WANTAGH, New York — Little of Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs’ performance at Jones Beach on Thursday night was directed towards the audience. There was no playful banter, no light shows or disco balls. Without rock-star glitz and glam, the artist and his new collaborators forced the crowd to contemplate the music on its own — a rare thing during summer concert season.
As the sun set behind the Jones Beach Amphitheater, Ray LaMontagne made his way to center stage. Although backed by the extensive Pariah Dogs band (Jennifer Condos on bass, Patrick Warren on keyboard, Greg Leisz on steel guitar, Eric Heywood on lead guitar and Jay Bellerose on percussion) LaMontagne was quiet and reserved, offering a brief “hello” before beginning his 55-minute set.
LaMontagne started his set with “Beg Steal or Borrow” and “Old Before Your Time” off his new album, God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise (released this week), followed by the older favorite “Trouble.” At first, the audience was mildly attentive, offering little more than polite applause after each song’s conclusion.
After recording God Willin’, LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs are touring together for the first time. Their live collaboration lacks the kind of dynamics that usually highlight LaMontagne’s voice — instead, it’s a warm, full, but constant sound. But when they launched into “Henry Nearly Killed Me,” the strings cut out, the bass drum pounded and LaMontagne’s vocals were powerful at last. Bass and guitar came back in unified crescendo as LaMontagne ditched his own guitar for a harmonica solo in the song’s final minute. The audience was clearly hooked.
The strongest moment of the performance came in the singer/songwriter’s next tune — a solo rendition of new track, “Like Rock and Roll Radio,” in which LaMontagne showed off both the strength and control of his voice. He sang the lyric, “Are you still in love with me, like the way you used to be, or is it changing?” with such fervor that for a moment, it felt like the audience was eavesdropping on a deeply private conversation.
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e mr.Cohen continua la sua serie di show mostruosi… 29 pezzi a Berlino!
1. Dance Me to the End of Love
2. The Future
3. Ain’t No Cure for Love
4. Bird on the Wire
5. Everybody Knows
6. In My Secret Life
7. Who By Fire
8. The Darkness
9. Chelsea Hotel No. 2
10. Born In Chains
11. Waiting for the Miracle
12. Anthem
13. Tower Of Song
14. Suzanne
15. Sisters of Mercy
16. The Gypsy’s Wife
17. Feels So Good
18. The Partisan
19. Boogie Street
20. Hallelujah
21. I’m Your Man
22. Take This Waltz
23. So Long Marianne Play Video
24. First We Take Manhattan
25. Famous Blue Raincoat
26. If It Be Your Will
27. Closing Time
28. I Tried to Leave You
29. Lover Lover Lover
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mi fate venir voglia di venire a firenze…………
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….E VIENI NO?…..CHIANTI, FIORENTINE, I TUOI AMICI B16 E GENERALE, MA COSA VUOI DI PIU’ DALLA VITA…..UN CONCERTO DELLA COATTONA ITALOUSA????…….
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PS = FINALMENTE….. C’EST ARRIVE’ MONSIEUR LE SOLEIL….ANCORA UN PO’ E FINIVA LA VACANZA………
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faro’ il possibile domanii operano mio figlio ahime’
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WEEKLY SOUNDS:
STEVE EARLE – EL CORAZON
TOM PETTY&THE HEARTBREAKERS – THE LIVE ANTOLOGY
JANNACCI – 30 ANNI SENZA ANDARE FUORI TEMPO
COHEN – THE ESSENTIAL
COHEN – LIV EIN LONDON
COHEN – SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE
COHEN – SONGS OF L.COHEN
JOE HENRY – FUSE
GEORGIA SATELLITES – IN TTHE LAND OF SALVATION AND SIN
NICK CAVE – NO MORE SHALL WE PART
NICK CAVE – HENRY’S DREAM
RHCP – CALIFORNICATION
DEREK&THE DOMINOS – LAYLA AND OTHERS…
THE MARSAHLL TUCKER BAND – SEARCHIN’ FOR A RAINBOW
GOV’T MULE – THE DEEPEST END
EELS – END TIMES
EELS – HOMBRE LOBO
GRINDERMAN – GRINDERMAN
GRANT LEE BUFFALO – FUZZY
AUGH!
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in bocca al lupo a buzzino e generale… siamo in heavy cohen rotation?
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gracias
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yeah yeah yeah heavy rotation……
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