Faul Plays Coachella Fest

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An Energized Paul McCartney Opens Coachella Fest

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090418/ap_on_en_mu/coachella_mccartney_s_opener

INDIO, Calif. – Energized by the desert air and memory of his late wife, a playful and passionate Paul McCartney riffed on "Foxy Lady," led an after-midnight "Hey Jude" singalong and dedicated songs to his former bandmates at the Coachella music festival that kicked off Friday.

McCartney took off his black jacket five songs in and didn't put it back on for the next 29, strutting the stage in boots, black pants, a white shirt and suspenders that he tugged at wryly.

"It's going to be a good weekend, dear," he told the crowd of thousands gathered for the three-day festival, which erupted in cheers with the first chords of Beatles tunes like "Eleanor Rigby." It was McCartney's first appearance at a U.S. festival as a solo artist.

In the 2 1/2-hour set, including two encores, McCartney dedicated "Long and Winding Road" and "My Love Does It Good" to his late wife Linda, who died at the couple's ranch at Tucson, Ariz., 11 years earlier to the day.

"It's an emotional day for me. That's good, that's OK," he said, pounding his chest. "Lot of heart, lot of emotion."

Before a moving performance of "Blackbird," he noted that it had been written in response to the 60s civil rights movement. "Now you've got President Obama. Yeah, you know we've come a long way."

Switching from serious to cheerily self-aware, he led call-and-response chants only to wave them off quickly as "messing around," and dismissed signs held by front-row fans — including one that asked for his guitar pick.

"No! It's mine!" McCartney said. "Anyway, if I make a mistake, I can blame the signs."

There were mistakes. McCartney was proficient but sometimes out-of-sync with the four-man band backing him. But he clearly enjoyed himself, plowing through songs from his "Fireman" album, "Band on the Run" from the Wings, and Fab Four favorites like "Back in the USSR," "Paperback Writer" and, for the finale, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

McCartney launched brightly into "Something" with only his voice and a ukulele he said was given to him by George Harrison, before his band mates and the crowd joined in.

The first day of the festival also featured Morrissey, Leonard Cohen, the Hold Steady, Franz Ferdinand and the Ting Tings. It drew a number of young Hollywood stars to this desert city southeast of Palm Springs....

[Doc]

Good. 67 is the new 58. (Or is 72 the new 63?) Well, at any rate, boolah-boolah.
He's up there, still really doing it, making great music. And I'm sweatin' two dozan show tunes with the music right in front of me. I'm a fake.

Faul is the real deal.

[Doc]

news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090420/review_nm/us_music_coachella_1


and yes it's dozEn not dozAn

hellzbellz flunk me for spelling .

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Foc wrote:
"I'm a fake. Faul is the real deal." (Awww...)

I think I'll go ahead and post the article Foc linked to.

"Maybe we're amazed: McCartney sizzles at Coachella

By Darryl Morden Darryl Morden – Mon Apr 20, 1:48 am ET
INDIO, Calif (Hollywood Reporter) –

From an opening take-off of his Wings-era 1970s hit "Jet" to the closing "The End" by the Beatles
nearly three hours later, just shy of 1 a.m., Paul McCartney took the annual Coachella Valley Arts and
Music Festival to a new level Friday, crossing more generations that it ever has before.

Despite Roger Waters' also historic appearance here last year, it couldn't compare to McCartney,
whose audience ranged from grade-schoolers to grandparents. Some fans waited in front
of the Empire Polo Field's main Coachella Stage all day, including two women with a sign saying
they'd been in Las Vegas and at the Hollywood Bowl in 1965 for Beatle performances.

McCartney could've stuck to the obvious nostalgia set, but instead covered his entire career,
including his latest album "The Fireman," and while those new songs may pale next to his Beatles
and other classic pieces, most young bands today would be lucky to craft material as winning
as the newest numbers.

