Believe it or not, 3 of the best concerts I've ever attended took place on April 27 and all at the same concert complex:
- Eric Clapton in 1987 at Madison Square Garden
- Van Morrison in 1992 at the Paramount, a 5,600 seat venue built underneath Madison Square Garden (later The Theater at MSG and today known as The WaMu Theater)
- Paul McCartney in 2002 at Madison Square Garden
I've already posted the Clapton show on this blog and later today, they'll be a post about the McCartney concert. So, that leaves Van the Man's show. Let me start by saying that my lovely bride and I both love Van's music. In fact, our wedding song is Someone Like You, an incredibly beautiful song by Van that far too few people know about. We've seen Van at least a half dozen times in concert, and know that, on occasions, he can be enigmatic, petulant and uninvolved. None of that was the case on April 27, 1992. Van was in tremendous spirits, even joking with the band and the audience. He played incredible versions of Tore Down A La Rimbaud, All Saints Day and Did Ye Get Healed during the main set, and had the entire audience on its feet with killer versions of Whenever God Shines His Light and In The Garden during the encore. For the complete set list, go
here and search for the show. While he didn't play our wedding song, the show was a perfect
pre-wedding gift, as we were married just a few weeks later.
All that said, even if I had a copy of the show, which I unfortunately don't, I couldn't post it on this blog. Mr. Morrison's representatives are opposed to anyone posting bootlegs of Van's shows. Post one and you'll get an email from the folks at Web Sheriff asking you to remove it immediately or face legal action. So, unfortunately, the dozen or so Van bootlegs I have will never see the light of day on this blog. In Van's own words, Hymns To The Silence.
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10 comments:
I'm totally with you on all counts:
The wife and I love on VM, and we *loved* his show in NYC at MSG's WAMU Theater last fall;
VM is one of the all-time greats & deserves to be in the Pantheon;
and:
His "No Unauthorized Live Shows Anywhere, Anytime, Under Any Circumstance" policy is COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS!
I wish someone he'd listen to would get that through his gnarly old head...
Amen - I was once a big fan of Van - but his crackdown - not just on bootlegs but across the board - you cant even find a clip of him on youtube anymore.
Fan friendly is not a word to describe him. While he was once a great talent and a wonderful singer and musician - I see Van today as a tired old crotchety guy - who doesn't give a Sh#*& about his fans
Saw Van & Bob Dylan share the stage at this venue on January 21, 1998 - awesome show. Now they have both joined the 'anti-bootleg' list. You've got to believe it's the management companies and music executives scrambling for that shrinking dollar. It's still great music!
Hello,
Looking through your request list I see that I have "Van Morrison -MSG New York June 13, 2003 (2cds).
Thanks. If you could post it to megaupload or hotfile and post the link here, I;d appreciate it!
But where is the link for Van Morrison i Paramount 1992?
Greg
XYZ -- please re-read the post above. You'll see that I cannot post any Van Morrison shows on this blog as his representatives threaten you with legal action if you do.
Van has allegedly fired the Web Sheriff now. It would be great if you could upload the concerts you refer to. Thanks.
http://blindedbysound.com/post/viewPost/bootleg_nation_van_morrison_-_los_angeles_ca_112678/a14bdd8d3d7dd02cee0e5dc4dd030fbb
Thanks for the tip! I'll try and post a Van show later this month and see what happens!
its all showbiz hes as bad as the fat cats he often slags off in his songs
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