Reviews live-Sessions

Snowy Live At Symphonic Blues Festival Snowy Played 4 songs including Bird Of Paradise live with the Symphonic Orchestra.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoao3ByQXM Original Version-

Videoclip 1984 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBXTNAdvGKI&feature=related

Dutch Photoreview and Videoclips of Symphony in blues http://www.bluesmagazine.nl/symphony-in-blues-foto-verslag-13-september-2009-013-tilburg

MICK TAYLOR’S ALL STAR BLUES BAND ,
Half Moon Putney, London, 2-4-1995

You don’t have to be crazy to be a Snowy White fan, but it does help !!!

I don’t know why it is, but traffic always seems to appear when you
need to get somewhere. And tonight was no exception.Was it a new
rule that all cars must be on the road at the same time? A very slow
journey to Putney on Sunday 2nd April with two very nervous Snowy
White fans. What happens if Snowy isn’t playing? Well, not so much
for me, but for Cecil, who has travelled so far for a change to see Snowy
play with Mick Taylor. But our luck was in, we even heard the very end
of the sound check as we entered the pub. The room at the back of the
"Half Moon" is always very dark, but tonight it was packed, smoky and
 hot. Eventually the lights went down and the majority of the band sought
 their way through the crowd towards the stage:

 

Snowy, Kuma,Jeff and Rabbit. Snowy took the vocals and then played the
Albert King song "Don’t burn down the Bridge", followed by a great version
of Peter Green’s "Loved another Woman". Then Snowy started to introduce
Mick Taylor, only to be told that he was on the phone. Do another song! So
they played "Loving Man". A last the very debonair Mick Taylor came on
stage and immediately started with the suit intro to "You gotta move".And
believe me, when Mick Taylor is playing well, you gotta move! Followed by
 "I wonder why", then the mood was slowed down for "You shook me" with
Mel Collins guesting on sax. With a version of "Going South" featuring the
whole band, and finally the best version of "Laundromat Blues" that I have
heard Mick play.

 

I must admit to feeling rather disappointed that that was it, no encore, no
"Jumping Jack Flash" But then I took a look at the time, they had played
for good one and half hours. The time had just flow by,even the two hours
journey did not seem that bad. Afterwards Snowy sought out Cecil, so
surprised that she had come to see him As we left, he told me to drive
carefully,well Snowy for your information, we spent about an hour on
the road and never got out of first gear. Is that careful enough?
Tracey Ganapathy-England

MICK TAYLOR’S ALL STAR BLUES BAND ,
"Half Moon Putney", London, 2-4-1995

On the 2nd of April I visited together with one of our English fan club
members the concert of Mick Taylor’s All Star Blues Band in London.
Tracey told me that Snowy, Kuma, Jeff and Zoot Money would be
playing in the rhythm section of Taylor’s band. After a long and
terrible traffic jam, we arrived at the "Half Moon" in Putney.We
heard immediately Snowy’s guitar sound,because they were busy
with the soundcheck.Behind the room where the pub gig was haled
there was a lot of people ,and I saw to my big surprise Rabbit coming
in. He told me he would do a TV gig together with the Mick Taylor’s
band on the 4th of April in Switzerland (Geneva).Tracey did some
photos and then the gig started. Not Zoot Money but Rabbit was
this night the keyboard player. Snowy started  first for a warming
up before Mick Taylor came on stage. The first songs Snowy did
were "Burn down the Bridge"(in an excellent version), better than
I ever heard earlier from him) followed by "I loved another Woman"
and "Loving Man". There was immediately a good mood and that
would be better the moment that Mick started to play. He started
with the song "You gotta move"really I did this song still plays in
my mind. It was great, and then the way how Mick played, wow I
could feel it from my head to my toes. You get goose pimpels .

If I think about the concert of Mick last year in Belgium,and then
this one, it’s not to be compared. I really enjoyed it.

 

Now I know why everybody talks about Mick Taylor as a guitar giant.

