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Paul A. Fournier
May-23-2009, 20:04 GMT
USA - United Staates America
 | I heard via a very reliable source yesterday evening that this will be the line-up for the upcoming S+G tour:
Guitar & other instruments: Mark Stewart
Guitar: Larry Saltzman
Percussion: Jamey Haddad
Keyboards: Andy Snitzer,Rob Schwimmer
Piano: Warren Bernhardt
Bass: Bakithi Kumalo
Drums: Charlie Drayton
Bakithi and Charlie are interesting additions! I think it will be their first time to tour with S+G. This change will help to ensure even further that these new shows are fresh and different from the 2003/2004 shows. These are certain to be wonderful shows.
All the best!
Paul
Washington, DC
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Gerard
May-24-2009, 03:13 GMT
New Zealand
 | I hope you´re correct Paul, this sounds pretty good.
I will miss Pino Pallidino, his interplay with Larry Saltzman was great to witness.
My biggest hope was that Warren Bernhardt would be there. His performance on the piano back in 2003 just made the show. I had seen him with Artie solo a couple of years earlier, but let loose on Baby Driver, My Little Town and others really showed is talent.
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Nikki
May-25-2009, 12:09 GMT
Australia
 | Oh I´m glad Bakithi will be there! Thanks for the info Paul.
And less than one month to go!! |
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Bodo
May-25-2009, 12:56 GMT
Austria
 | Looks like as if the musical part and arrangement is under Pauls full control ;-)
Do you expect them to play different songs than 2003/4 ?
Paul said very often that he is not that happy with his ´earlier´ compositions, beside Mrs. Robins, Boxer, Bridge...
Maybe he will add some of his new solo songs, and let Artie do 1 or 2 solo voice S&G songs (Kathys song)
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barb
May-26-2009, 01:43 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| I am hoping that they will duet on Paul´s new songs and also some of his former solo songs-
Just a query Bodo, what solo songs does the forum think would sound good as new S&G material? |
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Scaaty
May-26-2009, 10:01 GMT
Ireland
 | Eh... Barb for this forum ... a more appropriate question would be ... Which S&G song would be better as a Paul Simon solo song?
My answer to that is "I Am A Rock" Listen to it on the PS songbook and try to tell me that it doesn´t cause the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up |
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Bodo
May-26-2009, 10:48 GMT
Austria
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Yes, I have to be very surrealistic to think about which solo song would be a good S&G song (but thats a personal opinion). But I am open to think about it, as also Paul himself named 2 songs: American Tune and Slip Sliding Away.
Beside these 2 songs it get´s hard.
None of the Graceland or ROTS songs, and none from the Capeman. Also most the songs on Surprise will not work as S&G songs IMO, but there could be 2 exception:
Another Galaxy?
Father and daughter
But: I do not want them to sing these songs, F&D is pure Paul Simon, a family thing.
From YTO:
"Love"
We know that some songs from H&B already had Art Garfunkels voice, but I would never touch Train In The Distance.
Song About The Moon is a simple track
which could work as a S&G song
You see: I would definately choose tracks which did not became hits, and are not well known nor played live very often.
The other tracks from H&B are either pure Paul Simon, or the sound does not fit to S&G.
From OTP I would choose:
Long long day
Nobody
The still crazy album is the closest to the S&G aera (well we have My Little Town on it). So they could sing:
I Do It For Your Love
Silent Eyes
Some Folks´ Lives Roll Easy
From TGRS
Learn how too fall (we need some more upbeat fun songs)
From Paul Simon
Congratulations? Or none of these songs...
I have to say: The limitation is always AG IMO. I think he does not sound good on most upbeat fast songs, he can not sing reggae (Was A Sunny Day), and it would not work on any blues songs with a bad mood like One Man´s Ceiling Is Another Man´s Floor (and Pauls performance was stunning on that one!)
AG is a ballad singer, he does that perfectly, but he is limited to that genre too. He has not the power to make dramatical changes in a song (think about Paul singin: "...there´s an alley in the back..."
So as I said: Take some of Pauls unrecognized sweet songs, that could work.
But! This will not happen, because the audience wants to hear songs they know.
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Gerard
May-27-2009, 02:10 GMT
New Zealand
| Don´t expect them to go into the Simon solo catalogue, they will be too busy Keeping The Customer Satisfied.
Probably most who go will not be wanting anything else. personally I don´t get why not, but the fact is that if this was a Paul Simon solo tour it would not likely sellout as it has.
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deleted_user
May-27-2009, 12:23 GMT
Unknown
 | I doubt they will do any solo songs other than the ones they have done before. However, if they were to do any, I think Senorita with a Necklace of Tears would be an excellent S&G song. |
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SimonD.
May-28-2009, 10:49 GMT
United Kingdom
 | Well Roy Halee remarked in interview that "Rene and Georgette Magritte", was intentionally written to accomodate Arties voice, the key is too high for Paul. So you would think it would be an ideal candidate.
But it wont be sung , because on this tour he who pays the piper calls the tune. They sang "At The Zoo" last time round. Speaks volumes. |
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