There was Wings' "Band on the Run" and "Live and Let Die" (with fireworks, yet) and the Beatles'
"Eleanor Rigby," "Paperback Writer," the festival group hug of "Hey Jude" and "Get Back,"
as well as a quite emotional mid-set "My Love" at the piano, in memory of wife Linda, who died
11 years ago in Arizona on the date of this show, April 17. As McCartney played the
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" reprise with its line, "We hope you did enjoy the show,"
there was no question that everyone did, though some parents with sleepy children in tow were
heading out by midnight, just too worn.

Saturday night's fine headlining set by the Killers would've been even more memorable if it hadn't
been for McCartney's truly landmark appearance. The Las Vegas band has grown by leaps
and bounds since its first tent appearance at the festival five years ago. The group's initial
1980s-redux style has come to encompass 1970s glam and even Springsteen-llke heartland
themes, albeit with a sheen. From the new "Spaceman" to their cover of Joy Division's "Shadowplay"
and the charge of "Somebody Told Me," the band was a steady powerhouse, everything still capped
by its truly epic "All These Things That I've Done."

Friday's second-billed Morrissey, the Frank Sinatra of '80s Brit rock, really was ever-snarky,
including short vegetarian tirades about "burning animals" -- the hot dogs, hamburgers, tacos
and such for sale -- but nonetheless the crooner delivered the goods, such as the cheeky
"Girlfriend in a Coma," the glide of "Ask Me" and the churning "How Soon Is Now."

Overall, Friday registered with greater performances, especially on the main stage, almost all day.
Franz Ferdinand was the most Beatle-ish outfit of the day, the Scottish band's catchy and
thump-happy songs at sunset inspiring the most dancing with abandon outside of the tents
on the other side of the field. The southern metallic blues of the Black Keys dug deep for earthy
grooves, while the art-rock leaning ambitions of Airborne Toxic Event made one wonder if it
could become the next Arcade Fire-like breakout, and the smart-and-hooky riffing rock of Brooklyn's
We Are Scientists carried the mid-afternoon.

Saturday on the main stage was much more hit-and-miss, as M.I.A., despite her success,
is in no way a secondary headliner, which is how she was slotted. The prima donna
went on more than a half-hour late, her one-trick pony Brit-hop shtick quickly wearing thin.
But she was a sore spot in a day that included a polyrhythmic inventive dance party from
Thievery Corporation, the often-atmospheric and engaging explorations of TV on the Radio
and Michael Franti and Spearhead bringing some funky soul depth charges (and a cover of sorts
of AC/DC's "Back in Black"), with the off-center pop of Paulo Nutini and R&B belting grit of
Joss Stone rounding out the lineup.

The secondary Outdoor Theater stage Friday saw the hot-and-rising Silversun Pickups and
folk-poet legend Leonard Cohen holding low-key court with his somber yet often romantic musings
before a massive crowd, as well as Nebraska singer-songwriter Conor Oberst in Americana mode
and edgy songwriter-guitarist M. Ward. Among Saturday's stand-outs were the gothic southern rock
of the Drive-By Truckers in the mid- afternoon; longtime alt-band Superchunk; the Latin-touched,
trumpet-pushed multiguitar tales of Calexico at sundown; and the breezy and friendly pop-rock
of Jenny Lewis at night.

As usual, visits to the smaller tents brought rewards, including alt-country's Ryan Bingham in the Gobi,
New York's ramshackle Hold Steady in the Mojave and quirky popsters Ting Tings and impressionistic
Crystal Method inside the dance-centric Sahara on Friday. Among Saturday's eclectic offerings
were the Bob Mold Band and Booker T. (yes, that Booker T., backed by the Truckers in their
second performance of the day) in the Gobi, a political lecture from Henry Rollins, Britain's Glasvegas
in the Mojave and a DJ set from Chemical Brothers in the Sahara."