Also the performance of the saxophone player Mel Collins (who
guested on the Richard Wright album "Wet Dreams") was great.
But what Rabbit did on keyboards and organ,oh that was real
blues! And like Snowy told, Jeff Allen is a perfect blues drummer.
I have never seen the Blues Agency playing live,but this was the
second time I saw Kuma, Jeff and Snowy together. So I can imagine
how it was with the Blues Agency.And don’t forget Kuma’s bass
playing. That man plays always on laid back, but if he must do
a solo "wow" I think a lot of bass players could learn from him!
Snowy played the backing guitars, unfortunately there were not
many solo's from him  (and Mick did them so brilliantly).Now I
have to close my eyes  and listen to Mick Taylor’s album "Stranger

in this Town", and all my thoughts will be back again thanks this

fabulous gig with the All Star Blues Band. And one thing I know

for sure: if Mick Taylor gives a concert in Holland, or it is with

or without Snowy, I will be there. And listen to another album

from him together with Carla Olsen live at the Roxy Theatre:
I can only say "you must be there" and "you gotta move".Thanks
Rabbit, Snowy, Kuma, Jeff and Mel Collins, but especially Mick,
for this wonderful night. It was worth the long trip!
Cecil Ligtenberg-The Netherlands

Concertreviews 2005

Snowy White and John the Revelator
Bluestrain to Thalia-Ijmuiden-The Netherlands

Saturday 23rd of April 2005

 

On Saturday April 23rd I've visited "The Thalia Theatre" for the

very first time in Ijmuiden for an unexpected performance of
Snowy White with the Dutch Bluesband "John the Revelator".
I must honestly say that I've never heard of this band before

and was totally unfamilliar with their music style. so first I've

visited their website

 

And all that was there, was for my feeling worthwhile to see this

band perform live and then a bluesession with Snowy...That must

be cool I thought!Together with Wim a good friend of mine who was

so kind to arrange transportation and for this evening happened to

be the fotographer, we left from Amsterdam direction Ijmuiden

where we arrived around 21:15 P.M. at the Thalia Theatre.Outside

was a long queue, and once we were inside the musical sound met

our ears.The first part of the programme was in the mean time started.

 

 

Unfortunately I don't remember the name of this band(sorry).All I

know was, that the sound was enormous(too loud), which was not

pretty to listen to. This band consisted of the singer, the drummer,

a keyboardplayer and a comic gitarist who made all kind of funny

sounds with his mouth. But despite the good songtexts that they

played, this performance disappointed me enormous.I found it too

busy, too untidy and too loud!The audience was in any way very

enthusiastic and the average age was higher than I had expected.

There were real bluesfreaks of all ages, they were jolly and polite,

and that is something you can't always say when you visit a concert.

Around 22:30 P.M. came as 2nd act "John The Revelator".Actually I

expected Snowy to join in after a while but unfornately that didn't

happened yet...To me and Wim "John The Revelator" was a surprise!

 

That was "Blues",I've enjoyed this band with the raw voice of Tom

Huissen(Vocals & Bassguitar), his dramatic moves by the translations

of emotional bluessongs.But also other members Paul Dammers (slide

& accoustic guitar),Frans van der Kley(lead guitar, rhythm guitar and

harmonica), Cor Dykhuizen(drums) and Erwin Aubroek(keyboards-piano),
who according to me is the youngest of the whole band,were worthwhile

to listen. From the first song "Mean Mistreatin Mama" to the final where

by a musical ode was brought to the old Fleetwood Mac with the songs
"Oh Well part 1  & 2-", "Man of the World" and "Green Manalishi".There

were some drawbacks I found, the drummer and keyboardplayer I could

barely seen playing because Cor Dykhuizen was proper in the back and

Erwin Aubroek was standing at the side.Through this came the guitar

heroes Paul Dammers and Frans van der Kley clearly on the front,

whereby their alternated guitarstyles were excellent to be admired.
And then when Frans van der Kley played the harmonica, this was

the right moment for an "Evening with the Blues" !

 

Another drawback I found is the constant changing of guitars which

according to me led to an abrupt ending of some songs and were

not nicely ended. It's a pitty and I miss that.As far as that goes,

I'm accustom to Snowy's music especially during the period that

Juan van Emmerloot (drums-percussion) was playing in his band,

because he was the expert on special effects samples etc..,that

were pieces technique through which one song flew to the next one...

wow then you won't get the chance to get by or to come round.But

Snowy is also known for that when he performs live that he makes

real jamsessions through which a certain song can build up to 15

minutes. This I can appreciate, because there is among them some

fantastic solo's, but I find it also nice to hear live songs when played

in a normal melodically way. I don't believe in long jamsessions,thus

despite the abrupt ending of some songs, I found "John The Revelator"

very successful and especially lots of stiff blues by which you can swing

lovely!I was then curious how this band would sound together with Snowy

whom himself has bluessongs of his own like "Midnight Blues","That Aint

right","I can Enough of the Blues", "The Rest of My Live", "Blues On Me"

and of course the bluessongs of his latest CD "That's The Way It Is".

