vrijdag 9 december 2016

Kings Of Leon - Happy Alone (Bonnaroo 2004)


 Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2000. The band is composed of brothers Caleb Followill (b. January 14, 1982, lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Nathan Followill (b. June 26, 1979, drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Jared Followill (b. November 20, 1986, bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Matthew Followill (b. September 10, 1984, lead guitar, backing vocals).
                                                               
                                          Happy Alone
 The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and blues influences, but it has gradually expanded throughout the years to include a variety of genres and a more alternative, arena rock sound. Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band's albums at the time peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album, Because of the Times, also reached the number one spot. After the release of Only by the Night in September 2008 the band achieved chart success in the United States. The singles "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody", and "Notion" all peaked at number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album was their first Platinum-selling album in the United States, and was also the best-selling album of 2008 in Australia, being certified platinum nine times. The band's fifth album, Come Around Sundown, was released on October 18, 2010. Their sixth album, Mechanical Bull, was released on September 24, 2013. The seventh studio album, WALLS, was released on October 14, 2016.[1] The group has 12 Grammy Award nominations, including 4 wins.
(Wikipedia)


dinsdag 6 december 2016

John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters

                                                                
Crossing Muddy Waters was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifteenth album, released in 2000. A raw album recorded with no drummer, it was a purely acoustic album that brought elements of bluegrass music into his Americana sound. (The title of the album is a pun, referencing blues legend Muddy Waters.) It was nominated for a Grammy award in 2001 for Best Contemporary Folk Album.(Wikipedia)

                               Crossing Muddy Waters
The combo:
Drums/vocals- Kenneth Blevins ,Guitar/Mandolin -Doug Lancio,Bass- Nathan Gerhri,Backgroundvocals/Percussion/Guitartuning - Brandon Young



Van Morrison - Southport Theatre Southport (15 Maart 1999)

Southport Theatre Southport
Helaas staat het bij de laatste optredens van Van Morrison niet meer op de setlist ,InThe Afternoon,van het album Days Like this.Voor mij altijd een van de hoogtepunten van zijn shows meestal in lang uitgewerkte versies.Het onderstaand fragment is daar een mooi voorbeeld van,Van lekker in vorm,begeleid zoals gewoonlijk door een prima band.

                           In the Afternoon/Joe Turner Sings/Don,t You Make Me High
The Band:Richy Buckly,Sax-Matt Holland,Trumpet-Geoff Dunn/Ralph Salmins,Drums-Johnny Scott,Guitar-Nicky Scott,Bass-Geraint Waitkins,Keys.

Het voorprogramma van deze optreden werd verzorgt door Lonnie Donegan en zijn band.Van Morrison deed twee nummers mee,klik op de link:
 http://arthurfromholland.blogspot.nl/2010/10/van-morrison-lonnie-donegan.html

Langs deze weg wil ik ook nog eens mijn waardering uitspreken voor de mensen die deze prachtige beelden mogelijk  gemaakt hebben.THANKS TO THE TAPERS!!