RnR HOF: The one concert you must see is playing on HBO...
 

Wow. Watched the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert(s) last night. There's no way to overstate the magnificence of this concert. Filmed over two nights, this is the VERY BEST lineup I've ever seen. The playlist was astounding. It'll be running on HBO the next few weeks.

The players:

Bruce Springsteen (& the E Street Band)
U2
Patti Smith
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Mick Jagger
Aretha Franklin
Bruce Springsteen
Bonnie Rait
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jackson Brown
James Taylor
Stevie Wonder
Smokey Robinson
John Legend
B.B. King
Sting
Jeff Beck
Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
Dion
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Aretha Franklin
Annie Lennox
Metallica
Lou Reed
Ozzy Osbourne
Ray Davies
Black Eyed Peas
Buddy Guy
Billy Gibbons
Sam Moore
Tom Morello
John Fogerty
Darlene Love
Billy Joel

I saw some of this. Some of the oldsters were not so good. Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Lou Reed, all struggled.

Simon & Garfunkle were pretty good.

Out of that whole list there are only about 4 of them I would ever pay money to see.

Paul Simon
James Taylor
Stevie Wonder
BB King

Black Eyed Peas? Do they just come with any large event these days? Or is that a desperate attempt to get anyone under the age of 50 to watch it?

black eyed peas...:shake:

Sounds like a good mix of New and Old.

They did a kick-ass Iron Man cover.

Ozzy dug it.

That was Metallica that did Iron Man, not Black Eyed Peas LOL

that was sweet when black eyed peas covered metallica's one

I thought it was Stevie Wonder who did a cover?

Stacy can sing her ass off. She was great with Mick Jagger and she kicks ass on Slash's new solo record.

She can rock.

Agreed. They don't seem to fit with the rest of the group.

Hopefully they'll cover Stairway to Heaven.

Spice it up a bit, give it a little more umpff.

Stevie covered Lil' Wayne's song "Fireman". Did a good job too.

Did fergie pee her pants?

The way to watch this IMHO is to DVR it then skip through the many parts you find boring, redundant, or too filled with Sting's facial hair.
There are some damn fine moments you just have to sift through some chaff to get to the wheat.

I'm waiting for the book to come out.

Everything else >>>>>>> Black Eyed Peas > Bruce Springsteen

Reorder the list by ego and by entertainment value... Ego #1 - Sting, Entertainment Value #1 - Hard to tell

Oh.

My.

God.

Tom Morello's solo during "Ghost of Tom Joad."

****ing.

Amazing.

Go to 1:55 for the solo.

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Yeppers. One of many great moments from the concert. So much talent on one stage. Awesome!

But was Joe Jonas there??? And if not, why not?!?!? Joe!!! Joe!!!!!!!!!!!
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Was that the part where he played the guitar as though it were a turn table, by scratching on it? He was okay but IMHO Morello was a 2nd class citizen compared to the guitar players on stage that night.

Was Johnny Bravo there??
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I've watched it twice now. Loved the whole thing.

How was u2?

U2 was the best part of the show. Possibly because they are currently on tour and were playing tighter than other acts. Played with Springstein, BEP and Jagger.

Morello shouldn't be compared to the others IMO he brought a sound to an era (an era that was pretty shitty mind you) that others had to use turn tables to mimic. I am sure he would be plenty good to run blues scales all night long in I IV V style, but he is or was more interested in pushing effects with his guitar.

I was a big RAM fan, liked their sound and style even if their message was over the top. I hear what you are saying about them bringing a different sound.

Are you saying BB King simply runs blues scales all night long in I IV V style and that Morello could play the blues as well as King?

Morello was nice as a one-song stand-in but IMO Jeff Beck he never will be.

Well BB King is black so he gets an edge in soul, plus he get some sound by those sausage like fingers, I doubt morello's hands can dupelicate the sound and soul of bb king, but he could play the scales, he would have trouble breaking off some I'M CUMMING faces, that bluesmen brake off. Blues riffs can be played easily, that's what they are known for, bt it's the amount of alcohol, drugs, pussy, pussy lost, pussy gained, dead pussy, smack, coke, crown and whiskey, huffing gasoline, dirty police officers, dirty towns, clean towns, small towns, towns on lcd, Mountain dew and rum, Mad dog 20/20, choking on blood, slapping mama's, killing daddy's, is what is real in putting in the emotion on a blues note.


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That Morelo solo didn't make musical sense until 3:40 (if you stopped watching, vailpass, the solo was from 1:55 where he starts making turntable noises until the end of the video. The solo is like 2 1/2 minutes long).

:D

You're really calling Rainman out with this post, aren't you?

Personally, I liked The Boss up there. IIRC, he covered 6 other artists music, plus Patti Smiths version of 'Because The Night' (which he wrote). To me, he showed a lot of enthusiasm and energy for a 60 year old.

In the past, I've seen him cover everything from The Beatles to the Wallflowers. To me, it just shows his love of music.

Black Eyed Peas just ruined the living hell out of this list.

I didn't understand why they were there either, but I did like looking at Fergie and thought she did a pretty good job with Mick Jagger.

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Fergie was surprisingly good, did the other "band" members do anything?

Part of it sounded like Vinny Vincent-meets out of key. The Gilmour-ish parts were cool though.

Slash has a new solo record? Where have i been?

Well, yes, I understand that he isn't a traditional guitar player, but he is an innovator. I was a huge Rage fan, and so I love his style. I think it is possible for the greats to have their own place without having to be compared.

To compare BB, Jimi, Morello, Kirk Hammett, and Clapton is just something you don't do. They each have their own sound. That doesn't make them necessarily worse than one another, just different.

I wanted to point out this particular solo, because even for Morello it was awesome.

It'll be out next year. All kinds of guest singers, from Fergie to Chris Cornell and others.