Snowy With Dutch Bluesband-© Wim Grund

 

Snowy often plays covers namely of Peter Green but this nightI hoped

he played some covers of his "Blues Agency" albums like ""Parchamn

Farm or "The Thrill is Gone" If you ever have seen Snowy White played

"Parchman farm" live,than you want to see this song more and I don't

have any objection if this turns out to a long solo...because you can't

catch up with him...His fingers glide so swift over his guitar on this song.
If you would count how many times he played that accords than you will

feel yourself shaking as a milkshake so swift and incredibly he does that.

I will get goosebumps when i think of it...Will he suprise us with some of

these songs? It must turn out to be a spatter bluesfinal with four guitarists,keyboard and drums.....

 

 

.Unfortunately Wim and I had to wait too long

because Snowy started to play round 12 midnight. First of all the band"

John The Revelator"  came back again after the second pause and opened

the final with an intro of"shine on crazy diamond /worried dreams" and then

came Snowy with the instrumental version of "Little Wing" followed by the

full flavoured"Blues is The Road"(Cd "Restless") and one of the highlights

this evening was his version of Peter Green's"I loved Another Woman" by

which he always tries to reach the pitch when playing this song.Keyboard

man Erwin Aubroeck lays almost over his keybaords to see how beautiful

Snowy played the song on his guitar.Unfortunately this time itdidn't succeed perfectly,but it stays cool if you see Snowydo this..... You feel every emotions of his guitar,he squeezesevery last drop of sadness of this bluesong so that you willbe astounding if there still comes some sound of it........And then he will take you back to the total climax with this band.

Next Snowy played"No Stranger To The Blues" of his latest CD"That's The Way It Is". A lovely blues song followed by the mysterious "Land Of Plenty"(album-Open for Business),but I don't find that a real bluessong and

don't found it appropriate with these bluessesion.Ofcourse came the well

known "Working blues"aka "Monday blues"(Blues Agency album)and last

very suprised on special request of the members of the band of"John the Revelator" "The Times Has Come" and then the original version of the CD"Highway To The Sun".A beautiful ballad and also one of my favorite songs...What attracted my attention was that Erwin The keyboardman
more in front was with his keybaord/piano conducting when performing

with Snowy then when he played with "John The Revelator"And that

again is something which I appriciate of Snowy.Whomever that performs

with him gets enough space for his soloact etc..As encore came Snowy

back with "Black Magic woman" only the vocal part was sung by Tom

Huissen. And I'm very honest to say that Tom has a much better voice

than Snowy but just with Peter Green'ssongs I find Snowy's voice great,

and sound really melodious,because Snowy's latest albums are often more spoken songs than real singing and that I find is a great pitty.I found this performance with Snowy disappointing.

 

 

I had expected more power,more real blues and I know that"John The Revelator" as well as Snowy can prove this live! I missed by Snowy the firework of"I can get enough of the blues"I love so much of quit blues,but I expected here in Ijmuidenmore vehemence in these combination with a Dutch bluesband.I was hoping of a fantastic swinging bluessession and that was for me not the case! Or if it was trough the choices of their songs or that Snowy was not in the right mood....I don't know but I missed the power!! It's a pitty.I hope then by the next performance of Snowy that he shows the power in all  vehemence is in his music and I don't mean songs like e.g. "The Answer" or such but more heavy blues songs that sound melodious and where we all can sing together and dance.....

 

Setlist John The Revelator
23rd april 2005

1-Means Mistreatin"mama
2-Something inside of me
3-Shadow on my door
4-Fool no more
5-Can't stop loving
6-Little red rooster
7-Kokomo me baby
8-It ain't that I don't love you
9-Tulsa time
10-Oh well part 1 & 2
11-Man of the world
12- Green Manalishi

 

Setlist Snowy White
1- Little wing(instrumental)
2-Blues is the road
3-I loved another woman
4-No stranger to the blues
5-Land of plenty
6-Working blues
7-The times has come(original version)

8-encore-Black magic woman
 

I will thank Tom Huissen extra for his collaboration of all the

informations thatI needed to write this review and Wim Grund

for arranging transportation and the nice photo's which you can

find at the photobook at "The White Flames Magazines".And of

course Snowy who made it possible for me to see him again

perform live. Thanks all of you! And to the fans I want to say.

