Ron Geesin & David Gilmour
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The first night of the two special "Atom Heart Mother" evenings being held in Chelsea's Cadogan Hall, in the heart of London, was always going to be a hard act to follow. With a superb mix of music, wordplay, and improvisation crafted by Ron Geesin, the event clearly thrilled many.
The second night boasted a guest appearance by David Gilmour, augmenting the existing musicians, which resulted in a sell-out show and an audience swelled with many more obvious Floydies than were seen the previous night. The audience were to witness a truly magical performance which will not be easily forgotten by the attendees...
The format of the show was unchanged from the first night, reviewed in full here. Naturally, Ron's improvised pieces in the first half were quite different, as were his comments and even some of the aphorisms he selected for the audience's pleasure. Performance-wise, the various elements of the first half seemed a touch better than the first night, with the benefit of that performance and an afternoon run-through clear to see.
The interval brought the expected rearrangement to the stage, moving the piano over to the side in front of the choir. Once this was done, a second guitar position could be seen, with David's amps and Cobb Strobotuner centre stage, and the Italian guitarist Federico Maremmi's equipment moved slightly to stage right. In front of David's kit were a pair of guitars, including what turned out to be a prototype of the forthcoming Fender "Black Strat" signature model, and David's lap steel guitar.
The second half started with the second reading of "Atom 'Art Mother - The Story" on the large projection screen. This revealed, through a series of pictures of the original score and various stages of the recording process, how the "Pink Floyd - 'Epic'" (later to be renamed Atom Heart Mother) was developed through a humorous monologue by Ron.
And then, the moment arrived that so many were waiting for. First on stage was David, who readied himself with the Black Strat, and then the rest of the massed ranks of musicians took their position. The noise of the retreating screen seemed to bother David slightly, who made it clear that he was not keen to start the piece until the quiet squeaking had abated. The first night had the piece begin whilst the screen was retracting and this proved a minor distraction at the very start.
It was hard to imagine that the last time David had performed the piece in public had been some 36 years ago. He effortlessly took control of proceedings with the master-class in subtle guitar work, working with the Mun Floyd's guitarist, sharing the lead guitar work, and at times, the conductor knew when to lay down his baton and let David control the flow.
The performance of the piece came across with an almost bluesy, restrained feel, as opposed to the previous night's straighter rendition. The addition of the slide guitar changed the dynamic of the piece, Gilmour swapping almost effortlessly between the two through the piece. At one point, an extended improvised section was heading into the territory found within the "spacey" middle of Echoes, with the bass player massaging his strings with a slide to great effect. The overall sound balance seemed better, with the drums less prominent, and Ron's delicate piano notes much clearer. Everyone's performance had stepped up a gear, with the Mun Floyd, the brass section, the choir, and Caroline Dale all playing their hearts out.
A sublime end to a wonderful weekend. With a venue such as the Cadogan, the atmosphere was much different to normal and with the limited capacity of the place, it proved a great opportunity for old friends to catch up with each other. You could feel the anticipation in the venue's bar beforehand, with some fairly wild rumours flying around which just added to the fun!
At the end of the evening, though, each person there knew that they'd witnessed something very special, something that they would never have expected, and that they would never experience again...
http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/concerts/ron-geesin-with-david-gilmour-atom-heart-mother-cadogan-hall-london-june-15th.html
The first night of the two special "Atom Heart Mother" evenings being held in Chelsea's Cadogan Hall, in the heart of London, was always going to be a hard act to follow. With a superb mix of music, wordplay, and improvisation crafted by Ron Geesin, the event clearly thrilled many.
The second night boasted a guest appearance by David Gilmour, augmenting the existing musicians, which resulted in a sell-out show and an audience swelled with many more obvious Floydies than were seen the previous night. The audience were to witness a truly magical performance which will not be easily forgotten by the attendees...
The format of the show was unchanged from the first night, reviewed in full here. Naturally, Ron's improvised pieces in the first half were quite different, as were his comments and even some of the aphorisms he selected for the audience's pleasure. Performance-wise, the various elements of the first half seemed a touch better than the first night, with the benefit of that performance and an afternoon run-through clear to see.
