear about a repeat of the fiasco in San Francisco, so people are being told to plan well. Seems that the city is coordinating many municipal and private entities to make sure everyone gets in on time. Since there has been a gap of several weeks since his last show of this tour, it will be interesting if there will be any changes to the set. I'll let you know, since I saw him at Dodger Stadium a few weeks ago, too. www.cbs8.com/story/26644379/getting-ready-for-sir-paul-and-concert-trafficGood luck and enjoy the show. Since the Chargers game is going on the same day, I hope there are no traffic nightmares like there were in SF weeks ago and everyone can get to the venue.
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Post by sayne on Sept 29, 2014 22:41:46 GMT -5
I'm going down to San Diego to FINALLY see Paul's return to the city. As most of you know, I've railed against Paul for seemingly skipping over San Diego time and time again. In the West, he's played San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Coachella, Anaheim, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, over and over again, each time "avoiding" the city. San Diego is the 2nd largest city in California. It's been between the 6th and 9th largest city in the United States between 1976 and today. Who knows why he kept overlooking the city, but all is good now. I hear the city is going bonkers with the news of a Beatle coming to town, especially after all those years. There's even fear about a repeat of the fiasco in San Francisco, so people are being told to plan well. Seems that the city is coordinating many municipal and private entities to make sure everyone gets in on time. Since there has been a gap of several weeks since his last show of this tour, it will be interesting if there will be any changes to the set. I'll let you know, since I saw him at Dodger Stadium a few weeks ago, too. www.cbs8.com/story/26644379/getting-ready-for-sir-paul-and-concert-trafficGood luck and enjoy the show. Since the Chargers game is going on the same day, I hope there are no traffic nightmares like there were in SF weeks ago and everyone can get to the venue. Everything was fine in regards to people getting to the stadium. The concert did start 30 minutes late, but the stadium was nearly full at the scheduled show time. Don't know exactly why it was delayed. I do know that there were only about 4 entrances to the stadium and lines were confusing, so maybe that's why it started late. There's something cool about Paul saying your city's name. He also did a shout out to the Chargers! He also told us that his wife Nancy lived in San Diego. Cool. Paul stuck to the same set as the first leg of the tour.For me, the show sounded better than at Dodger Stadium, and the crowd was more enthusiastic. After 38some years, why wouldn't it? But, I could see from Paul's expression, which he didn't have in LA, that he was really moved by the crowd's enthusiasm. Yes, it's true that he says the exact same between song banter as he's done in every city he's stopped in once he started touring regularly in the early 2000's, and that irks us who've seen Paul many times, but the San Diegans have never heard the stories or lines. Whether it was Jimi Hendrix asking Eric Clapton to tune his guitar or standing in front of the stage so he can soak it all in or talking about George and the uke or the Russians learning English through Beatle songs, etc, it was old to me, but new to most of the audience. So, I guess that's why he does it - there will always be people there for the first time. Although the set was the same, the advantage that I have after seeing Paul so many times with this band is being able to hear the little things. There were differences in bass lines, guitar solos, drum fills and accents that I don't think I heard in LA. The band really isn't on auto-pilot. They must be talking during tour preparation about how they can tweak things here and there. It was another splendid time that was guaranteed for all.