"who knows we see each other again at another concert! I wish

you all further lots of pleasure with the music of John The

Revelator and Snowy White.
©-Cecil Ligtenberg

 

Roger Waters South Africa 2002

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Roger Waters London 2008-©-Renate

 

Roger Waters--UK-2008

May 18th 2008 London -O2 Arena

Roger Waters -A man like a monument!

Now there he stands completely in black

grey hairedand a mysterious figure,and

absolutely mystic type and he just can't

help doing a great show!I have the feeling that

the band was in a high spirits as they play in

front of a home crowd today but the both shows

here in London attracted also an international public.

The tension rises- 1, 2,3 With a little fireworks that

blinded you if you looked straight into it they started

this session with In The Flesh'.Shortly after in 'Mother

Sylvia Mason-James.

 

Her art of performance is completed, nearly already

refined, It sounds fanciful, to be sure, but I love also
Rogers voice and the acoustic guitar sounds fine to

me in this song.I apprehend the first sounds .... they

charm sounds out of 'Set the controls for the heart of

the sun' Ian Ritchie's fabulous clarinet solo lays the

field open for the coloured blots at the big screen in

the background.I can hardly wait for Snowy's guitar

solo which is my absolutely favourite part in this track!

There he stands, Snowy almost motionlessly on a spot,

with his guitar on the stage. You can take it from me,

It was a doozy! 'Shine On You crazy Diamond' is really

a beautiful song, when you think about it. The guitars

are soft and the song is dreams away at all and it

featuring a backdrop of Syd Barrett I do not really

know or understand what the song is trying to say.

 

Actually I understand no lyrics because I speak Swiss

German but this song is a really nice musical piece.Then

the next song 'Have A Cigar' woke everyone up from
their romantic dreams.The band is just fantastic,that is
really what I think. I'm swept away by the flood of pictures
at the big screen in the background.I'm having flashbacks

to my first Pink Floyd concert (4th feb. 1977) where I saw

for the very first time so big and sensational pictures.Now

a perfect change over to 'Wish You Were Here'. The

musicians change in a great hurry to acoustic gitarre.
As expected also live perfectly wonderful! Snowy's intro
solo is very good, a fantastic and rather emotional section
and I like the chorus which is pretty good. This is still my

favorite song for 33 years now and I wish that you were
here and I feel happy about it and wonderful. Bravo.

 

'Southampton Dock & The Fletcher Memorial Home' -

Another Good performance of songs from The Final

Cut. Above all, Snowy plays a breathtaking part once

again tangentially lovely sounds have flown to him.

First an Austronaut crossed the O2 Arena during the

Intro to 'Perfect Sense' and hover above across the

cheering crowd away and disappears next to the stage.

P.P. Arnold impressed the singing and madding crowd

with her great solo. Wow! Her voice has great range

and she has a wonderful sense of music as she sings.

Politics and political action have never interested me,

So it bothers me little that I don't understand the lyrics.

I just enjoy the melody and the music. Next we got

Roger's new song, 'Leaving Beirut'. It is the true story

of Roger's trip through the Middle East at the age of

Seventeen. He explained to the crowd that he got

stranded and taken in by an Arab family whose kindness

and generosity touched him deeply. - Selem Aleikom!
The video projection screen presents cartoons with the

lyrics and the track is crowded with solos witch I love

more and more... There are solos for singing, saxo and

the guitars. Sylvia Mason-James sings shortly but very

intensive. You might admire Ian Ritchie with fantastic

saxophone solo, Snowy's guitar solo burst completely

the chains and also Chester Kamen's guitar solos -he
is the champion there at the beginning and the end.

 

The last song of the first set is 'Sheep'. In the beginning

the bleating sheep remind me of Israel, where I heard

the bleating for days as therewas only a big flock of sheep

between my room and Roger's stage. Then the graffiti-

covered, flying inflatable pig came out.Compared with

1977 it looks younger, more dynamic and it floats lighter

by the hall and the eyes don't shine any more so extrem

scary in red.I love this music at 'Animals' exceptionally

since this concert 1977 In Zürich.I'm dreaming with the

music. What for a beautiful concert. After taking a break,

the band hit the stage again to play 'Dark Side Of the

Moon'.For years the walls at our youth centre was

decorated with this prism. We simply painted it in a

huge size at all walls.

