From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #40 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Sunday, February 13 2011 Volume 15 : Number 040 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] Roxy's Heritage [Diane whateley ] [AVALON] Colin Firth's Chance Meeting [kwil632057@aol.com] [AVALON] Oh dear! ["e-mail dark.images" ] RE: [AVALON] Glorious swansong? [Chris Turner ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:28:51 +0000 (GMT) From: Diane whateley Subject: Re: [AVALON] Roxy's Heritage Reecey and others have areticulated what I had a vague suspicion about, a feeling that something wasn't quite right....from what I saw and experienced at the 2 nights in Glasgow. It was the inclusion of LST in a Roxy set which made me feel a little uncomfortable, the omission of the 'great' in TGPT, the inclusion of Tara Ferry as the soon to be usuper of TGPT along side him, the absence of the kind of rapport between Bryan and Phil/Andy that I have been used to seeing,(where was BF's air guitar?) capped by the text in the programme which harped on at length about Roxy being BF's band.. that we know, but the way it was put was diconcerting to say the least. I agree that this will be the last time we shall see Roxy- Andy seemed quite frail to me and who know what will happen after Oz... I also agree with Joceleyn that the Thursday night at Glasgow was the better of the 2 nights for me; it was just a pity that they did not do IEDHAH in Glasgow, at all. The setlist was otherwise, in the main, a purist's delight... Gratifed yet sad at the thought of the end of an era.... Cheers, Diane - --- On Thu, 10/2/11, Johnny Reece wrote: > From: Johnny Reece > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Roxy's Heritage > To: avalon@smoe.org > Date: Thursday, 10 February, 2011, 23:38 > Fantastic posts on here in the last > day or so, from Richard, and then Christian. > > Thanks Guys. It shows not just what a fan 'sees', but > 'feels' - and the two are > entirely different. > "So why do I feel p*****d off" ? asks Richard, and I know > exactly how he feels, > it's so identifiable a feeling that it can be > touched. It's because it's so > important to us. > I have lost count - as others have - of the amazing Roxy > gigs over the years, > whether it be 70s, 80s, the triumphant 2001 reunion tour, > and a spattering of > gigs since. > But, this recent Set was different - remarkably so. I felt > it was designed > entirely by Andy and Phil, these were their gigs. Fans gigs > too - but these were > times specifically designed for Andy and Phil to shine, and > I guess it was long > overdue. But it tells a tale. > We've all speculated about 'oh well, this could be the last > chance to see them, > so I've got to go along'... for 10 years now, without > seriously thinking 100% > that that would be the case. > > This time, it's different, and it's not just little things > that we can see (and > we CAN see them, because we know this Band so well) but > this time it's more of > what we 'feel'. > > Does that make sense ? It certainly does to me. > It's like a big uncomfortable jigsaw, and it appears quite > unpleasanrt when all > the pieces start to add painfully together. > > Christian described feeling and seeing the atmosphere > between Bryan and the rest > of the Band as 'a bit chilly'. Don't you just love > this understatement ? It's > not something that can be sensed by the casual fan, it's > something for the likes > of us all here - and having spoken to quite a few over the > past week or so, it's > truly remarkable that the same feeling was sensed by us > all. > There was bairly a nod, a smile, a look of recognition, > between Bryan, and the > rest of the Band, at the O2. > I've never seen that so apparent before. Bryan was almost > hiding behind those > keyboards at times. > > Don't get me wrong - I loved the Glasgow gig I attended - > and there were a few > smiles on the stage that night - but they had long gone by > the time the O2 came > round. The lack of communication between stage and audience > was noticeable too. > All those things added together, and, as I said earlier, > the 'feel' that we are > watching a rather painful end to something amazing, was > apparent. I felt it, as > did Richard, as did Christian, and I wonder how many more > here did too. Did you > ? > Phil does, as his recent quote on Roxy tending to get > together and then always > 'imploding', suggests. > Even those little details that we here all notice, that > no-one else does. > It's just 'Paul Thompson on Drums' in the announcements > now, not 'The Great'. > Am I reading something into that ? You bet I > am. I've seen this Band so many > times, as so many of us have, that I think we can. and do, > read them like a > book. > The night after O2, I sat down and thought about it, whilst > browsing through a > few clips on youtube. > I wanted to be there again, of course > ! And again. And again. > I've got my eye on that 'as yet unconfirmed' date in the > Hague in June - > thinking it won't happen, but really hoping it does - > because I don't want it to > end either. > Bitters End, indeed. > > Sentimental Fool ? You bet I am. > > Reecey... > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org > with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:00:35 -0500 From: kwil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Colin Firth's Chance Meeting Just watched the excellent 2004 thriller Trauma, starring Colin Firth and am dazzled by a wonderful cover version of Chance Meeting performed by a singer called Alison David. There's an instrumental version played over the end titles that's as haunting and strange as any version of this song that I've heard. There's no soundtrack album, alas. J ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:36:48 +0000 From: "e-mail dark.images" Subject: [AVALON] Oh dear! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/roxy-music-s-sexy-charm-fades-to-lazy-nostalgia-thrills-in-concert-review.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:19:47 +0000 (GMT) From: Chris Turner Subject: RE: [AVALON] Glorious swansong? It's 10 years to the day since the press conference at the Savoy that announced their 2001 reunion. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #40 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest