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Post by crobarbie on Nov 17, 2014 13:04:22 GMT -5
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Post by peritura on Nov 17, 2014 13:46:18 GMT -5
Crobarbie - did you get to hear 'Into White' in Vienna?
Here is an amazing review from France
(Paris) Pointing to the scene of the Zénith de Paris, yesterday evening, Cat Stevens, now Yusuf Islam in the 1970s, turned to the decoration of station that it was built for this tour entitled Peace Train... Late Again. Then he made mine check her watch to ensure understanding that said train was late, something like forty years since the creation of this utopian song. A little later, when he borrowed from Curtis Mayfield People Get Ready, another song which gives in the railway metaphor, the 66-year-old artist was found not without humour that this also was born before the Eurostar.
Anyway, none of the spectators gathered at the Zénith was fooled: it is Cat Stevens in the 1970s that it had come to hear and the artist who is overshadowed for nearly 30 years after his conversion to islam did not disappoint. So much so that the public of the only French stage in this tour which will go through Toronto December 1 reserved him a hero's welcome which seemed to surprise her. The oldest slapped hands, spectators of all ages sang his best-known tunes and has even seen young children claim to the titles of songs.
The spark after intermission
However, this was not won after the first part of the concert. Fans were regaled by The Wind, Moonshadow, Sitting and Morning Has Broken, but despite the impeccable work of its five musicians, including the old accomplice Alun Davies on acoustic guitar, yet sought the spark that makes the difference between a good concert and an evening long be remembered.
Curiously, it was after the intermission, when he played more songs from his new album Tell ' Em I'm Gone, that it became truly interesting. As if in contact with these songs that are yet to most occasions, the artist finally felt relevant in 2014. Suddenly, the wise music as an image is free. Working song Big Boss Man found an echo in the text proofread and corrected by Yusuf/Cat of Another Saturday Night of Sam Cooke and biting autobiographical song Editing Floor Blues laid the groundwork for disturbing The First Cut Is the Deepest that he had once borrowed Rod Stewart with the success that we know.
Spectators began to claim more insistently the songs they wanted to hear and they manifested themselves as if by miracle, of Sad Lisa to Father and Son, two real moments of emotion. Even when it wasn't claimed song aloud but rather, for example, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood borrowed from the idol Nina Simone, singer and her musicians made her so convincingly that it was almost also warmly applauded.
Passion found
In 31 songs on almost two hours of concert, we understood that the directory of Cat Stevens has lost none of its charm and beauty, but it is still better served now by a Yusuf Islam, who found the passion for his profession. As well as the freedom which allows it to sing All You Need Is Love by the Beatles as well as If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out, from the soundtrack of the cult film Harold and Maude, his first 45-rpm I Love My Dog or songs past almost unnoticed in the two albums he launched after his long Eclipse.
A little taken aback when the public asked a second reminder, Yusuf/Cat sang a song from her album Mona Bone Jakon released in 1970 but not one that hoped to even the most optimistic of his french fans: Lady of D'arbanville. Perhaps he only joked when he said to The press, last month, that that one, his wife did not want that he plays.
Person not him in held rigour yesterday evening and artist fired her reverence almost promising return singing in Paris. If he continues to have fun both on stage, so perhaps he also the good idea to make a detour by Montreal one of these days.
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Post by crobarbie on Nov 17, 2014 15:58:15 GMT -5
Crobarbie - did you get to hear 'Into White' in Vienna? No, there is still no "Into White" on this tour set list, but maybe Yusuf will finally add also this song on some of his future concerts, who knows?  BUT, I had a great time in Vienna... concert was fantastic, I saw Cat Yusuf in Zagreb 1976, London 2009. (RAH), Munich 2011. and now in Vienna, and I can say that Vienna concert was the best for me. I also met Christina there, after the concerts, we were shaking hands in the end (she was angry because my "only" 3 stars which I gave Yusuf few weeks ago for... I do not remember for which song exactly So, from 1 to 10 I'll give to Vienna concert 9 points (4 for the first half and 5 for the second half of the concert For me, Yusuf is now more interesting when he plays new songs or re-arranged old ones... for example, "Here comes my baby" now sounds fantastic, even better when he "introduce" it on setlist in Royal Albert Hall in 2009. when it was a part of Meddley. And Viena public was also great, so there were 2 encores, not only Peace Train + Wild Worls in "regular" encore but aslo part of "Hard Headed Woman" and "Midday" in the second encore  |
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Post by M. on Nov 17, 2014 16:14:22 GMT -5
Listen to the silence of the crowd....
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Post by peritura on Nov 17, 2014 16:48:31 GMT -5
Crobarbie - did you get to hear 'Into White' in Vienna? No, there is still no "Into White" on this tour set list, but maybe Yusuf will finally add also this song on some of his future concerts, who knows? BUT, I had a great time in Vienna... concert was fantastic, I saw Cat Yusuf in Zagreb 1976, London 2009. (RAH), Munich 2011. and now in Vienna, and I can say that Vienna concert was the best for me. I also met Christina there, after the concerts, we were shaking hands in the end (she was angry because my "only" 3 stars which I gave Yusuf few weeks ago for... I do not remember for which song exactly So, from 1 to 10 I'll give to Vienna concert 9 points (4 for the first half and 5 for the second half of the concert For me, Yusuf is now more interesting when he plays new songs or re-arranged old ones... for example, "Here comes my baby" now sounds fantastic, even better when he "introduce" it on setlist in Royal Albert Hall in 2009. when it was a part of Meddley. And Viena public was also great, so there were 2 encores, not only Peace Train + Wild Worls in "regular" encore but aslo part of "Hard Headed Woman" and "Midday" in the second encore Glad you gave it more stars...hopefully that will pacify Christina! I have seen Yusuf in Birmingham and RAH in 2009, Mannheim 2011 and now in London. Out of these RAH and the recent London gig stand out, for different reasons. AT RAH Yusuf was completely emotionally connected to the audience and highly communicative. It was a truly intimate occasion. For that I think it still has the edge over the other concerts for me. This time round I think his voice and passion for his new songs were elevated from anything I have heard from him before, but the first half felt just a tad unconnected and just as it said in the Paris review, the real experience came in the second half. |
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Post by crobarbie on Nov 17, 2014 17:27:41 GMT -5
I have seen Yusuf in Birmingham and RAH in 2009, Mannheim 2011 and now in London. Out of these RAH and the recent London gig stand out, for different reasons. AT RAH Yusuf was completely emotionally connected to the audience and highly communicative. It was a truly intimate occasion. For that I think it still has the edge over the other concerts for me. This time round I think his voice and passion for his new songs were elevated from anything I have heard from him before, but the first half felt just a tad unconnected and just as it said in the Paris review, the real experience came in the second half. I agree with you about RAH... but, look at the musical part... the second half of his recents concerts brings Yusuf Cat in his full power, in balance with the present and his past... maybe it would be even better if he put more new songs also in first part of the concerts, so the break would be just for refreshment, not for splitting concert in two parts |
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