 

Now, set two begins spectacularly with 'Speak to Me' and

'Breathe' "Fright decreases, please!" I think! because Snowy

is leaving the stage during 'On the Run'. All guitarists are away.

Also Roger he's nowhere to be seen. So it's Jon Carin and Harry

Waters which go the whole hog,right now and a real hurricane of

applause is breaking loose for this excellent music and special

effects. With Graham Broad's heart-stopping prelude and the

traditional melody lines of Roger's bass it's time for 'Time'.

Snowy is looking for something on the ground, is found and

pick it up. Maybe his plectrum? While Jon Carin's singing and

Dave Kilminster's legendary guitar solo is Roger really active

during his show, crossing the stage from one side to the other

and smiling at people and I'm Living The Dream in Music.Then

Carol Kenyon's solo in 'The Great Gig in the Sky' is so good

and pulls its audience so firmly into its spell, and my thoughts

still are thousands of miles and 7 seconds away. In'Money' we

have the nice clean,sweet sound of Dave Kilminster's big guitar

solo Dave plays in this show all David Gilmour's parts very close

to the original and now he is also singing this song. I love 'Money'

and I really don't understand the lyrics but I'm singing with them

and it makes me feel so good! What a driving song, sax player
Ian Ritchi continues the subtle irony with a clean solo in the middle
of the song what a great sax solo Then I wonder, "Is that the best

rock sax solo ever? Either way, the sax solo completes the song.

 

 

Immediately afterwards in 'Us and Them' another excellent

saxophone Solo with Graham Broad's drum acting as a

background.The sax creates a sweet and bittersweet flavor

that reaffirms the tragedy.Ian uses every note to express

the misery that Jon Carin sings about.After this 'Any Colour

You Like'. The part itself is instrumental,features no lyrics,

and consists of a synthesized tune which has a smooth

transition into Dave's big guitar solo. In addition it's made

up of the most colourful virtuoso performances at the screen

that ever was created in history. Brain Damage' & 'Eclipse':

All that you touch .... All that is gone....The finale was equally

dynamic in its effect. Nobody is left sitting now. Ecstatic

applause and deafening shouts of glee make the whole
building shake, and the ladies and gentlemen onstage

obviously enjoy it very much!

 

 

All the musicians come to the front of the stage,holding

each other by the hand and bowing to the audience

during aloft the prism still move in a circle.And people

would not stop clapping. The band went off stage and

of course Roger didn't make these fans wait long before

he took the stage again for perform an encore.Those last

few songs I have been glad the whole concert to hear.It

starts with 'The Happiest Days of Our Lives' and 'Another

Brick in the Wall'.Snowy strapped on his guitar he looks

fantastic yeah really much energy and charisma as he's

walking around to Ian Ritchie on bass and Chester Kamen,

just have a chinwag with their guitars there, while the chor

sings. David Kilminster's solo sets the seal on a great start.

Another big plus David know what you want and your gonna

get it. It is just sensational.Wow! Snowys guitar solo is going

to get me really rocking, now. It's perfection he''s plays straight

and from the heart.Everyone sang along and was joyous and

cheered and was happy during'Vera'and 'Bring the Boys Back

Home'.I think that Roger Waters wrote music that was revolu

tionary in his time and is still beautiful today. Just now

'Comfortably Numb' brings us to the end.

 

 

I'm very happy with the guitar solos on it. I stand no longer,

I floating. David sounds pretty natural in his parts. great solo!

And I doubt if there was anyone whom Snowy did not convince

in 'Comfortably Numb' That's where he comes into his own

Absolutely brilliant.Snowy sparkles with dazzling array.With

stunning tone-colouring and harmonies, their refreshingly
original sound creates great dimensions as Snowy every

facet of the instrument's potential -from its delicate nuances

to its emotional fervour.So Snowy White is still the star in my

eyes. With fireworks the show ended. "Good bye!" Roger finished

an outstanding concert.The ardour of their audience was apparent

from the standing ovation and the enthusiastic cheers and applause

that greeted the musicians at the close of the concert.Given the

fantastic results of this interplay, one might ask why this beautiful

evening is so quickly over? Better would be to ask when will they

join forces again for more shows? -- and then be sure to be there.

