The White Album Concert

Started by nimrod, Jun 06, 2014, 08:32 PM

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nimrod

Im not too good at reviews  :(

today's about celebrating some of the most amazing songs ever written, and, with the help of The Living End's Chris Cheney, Grinspoon's Phil Jamieson, Tim Rogers of You Am I and Josh Pyke, celebrate we do.

OK there were 4 guys and a huge backing group inc strings & brass

The 4 guys were not imitating J,P,G & R as per regular tribute bands

How it worked was the big band was constantly onstage and the 4 guys too turns to come on and sing a track, not dressed in any way like Beatles, really as themselves. Sometimes all 4 were onstage.

I thought 2 of the guys were way better than the other two Josh Pyke & Chris Cheney are very good, better than the other two

Tim Rogers and Jamieson struggled with Lennons Dear Prudence, Warm Gun, Yer Blues  and Im So Tired, his voice didnt have the power that John puts out towards the end of the songs

Cheney did the McCartney Rockers very well, thats him on the vid I posted.

The band was excellent, with superb sounding guitars throughout (No Fenders, all Gibsons I think)

They did it track for track and I really enjoyed it except for the weakish vocals on the Lennon tracks, there was some humour by Rogers throughout but he sang Goodnight pretty much off key at times.

They did an encore which was A Day In The Life which I though was superb


Heres a review I thought pretty accurate;

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/14/white-album-concert-review-australian-super-group-echoes-beatles-but-its-all-a-little-hollow

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Moogmodule

Quote from: nimrod on Jul 21, 2014, 01:33 AM
Im not too good at reviews  :(

today's about celebrating some of the most amazing songs ever written, and, with the help of The Living End's Chris Cheney, Grinspoon's Phil Jamieson, Tim Rogers of You Am I and Josh Pyke, celebrate we do.

OK there were 4 guys and a huge backing group inc strings & brass

The 4 guys were not imitating J,P,G & R as per regular tribute bands

How it worked was the big band was constantly onstage and the 4 guys too turns to come on and sing a track, not dressed in any way like Beatles, really as themselves. Sometimes all 4 were onstage.

I thought 2 of the guys were way better than the other two Josh Pyke & Chris Cheney are very good, better than the other two

Tim Rogers and Jamieson struggled with Lennons Dear Prudence, Warm Gun, Yer Blues  and Im So Tired, his voice didnt have the power that John puts out towards the end of the songs

Cheney did the McCartney Rockers very well, thats him on the vid I posted.

The band was excellent, with superb sounding guitars throughout (No Fenders, all Gibsons I think)

They did it track for track and I really enjoyed it except for the weakish vocals on the Lennon tracks, there was some humour by Rogers throughout but he sang Goodnight pretty much off key at times.

They did an encore which was A Day In The Life which I though was superb


Heres a review I thought pretty accurate;

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/14/white-album-concert-review-australian-super-group-echoes-beatles-but-its-all-a-little-hollow

Judging by the video you posted Cheney is pretty good. He's the only one I hadn't heard of before.

Thanks for the info on it I think there's tickets left for the Canberra show. Not sure I'll make it though.

nimrod

Cheney did Helter Skelter & WDWDIITRoad very well, not easy songs eh  :P

Moogmodule

No. He seems to have got the meatiest songs. Probably with good reason.

How was Josh Pyke? He's a fav of my daughters.

nimrod

Quote from: Moogmodule on Jul 21, 2014, 04:59 AM
No. He seems to have got the meatiest songs. Probably with good reason.

How was Josh Pyke? He's a fav of my daughters.

he was the other one who was v good

Jamieson & Rogers wernt that great