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Post by ReturnToPepperland on Sept 30, 2014 2:58:09 GMT -5
Good luck and enjoy the show. Since the Chargers game is going on the same day, I hope there are no traffic nightmares like there were in SF weeks ago and everyone can get to the venue. Everything was fine in regards to people getting to the stadium. The concert did start 30 minutes late, but the stadium was nearly full at the scheduled show time. Don't know exactly why it was delayed. I do know that there were only about 4 entrances to the stadium and lines were confusing, so maybe that's why it started late. There's something cool about Paul saying your city's name. He also did a shout out to the Chargers! He also told us that his wife Nancy lived in San Diego. Cool. Paul stuck to the same set as the first leg of the tour.For me, the show sounded better than at Dodger Stadium, and the crowd was more enthusiastic. After 38some years, why wouldn't it? But, I could see from Paul's expression, which he didn't have in LA, that he was really moved by the crowd's enthusiasm. Yes, it's true that he says the exact same between song banter as he's done in every city he's stopped in once he started touring regularly in the early 2000's, and that irks us who've seen Paul many times, but the San Diegans have never heard the stories or lines. Whether it was Jimi Hendrix asking Eric Clapton to tune his guitar or standing in front of the stage so he can soak it all in or talking about George and the uke or the Russians learning English through Beatle songs, etc, it was old to me, but new to most of the audience. So, I guess that's why he does it - there will always be people there for the first time. Although the set was the same, the advantage that I have after seeing Paul so many times with this band is being able to hear the little things. There were differences in bass lines, guitar solos, drum fills and accents that I don't think I heard in LA. The band really isn't on auto-pilot. They must be talking during tour preparation about how they can tweak things here and there. It was another splendid time that was guaranteed for all. Thanks for the review sayne. Too bad he doesn't add something to the set list from Press To Play for example, Pretty Littl Head. But having said that, the newspaper (media) accounts say he made quite an impression in SD. He didn't mention the Padres luckily. One question I have is whether he was in good voice especially compared to past years.
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Post by theman on Sept 30, 2014 13:40:23 GMT -5
I don't think Paul has enough songs that have horns in them to worry about it. You would have to pay them enough to get them to tour with you and then they'd come on and do a couple of songs and be done. I think there would be an urge to work out additional parts for them in other songs. I hate gratuitous horns. That was the problem with Elephant's Memory, horns on everything. A lot of George's albums sounded terrible because of too much sax. He didn't say, this song could use some sax. He apparently just brought in a sax player and he played on everything. If you want real horns, go see Chicago. Wix sounds great to me. Actually, I did see Chicago's summer tour this year and their horns kicked a**!!! I haven't seen them in years and they sounded great, but more importantly, they just put on an incredible show with almost no lulls during the concert at all. Highly recommended for anyone who like "HORNS"
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Post by debjorgo on Sept 30, 2014 17:38:36 GMT -5
I don't think Paul has enough songs that have horns in them to worry about it. You would have to pay them enough to get them to tour with you and then they'd come on and do a couple of songs and be done. I think there would be an urge to work out additional parts for them in other songs. I hate gratuitous horns. That was the problem with Elephant's Memory, horns on everything. A lot of George's albums sounded terrible because of too much sax. He didn't say, this song could use some sax. He apparently just brought in a sax player and he played on everything. If you want real horns, go see Chicago. Wix sounds great to me. Actually, I did see Chicago's summer tour this year and their horns kicked a**!!! I haven't seen them in years and they sounded great, but more importantly, they just put on an incredible show with almost no lulls during the concert at all. Highly recommended for anyone who like "HORNS" Wix should go after that gig. I'd probably sound great. (Might want to him put in some sort of protective cage, though.)
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Post by sayne on Oct 1, 2014 21:53:18 GMT -5
. . . One question I have is whether he was in good voice especially compared to past years. From my vantage point, I did not hear anything cringe-worthy. Yes, there were a few places where he cut long high notes short because he couldn't get up there and sustain it, but in the songs were his voice would be the most noticable if he was in bad voice, it held up. I think he was singing in a more relaxed manner than I remember from Dodger Stadium. There was a confidence and exuberance. Perhaps it was the 6 week rest and the reception of the audience. I'll grant that it could be possible to hear flaws in YouTube clips, but while there, I doubt that anyone walked away thinking that he was washed up and should pack it in.
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Post by winstonoboogie on Oct 5, 2014 11:56:11 GMT -5
My son and I are seeing him in Jacksonville on October 25th. It'll be his first Paul concert, my third.
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Post by cosmo on Oct 10, 2014 10:44:25 GMT -5
Well, I'll be seeing Paulie tomorrow night, and I'm getting excited! I hope that it's a great show, and that he's in fine voice, and that I'm not sitting around complete duds up there near the ceiling. This will be my 4th time seeing Paul in concert, over w i d e l y spaced years, and I haven't seen him since the early 90s. I haven't been following the tour that closely, so I won't know what to expect - I just know that I'll have a great time.