 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this concert. You are the

greatest and I totally appreciate you!!Thank you for such wonderful

music it means so much to me....Much love for you all And everyone

Loves a Happy Ending.So,Come in! Into a beautiful full moon night

back to the reality!
©-Renate

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Roger Waters Danmark 2008
Waters ensured a full moon over Odense
Roger Waters, Fionia Park, Odense,
Tuesday May 13th.2008

Roger Waters shined nostalgic after a tame beginning.The first 70minutes were incoherent, but it ended overwhelming, the reviewer from Ekstra Bladet thinks.An inflatable plastic pig at

the size of a cattle truck floated over the audience and were released in the dusk of Odense and even the most draught beer rubbed native of Funen couldn't miss to notice that OB had been switched with the one and only Roger Waters at Fionia Park.

 

It's the third summer in a row that the leader from Pink Floyd

has played in Denmark to perform one of most monumental and absolutelybiggest million sellers in the history of rock.Even

though "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is 35 year old, is has a universal power force of attraction and an expiring date like

the sun.In front of 16.000 spectators,the old moon shined with

an irresistible power and Waters and the giant orchestra of veterans made the finishing touch to the old classic added a spotless perfection that the introduction part actually seemed

to be sloppy in comparison.Messy first act The 64 year old Englishman started with 70 strange unbroken minutes with mainly Waters-compositions from the great period of Pink Floyd, and between tame editions of normally wonderful "Wish You Were Here" and songs from "The Wall" and "The Final Cut", the Syd Barrett tribute "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" were

one of the few that shined up.

 

The Hi-Fi-people got a spectacular stadium sized surround sound when "Dark Side of the Moon" arrived and even though you might blame Waters to tread water,the greatness of the past is so unique and inspiring that you almost went to heaven under the marathon evenings last number "Comfortably Numb".Overwhelming...

Translation by Jette Nielsen From A Danish Newspaper

 

Nederlandse Persberichten

Dutch Pressreview Roger Waters-Holland 2008 

Landgraaf Mei 2008-repertoire vol actuele

verwijzingen Door LOUIS DU MOULIN

 ROTTERDAM - Had Roger Waters zijn concert bezoek aan

het Gelredome bewust op Bevrijdingsdag gepland? Met een

indruk-wekkende inzet voert de oud-kopman van Pink Floyd (63)

de tienkoppige band aan.Tijdens zijn Dark Side Of The Moon-

Live-show refereerde de voormalige kopman van Pink Floyd

(63) in elk geval niet direct aan deze voor Nederland bijzondere

dag. Maar voor het gros van de ruim 33.000 fans kregen zijn

talrijke bombastische anti-oorlogsboodschappen toch wel een

extra lading door het samenvallen met 5 mei.

 

Muzikaal week de Britse rockveteraan nauwelijks af van wat hij vorig jaar eerst op het Arrow Rock Festival (juni) en vervolgens

in Ahoy (juli) presenteerde. Met voor de pauze een rondgang langs de meest gewilde PF-klassiekers (als Set The Controls At The Heart Of The Sun,Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Wish You Were Here),erna de integrale uitvoering van het meest succesvolle groepsalbum (1973) waaraan deze wereld-wijde tournee zijn codenaam ontleent. Wederom dus vertrouwde kost maar ditmaal met meer nadruk in het heden geplaatst door gedeeltelijk

nieuwe visuele omlijsting. Waardoor bijvoorbeeld bij de eerste toegift Another Brick In The Wall de vaste animatiefilmpjes met de marcherende hamers,geheel hadden plaatsgemaakt voor beelden van het bizarre leven rond De Muur tussen Israël en de Palestijnse gebieden Zelf stak Waters het heftigst het vingertje op bij zijn enige recente hartenkreet Leaving Beirut, waarin hij zijn lifters belevenissen als tiener laat overgaan in een felle aanklacht aan het adres van Bush en Blair.

