Holy snot, what the poor roadies have to go through! :shocked2: Thank god they had such impossible luck to get these rare pianos back. What a crazy story this is! :laugh3:

Hear Hudson Hank, produced by Guy

26 July 2012 6:24 pm

Download two free songs from the new album which had Guy at the helm

 

 

Guy has produced the new album for New York band Hudson Hank. Check out their track Earthbone above - and download that and another song for free at https://soundcloud.com/hudsonhank.

 

Anchorman

 

 

 

I am sorry I don't know how to put the soundcloud thingy :embarrassed:

But you can listen to the songs by clicking the link, including Earthbone :)

[ame=http://soundcloud.com/hudsonhank/earthbone]Earthbone by hudson hank on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free[/ame]

 

edit: oh wow, that worked...:surprised:

^:surprised:

 

you put that as an image ?

Anyway, thank you :D

^:surprised:

 

you put that as an image ?

Anyway, thank you :D

 

If you just paste the link, it automatically appears as a player it seems :surprised:

^:surprised:

Thanks, I'll know for the next time I need it :D

Roadie #42 - Blog #177

26 July 2012 10:14 pm

#42 reports on a rare Coldplay soundcheck as the band try out some ideas

 

 

Soundchecks are something of an oddity by this point in the tour.

 

 

First day back in Toronto, though, that’s exactly what we’re up to. There are plans afoot for much further down the line which require a bit of work now to start getting right. As is often the case with future plans, there’s as much talking as there is playing. The five man Coldplay brain-trust has some decisions to make. A few things are tried. Some work better than expected, some suddenly seem like less of a good idea than they did on paper. That’s kinda the point of the operation…

 

 

There are a few tunes that have been on a break since Viva that get another run through. I’m pretty sure they gave 42 a go, but I could swear we sold that guitar in the eBay auction…

 

 

You sort of know by the time the Bob Dylan covers come out that soundcheck is pretty much over…

 

 

The Toronto shows themselves are a good pair to come back to. Canadian Coldplay crowds are reliably spectacular and so it goes on both of these nights. For myself, I’m battling the jetlag somewhat, which gives everything that slomo underwater feel. No matter, though - Toronto has matters well in hand...

 

 

 

R42

Please bring back 42 OMG!!! :o :bomb:

And I bet the 'future plans' are new songs! :wacky:

Miller's blog always make me so emotional... :wacky::bigcry:

 

 

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FEEL D:

I love when we see Phil :dazzled:

 

Oh, and Chris seems to love that grey-ish hoodie at least as much as his flowery shirt :nod:

I love, love, love the pictures!

Hopefully we will see some changes in the setlist, bringing new -old- songs back!

I was hoping to read that they were trying new ideas and songs for our beloved LP6.

^Me too, but thinking about it I'm happy that they still focus on this tour and are tying to make their shows even better and keep it interesting for the audience and for them.

Chris' shoes in the first pic look cool.

i wish they could bring back life in technicolor ii to the list , i really miss it :(

i wish they could bring back life in technicolor ii to the list , i really miss it :(

I really miss life in technicolor as the intro :bigcry:

i wish they could bring back life in technicolor ii to the list , i really miss it :(

 

I was thinking the same thing! I miss it too :(

Chris' shoes in the first pic look cool.

 

They do :nod:

Panorama: Bell Centre, Montreal

27 July 2012 8:25 am

Roadie #42's crowd shot from the first Montreal show

 

 

Good morning. Hot off the press, here's Roadie #42's crowd panorama shot from last night's first Montreal show. Click the image for the full hi-res version. And add your pics from the gig to our Live Archive here.

 

 

Click here for more summer 2012 crowd panoramas.

 

Anchorman

During what point in the show do they take the panorama?! Anyone know?

^I think they take it between the second support and Coldplay

Panorama: Bell Centre, Montreal

27 July 2012 8:25 am

Roadie #42's crowd shot from the first Montreal show

 

Good morning. Hot off the press, here's Roadie #42's crowd panorama shot from last night's first Montreal show. Click the image for the full hi-res version. And add your pics from the gig to our Live Archive here.

 

Click here for more summer 2012 crowd panoramas.

 

Anchorman

During what point in the show do they take the panorama?! Anyone know?

 

Miller takes it about 10 minutes before Coldplay comes on stage.

Roadie #42 - Blog #178

29 July 2012 12:09 pm

#42 - and a dozen cameras - experience an amazing night in Montreal

 

 

Back in the seventies (when sound systems were somewhat less refined and attitudes to health and safety a touch more vague), the sign of a good show was that the band sent the crowd home with a ringing in their ears. Montreal these past couple nights has kinda turned those tables a little. Canadian crowds are always good and noisy, but these folks are genuinely something else.

 

 

They’re Mexican-waving up a storm before the show even starts. Once the house lights go down, they sound like a jet engine taking off. It reaches a point where it’s actually uncomfortably loud at points - but the emotional impact is astonishing. Hurts Like Heaven, indeed…

 

 

(Click for large version)

 

Nights like these pop up in a tour and catch you unawares. This kind of audience reaction sends the band into another level performance-wise and the crackle back and forth between band and crowd becomes its own electrical storm.

 

 

Usually, the thing that crosses everyone’s minds during shows such as this is, “Christ, how come this isn’t the show they’ve booked a dozen cameras for?”

 

 

Funnily enough, though, nobody’s thinking this in Montreal. And for very good reason.

 

 

Reason being, of course, that in Montreal there are a dozen cameras present, capturing the whole thing as it unfolds.

 

 

Given that I’ve seen them do this show coming on for a hundred times now, the idea that I’m actually entertaining the idea of spending time watching a film of it is pretty remarkable. The fact that I genuinely can’t wait to see it is definitely saying something.

 

 

Let hope they got it, eh?

 

R42

Fantastic words really, makes me proud to be a Montrealer!