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Post by cosmo on Oct 12, 2014 0:49:35 GMT -5
Just home from Paul's show in New Orleans, and my husband and I had a great time! The set list was much like the one on p. 10 of this thread, with a few changes. I'd have killed to hear "I Saw Her Standing There" but alas it was not to be. Our seats were on the roof (almost literally) but we had fun anyway. Am now having hot tea to nurse throat ragged from singing along and screaming.
I never got to see the Beatles perform live, so seeing Paul sing Beatles songs is the closest I'm ever going to get to that experience. I'm glad I got to have it tonight.
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Post by winstonoboogie on Oct 12, 2014 11:01:38 GMT -5
Glad you had a good time, cosmo! How was his voice?
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Post by cosmo on Oct 12, 2014 11:38:20 GMT -5
Very good- he seems to know what vocal limitations he needs to make accommodations for - when he was singing the quieter songs, every now and then you'd be reminded that this was Paul McCartney 2014 and not 1960s or 1970s, but the great majority of the time he sounded great!
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Post by John S. Damm on Oct 12, 2014 12:40:38 GMT -5
Just home from Paul's show in New Orleans, and my husband and I had a great time! The set list was much like the one on p. 10 of this thread, with a few changes. I'd have killed to hear "I Saw Her Standing There" but alas it was not to be. Our seats were on the roof (almost literally) but we had fun anyway. Am now having hot tea to nurse throat ragged from singing along and screaming. I never got to see the Beatles perform live, so seeing Paul sing Beatles songs is the closest I'm ever going to get to that experience. I'm glad I got to have it tonight. That is awesome, cosmo! I am glad that you two had a great night! After the show was there a mass exodus to the French Quarter to party like it was Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five!? I would have loved to hit the Napoleon House after the concert but it closes at 11:00 p.m. on the weekends.
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Post by cosmo on Oct 13, 2014 15:00:20 GMT -5
After the show was there a mass exodus to the French Quarter to party like it was Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five!? I would have loved to hit the Napoleon House after the concert but it closes at 11:00 p.m. on the weekends. Haha - no, we were all too geriatric! Honestly, when we were in the parking garage line, I looked around and all I could see were very mature peeps heading to the Arena! But that's just because we old folks like to make sure we get there on time, so we can visit the restroom before the crowd arrives. The younger crowd came in 10 minutes before the show started!
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Post by winstonoboogie on Oct 26, 2014 14:46:28 GMT -5
Well, I took my son to see Sir Paul last night in Jacksonville.
Bottom line: worth the money! Excellent show!
Detailed report:
My son and I left in *plenty* of time. The show was supposed to start at 8. We arrived at the venue about 7- parked at 7:15- I bought a program - with 3-D glasses! I tried to buy a shirt, but the one I wanted wasn't available in my size. :-( Ah, well....(I eventually bought another shirt, but I digress...)
The DJ came out (at about 7:20 or so) and played a techno-mixed series/medley of Beatle songs/covers including but not limited to...
I've Got a Feeling I Feel Fine Come Together (Aerosmith version) Why Don't We Do It.... Get Back (sounded like a cover - not sure who) I Wanna Be Your Man Memphis (BBC) Hey Bulldog (w/ Lady Madonna riff mixed in..."Love" mix?) Flaming Pie You Can't Do That (female cover - not sure who) Paperback Write (cover)
then the DJ left - over the speakers came reggae versions of Carry That Weight Blackbird Don't Let Me Down I Will My Love Come and Get It (not reggae! I think it was Paul's demo (on Anthology 3) but it could have been Badfinger...) AHDN (reggae again!)
