This time last year I posted an entry about a wonderful evening I spent at the symphony listening to the music of The Eagles, of all things. If you missed that one, you can click here to see what I'm talking about.
Last night our regional symphony kicked off their current season, Music of All Nations, with a similar treat..... the return of Jeans 'n Classics, this time with the music of Pink Floyd!!! As much as I like The Eagles, in my opinion their music just can't compare with that of Pink Floyd. The evening was everything I anticipated (and for months, at that)!!
The first half of the program was dedicated to setting the stage. They performed music of that era which lent itself well to orchestration. The selections included Conquistador (Procol Harum), Crime of the Century (Supertramp), Space Oddity (David Bowie), Acid Queen (The Who), Lucky Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), Living in the Past (Jethro Tull), and two Pink Floyd numbers - Wish You Were Here and Another Brick in the Wall Part 2.
Following the intermission, they performed Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety! You may remember it appeared on my Favorite Five - Albums list. What an experience!!! Thinking the evening couldn't get any better, they gave an encore with Comfortably Numb, the crowning jewel from The Wall album!
Jeans 'n Classics have a large repertoire. Dare I hope they return another year - maybe to do Led Zeppelin?
- Kelly
- Making my way through the ups and downs of life, holding fast to my favorite Bible verse: "For we walk by faith, not by sight." ~2 Corinthians 5:7. I began blogging in earnest at Yahoo360 on October 24, 2005. (briefly using LiveJournal and blog-city prior to that) In June 2008 I moved to Blogger. I'm now at WordPress where I hope to remain.
9 comments:
What a fun birthday evening!!!!! The music sounds wonderful. I love PF!!!
Glad you had a great bday experience!!!
I've always envisioned a band doing reggae covers of Zeppelin. Many of their songs would work.
I envy you. Sounds great. Rock on!!!
All the best, Boonie
Sounds like they were reading your mind! Glad you had fun.
quid
I thought about you when we were in Shreveport and I heard that advertised on NPR. I bet it was fun, especially with the nice weather last night. I hope you had a very happy birthday. I forgot it, but my subconscious sent you something anyway. LOL! Blessings!!
And I'm sure they would torture us and do "stairway to heaven" last.
Haha.
Have I missed your birthday? If so belated birthday wishes.
So glad you enjoyed your concert, it sounds like you had a wonderful evening.
Tracy - yes, 9/11!
Tommy - I don't see that "Stairway to Heaven = torture in any sense of the word.
Alg - I'm still trying to imagine Reggae Zeppelin. Hmmm.
Pam, Boonie, Quid, Marion - it really was a great evening!!
Sounds like it was custom made for you!
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