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Post by leoroberts on Sept 30, 2014 10:52:10 GMT
scotch went to see 'im last night ... I'm going to see 'im tonight  If I remember, I'll post a review - but I might not remember ...
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Post by ocarolan on Sept 30, 2014 11:41:44 GMT
Oooh you are a tease Leo.  Keith |
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Post by leoroberts on Oct 1, 2014 10:13:27 GMT
Ok ... well, it was a wonderful night, as you'd expect. The venue was packed to the rafters so there was a great atmosphere. I'm afraid I'm not one of those who can go to a concert and write down a set list - but suffice to say that most of his well known tunes were played. He got the strat out to play 'steamroller' but, other than that, he stuck with 2 Jimmy Olson acoustics which were regularly rotated. The story telling, and self-deprecating humour, were there in abundance... "this song is lyrically weak, but it's fun to play so...." and the band were really tight. And there, if I have a regret (and I sort of do) is my only slight disappointment. The band. Now, like me, JT clearly likes to get value for money. If he's brought a band (and three backing vocalists) all the way from the US of A then they need to earn their corn. But EVERY song? I grew up (well, I got old, not sure I ever actually grew up) with listening to JT acoustic music. Yes, the leccy guitarist was great - but often his guitar drowned out the acoustic - to no benefit. I know this puts me firmly in the 'curmudgeonly old gits' lineup but I could listen to JT, and his guitar, for ever - I didn't need everything else. His voice was a wee bit strained at times, he didn't seem too confident in hitting all the high notes as he once was and noticeably moved away from the mic until he was sure the note was there. Not that I can criticise! Every small criticism I have, though, pales into insignificance against the performance, the strength of his songs, his apparent humility and they joy he, and the others in the band, seemed to get by performing. Oh, and he played this, which is just perfect as far as songs go (though notice how it's just him and harmonies on the album)  Sara enjoyed it, too - so I'm a happy bunny |
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Post by ocarolan on Oct 1, 2014 10:38:45 GMT
Glad you enjoyed it leo - thanks for excellent review.  Shame about the submergence of JTs acoustic, and yes, the song on the vid you posted is superb!! Keith |
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Post by Martin on Oct 1, 2014 11:09:08 GMT
Great review, Leo! I like the way you balanced the (very) good with the (not so) bad. With me not being a fan of his in particular, your review would probably encourage me to search out more of his material.
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Post by scotch on Oct 1, 2014 11:16:44 GMT
Great Review, exactly the same happened in Glasgow but the last song he played was Wild Mountain Thyme with 3 backing singers. Once the crowd knew the song the cheering and clapping exploded everyone was on their feet singing there hearts out. It was an amazing moment.
The adverage age of the concert was alot higher than my own and on 3 occassions I overheard some say "it's lovely to see young people listening to this music" "Do you think these kids in front of us know who James Taylor is". I did chuckle a bit at the last one.
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Oct 1, 2014 11:24:37 GMT
Went to see him about 2 years ago in Birmingham and he was brilliant; I can't specifically remember the backing group which is a good thing. I felt his voice was excellent considering the passing of time and the level of abuse it's probably had! My favourite quote from what he said on the night went something like 'I've written well over 100 songs; but actually I've probably only really written about 8; the rest are all variations of them!'
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Post by leoroberts on Oct 1, 2014 12:03:02 GMT
My favourite quote from what he said on the night went something like 'I've written well over 100 songs; but actually I've probably only really written about 8; the rest are all variations of them!' Aye he said something similar last night ... and then went on to introduce a song from the 'Hippy, tree-hugging bullshit genre' scotch, he finished up with Wild Mountain Thyme last night, too. A lovely version, very melodic and your tipping me the wink on Facebook meant we were able to nip to the car park while the other eejits were still hoping for another encore As for the average age thing, I was occasionally blinded by spotlights reflecting off bald pates but then I'm sure people behind me were similarly discomforted |
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Post by Martin on Oct 1, 2014 12:33:35 GMT
we were able to nip to the car park while the other eejits were still hoping for another encore  |
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Post by std80 on Oct 22, 2014 15:27:15 GMT
thanks for the review. glad you enjoyed the show. I saw James a couples of years ago and he excellent.
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