The interval brought the expected rearrangement to the stage, moving the piano over to the side in front of the choir. Once this was done, a second guitar position could be seen, with David's amps and Cobb Strobotuner centre stage, and the Italian guitarist Federico Maremmi's equipment moved slightly to stage right. In front of David's kit were a pair of guitars, including what turned out to be a prototype of the forthcoming Fender "Black Strat" signature model, and David's lap steel guitar.
The second half started with the second reading of "Atom 'Art Mother - The Story" on the large projection screen. This revealed, through a series of pictures of the original score and various stages of the recording process, how the "Pink Floyd - 'Epic'" (later to be renamed Atom Heart Mother) was developed through a humorous monologue by Ron.
And then, the moment arrived that so many were waiting for. First on stage was David, who readied himself with the Black Strat, and then the rest of the massed ranks of musicians took their position. The noise of the retreating screen seemed to bother David slightly, who made it clear that he was not keen to start the piece until the quiet squeaking had abated. The first night had the piece begin whilst the screen was retracting and this proved a minor distraction at the very start.
It was hard to imagine that the last time David had performed the piece in public had been some 36 years ago. He effortlessly took control of proceedings with the master-class in subtle guitar work, working with the Mun Floyd's guitarist, sharing the lead guitar work, and at times, the conductor knew when to lay down his baton and let David control the flow.
The performance of the piece came across with an almost bluesy, restrained feel, as opposed to the previous night's straighter rendition. The addition of the slide guitar changed the dynamic of the piece, Gilmour swapping almost effortlessly between the two through the piece. At one point, an extended improvised section was heading into the territory found within the "spacey" middle of Echoes, with the bass player massaging his strings with a slide to great effect. The overall sound balance seemed better, with the drums less prominent, and Ron's delicate piano notes much clearer. Everyone's performance had stepped up a gear, with the Mun Floyd, the brass section, the choir, and Caroline Dale all playing their hearts out.
A sublime end to a wonderful weekend. With a venue such as the Cadogan, the atmosphere was much different to normal and with the limited capacity of the place, it proved a great opportunity for old friends to catch up with each other. You could feel the anticipation in the venue's bar beforehand, with some fairly wild rumours flying around which just added to the fun!
At the end of the evening, though, each person there knew that they'd witnessed something very special, something that they would never have expected, and that they would never experience again...
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Ron Geesin & David Gilmour Lyrics
Encore (Bizet) Je crois entendre encore Cache sous les palmiers Sa…
We have lyrics for these tracks by David Gilmour:
04. A Great Day For Freedom On the day the wall came down They threw the locks…
06. All Lovers Are Deranged It takes a fool to phone a fool When both have…
08 Comfortably numb Hello Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear…
08. This Heaven All the pieces fall into place When we walk these fields And…
1-10 Then I Close My Eyes (Gilmour) [Instrumental]…
115 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine…
116 Astronomy Domine Lime and limpid green the second scene The fights between th…
12-A Great Day For Freedom On the day the wall came down They threw the locks…
14. Where We Start Where we start is where we end We step out sweetly,…
16 Comfortably Numb Hello, Is there anybody in there Just nod if you can hear…
2.There's No Way Out of Here There's no way out of here When you come in You're in…
4 Take A Breath Take a breath Take a deep breath now Take a breath A deep…
A Boat Lies Waiting Something I never knew In silence I'd hear you And a boat…
A great day for fredoom On the day the wall came down They threw the locks…
A Great Day for Freedom On the day the wall came down They threw the locks…
A Pocketful Of Stones He's sending stones skimming and flying Circles spinning out…
All Lovers Are Deranged It takes a fool to phone a fool When both have…
Arnold Layne Arnold Layne had a strange hobby Collecting clothes Moonsh…
Astronomy Domine Lime and limpid green the second scene The fights between th…
Astronomy Domine ** Lime and limpid green the second scene The fights between t…
Blue Shameless sea Aimlessly so blue Midnight-moon shines for you…
Blue Light She's a blue light, yes it cannot be denied She will…
Breakthrough I can take or leave it, won't be the woebegone Don't…
Breathe Breathe, breathe in the air Don't be afraid to care Leave bu…