Then came a vertical montage/slideshow in Sir Paul's career on both the JumboTron screens (on either side of the stage) with overlying music (mostly with techno remixes):
Money (With the Beatles version) I Wanna Be Your Man (Instrumental) Twist & Shout (techno remix) And I Love Him (female cover - not sure of singer- Shirley Bassey?) [my son even pointed out that it sounded like a James Bond opening credit sequence - which I had to agree with!] Octopus' Garden (cover - sounded like Louis Prima - did he cover it?) Let 'Em In (Wings) Uncle Albert ("Hands across the water" chorus repeated) No More Lonely Nights (Broadstreet) [ My son commented that "I can feel the bass in my ribs!" - I admitted that I did too! It didn't get any more quiet!] "With A Little Luck" (Wings) "Goodnight Tonight" (ditto) "Silly Love Songs" (ditto - with techno remix!) [ My wife has wanted Paul to play this in concert since we first saw him in 2002! I texted her about them playing it - she texted back "It figures!" (she didn't go as my son had never gone etc.etc.)] ? "Temporary Secretary"? (not sure - also techno) "And in the end...the love you take...take...(techno)" which segued into a large reproduction of the Hofner standing vertically - crowd went wild!) It was almost 8:45 by this time - we were getting restless...)
Paul and the band came out - crown went even more wild! Paul was wearing his Hofner - also a jacket and slacks with a white shirt with a vertical black stripe.
(For the sake of space, will use the following guide as to what he played: H - Hofner P - grand piano MP - "Magic piano" (psychedelic colors) 6 - 6-string acoustic 12 - 12 - string acoustic ES - "Ed Sullivan" guitar EC - Epiphone Casino LPD - Les Paul Deluxe (with color drawings of people on it)
(H) MMT Save Us All My Loving Listen to What the Man Said (Wix replicated the sax part quite adequately IMHO) (LPD) [He took off his jacket at this point - you could tell he was sweating already! He said "This is the only wardrobe change tonight!" to cheers. He then rolled up his sleeves to more cheers.] Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady [as a tribute to Jimi - he told the "Jimi playing Sgt. Pepper" story - also Jimi asking Eric Clapton - who was in the audience - to help him with tuning the guitar, and Eric turned him down - I don't remember hearing that part before!] (EC) Paperback Writer [ Yes, he told the story of how he played it on the record! I also noticed he was wearing a pink NFL armband - no doubt for Breast Cancer awareness month] (P) My Valentine [dedicated to Nancy - pointed her out in the audience - I didn't see her though][also showed the video of Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp using sign language] 1985 (Paul said "This is for the Wings fans!" and made the Wings sign) LAWR Maybe I'm Amazed (he said "I wrote this one for Linda" (6) (Paul asked, "How many of you are from Jacksonville?" (cheers) "OK, how many from Florida but not from Jacksonville?" (more cheers). "OK, how many not from Florida?" (even more cheers!)) I've Just Seen a Face (He asked "How are you doing?" - more cheers) [I can't read my writing here - sorry :-( ) We Can Work it Out (12) (He talked about spending a recent vacation in Florida (cheers) - at Disney World! "I've never been on so many rides!") Another Day (6) (He told the anecdote about getting distracted by the signs - "'Sign my back'? 'Sign my butt'? COme on up! No, no, no..." And I Love Her (then the rest of the band left - Paul solo on his 6-string) Blackbird (the civil rights story..) Here Today ("Let's hear it for John!" He choked up slightly toward the end) (Band back - MP) New Queenie Eye Lady Madonna (6) All Together Now (12) Lovely Rita Everybody Out There (ending with a "call and response" on the "oh" part) (6) Eleanor Rigby (H) (Introduced Wix) Mr. Kite (Ukelele - switched over to 6-string) Something - (told usual George story, nice pix of George alone and with Paul) (6) Obla-Di (with audience sing-along) BOTR Back in the USSR (he told the story of being the "first rock group to play the USSR - I pointed out to my son that Elton John and Billy Joel did it 1st)(also story of Russian ministers "My 1st record Love Me Do!" "We learn English from Beatles records!" " I said hello - goodbye!"(which I thought was funny) (P) Let It Be Live and Let Die (he did the "fake heart attack" as always...) Hey Jude (Now the men, now the women - but not "You were great!") (left stage} 1st encore - (H) Day Tripper (he then brought a fan up on stage to sign her back(actually the back of her right shoulder, but I digress..."Is your mother aware?" "Yes - she's sitting right there!" Hi Hi Hi I Saw Her Standing There (2nd Encore) (ES) Yesterday (H) Helter Skelter (He then introduced the rest of the band hurriedly as well as the crew and roadies -"the best on the planet!" He said a 2rd time how fantastic we were - he certainly *sounded* sincere....) Golden Slumbers medley (The band took their 3rd simultaneous bow - Paul came to the mike, said a 3rd time how fantastic we were (does he always do that?) and said "See ya next time!" ( I know he always says that).