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Postcard from the road: Paul McCartney rocks Las Vegas

www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/rock/2009-04-20-postcard-mccartney_N.htm

By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY
Location: Las Vegas
Attendance: Sold-out crowd of 4,200

The occasion: Two nights after his acclaimed headline gig at Coachella, Paul McCartney rocked
The Joint Sunday night, capping the opening weekend of the Hard Rock Hotel's super-sonic
$60 million venue that doubles the capacity of the same-named hall that closed in February.
Sir Paul set a world record by selling out the house in seven seconds on Valentine's Day.
General admission tickets cost $195 to $700 (for suite seats) but fetched thousands from scalpers.
It's only love.

Macca the knife: McCartney, 66, remains a sharp and agile performer, his voice as supple,
warm and elastic as ever. Trim in a black suit, white shirt and suspenders, he maintained
a boyish energy and upbeat tone through the show's briskly paced 2½-hour parade of 33 songs.
While ably backed by longtime band mates Abel Laboriel Jr. on drums, Paul "Wix" Wickens on keyboards
and Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson on guitars, McCartney was an eager heavy lifter.

Fabbest forays: Beatles hits proved most popular, and McCartney generously cherry-picked the catalog,
opening with the joyride Drive My Car and delivering equally sleek versions of Eleanor Rigby,
Back in the USSR and Paperback Writer. A chilling revival of A Day in the Life segued into the chanted
Give Peace a Chance. Macca signatures Let It Be and The Long and Winding Road, embedded
in boomer DNA, still have the power to raise gooseflesh.

Winging it: McCartney's solo selections didn't pale against Fab Four fare. And it wasn't just Wings
high-fliers like Jet, Band on the Run and Let Me RollIt that stirred excitement. The tough Only Mama Knows,
boogie-rocking Flaming Pie and accordion-sweetened Calico Skies stood up to McCartney's
finest compositions. Mrs. Vanderbilt perhaps was a tad twee, but he pointed out, "I'll have you
know that song is very popular in the Ukraine."

Where's the fire, man? It's in The Fireman, McCartney's nom de techno with collaborator Youth.
The raucous Highway and dramatic U2-esque Sing the Changes, both from the pair's Electric Arguments
album, gave the show edge and currency.

Smoking The Joint: The building theatrics of Live and Let Die culminated in noisy pyrotechnics
that filled The Joint with smoke, the perfect setting for the hazy nostalgia that accompanied a
sing-along that followed.

Paul's game face: He's still The Cute Beatle, even digitally. During Got to Get You Into My Life,
the huge screen behind the band flashed previews from fall's The Beatles: Rock Band videogame.
Expect fireworks and psychedelic flourishes with the foursome's instrumental prowess.

Gentle shout-outs: McCartney, strumming a ukulele George Harrison gave him, paid homage
to the late Beatle in a playful and poignant acoustic version of Something. Wife Linda, who died
11 years ago, was remembered in a wobbly performance of My Love, which he dedicated to
"all the lovers in the room." And his nod to John Lennon in a heart-melting Here Today contained
"stuff I might have said to him but didn't get a chance."

Listen to what the man said: Introducing Blackbird, McCartney reminded the audience that the
song pertained to the '60s civil rights struggles. "It's really great to come all this way and find
you have President Obama," he said. "Yeah, change has come."

You say goodbye and I say hello: McCartney's protracted encores brought fans to the brink of hysteria,
first with Can't Buy Me Love (augmented by Help! footage), Lady Madonna and a feverish
I Saw Her Standing There. He returned for the always-moving Yesterday, a fierce Helter Skelter
and Get Back. "This is the point where we have got to go home," McCartney said before launching
into a cheery Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, illustrated by a pulsating
backdrop of a sunrise. A fitting symbol for an artist still rising to the occasion.

