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Zenith in Paris June 4, 2009

This June 4, 2009 will forever be etched in my memory. After narrowly missed last year, I finally the opportunity to catch my mistake and finally see the great Neil Young.

It is not at the Olympia Grand Rex or the Loner elected domicile, but the Zenith, a room that is less intimate but more true to the extent of the great shock he is about send as evidenced by his latest album Fork in the Road . An album that has barely operated on stage with the exception of the song "Get Behind The Wheel .

So in a Zenith packed the Loner played tonight before an audience rather eclectic. There are so many fans from the start that young teens weaned on sound Harvest.

The scene in itself provides a rather chaotic, with cables on both others. And fantasy on the part of the Loner, an Indian totem pole and a red phone (a wink of the Cold War probably) appear out of nowhere.

is at times rather late (21:30) as the old Neil enters. The man looks really old top of its 64 years but in a casual view it presents itself. White shirt, T shirt bearing the image of the revolutionary Zapata, jeans and as he frequently reminded throughout the concert regularly repeating his shoes between each song: a new pair of shoes.

Seeing in this light we can not help thinking that this is surely it would have to look like Kurt Cobain in 20 years if he did not take life. For it is the Neil Young "Father of Grunge " that broke from the first agreements Love And Only Love , thus dispersing the doubts about his health that has been so battered in recent years.

The first part of the concert all electricity shows a Neil Young combative, fighting with his guitar solos ripping out.

The concert continued its momentum Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) , Nobody Knows This Is Nowhere, Pocahontas, Spirit Road ... the voltage drops a little time for a sumptuous and haunting Cortez The Killer. Then rises dramatically from the cartel's riff Cinnamon Girl placing the Zenith in turmoil.

Neil leaves time for later guitar and starts the organ for the title Mother Earth which is part of its new eco trip. For my part the message is rather bad, I look at the time and looks forward to the next song.

Neil Young began the acoustic set with only Do not Let It Bring You Down interpreted in a religious calm. Then linked together two titles (with the group this time) Album Comes A Time (1978), Goin 'Back and Comes A Time . The Loner was not a title does not store as essential to his repertoire that Heart Of Gold . A title sung by the public but which strangely does not make me shudder as I would have thought. Perhaps this is due to the pedal steel part of Ben Keith I find a bit bland.

Seeing the public finally conquered the old Neil took the opportunity to present his group of Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar), Rick Rosas (Bass) Chad Cromwell (drums) Neil's wife Pegi Young (Chorus) Anthony Crawford (Choir, Guitar, Piano). Old Man just finish this acoustic set in style with a very receptive audience and playful at the onset of Larry Cragg (roadie Neil Young) on banjo.

Back to Electric for one last party together as exciting as the first. With Mansion On The Hill the electric machine is recovering in motion soon followed Get Behind The Wheel then Rockin 'In The Free World that the group no longer seems to want to stop until the break out on stage and in the audience reached climax. After a long hello, Neil and his Electric Band leaves the stage ... but the show is not over.

back on stage, a keyboard shaped like a bird descend on the scene and it is again left with Like A Hurricane in a version where the Canadian hypnothisante splits again long solos ripping.
But the sound barrier was finally passed with the resumption of Beatles A Day In The Life, The Loner baited tirelessly on his old Les Paul, triturating the strings with his whammy bar to the explosion of them.

Under this flood of sound and this apocalyptic vision that the old Neil and his band finally left the stage. Leaving an audience of Zenith in any other state in which it was originally.
But with the certainty that with this kind of concert Rock N 'Roll Can Never Die!