Whew! They left the stage for the last time at about 11:40.
My son was grinning ear to ear everytime Paul played a Beatles song - I had advised him to listed to the songs on the playlist but he didn't - kids nowadays! ;-) Anyway, to coin a phrase, a splendid time was had by all! Paul was in surprisingly good voice - he missed a couple of high notes on "Listen to What the Man Said" but he hit highs on "Save Me" "Hear Today" "Helter Skelter" and other songs - I suspect his voice just needed to warm up. SO, in summary, worth the money!
To paraphrase the MasterCard commercial: Tickets for 2 - $500.00 Parking - $15.00 Program - $30.00 T-shirt - $40.00
That look on my son's face - priceless!
Ok, I'll stop now. (Yes, he did do the "drink it all in" shtick early in the show - but the crowd loved it!)
Tom (aka W. O'B).
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Post by sallyg on Oct 27, 2014 17:25:18 GMT -5
Well, I took my son to see Sir Paul last night in Jacksonville. Bottom line: worth the money! Excellent show! Detailed report: My son and I left in *plenty* of time. The show was supposed to start at 8. We arrived at the venue about 7- parked at 7:15- I bought a program - with 3-D glasses! I tried to buy a shirt, but the one I wanted wasn't available in my size. :-( Ah, well....(I eventually bought another shirt, but I digress...) The DJ came out (at about 7:20 or so) and played a techno-mixed series/medley of Beatle songs/covers including but not limited to... I've Got a Feeling I Feel Fine Come Together (Aerosmith version) Why Don't We Do It.... Get Back (sounded like a cover - not sure who) I Wanna Be Your Man Memphis (BBC) Hey Bulldog (w/ Lady Madonna riff mixed in..."Love" mix?) Flaming Pie You Can't Do That (female cover - not sure who) Paperback Write (cover)
then the DJ left - over the speakers came reggae versions of Carry That Weight Blackbird Don't Let Me Down I Will My Love Come and Get It (not reggae! I think it was Paul's demo (on Anthology 3) but it could have been Badfinger...) AHDN (reggae again!)
Then came a vertical montage/slideshow in Sir Paul's career on both the JumboTron screens (on either side of the stage) with overlying music (mostly with techno remixes):
Money (With the Beatles version) I Wanna Be Your Man (Instrumental) Twist & Shout (techno remix) And I Love Him (female cover - not sure of singer- Shirley Bassey?) [my son even pointed out that it sounded like a James Bond opening credit sequence - which I had to agree with!] Octopus' Garden (cover - sounded like Louis Prima - did he cover it?) Let 'Em In (Wings) Uncle Albert ("Hands across the water" chorus repeated) No More Lonely Nights (Broadstreet) [ My son commented that "I can feel the bass in my ribs!" - I admitted that I did too! It didn't get any more quiet!] "With A Little Luck" (Wings) "Goodnight Tonight" (ditto) "Silly Love Songs" (ditto - with techno remix!) [ My wife has wanted Paul to play this in concert since we first saw him in 2002! I texted her about them playing it - she texted back "It figures!" (she didn't go as my son had never gone etc.etc.)] ? "Temporary Secretary"? (not sure - also techno) "And in the end...the love you take...take...(techno)" which segued into a large reproduction of the Hofner standing vertically - crowd went wild!) It was almost 8:45 by this time - we were getting restless...)
Paul and the band came out - crown went even more wild! Paul was wearing his Hofner - also a jacket and slacks with a white shirt with a vertical black stripe.
