spongebob Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Saw this the other day on BBC, and it's also on the iPlayer - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Van%20Morrison%20-%20Up%20on%20Cyprus%20Avenue TBH, I enjoyed it. I've not listened to much Van in years, this has pushed me into catching up! Typical BBC, though - the camera spends a lot of time showing the hipsters in the audience, and Cerys Matthews. Oh dear! Van's band is relatively stripped down, and the certainly are a crack-hot bunch. Bassist plays electric and upright - not showy, but it's pretty tasty and fits in to perfection. All (I think, or most) of his back catalogue has been made available on the streaming sites in the last week or so (great news for subscribers like me!) so I might start digging a bit more of old Van The Man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire5 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Was that old Rick Stein in the front row.Didn't know he was into George Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 [quote name='squire5' timestamp='1442075841' post='2864279'] Was that old Rick Stein in the front row.Didn't know he was into George Ivan. [/quote] Yes it was, and I was surprised too, expect there may have been a few "celebrity" invites to bulk out the front row including Kim Cattrell . First gig I have ever watched that took place in the middle of the road (or should it be The right side of the road?). Looked in vain during the closing credits to see who was playing Bass, on his Facebook they say it was Paul Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 [i]Astral Weeks[/i] was my first introduction to Van the Man, and I have owned a copy since 1978! A unique work with an incredible atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 [quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1442074094' post='2864266'] Saw this the other day on BBC, and it's also on the iPlayer - [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Van%20Morrison%20-%20Up%20on%20Cyprus%20Avenue"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...Cyprus%20Avenue[/url] TBH, I enjoyed it. I've not listened to much Van in years, this has pushed me into catching up! Typical BBC, though - the camera spends a lot of time showing[u][b] the hipsters[/b][/u] in the audience [/quote] You can spot me in the audience so I'll take that as a compliment. I was at both the 3.00pm and the 6.00pm gigs. Van was on the very best form I've seen. He even cracked a couple of jokes! But yes, the bass player was perfect for the gig. he moved easily between double bass and electric bass, and played flawlessly all day. A truly great player. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Did Bilbo dep on Moondance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Very excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkboy Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 This probably won't go down too well, but I live less than 5 minutes from the venue of that gig and spent most of that particular bank holiday with doors and windows shut, playing music that didn't sound like elevator music for sh*t shops. I'm not disputing that the grumpy wee sh*te has some good tunes, and Mr Moore did a sterling job holding down the bottom end, but Christ was it dull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 My intro to VM was the televised version of the show released circa 1974 as It's Too Late To Stop Now I've bought many albums and seen many shows but he never beat it... Also never seen the concert available on DVD (unless you know better). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I saw that Tour, either at the Hammersmith Odeon or Rainbow, absolutely brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1442915458' post='2870412'] My intro to VM was the televised version of the show released circa 1974 as It's Too Late To Stop Now I've bought many albums and seen many shows but he never beat it... Also never seen the concert available on DVD (unless you know better). [/quote] Oooohhhh..... One of my favourites of all time. 'Bring it on home to me' is amazing. Edited September 22, 2015 by the boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Sharkboy, what music did you play at home that day? Frank. Edited September 22, 2015 by machinehead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Just caught this on BBC4 again. Paul Moore is great on electric and upright. Am ashamed to say I'd never heard of him till now, but was very impressed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b068fvks/van-morrison-up-on-cyprus-avenue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 [quote name='casapete' timestamp='1465895819' post='3071857'] Just caught this on BBC4 again. Paul Moore is great on electric and upright. Am ashamed to say I'd never heard of him till now, but was very impressed. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b068fvks/van-morrison-up-on-cyprus-avenue"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...n-cyprus-avenue[/url] [/quote] Me neither but head of bass at BIMM Dublin - be great being taught by someone of his calibre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Going to see him tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thought I'd post , Just seen concert , great band and some good fun bits in there No warm up band, no intro, no interval , no encore , just a load of great songs , really enjoyed it Being back home in 15 mins also is a nice touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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