If ever anyone wanted proof that Gervais is a TWAT......

[NMH]

Roger Hodgson was in a group I never particularly liked, his vocals always grated on me. Still, kudos for going up there solo, no backing group, and singing with that voice at his age on his tod in front of millions worldwide.

Personally, I was a little disappointed by Sarah Brightman's vocals, and never thought much of Josh Groban in the first place.
The lass in the low-cut white dress was exceptional vocally though, and Andre Bottecelli impressed.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Boccelli was absolutely on the button as he always is.., Brightman started off in a minor key and flat!!! and she only really got it back when she was duetting.

For someone as professional as her I was somewhat surprised.

But it didnt detract from a very good medely of LLoyd webber songs,

 

[Adam Virgo's Shirt]

He started off brilliantly! Taking the P out of Harry was genius and Harry loved it! Then it all fell apart somewhat, but I guess it's like the others have said, he was left high and dry by the timing issue. Plus the fact that there were kids in the audience ruled out a lot of his material!

 

[NMH]

He always has had a falsetto voice.

As has the Gibbs

Errrm..... are you sure Hodgson was singing 'falsetto'?
I know the Gibbs (Bee Gees) do, but surely RH was simply singing with a naturally shaped high soprano voice?
Y'know, like Michael Jackson sang with his high, boy-soprano voice - but the dude from the Stylistics was putting his on, aka 'falsetto'.

Maybe Hodgson is singing 'castrati'

 

[Billy the Fish]

Offensive!?! There are some very precious souls on here

 

[Blackadder]

I thought they did well.

Both Hodgson and Gervais !

 

[Bry Nylon]

I ahve seen supertramp three times and still recon their concerts are amongst the best we have seen.

oh, your are being serious...

I have never seen ST live before, so I have nothing to reference to, but I thought he was pissed tonight. In fact, to be perfectly honest, I thought his set was woeful. Oh well.

 

[John Dorian]

i didnt see it...what happened ?

 

[andybaha]

Saw Supertramp at the Albert Hall about 10 years ago and was once of the best concerts I have ever been to. The sound was so perfect, it could almost have been a CD playing.

And I thought Ricky Gervais was pretty good. Guess it just depends on whether you like him in the first place.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I know this is a bit 0ff-topic, but if we are talking 'live performances', well this is about as close as you can get to pefection for me...

Radiohead, 'Karma Police' - Glastonbury, 2003.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebqcbn0ieKU&mode=related&search=

 

[Man of Harveys]

He always has had a falsetto voice.

As has the Gibbs

He's so old, he probably has a falsetto teeth. (I'm a Graucho Marxist and I'm here all week).

Supertramp CD sales will be rocketing today, good stuff.

 

[NMH]

I know this is a bit 0ff-topic, but if we are talking 'live performances', well this is about as close as you can get to pefection for me...

Radiohead, 'Karma Police' - Glastonbury, 2003.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebqcbn0ieKU&mode=related&search=

Oh there are loads of good gigs out there, some on film too.
Take Echo and The Bunnymen at Royal Albert Hall, or Simple Minds at The City Of Light for instance.
On the other hand, there are some awful ones that show the artist at their worst - like Jimi Hendrix at the Isle Of Wight, which is the poorest example of one of the greatest rock talents ever to hold a guitar.

To look at the Diana show for the best of anyone, would be a mistake I think. I don't think one artist would choose that show as the finest example of their careers. Tom Jones is such a pro, that he could do his set in his sleep and be great (even with Joe Perry playing a really awful solo where he lost the key he was supposed to be playing in).

Nah, better to watch those sorts of shows with a less critical eye, you'll enjoy it more for what it is - a tribute.

 

[tedebear]

Brightman started off in a minor key and flat!!! and she only really got it back when she was duetting.

For someone as professional as her I was somewhat surprised.

I noticed that as well - I was wondering if she couldn't hear herself? But when someone else said that Fern Cotton was wondering around back stage telling people before they went on stage that the entire world was watching them, I think I'd be bloody nervous too....She did pick up and so I can only assume she was nervous....

 

[Scoffers]

He started off brilliantly! Taking the P out of Harry was genius and Harry loved it! Then it all fell apart somewhat, but I guess it's like the others have said, he was left high and dry by the timing issue. Plus the fact that there were kids in the audience ruled out a lot of his material!

That's pretty much exactly my take on it too !!

 

[Simster]

He was embarassingly poor last night.

 

[Muzzman]

I know this is a bit 0ff-topic, but if we are talking 'live performances', well this is about as close as you can get to pefection for me...

Radiohead, 'Karma Police' - Glastonbury, 2003.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebqcbn0ieKU&mode=related&search=

I agree.. although that is probably because I was there and right at the front too.. great days.

 

[Dave the OAP]

oh, your are being serious...

I have never seen ST live before, so I have nothing to reference to, but I thought he was pissed tonight. In fact, to be perfectly honest, I thought his set was woeful. Oh well.

Ads I have said on here many times, music appeals to different people with different tastes. yes I was being serious, but in the oversall scheme of things it mattrers not one jot what other people thing, its a personal thing.

One of the first concerts I saw was Supertramp supported by Joan Armitrading - ST's Crime of the Century Tour 1976 odd

Even in the fanbase of the group, the Drummer Bob C Benberg, or Bob Seibenberg was either a hero or useless, which depended on which side of tehAtlantic you came from ( Bob was the only American in the line up) I remember once at teh Brighton Centre Elliwell was introducing the band and someone shouted out " Get rid of him " - leading to Helliwell retorting " get rid of you and your shitty suit".....It was a very funny moment.

In these days of hip hop and Britpop, bands like Supertramp are not in vogue, but in their day they were worth the entrance money many times over.

IMHO of course./

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Didn't see Gervais bit last night - why was anyone on here who claims any musical credibility watching that concert anyway?! In my book anyone who can play Madison Square Garden and get away with telling Anne Frank jokes (which were well received) to a New York audience, as he did earlier this month, should get a frickin' knighthood.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

....

 

[Parson Henry]

On the bad singing theme, I thought the guy who sang the first song for Take that was pretty bad. I cannot describle how bad in musical terms (Ie minor flat and octaves etc) but I am sure you get what I mean.