CONCERT REPORTS: Ghent, Aug 12, 14, 15, 17 & 18

[phillip]

yes where are the video's of Banjo someone must of done at least one video!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gabri]

I just found this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAbVJFcg7NM

gabri

[Citizen_Kane]

musicmania, thank you for that clip of Field Commander Cohen.

More on the soundcheck performance of Field Commander Cohen here :
http://1heckofaguy.com/2012/08/17/liste ... der-cohen/

One can play the audioclip online on the blog or download it

[astranger]

I just found this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAbVJFcg7NM

gabri

great! thanks!

[sturgess66]

I just found this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAbVJFcg7NM

gabri

BANJO!!! Thanks gabri - good find!!
And Sharon takes a verse


Also - thanks to Tim Dale for uploading !
And he uploaded more very good videos from Aug 14- and they are -

Who By Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3mxz0lWZPw

The Partisan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_kCBYRP-AE&

Heart With No Companion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQaUSCQ1u_Q

The Gypsy's Wife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqXR3-vP6pA

Anthem (complete - including intro - and all credits and remarks at the end before intermission )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-xMLO8ohlU

[sturgess66]

Ghent - Day 2 - Aug 14 -
Uploaded by Michel ANTOINE - Thanks!

Famous Blue Raincoat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAOmmiEceps

Save the Last Dance for Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Dcavz-H6s

If It Be Your Will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA9IycBRdbw

So Long Marianne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA9IycBRdbw

Editing to add 2 more --

Closing Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAOmmiEceps

I Tried To Leave You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWRFcEnbdro

[sturgess66]

From Ghent - Day 1 - 8/12 -

Uploaded by TheLinda555 - Thanks!

Heart With No Companion (partial - and there was harmonica ? )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8e2Q0n7KCI

The Gypsy's Wife (partial)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyDmx45_noM

2 more from Linda555 -

The Partisan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZY8pSreje0&

Come Healing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE3agKOSEWo

[holydove]

Well spotted the reason I was looking through that gap is because I saw Rachel (Holydove) looking there for ages and was wondering had I managed to miss a gap

I was standing at that spot because I had my recording device perched on a cement brick there, to steady it, with the mics facing into the gap to pick up the sound better. And then when it started to rain, I was standing close to the recorder (& therefore, close to the gap) to shield it from the raindrops, & Bob was holding his shirt over it, until he thought of putting his little hat over it. . . I must confess that I did look through the gap a few times, though, as I was standing there, hoping beyond any reasonable hope that I might see something, while knowing very well that it was not possible. . .

I just got home a little while ago, & am too exhausted to say very much right now, but I went to the first 3 concerts (& the first 2 soundchecks), & every moment of every one of them was absolutely gorgeous, brilliant & awesome!! I love the new sound of the band, the King of the Violin & Mitch Watkins are both wonderful - giving excellent, lovely interpretations to Leonard's songs, Leonard looks beautiful & sounds incredible - more awesome than ever!! It's totally amazing to see/hear live performances of all those great songs from Old Ideas, as well as Light As A Breeze, which was absolutely ecstatic, to say the least; & Leonard's performance of Save The Last Dance is unbelievably sexy & beautiful. He did Crazy To Love You in a deeper pitch than on the album, which makes it even more profound, intense & mesmerizing. That's all I can write for now, except to say: thank you, Leonard Cohen, for coming back to us & once again, penetrating my heart more deeply than ever, with your great brilliant gifts of poetry & song.

[phillip]

thanks for sharing its awesome and so exciting many thanks i love the videos etc..

[casaperon]

Many thanks for the information, reports and great videos of theses first concerts. Amen and different sides sounds specially good! Leonard is in a great shape!

[sturgess66]

Ghent - Day 3 - Aug 15 - and it looks a bit windy up there - on the stage!

Video uploaded by dj271video - Thanks!

Banjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=854PMlfvGmQ

Going Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktaS1x8vj8

The Gypsy's Wife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL1tzNfTuDA

I Can't Forget (this video taken from a remote location? )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmqupbIXmvI

[cohenadmirer]

Some comments about the first gent show , and anticipation of the irish shows from the ' irish times'

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/wee ... 63247.html

[dick]

Thanks for reports and videos.

Want to hear more Rachel!

[annmarie]

"His sedate shows are the epitome of class"........quote from the Irish Times article. Love it!

[cohenadmirer]

Well spotted the reason I was looking through that gap is because I saw Rachel (Holydove) looking there for ages and was wondering had I managed to miss a gap

I was standing at that spot because I had my recording device perched on a cement brick there, to steady it, with the mics facing into the gap to pick up the sound better. And then when it started to rain, I was standing close to the recorder (& therefore, close to the gap) to shield it from the raindrops, & Bob was holding his shirt over it, until he thought of putting his little hat over it. . . I must confess that I did look through the gap a few times, though, as I was standing there, hoping beyond any reasonable hope that I might see something, while knowing very well that it was not possible. . .

I just got home a little while ago, & am too exhausted to say very much right now, but I went to the first 3 concerts (& the first 2 soundchecks), & every moment of every one of them was absolutely gorgeous, brilliant & awesome!! I love the new sound of the band, the King of the Violin & Mitch Watkins are both wonderful - giving excellent, lovely interpretations to Leonard's songs, Leonard looks beautiful & sounds incredible - more awesome than ever!! It's totally amazing to see/hear live performances of all those great songs from Old Ideas, as well as Light As A Breeze, which was absolutely ecstatic, to say the least; & Leonard's performance of Save The Last Dance is unbelievably sexy & beautiful. He did Crazy To Love You in a deeper pitch than on the album, which makes it even more profound, intense & mesmerizing. That's all I can write for now, except to say: thank you, Leonard Cohen, for coming back to us & once again, penetrating my heart more deeply than ever, with your great brilliant gifts of poetry & song.

Sorry i missed you