Pearl Jam and guests

bright lights, crowd shots, Pearl Jam

 

Liam Finn: looks like his dad, rocks out like his uncle, and plays like a motherfucker! Excuse my French! Liam was accompanied, supported and harmonised with the gorgeous EJ Barnes.

 

Ben Harper: wonderful lyrics, fantastic musician, would prefer to spend time listening to him in a more intimate session - like The Gem, or Labour in Vain, or The Farm.

 

Pearl Jam: pure gold. Generous. Fabulous. Charismatic. I think they had as good a time as we did. Love a band who tend to cover.

 

Absolute highlight in an evening full of hightlights: Eddie Vedder and Liam Finn with a guitar each and Hunters & Collectors "Throw Your Arms".

 

Eddie and Ben's Under Pressure was pretty neat too. Another 'in-concert' shitty movie but the sound is okay.

The Age - Pearl Jam: A little greyer but no less grunt
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Stroke

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How good is kiwi music? yes, yes it's *that* good!

Chris Knox has been one of New Zealand's major music shapers. Can any kiwi think of Vogel's Bread and not have his iconic Not Given Lightly rattle on through their frontal lobe? Not that he's a sellout by flogging bread - the exact opposite, I suspect - hence the tribute album Stroke.

The album is pretty flippin' good. Great thing is, you get to listen to how good it is before you buy it!

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