Roger Played at the Charity event at Wintershall last night. The Band included, Roger on Vocals & percussion, Spike on Keyboards, Steve stroud on Bass, Jason Falloon on Guitar & Rufus on drums.
Set List:-
(Roger on Lead Vocals for all)
Radio Ga Ga
Heroes - Bowie Song
Fat Bottomed Girls
Vodoo Chile ( with Ronnie Wood) - Hendrix song
A Kind Of Magic
Say It's Not True (with Jeff Beck)
Manic Depression (with Jeff Beck) - Hendrix song
People Get Ready (With Jeff Beck) - Curtis Mayfield song
Nessun Dorma ( Instrumental Roger on percussion)
Roger then appeared later as part of the "All Star Band - Band Du Lac" where he played drums on the following tracks:-
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Shout (with Lulu)
Cocaine (with Eric Clapton)
Sir GH wrote: Cool, thanks for the info.
But how can Nessun Dorma be an instrumental? Isn't it an opera (i.e. "vocal") standard?
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I wouldn't have expected such a crazy question from you, Bob :)
Nessun Dorma can be an instrumental when you just play the tune and don't sing....kinda like any instrumental lol
Sorry, couldn't resist :)
Thistleboy 1980: Standing ovation!
Yep, pretty much any 'vocal' standard can and is turned instrumental very often. Ever heard of a curly-haired guitarist/astrophysicist who covered the National Anthem with just guitars and his bandmate's percussion, instead of singing it?
Of course, I get that..
But in the world of opera (and its opera snobs), even a single note out of place is sacrilege. Good on Jeff Beck for continuing to push the boundaries of the guitar.
YourValentine wrote: Good music is just good music - beyond all genres link
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Simply beautiful. Nessun Dorma is one of those pieces of music which gives me goosebumps every time - this rendition was no different!
Same here.
Of course, beauty is beauty, and this is no exception. Jeff Beck is a master of his trade.
But I'd be curious to see what these opera snobs would think. I mean, some of these people actually demand refunds when an opera singer's voice cracks even in the slightest..
Thistleboy 1980 wrote: Sir GH wrote: Cool, thanks for the info.
But how can Nessun Dorma be an instrumental? Isn't it an opera (i.e. "vocal") standard?
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I wouldn't have expected such a crazy question from you, Bob :)
Nessun Dorma can be an instrumental when you just play the tune and don't sing....kinda like any instrumental lol
Sorry, couldn't resist :)
roflroflroflrofl i like it :D
LOL When I first read "Nessun Dorma (Instrumental Roger on percussion)", I thought "Wow, how did he manage to play Nessun Dorma on his drums?? Unless he was playing the xylophone or something like that..." XD Then I realised.
A new video has surfaced: "Cocaine" (by EC w/ our Roger on drums) link
Still no sign of FBG (although I am a very sceptic about him singing leads on "FBG", "Manic Depression" and "People Get Ready"). I hope I am proven to be wrong. ;-)
FriedChicken wrote: YourValentine wrote: Good music is just good music - beyond all genres link
Meh..... In my opinion, Jeff Beck also butchered Surf's Up
The Surf's Up I know and love had no Jeff Beck, nor did it have Queen....