(For the sake of space, will use the following guide as to what he played: H - Hofner P - grand piano MP - "Magic piano" (psychedelic colors) 6 - 6-string acoustic 12 - 12 - string acoustic ES - "Ed Sullivan" guitar EC - Epiphone Casino LPD - Les Paul Deluxe (with color drawings of people on it)
(H) MMT Save Us All My Loving Listen to What the Man Said (Wix replicated the sax part quite adequately IMHO) (LPD) [He took off his jacket at this point - you could tell he was sweating already! He said "This is the only wardrobe change tonight!" to cheers. He then rolled up his sleeves to more cheers.] Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady [as a tribute to Jimi - he told the "Jimi playing Sgt. Pepper" story - also Jimi asking Eric Clapton - who was in the audience - to help him with tuning the guitar, and Eric turned him down - I don't remember hearing that part before!] (EC) Paperback Writer [ Yes, he told the story of how he played it on the record! I also noticed he was wearing a pink NFL armband - no doubt for Breast Cancer awareness month] (P) My Valentine [dedicated to Nancy - pointed her out in the audience - I didn't see her though][also showed the video of Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp using sign language] 1985 (Paul said "This is for the Wings fans!" and made the Wings sign) LAWR Maybe I'm Amazed (he said "I wrote this one for Linda" (6) (Paul asked, "How many of you are from Jacksonville?" (cheers) "OK, how many from Florida but not from Jacksonville?" (more cheers). "OK, how many not from Florida?" (even more cheers!)) I've Just Seen a Face (He asked "How are you doing?" - more cheers) [I can't read my writing here - sorry :-( ) We Can Work it Out (12) (He talked about spending a recent vacation in Florida (cheers) - at Disney World! "I've never been on so many rides!") Another Day (6) (He told the anecdote about getting distracted by the signs - "'Sign my back'? 'Sign my butt'? COme on up! No, no, no..." And I Love Her (then the rest of the band left - Paul solo on his 6-string) Blackbird (the civil rights story..) Here Today ("Let's hear it for John!" He choked up slightly toward the end) (Band back - MP) New Queenie Eye Lady Madonna (6) All Together Now (12) Lovely Rita Everybody Out There (ending with a "call and response" on the "oh" part) (6) Eleanor Rigby (H) (Introduced Wix) Mr. Kite (Ukelele - switched over to 6-string) Something - (told usual George story, nice pix of George alone and with Paul) (6) Obla-Di (with audience sing-along) BOTR Back in the USSR (he told the story of being the "first rock group to play the USSR - I pointed out to my son that Elton John and Billy Joel did it 1st)(also story of Russian ministers "My 1st record Love Me Do!" "We learn English from Beatles records!" " I said hello - goodbye!"(which I thought was funny) (P) Let It Be Live and Let Die (he did the "fake heart attack" as always...) Hey Jude (Now the men, now the women - but not "You were great!") (left stage} 1st encore - (H) Day Tripper (he then brought a fan up on stage to sign her back(actually the back of her right shoulder, but I digress..."Is your mother aware?" "Yes - she's sitting right there!" Hi Hi Hi I Saw Her Standing There (2nd Encore) (ES) Yesterday (H) Helter Skelter (He then introduced the rest of the band hurriedly as well as the crew and roadies -"the best on the planet!" He said a 2rd time how fantastic we were - he certainly *sounded* sincere....) Golden Slumbers medley (The band took their 3rd simultaneous bow - Paul came to the mike, said a 3rd time how fantastic we were (does he always do that?) and said "See ya next time!" ( I know he always says that).
Whew! They left the stage for the last time at about 11:40.
My son was grinning ear to ear everytime Paul played a Beatles song - I had advised him to listed to the songs on the playlist but he didn't - kids nowadays! ;-) Anyway, to coin a phrase, a splendid time was had by all! Paul was in surprisingly good voice - he missed a couple of high notes on "Listen to What the Man Said" but he hit highs on "Save Me" "Hear Today" "Helter Skelter" and other songs - I suspect his voice just needed to warm up. SO, in summary, worth the money!
To paraphrase the MasterCard commercial: Tickets for 2 - $500.00 Parking - $15.00 Program - $30.00 T-shirt - $40.00
That look on my son's face - priceless!
Ok, I'll stop now. (Yes, he did do the "drink it all in" shtick early in the show - but the crowd loved it!)
Tom (aka W. O'B).
Happy to hear that you and your son enjoyed the show. My daughter is a second generation fan and she really enjoyed seeing Paul last year too.
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