"Love And Only Love"
"Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)"
"Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"
"Pocahontas"
"Spirit Road"
"Cortez The Killer"
"Cinnamon Girl"
"Mother Earth"
"Don't Let It Bring You Down"
"Goin' Back"
"Comes A Time"
"Heart Of Gold"
"Old Man"
"Mansion On The Hill"
"Get Behind The Wheel"
"Rockin' In The Free World"

Rappel:

"Like A Hurricane"
"A Day In The Life"

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Lynyrd Skynyrd 05.06.2009 Zénith Paris

(Photo de Francis Zegut)

not even recovered from my emotions in the aftermath of apocalyptic concert by Neil Young at the Zenith I set foot in one place for Lynyrd Skynyrd. I must say that at the base I was not very hot to go, the price is exorbitant and instead preferring Lynyrd Skynyrd of the big time with Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Steve Gaines, Leon Wilkinson, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle.

But I changed my mind telling me that finally I like this group, then the opportunity to see them not show up any time soon since the last time the group came was in 2003 at Bercy opening for Deep Purple and that the next death will surely end the group's activity.

So around 17:30, I stand before the Zenith in a line composed mostly of old Confederate flags Hardos and long beards, recalling memories of the good old days. At 18:30, the doors opened and I rushed inside while enjoying the transition to buy a T-shirt (as sober as possible, without Confederate flag or eagle on it) then I go into the room and instead of me right side of the stage.
I cast a glance toward the stands and I note with amazement that Lynyrd soldiery were not out, places the highest bleachers are hidden by large curtains and bleachers closest to the stage are covered with large paintings. But the pit is filled quickly and that could be sold to step too.

Having come alone, I can start the conversation with a couple about their fifties who was present the night before to Neil Young, and two youths with whom I exchanged my coordinates.
The first part shows up to 20h, a French guitar duo singing and playing a bit in the spirit of Eddie Vedder, wait for cool but not extraordinary.






A 21 H is with "Thunderstruck" AC / DC in the background that the group made its debut, Johnny Van Zant gimmick echoing the famous "Thunder Aaah! " for a few seconds to make room for the riff Workin for MCA . Here is what I feared has happened a bit, the sound is very hard or impossible to hear when it will make better solo but significantly from the third song.
is a Lynyrd Skynyrd without artifice that comes apart a curtain with Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote God & Guns World Tour.
If the public is a little soft on the first titles on Simple Man he sang in chorus with Johnny Van Zant (surely the finest moment of the evening).
The group itself is very good, there is the mischievous Rickey Medlocke the position once occupied by Allen Collins sharing most of the solos with Mark Matejka . Gary Rossington only member of the original training wanders on stage like a zombie but still provides very good after all the hardships he has experienced is a bit of her soul and the only group Member bit explain the legitimacy of this new formation. As
Johnny Van Zant is the frontman and driving force of this group, never missing a moment to tickle his cronies. I note in passing that the replacement of dead Andy Powell Ean Evans and were very well integrated into the group.






The group connects so the classics one after the other Saturday Night Special, Gimme Three Steps , Call Me The Breeze , That Smell (can be my favorite track from Lynyrd Skynyrd), What's your name? , Whyskey Rock A Roller .
I waited a little note from Johnny Van Zant about the Neil Young concert the day before during Sweet Home Alabama but it was not the case, a Sweet Home in the heart taken by Zenith finally conquered.
The group then left the stage to return with the indestructible and indispensable Free Bird, classic essential for some, masturbatory guitar game for others but we must confess that it is an ideal piece to finish a concert and the sensations it provides are rather enjoyable.



In the end we got together at 1:30, it is somewhat true, but 1:30 is better than classical concerts interspersed 2:30 filling. I would not make a comparison with the concert on the eve Loner, but I feel I have been a very good concert with musicians and pro deconnor where the old Neil has shown full of charisma and transcendent despite some obvious flaws.

Setlist:

1. Workin For MCA
2. I Is not The One
3. Saturday Night Special
4. What's Your Name
5. Gimme Back My Bullets
6. Simple Man
7. That Smell
8. Medley: Whiskey Rock-A-Roller/Down South Jukin '/ The Needels And The Spoon / Double Trouble / Tuesday' s Gone
9. Gimme Three Steps
10. Call Me The Breeze
11. Sweet Home Alabama
12. Free Bird