 

Waar Pink Floyd vroeger stond voor wegdromen uit de alledaagse

werkelijkheid, gebruikt Waters thans nagenoeg hetzelfde repertoire om zijn publiek bewust te maken van wat er in de wereld gaande is. Zijn inzet is daarbij reuze indrukwekkend. Als een echte generaal voert Waters zijn troepen (tienkoppige band) aan, alles tot in de puntjes controlerend. Met ook als gevolg een veel beter geluid in het overdekte stadion dan gebruikelijk. Won Waters die Slag om Arnhem glansrijk, zingend moest hij geregeld alle zeilen (lees:koorzangeressen Katie Kisssoon, PP Arnold, CarolKenyon) bijzetten om niet kopje onder te gaan.

Bron:AD ROTTERDAMS DAGBLAD

Dutch Reviews-Barry op Bospop-Juli-2008
Het was indrukwekkend om het grote aantal mensen te zien
op het Bospop festivalterrein...Ik was er al eerder geweest,
toen Spanner er speelde in 2003, ook in de tentstage...Maar
deze keer was het een futurisch-uitziende rode tent.....
met een enorme stage erin,Groter en hoger dan vijf jaar
geleden en we hadden nu twee video-schermen.Ik kwam pas om
half zes aan. want ik kwam alleen om Barry en Snowy te zien
spelen (en ging erna ook meteen weer weg...) Ik slaagde erin
om nog op de eerste rij te komen, want na elke act stroomde
het publiek de tent uit om te kijken wat er op het buitenpodium
gaande was, om weer terug te komen nadat ze dat gezien hadden,
dat was handig voor mij! 

 

Barry kwam het podium op om zijn voorbereidingen te maken,hij keek
op en zag me, dat was leuk, want erna heb ik hem helaas niet meer
gezien, maar gelukkig hadden we hem 2 dagen ervoor in Belgie nog
gesproken. Vier Barry-fans die ik kende kwamen de tent in,het was
fijn elkaar weer te zien en we praatten een tijdje,zij hadden de hele
dag al op het Festval-terrein doorgebracht,een vermoeiende bezigheid !

De tent vulde zich langzaamaan weer,en Barry en Snowy werden aangekondigd. En daar waren ze dan in deze ideale setting, en bundelden hun  virtuoze muzikale krachten tezamen voor een enthousiaste menigte, echtfantastisch om mee te maken...! In Belgie hadden we Nico op de basgitaar,maar in Weert was het Ramblin'Rudy , Barry's jarenlange metgezel bij zijn vorige band Albatross.

De songs waren: In the dead of night, Lonely Road, Lovin' man, JohnnyNobody, Full moon on main street, I loved another woman, Fine,Fine,Fine en Some kind of wonderful. Nadat de bandleden het podium verlaten hadden werd  er luidkeels om meer geroepen en ze kregen het met 'It takes time' .Ik voelde me erg trots en blij om

Barry te zien spelen  voor zo'n groot en waarderend publiek, en hij

zag er zelf ook heel happyuit terwijl hij dat deed...Het was een extra-buitenkans om hem samen met Snowy White te zien spelen, hun eerste show samen in Italie was me helaas ontgaan, en met MickTaylor had ik Barry al twee keer zien spelen. Dus het was een hele goede dag voor mij....de 12e juli op Bospop 2008!
Groeten van Bep

 

Andere Nederlandse Verslagen

http://www.bluesrockpagina.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=
view&id=4091&Itemid=52

 

Bospop Nederlands Meest Gevarieerde Familiefestival

http://www.musicfrom.nl/magazine/verslagen/29435

Het Geheim Van Bospop

http://www.limburger.nl/article/20080711/BOSPOP01/122516528/1107

 

 

English Reviews
12th of July 2008- NL -Weert - Bospop Festival
By Renate Schneider

This concert was a godsend a really wonderful piece of luck !
As we know at the view of Snowy’s album recording,there

won’t be any live shows until 2009. But Cecil the lady who

runs Snowy’s Dutch/English Fanclub www.whiteflames.nl

found on Barry Mc Cabe's website,Taylor would not be

appearing at Bospop and that Snowy White would replace

Mick Taylor at Barry’s Gig in Weert in Holland.So we had

just a few hours to organize everything. Bert, our team

member who lives just 30 Minutes from the festival had

invited Cecil and me to stay in his house, and then he traveled

2 times to Sittard to picked up our tickets,before he went to

the north of The Netherlands for a stay at his girlfriends house.
 
