Bryan Adams and Black Crowes gigs this week in London

stickyfiddle

It's looking like I'll be in London next week and both of these should be great - Adams at RAH and Crowes at Hammersmith Apollo. 

Any going to either and maybe fancy a meetup if I make it? 

stickyfiddle

Just me then? Sadface! 

ElectricXII

Would love to mate, but I live too far away and I'm skint. Maybe I shouldn't have retired while 2 kids are at university. Also sadface.

stickyfiddle

My dudes… 

stickyfiddle

Well that was bloody good. First half was all of Reckless plus a couple of extras from that era. Absolutely bloomin perfect and I didn’t realise that was the plan when I bought my ticket (and luckily I bought for tonight and not yesterday or tomorrow). 

Second half a little flatter personally simply because Reckless is his best work by miles imo, but still a great night and honestly if I’d had the first half alone I’d have called it a perfect gig and still a bargain. 

Key thoughts from a muso perspective:

1. Keith Scott is and has always been an absolute legend. Phenomenal player and doesn’t take himself too seriously either.
2. Strats are really bloody great aren’t they? Scott played his old 60s one all night bar i think 3 songs (2 on a PAF gold top LP, 1 on a P90 all-gold LP iirc). 
3. Folks who tell you “Gibsons just don’t stay in tune” are talking bumfluff. Bryan played a single vintage ES295 all night and didn’t touch the tuning once. When he occasionally switched to acoustic or Strat it sat on a stand on stage and not touched by a tech either. 
4. The lone acoustic was an old battered D18 which sounded fabulous.  I need to stop worrying so much and find out what pickup & signal chain he’s got and get one for my Bourgeois. I hope it’s something not too invasive!! 
5. The guitar solo in Everything I Do… is probably the single best thing ever played on a Strat. Yes I’m including Gilmour, SRV, Hendrix et al in that consideration. The melody and sheer subtly of touch in that is just incredible and something everyone should aim for. 

I think that’s it. I feel a bit ill now - jet lag combined with eating something dodgy I think. Anyway - bed now, Black Crowes tomorrow!! 

stickyfiddle

Black Crowes tonight, on the aptly named Happiness Bastards tour. 

Very different vibe… a little more rock & roll, a little less polished-showbiz. A LOT more guitars…. 

Black DC Jr

Yellow LP special 

Sunburst 335

White  50s strat

60 tort white strat 

Zemaitis tele shape, black with metal top. 

White SG with maestro

Black guard HB in neck.

Black 335 

Goldtop LP

Heart acoustic zemaitis

White falcon 

Firebird, blue

Tele custom, black 

Rickenbacker rose morris 360 ( f-hole not normal Ric cutout) 

And that’s just Rich… the other guy had at least a 335, LP, Tele and 2 SGs. 

I think he only repeated guitars 3 times - the white SG, black DCJR and Goldtop got 2 songs each iirc. 

And yes that’s Steve Tyler for a quick bash through Mama Kin to end.. Rich even cracked a smile for a moment during that one!!! 

photek

stickyfiddle said:

And yes that’s Steve Tyler for a quick bash through Mama Kin to end.. Rich even cracked a smile for a moment during that one!!! 

It was probably wind

Wow what an amazing couple of days, I would have loved to see both shows.

stickyfiddle

photek said:

stickyfiddle said:

And yes that’s Steve Tyler for a quick bash through Mama Kin to end.. Rich even cracked a smile for a moment during that one!!! 

It was probably wind

Wow what an amazing couple of days, I would have loved to see both shows.

Yeah they were both great in quite different ways and both acts I’d had on the to do list for 15+ years but never had the stars align before. 

Given a good year in the UAE is maybe 2 decent gigs in total I’m very happy! Bloody knackered now though… 

Next thing I have a ticket for is War in Drugs back at the RAH in July. I cannot wait!!

cm01

Great pics!... I think Rich needs a few more amps on stage with him though 

stickyfiddle

cm01 said:

Great pics!... I think Rich needs a few more amps on stage with him though 

I know right! Though he only had maybe 2 switched on, the lazy bugger!

Which reminds me, there was something on top of the amp he was using. It looked like a couple of tape delays but with some cabling coming out the top. I didn’t hear any obvious delay all night so not sure what was hose could’ve been. Will see if I have any better pics for if he’s done a recent enough rig rundown 

mrkb

Rich usually uses the Fulltone Tube Tape Echos.

https://reverb.com/uk/p/fulltone-tube-tape-echo

stickyfiddle

mrkb said:

Rich usually uses the Fulltone Tube Tape Echos.

https://reverb.com/uk/p/fulltone-tube-tape-echo

Ok that looks like the one. I guess the stuff out the top is just chunky input/outout cables 

Kebabkid

stickyfiddle said:

My dudes… 

Keith Scott, one of the most tasteful and under-rated guitarists since the 80s. Always plays what's right and always for the song

jonnyburgo

Adams has Robotuners fitted to that ES

stickyfiddle

jonnyburgo said:

Adams has Robotuners fitted to that ES

 

Kebabkid

jonnyburgo said:

Adams has Robotuners fitted to that ES

T'was the inspiration behind the song 'Please Forgive Me'

stickyfiddle

Kebabkid said:

stickyfiddle said:

My dudes… 

Keith Scott, one of the most tasteful and under-rated guitarists since the 80s. Always plays what's right and always for the song

1 wis really isn't enough here. The guy is incredible. He can shred your face off but doesn't because there's almost always better option

ElectricXII

cm01 said:

Great pics!... I think Rich needs a few more amps on stage with him though 

That pile of amps looks a bit silly, but If you can afford I suppose why not. I'm guessing the promoter emptied the stock of the local backline hire companies and a few guitar shops too, to provide that ridiculous backdrop. 

CaseOfAce

ElectricXII said:

cm01 said:

Great pics!... I think Rich needs a few more amps on stage with him though 

That pile of amps looks a bit silly, but If you can afford I suppose why not. I'm guessing the promoter emptied the stock of the local backline hire companies and a few guitar shops too, to provide that ridiculous backdrop. 

That would explain the Marshall MG head in the pile? Or is Rich Robinson "in the know" along with Dave Simpson?

stickyfiddle

Need to see if I can find pics from the US leg and Manchester show earlier in the week, and whether the pile of amps changes every night or if they bring it with them! 

stickyfiddle

Looks like exactly the same pile of amps in Nashville, at least on Rich's side.