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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 12:13:07 GMT -5
mckenzy1,
I just sent you a PM with his information.
Let me know if you need me to re-post it here for you.
Good luck!
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Post by aurarisma on Oct 4, 2014 23:51:40 GMT -5
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Post by downunder72 on Oct 12, 2014 13:14:23 GMT -5
Ah! Found my old username! Joanne here. Now if I could just find my old avatar...  Glad you found your username and I hope you find your old avatar, but even if you don't, I think your substitute is wonderful!! What a clever monogram of overlapping and combining Y. C. S, and maybe I see an "I", and a moon, maybe there is more to see, I'll have to look more carefully. I can't remember if I have seen it before, but thought if this is a Joanne original design, such a beautiful ornament, it would make a lovely a brooch or a pendant. |
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Post by Novim on Oct 12, 2014 16:45:03 GMT -5
Welcome back, Joanne. Lovely to see you here again! I hope life is treating you well!
Best regards,
Chris
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2014 14:49:58 GMT -5
If anyone is interested, I noticed a that there are at least a couple of tickets (singles) available at this time on the Ticketmaster/Live Nation site for the concert in Philadelphia.
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Post by patsymerc01 on Nov 30, 2014 15:09:04 GMT -5
If anyone is interested, I have 2 tickets to the Dec. 7th show in Boston. I purchased the tickets for my daughter and she cannot go. The tickets are in the balcony C row AA. Let me know if anyone is interested!
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Post by peritura on Dec 2, 2014 2:28:01 GMT -5
Strolling into Massey Hall after almost four decades will certainly be a special event for me, as well as many of my fans. My memories of the venue back in the 1970s are still lovingly lodged in my heart and somewhere in the fog of my greying head.
A lot has certainly happened since then. I left the music world and entered another. The path I chose was not expected by anyone — least of all me. Changing my “show” name was just a symbolic thing, which was not necessary because the change was really within me. For most it drew a line between my past and present. Now that line is the only thing that separates Yusuf/Cat Stevens.
At one time I wrote, “I’m being followed by a moonshadow — moonshadow — moonshadow.” Today I would amend that to, “I’m being followed by a trail of misconceptions — misconceptions — misconceptions.” Even though (just to reassure you) I continue to sing the original lyrics at my shows.
I chose not to use my surname “Islam” for my return to music because of the stigma attached to the name since I adopted it back in 1978, particularly by the heat-seeking members of the media. However, that didn’t stop certain journalists and bloggers from continuing to tag me with unsavoury controversies and conflicts totally beyond my personal interest or control.
Since my departure from “the business” I have been trying to shake off those balls and chains others have placed on me. It hasn’t always worked because, as with striking headlines, the first cut is the deepest.
There are myths — and there are dragon-sized myths. Perhaps my latest album, Tell ’Em I’m Gone, will explain, to those willing to listen, my side of the story — although I believe no explanation will ever satisfy some. One crucial song on the album is called Editing Floor Blues, and another is Cat & The Dog Trap. Both deal with the nets and traps that have been strategically placed there for me over the years.
Peace has always been my objective; sadly, that isn’t the case for everybody. That’s why I have called my tour “Peace Train … Late Again!” Stigmas, the same as dirt and mud, are very hard to remove once they’e been attached. However, for those who really listened to my lyrics — old and new — the message is still clearly there.
There is also a section of my website called Chinese Whiskers, dedicated to dispelling myths and rumours created around my bruising skirmishes with the media (www.yusufislam.com/chinese-whiskers ).
So instead of dwelling further on the gloomy side of life (of which we see too much dominating the headlines and front pages) I hope people can get beyond the clouds and enjoy a bit more of the sunny hope that fuelled my return to music — and the strong wish and will of family and friends who got me here.
For those who preferred to see the back of me, Tell ’Em I’m Gone!
Yusuf (Cat Stevens), New York
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Post by aurarisma on Dec 5, 2014 20:04:40 GMT -5
that's right #Philly !! You represented USA so well last night!!!!! I will never forget that concert and all the lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve in one space!! and now in our Hearts xoxxoxo #yusufcatstevens
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Post by aurarisma on Dec 5, 2014 20:05:56 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2014 20:17:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the vids, Christina.
Was Matt Sweeney at the Philly show? Just wondering since the setlist had fewer songs off the new album. Upp...nevermind, answered my own question. My PC had stopped before the end of your video from Philly.
As one of the Philly reviews said...everyone was jumpin' around like izitsos!
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Post by hyacinth on Dec 8, 2014 16:26:21 GMT -5
Wang Theater, Boston - Orchestra pit - middle section,n first row! Yusuf was right there, I mean RIGHT THERE in front of me - smiling at the audience, having a great time and really into the music. His voice, his delivery and the band were FANTASTIC. AND I didn't have to swim to Europe, or Australia, or South America; I only had to fly from San Antonio, Texas.