[Doc]

Apr 20, 2009 19:29:28 GMT -5 B said:

Postcard from the road: Paul McCartney rocks Las Vegas

www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/rock/2009-04-20-postcard-mccartney_N.htm

By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY
Location: Las Vegas
Attendance: Sold-out crowd of 4,200

The occasion: Two nights after his acclaimed headline gig at Coachella, Paul McCartney rocked
The Joint Sunday night, capping the opening weekend of the Hard Rock Hotel's super-sonic
$60 million venue that doubles the capacity of the same-named hall that closed in February.
Sir Paul set a world record by selling out the house in seven seconds on Valentine's Day.
General admission tickets cost $195 to $700 (for suite seats) but fetched thousands from scalpers.
It's only love.

Macca the knife: McCartney, 66, remains a sharp and agile performer, his voice as supple,
warm and elastic as ever. Trim in a black suit, white shirt and suspenders, he maintained
a boyish energy and upbeat tone through the show's briskly paced 2½-hour parade of 33 songs.
While ably backed by longtime band mates Abel Laboriel Jr. on drums, Paul "Wix" Wickens on keyboards
and Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson on guitars, McCartney was an eager heavy lifter.

Fabbest forays: Beatles hits proved most popular, and McCartney generously cherry-picked the catalog,
opening with the joyride Drive My Car and delivering equally sleek versions of Eleanor Rigby,
Back in the USSR and Paperback Writer. A chilling revival of A Day in the Life segued into the chanted
Give Peace a Chance. Macca signatures Let It Be and The Long and Winding Road, embedded
in boomer DNA, still have the power to raise gooseflesh.

Winging it: McCartney's solo selections didn't pale against Fab Four fare. And it wasn't just Wings
high-fliers like Jet, Band on the Run and Let Me RollIt that stirred excitement. The tough Only Mama Knows,
boogie-rocking Flaming Pie and accordion-sweetened Calico Skies stood up to McCartney's
finest compositions. Mrs. Vanderbilt perhaps was a tad twee, but he pointed out, "I'll have you
know that song is very popular in the Ukraine."

Where's the fire, man? It's in The Fireman, McCartney's nom de techno with collaborator Youth.
The raucous Highway and dramatic U2-esque Sing the Changes, both from the pair's Electric Arguments
album, gave the show edge and currency.

Smoking The Joint: The building theatrics of Live and Let Die culminated in noisy pyrotechnics
that filled The Joint with smoke, the perfect setting for the hazy nostalgia that accompanied a
sing-along that followed.

Paul's game face: He's still The Cute Beatle, even digitally. During Got to Get You Into My Life,
the huge screen behind the band flashed previews from fall's The Beatles: Rock Band videogame.
Expect fireworks and psychedelic flourishes with the foursome's instrumental prowess.

Gentle shout-outs: McCartney, strumming a ukulele George Harrison gave him, paid homage
to the late Beatle in a playful and poignant acoustic version of Something. Wife Linda, who died
11 years ago, was remembered in a wobbly performance of My Love, which he dedicated to
"all the lovers in the room." And his nod to John Lennon in a heart-melting Here Today contained
"stuff I might have said to him but didn't get a chance."

Listen to what the man said: Introducing Blackbird, McCartney reminded the audience that the
song pertained to the '60s civil rights struggles. "It's really great to come all this way and find
you have President Obama," he said. "Yeah, change has come."

You say goodbye and I say hello: McCartney's protracted encores brought fans to the brink of hysteria,
first with Can't Buy Me Love (augmented by Help! footage), Lady Madonna and a feverish
I Saw Her Standing There. He returned for the always-moving Yesterday, a fierce Helter Skelter
and Get Back. "This is the point where we have got to go home," McCartney said before launching
into a cheery Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, illustrated by a pulsating
backdrop of a sunrise. A fitting symbol for an artist still rising to the occasion.

I'd like to have been there for it all.

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You can be there for some of it:

Paul McCartney @hardrock Cafe Las Vegas April 19, 2009
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwmx3Cn-fzg
also: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l_oF9-gHEg
also: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpws0oSY_mE
also: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_gen7j6ls

Looks like Faul was really 'on fire' for that performance.