Showing posts with label Blues Brothers Band. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blues Brothers Band. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

The Blues Brothers Band live in Athens July 2010

I am sure that you are all familiar with the Blues Brothers from the 1980 movie with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. They had however begun in 1978 as a sketch on Saturday Night Live and had already released an album before making the movie (and later released another one, apart from the soundtrack). The two brothers were John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd and their band consisted of well-established musicians (Steve Cropper, Lou Marini, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Matt "Guitar" Murphy among others). John Belushi sadly left us early in 1982. Nevertheless, the band reformed in 1988 and have been on the road since then, with different lineups, without of course John Belushi but neither with Dan Aykroyd who had already had a successful acting career. A sequel to the film was released in 1998, Blues Brothers 2000 with Dan Aykroyd reprising his role and John Goodman replacing John Belushi. They came back to Greece once again and on Wednesday 21, July 2010 they performed at the Lycabettus Theatre. (They were also due to appear in Salonica two days before that, but unfortunately their gig was cancelled because it was raining). In Athens the opening act was Matt O'Ree with a very good set. We love him because he's from New Jersey like The Boss. He even contacted me on my YouTube page where I had posted a video from that night to make sure that I made it clear that they were playing in Athens, Greece and not in Athens, Georgia! 

 


One hour later The Blues Brothers Band came on stage. From the original lineup Steve Cropper, Lou Marini and Alan Rubin were there. They started with a couple of instrumentals (Green Onions, Peter Gunn Theme) until the two singers (Jonny Rosch and Bobby Garden) gradually appeared. Highlights included my personal favourite She Caught The Katy (the song playing on the opening titles of the movie), Minnie The Moocher and of course Sweet Home Chicago.

They even brought a couple of kids onto the stage whom they awarded the honorary title of "Little Blues Brothers"! The best songs were left for the encore: 634-5789, Soul Man, I Can't Turn You Loose, and even Knock On Wood!




Setlist:
01. Green Onions
02. Peter Gunn Theme
03. Soulfinger
04. Going Back To Miami
05. Groove Me
06. She Caught The Katy
07. Messin' With The Kid
08. Shotgun Blues
09. Hey Bartender
10. Flip, Flop & Fly
11. Minnie The Moocher
12. (I Got Everything I Need) Almost
13. Sweet Home Chicago / I Can't Turn You Loose
Encore:
14. "B" Movie Boxcar Blues
15. 634-5789
16. Knock On Wood
17. Soul Man / I Can't Turn You Loose

Saturday, 23 October 2010

Blues Brothers Band στον Λυκαβηττό


Τους Blues Brothers θα τους ξέρετε φαντάζομαι από την ομώνυμη ταινία του 1980 με τον John Belushi και τον Dan Aykroyd. Είχαν όμως ξεκινήσει από το 1978 σαν σκετς στο Saturday Night Live και είχαν κυκλοφορήσει ήδη ένα album πριν κάνουν την ταινία (και κυκλοφόρησαν άλλο ένα μετά εκτός του soundtrack).

Οι δύο Brothers ήταν οι John Belushi και Dan Aykroyd που αναφέραμε και πιο πάνω και η μπάντα τους αποτελούνταν από ήδη καταξιωμένους μουσικούς (Steve Cropper, Lou Marini, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Matt "Guitar" Murphy μεταξύ άλλων). Ο John Belushi δυστυχώς μας άφησε νωρίς το 1982. Όμως η μπάντα επανασυστάθηκε όμως το 1988 και από τότε περιοδεύει, με διάφορες συνθέσεις, χωρίς βεβαίως τον John Belushi αλλά ούτε και τον Dan Aykroyd ο οποίος έκανε ήδη κινηματογραφική καριέρα. Γυρίστηκε και ένα sequel το 1998, το Blues Brothers 2000 το 1998 με τον Dan Aykroyd ξανά και τον John Goodman να αντικαθιστά τον John Belushi.

Ξαναήρθαν για άλλη μια φορά στην Ελλάδα και την Τετάρτη 21/07/2010 εμφανίστηκαν στο θέατρο του Λυκαβηττού. (Ήταν να παίξουν και στη Θεσσαλονίκη δύο μέρες πριν, αλλά δυστυχώς η εμφάνισή τους ακυρώθηκε λόγω βροχής). Τη συναυλία άνοιξε ο Matt O'Ree με ένα πολύ καλό σετ. Τον αγαπάμε γιατί είναι από το New Jersey όπως και Το Αφεντικό.

Μία ώρα μετά ανέβηκαν στη σκηνή οι Blues Brothers Band. Από την αυθεντική σύνθεση συμμετείχαν ο Steve Cropper, ο Lou Marini και ο Alan Rubin.


Ξεκινήσανε με ορχηστρικά κομμάτια (Green Onions, Peter Gunn Theme) για να εμφανιστούν σιγά σιγά και οι τραγουδιστές (Jonny Rosch και Bobby Garden).
Highlights το αγαπημένο (δικό μου τουλάχιστον) She Caught The Katy (αυτό που έπαιζε στους τίτλους της ταινίας), Minnie The Moocher και φυσικά Sweet Home Chicago.

Ανέβασαν και πιτσιρίκια στη σκηνή τα οποία τα μετέτρεψαν σε little Blues Brothers!


Τα καλύτερα βεβαίως μας τα άφησαν για το encore: 634-5789, Soul Man, I Can't Turn You Loose, ακόμα και το Knock On Wood!

Setlist:
Green Onions
Peter Gunn Theme
Soulfinger
Going Back To Miami
Groove Me
She Caught The Katy
Messin' With The Kid
Shotgun Blues
Hey Bartender
Flip, Flop & Fly
Minnie The Moocher
(I Got Everything I Need) Almost
Sweet Home Chicago / I Can't Turn You Loose
Encore:
"B" Movie Boxcar Blues
634-5789
Knock On Wood
Soul Man / I Can't Turn You Loose