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Post by peritura on Dec 8, 2014 16:43:28 GMT -5
Wang Theater, Boston - Orchestra pit - middle section,n first row! Yusuf was right there, I mean RIGHT THERE in front of me - smiling at the audience, having a great time and really into the music. His voice, his delivery and the band were FANTASTIC. AND I didn't have to swim to Europe, or Australia, or South America; I only had to fly from San Antonio, Texas. So glad you made it |
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Post by richina on Dec 8, 2014 17:52:11 GMT -5
Wang Theater, Boston - Orchestra pit - middle section,n first row! Yusuf was right there, I mean RIGHT THERE in front of me - smiling at the audience, having a great time and really into the music. His voice, his delivery and the band were FANTASTIC. AND I didn't have to swim to Europe, or Australia, or South America; I only had to fly from San Antonio, Texas.  Hard to explain ain't it?  YAY again for your great time!!  Hey, are you picking on me for being a light weight?? 
Don't worry, I'm sufferin' bad enough!  *sigh*
I'm sure you "represented" us very well! 
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Post by blossom on Dec 9, 2014 3:52:13 GMT -5
Wang Theater, Boston - Orchestra pit - middle section,n first row! Yusuf was right there, I mean RIGHT THERE in front of me - smiling at the audience, having a great time and really into the music. His voice, his delivery and the band were FANTASTIC. AND I didn't have to swim to Europe, or Australia, or South America; I only had to fly from San Antonio, Texas.  THANKS FOR SHARING.....!!!!!!SO HAPPY WITH YOU!!!x |
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Post by hyacinth on Dec 9, 2014 22:49:57 GMT -5
Richina, no, not pickin' on ya - it's just that I always said that I would wait until he toured here again because I wasn't willing to swim to Europe or Australia, or down the coast to Brazil. BTW, Richina, I brought a fishing rod to the show and tried to snag his vest off him (just a little memento for your museum), but an alert security guard snipped my fishing line just as I was dragging the vest and the singer in it to the edge of the stage! I figured I'd mail the vest to you and keep the singer for myself. So sorry, I really tried! |
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Post by richina on Dec 11, 2014 12:29:33 GMT -5
Richina, no, not pickin' on ya - it's just that I always said that I would wait until he toured here again because I wasn't willing to swim to Europe or Australia, or down the coast to Brazil. BTW, Richina, I brought a fishing rod to the show and tried to snag his vest off him (just a little memento for your museum), but an alert security guard snipped my fishing line just as I was dragging the vest and the singer in it to the edge of the stage! I figured I'd mail the vest to you and keep the singer for myself. So sorry, I really tried!  You so funny.....We all know that I should keep the singer (for my museum, of course)!!  Thanks for tryin'! |
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Post by Uruguayo on Dec 15, 2014 15:54:50 GMT -5
47 songs played on the tour:
1. I love my dog
2. Here comes my baby
3. The first cut is the deepest
4. In the blackness of the night
5. Maybe you’re right, maybe you’re wrong
6. Trouble
7. Katmandu
8. Where do the children play?
9. Hard headed woman
10. Wild world
11. Sad Lisa
12. Miles from nowhere
13. Father and son
14. The wind
15. Moonshadow
16. Bitterblue
17. Morning has broken
18. Peace train
19. Don’t be shy
20. If you want to sing out, sing out
21. Sitting
22. Foreigner suite
23. Oh very Young
24. Another Saturday Night
25. (Remember the days of the) Old schoolyard
26. Last love song
27. Midday
28. Heaven/Where true love goes
29. Maybe there’s a World
30. Don't let me be misunderstood
31. How long / Peace train blues
32. Thinking ‘bout you
33. Roadsinger
34. All kinds of roses
35. You can do (whatever)
36. I was raised in Babylon
37. Big boss man
38. Dying to live
39. You are my sunshine
40. Editing floor blues
41. Cat & the dog trap
42. Gold digger
43. The devil came from Kansas
44. Tell ‘em I’m gone
45. Doors
46. All you need is love
47. People get ready
Did I miss any?
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Post by peritura on Dec 15, 2014 15:58:44 GMT -5
I would have loved to hear Katmandu....
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Post by peritura on Dec 15, 2014 16:07:15 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 1:29:02 GMT -5
Ale, thanks for the list of all the songs performed on the tour! I think you got 'em all.
I would've loved to hear Katmandu too, but I'm grateful for all the ones I did get to hear.
It's refreshing to see a performer change up his setlist during a tour, as Yusuf did.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 1:19:54 GMT -5
www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/guestlisted/2015/01/bill_brothertons_ten_top_shows_of_2014#1: Yusuf/Cat Stevens! "... it was in Boston's many, diverse venues where true magic occurred. Here are the 10 best shows I saw in 2014: 1. Yusuf/Cat Stevens (Citi Wang Theatre, Dec. 7) — Grown men and women, who never thought they'd see this guy in concert, were sobbing as this iconic '70s singer/songwriter gave his first Boston show in 38 years, performing "Wild World," "Moonshadow" and other songs helped define their lives."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2015 15:37:13 GMT -5
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Post by Jackie on Apr 19, 2015 19:11:19 GMT -5
I can't wait for Yusuf to come back to the US. This time i'm bringing my entire family to see him… These are exciting times indeed…
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Hard to explain ain't it? 
YAY again for your great time!! 
*sigh*
