Showing posts with label Dan Reed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dan Reed. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Hectic weekend
People who know can tell you I love music, especially seeing bands live. Problem is, the older I get, although I still love going to gigs, I just get knackered, so I'm totally shattered after this past weekend.
It went something like this.
Saturday - karate class, rush home, shower, change, grab a bite to eat, grab guitar and head into town for guitar lesson. THEN, rush down to the Merchant City to a friends house, to leave the guitar with him, as both of us head back into town to go and see Wilko Johnson on his farewell tour - Wilko is dying of pancreatic cancer, has months to live, and is refusing treatment which will only extend his life by 2 to 3 months, so that he can do what really is, a farewell tour.
And what a gig. It was fantastic, but also very emotional. Here's a guy who dying, but you'd never know it to look at him charging round the stage.
Sunday - bit of a lie in, then down to Silverburn for some shopping (hey, we need to eat), before heading back into town to see Dan Reed. Again, another sterling performance.
Then home to collapse and try and get some sleep.
I've got some photos from both gigs, that I'll put up in seperate posts.
It went something like this.
Saturday - karate class, rush home, shower, change, grab a bite to eat, grab guitar and head into town for guitar lesson. THEN, rush down to the Merchant City to a friends house, to leave the guitar with him, as both of us head back into town to go and see Wilko Johnson on his farewell tour - Wilko is dying of pancreatic cancer, has months to live, and is refusing treatment which will only extend his life by 2 to 3 months, so that he can do what really is, a farewell tour.
And what a gig. It was fantastic, but also very emotional. Here's a guy who dying, but you'd never know it to look at him charging round the stage.
Sunday - bit of a lie in, then down to Silverburn for some shopping (hey, we need to eat), before heading back into town to see Dan Reed. Again, another sterling performance.
Then home to collapse and try and get some sleep.
I've got some photos from both gigs, that I'll put up in seperate posts.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Coming up for Air
A few months ago, Dan Reed toured the UK for the first time since the Network tours in the 90's. It was a sort-of-acousticy affair. The new songs being more spiritual and the old Network songs taking on a new (for me) life, especially "I'm so Sorry". Anyway, the new album is Coming up for Air, and I've never connected with the lyrics in an album the way I have with this one. It's incredible.
Dan played again recently, and there was a fantastic sing-a-long of the song "Closer". This is a deeply moving song, and the whole crowd singing along just added to it. It was as if everyone connected in a very special, magical, moment.
Coming up for Air is a very special album.
Dan played again recently, and there was a fantastic sing-a-long of the song "Closer". This is a deeply moving song, and the whole crowd singing along just added to it. It was as if everyone connected in a very special, magical, moment.
Coming up for Air is a very special album.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)