Breathe (reprise) Home, home again I like to be here when I can when…
Castellorizon [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Comfortably Numb Hello Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear…
Comfortably Numb feat. Kate Bush Hello, Is there anybody in there Just nod if you can hear…
Coming Back to Life Where were you when I was burned and broken While the…
Cruise Cruise you are making me sing Now you have taken me…
Cry From The Street Black shadows dance beyond the neon glow There's rumours in …
Dancing Right in Front of Me Maybe I should have shown you a clearer plainer truth That…
Dark Globe Oh, where are you now Pussy willow that smiled on this…
David Gilmour I cant breathe anymore Why this is Im not sure Ive got…
David Gilmoure-There's no way out of here There's no way out of here When you come in You're in…
Dimming Of The Day This old house is falling down around my ears I'm drowning…
Dominoes It's an idea, someday In my tears, my dreams Don't you want…
Don't Don't, don't, that's what you say Each time that I hold…
don´t Don't, don't, that's what you say Each time that I hold…
Echoes Overhead the albatross Hangs motionless upon the air And dee…
Faces of Stone Faces of stone that watched from the dark As the wind…
Fat Old Sun When that fat old sun in the sky is falling Summer…
Find the Cost of Freedom Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground Mother earth…
High Hope Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we…
Hushabye Mountain A gentle breeze from Hushabye Mountain Softly blows o'er Lu…
I Can I can't breathe anymore Why that is I'm not sure I've got…
I Can't Breathe Anymore I can't breathe anymore Why that is I'm not sure I've got…
I Put A Spell On You I put a spell on you because you're mine You better…
In Any Tongue Home and done it's just begun His heart weighs more, more…
It's Deafinitely [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Je Crois Entendre Encore Je crois entendre encore Cache sous les palmiers Sa voix ten…
Let's Get Metaphysical Instru…
Love On The Air Love on the air I keep transmitting but reception is hazy I…
Murder Some of them standing, some were waiting in the line As…
Near The End And when you fell you're near the end Will you just…
No Way There's no way out of here When you come in You're in…
On An Island Remember that night White steps in the moonlight They walked…
On An Island (Featuring Crosby Remember that night... White sails in the moonlight They w…
On an island ft Crosby & Nash Remember that night White steps in the moonlight They walk…
Out Of The Blue Out of the blue on the wings of a dove A…
Rattle That Lock Whatever it takes to break Gotta do it From the burning lake…
Red Sky at Night [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Run Like Hell Run, run, run, run You better make your face up…
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine…
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine…
Shine on You Crazy Diamond Part 2 Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine…
Short & Sweet You ask what is the quality of life? Seeking to justify…
Smile Would this do To make it all right While sleep has taken…
Smile ** Would this do To make it all right While sleep has taken…
So Far Away What am I suspended here? Should I kid myself that I…
Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more…
So_Far_Away What am I suspended here? Should I kid myself that I…
Spare Digits: A Great Day for Freedom On the day the wall came down They threw the locks…
Spare Digits: Shine On You Crazy Diamond Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine…
Take a Breath Take a breath Take a deep breath now Take a breath A deep…
Terrapin I really love you and I mean you The star above…
The Blue Shameless sea Aimlessly so blue Midnight-moon shines for you…
The Dimming of the Day (Thompson) This old house is falling down around my ears I'…
The Girl in the Yellow Dress She mesmerizes with a smile Dark eyes as compelling as…
The Great Day For Freedom On the day the wall came down They threw the locks…
There There's no way out of here When you come in You're in…
This Heaven All the pieces fall into place When we walk these fields And…
Time Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You…
Today If you should wake and find me gone Keep safe this…
Until We Sleep Dance, to the movement of the stars Sing till the walls…
Video: The Girl In The Yellow Dress Film She mesmerizes with a smile Dark eyes as compelling as…
WAY There's no way out of here When you come in You're in…
Wearing The Inside Out From morning to night I stayed out of sight Didn't recogniz…
Where We Start Where we start is where we end We step out sweetly,…
Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell Blue skies…
You Know I I put a spell on you because you're mine You better…
You Know I'm Right You can scream and shout with all your might Dig in…
You Know I'm Rigth You can scream and shout with all your might Dig in…