In the meantime I checked out my route and on Friday the 11th

of July at 10pm I left Switzerland for my trip to Holland.I had

a ""bon voyage""! Yeah! Maybe the way I used was not the best

one which I needed. It took me 12 hours (instead of 6 hours)

to find Bert's house, but I was still on time and after a very

short break Cecil arrived.She came from Rotterdam .I was

so glad to see her again since our first meeting in 2005, so

we had a long talk with telling so much things... Cecil gave me

a big surprise which was a copy of the original Snowy White

Photobook from 2006 which has several Photo’s from Snowy

and all his bandmembers Interviews and Songlyrics Oh! what a

wonderfull rarity for my collection. I am so happy about this! 

We were ready to start and so we drove the short distance

by my car. How exciting!  In front of the ticket office,I call

up Barry's tour manager and Suzanne was so kind to pick us

up there.I am stepping in a wonderful dream! Snowy stand up

to give a warm welcome to Cecil. So she looked very happy. I've received a cordially welcome too and then Barry gave a warm

welcome to us with a sweet mystery smile.Many many regards

to both of you. 
 

Now, I could hardly wait to expect to show Snowy the

great present I've got from Cecil The Fanclub Photobook.

And just before I lost courage I ask Snowy for to sign this

book I don't recall as it happened. Because l don't believe it!

But he did, and he wrote some special very nice words for me …What a brilliant atmosphere! From everywhere I heard Music.

If Music is food of Love, play on, I can't get enough of it..

Oh how lovely! I got some black coffee.(mm like american coffee) Maybe this brings me back to reality. No maybe it was not strong enough! so I try an other one. No, It can't help. I'm still dreaming. How ever Snowy thank you very much for your autograph! A little bit later the Band started with their soundcheck. I was walking arround while Cecil was sitting outside and enjoying the lovely weather.Theirs is some time left before the concert so I took some photos. Barry still with a sweet mystery smile.

 

Than I followed this by shooting over to see Snowy White with

Barry Mc Cabe &Band, now. Than excact on time at 7 pm Snowy

White (on guitar) Barry Mc Cabe (on guitar) Rudy (on bass guitar

& backing vocals) Jeff (on drums) & Rob (on Hammond organ &

piano) stand on the stage and played one hour. I'm sure that the

song selection let you missing some pearls, as it is certainly not easy for the band but - because of limited playing time, some great track remains forced to fall by the wayside.. For those few of you who haven't had a Barry Mc Cabe experience, don't hesitate to get out there and see this band! These musicians give some of the finest music you'll ever hear and it was enough to get music fans of all ages dancing around. I'd never seen Snowy perform with this band before and I'm pleasantly surprised with how much rich and full this sound was. It's a distinctive sound and, on a warm day, in the tent, standing near Snowy it's fairly irresistible. I'm so grateful to be here.There simply aren't enough words to describe how unexpectedly, wonderfully good the band's performance was. I love it so very much...!
 
Setlist 
1 – In The Dead Of Night (B. Mc Cabe) 
2 – You Don’t Love Me (cover) 
3 – Lonely Road (B. Mc Cabe) 
4 – Lovin’ man (Snowy) 
5 – Johnny Nobody (B. Mc Cabe) 
6 – Full Moon On Main Street (F. James) 
7 – Loved Another Woman (P. Green) 
 8 – Fine, Fine, Fine (cover) 
 9 – Some Kind Of Wonderful (cover)

10 - It Takes Time (O. Rush) 

 

I am still stepping in this wonderful dream, 
The Sound carried away my thoughts for miles. The concert was

over and on the stage it was altered keenly.The time has come for

us to say goodbye to Snowy, Barry,and the rest of the band. There they are! cool as though nothing had happened.Just incredibly! Snowy had a nice way to say good-bye. Quite suddenly Juan van Emmerlooot arrive out of the blue, I'm sorry to say there was no more time to talk with him as Cecil had her transfair for Rotterdam. I'll never forget how overhappy we were as we walked to the main entrance. It does

not matter that I could not find my car again.But Johan (a security)

tried his luck and with Cecil's detailed explanation it was almost a miracle,he really found it. So Cecil was on her way backhome and I went back to the festival to hear Carlos Santana.Very spirited... just sensational! I'd love to stay until tomorrow and hear and see more

for awhile, But it's time to hit the road .....

RS - BB - BmcC - CL

Renate is the Webmaster of Snowy's International Swiss Fanclub