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Bodo
Nov-28-2009, 11:34 GMT
Austria
 | Don´t forget to program your...whatever it is today( I-pods or macbooks..or VHS?)
On Sunday they will air the "The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert" from 8 p.m. to 12:10 a.m
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nancy
Nov-28-2009, 22:59 GMT
USA - United Staates America
 | It is on HBO.I can´t wait to see what they include. Considering the two concerts lasted about 12 hours, there is a lot of cutting to do. I hope they include most of Paul and S and G. What a night that was- I am so grateful I got to see it. |
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Forum guest
Nov-29-2009, 18:58 GMT
United Kingdom
 | Nick from Widnes England writes
Alas here in the UK we will do not get HBO so unable to see the highlights show.
Hope you guys can supply a report to the forum and any highlights thats not already on Youtube of Simon and Garfgunkel/Paul Simon Solo.
Hope it gets a region 2 release on DVD.
If only I was over in New York oh to have been there live to see S&G.
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nancy
Nov-30-2009, 08:43 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Watching the HBO special tonight was a wonderful chance to revisit that magical night. The only simon and Garfunkel song they didn´t show was Cecilia. Paul solo only You Can Call Me Al was shown, but they did show him singing Here Comes the Sun with Crosby and Nash and doing back up for Dion. I believe a DVD of the concerts is to come out after the first of the year. I don´t know if it will include all of both nights. In any case I got all teary eyed again seeing Paul and S and G (and all of the wonderful performers). What a night! |
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nancy
Dec-01-2009, 09:59 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| I forgot- they also didn´t show "Mrs. Robinson". what they did show was wonderful. |
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deleted_user
Dec-02-2009, 12:59 GMT
Unknown
 | I have to respectfully disagree with Nancy. Considering the amount of awful songs they showed, it was a shame they almost completely cut Paul´s solo set.
Garfunkel looked (and sounded) especially bad (he needs a new toupee and take better care of what is left of his voice), but at least S&G sang by themselves without including other inappropriate performers. On the other hand, Paul looked and sounded terrific, but he was clearly an exception to the almost universal ´over the hill´ feeling presented.
It was like an oldies show in which
anyone they could think of was thrown together. Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt were okay. But overall they had some truly bizarre (and terrible) combinations of performers performing badly such as James Taylor singing on a Steven Stills rocker. Even B.B. King was dragged out to struggle through "The Thrill is Gone" which is a good song, but it is blues, not rock and roll. And he looked and acted like he should retire, which seemed to be the lesson most of the performers should have learned.
I for one am really glad I went to see Leonard Cohen give a terrific concert instead of this all star mess. It must have been better in person, but what HBO showed was sad. |
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mog
Dec-02-2009, 16:23 GMT
Canada
 | Yeah, I was a bit puzzled too, that Paul´s solo set was cut off deeply.
Does it send the message that the real stuff that belongs to history is really S&G ? That would be paranoia interpretation I guess.
I thought at 1st that it was because they had some many good songs and performers to choose from, they had to cut somewhere... |
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Forum guest
Dec-02-2009, 17:23 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| I wish that James Taylor had been added to S&G- (Barb) |
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nancy
Dec-02-2009, 22:02 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Lucky for me that I really liked it. |
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Baylee
Dec-03-2009, 01:00 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Maybe more of his songs will be on a DVD (if there is one...). |
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