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Great one (Score:0)
Cela reste malgré tout un moment extraordinaire...
ARPALOU
It was a great concert (Score:2, Insightful)
Here is the set list (not in correct order) :
How soon is now
The first of the gang
November
I like you
Bigmouth
Let me kiss you
Rubber ring
Redondo Beach
Munich
I have forgiven Jesus
IBEH
Everyday is like sunday
The world is full of crashing bores
How can anybody
The never played symphonie
Last night
You know I couldn't last
There is a light
Morrissey was dressed like a priest at the beginning of the show.
The crowd was amazing, a lot of "Morrissey morrissey morrissey".
Morrissey said that he has invited Sacha Distel at the Meltdown Festival but that he was dead one month later, and then he played the never played symphonie...
The boys were great, and were wearing kilts!
Also, there was a lot of young people in the crowd (like me) which is a really good thing and means that you are the quarry is successfull.
Also, Julia spoke in the microphone and said that Paris is a wonderful town but that it is more beautiful with Morissey...
Thanks Moz!
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A good gig (Score:1, Interesting)
I'm just back from the Zénith concert. It was almost full, not completely, but not far. The ZEnith was the place where "Beethoveen was deaf" had been recorded, it can receive 6500 personne. I do not know how many we were tonight.
I was a little bit afraid at the beginning, because
Mozz was wearing that strange priest outfit, which does not fit him at all (IMO), and because the sound was awful.
The band and Moz are not guilty, the Zenith venue is just an awful place concerning the sound. The musicians wore a white t-shirt and a kilt, I was not really in love with that idea. Mozz changed his clothes after 5 ou 6 songs, that was then far better ! The crowd was a bit too shy during the first 4 songs, maybe because of that strange clothes, but Moz received a loving welcome.
The gig started really with "William it was really nothing", with a good atmosphere. Not hysterical, but good and friendly. Moz spoke a lot with us, and we even had a Julia moment (not sure that all the french audience understood everything).
The things got better and better then, and the audience became warmer. The gig was good until the end, with remarkable moments (the Smiths songs especially, and a special mention for Everyday is like sunday).
Mozz seemed to be pleased to be here, but just made one encore (I do not understand why, a second one would have been logical). The lights were on just after the encore, so the hope was gone.
THis is my fourth MOzz gig, my favourite still is the Paris La mutualité one in 2002, this one was quite different (the venue, the awful noise, the crowd a little bit too calm), but I loved it however. A little bit too short, as always, but not a real problem.
It's always good to see the man in Paris. This is my opinion, maybe some will not agree with me.
Mozz, please come to se us in France soon ! I was happy to see you, I wait for your next concert.
Bye bye.
I enjoyed it (Score:0)
Many great moments. A great Morrissey.
One of his best concerts in Paris. I think he should have chosen another place that Le Zénith, but we were so pleased to see him in the City of lights.
Awful crowd (Score:0)
He was perfect so was the band, at my surprise I have to confess, even if the keyboards during the end of Last night made the song lost its urgency
I still think How soon is now ? is not a live favourite, especially as an opening track, but could not help thrills on my body during it
And, by the way, he did not perform Willam
Nikita
Credit where it is due! (Score:1, Insightful)
The English speaking world would never ever make the effort.
Believe me, it is appreciated, and I'm not right in the head.
However you all deserve a pat on the back.
Also, you gave Mr Arafat a decent send off.
Good on you France!
Haut les coeurs ! (Score:0)
Ok, le public n'était pas hystérique, mais le Zénith était bien rempli quand même, bien qu'en configuration basse (4000 personnes, c'est plus qu'honorable) et l'ambiance était sympa, globalement. Il n'aurait pas fallu grand chose pour que le public se lâche, ça n'a pas eu lieu, pais ce n'est pas grave.
NOus avons vu un bon concert, nous avons passé un moment avec MOmo, que demander de mieux ?
MOi, je suis content. pas vous ?
Arafat (Score:0)
As it is, the comparison to Moses seems apt. He led his people through the wilderness for many years and brought them far closer to the promised land than they had been before. But due to his rashness and anger he never got to see it himself.
He was a man who many Christians and Jews should learn a lesson from. He really did learn to love his enemy, in the end.
To any Americans who feel the need to disagree with this, the most staunch supporter of Israel's ILLEGAL moves against Palaestinians is and was the US of A. Yet while others celebrated in the street on the evening of 9/11, Arafat was literally crying. Never forget that.
And to those who call him a terrorist, were the French resistance terrorists? Yes, in the same way that Arafat was.
In Arafat you had a man who was willing to negotiate and compromise with those who had promised his people land and then gave it to somebody else as well as those who took that land and then took more without any right to it. But he was never prepared to compromise at the cost of his people, hence the breakdown of negotiations in 2000, something which has always been held against him.
There was a man stronger, braver and more upright than any person I can think of.
I Have Forgiven France... (Score:1)
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Morrissey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Score:0)
Well I think that's how it goes
(If I remember correctly, adding an "e" onto the love bit is intended for a female, but who knows)Anyway Je t'aim or Je t'aime.
You know what I mean x
Everyday x
Housing a Terrorist's wife in France (Score:1)
So while fat fuck Arafat was supossedly a fighter for palestinian freedom, millions of palestinians suffered and still suffer in poverty while he lived in lavish luxury...and palestinians think of him as a hero?
...and the french have no problem having her in their country?
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fuck politics, let's dance. (Score:0)
for the football fans out there (Score:0)
Excellent show (Score:1)
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Pope Morrissey (Score:2, Funny)
A PETA awareness-campaign for endangered species?
The show was better without the Halloween costume.
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Frenchie (Score:0)
Could we please erase all the stuff about politics (Score:0)
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Now has someone a trace of what Morrissey said along the show?? I did not hear/understand everything!
Thank you in advance everyboby.
Morrissey, on t'aime (Score:0)
Tu es le meilleur.
Your gig was great !
To the French girl in the front row with a letter (Score:0)
M
To say the least... (Score:2, Interesting)
First of all, the Zenith was in a small configuration and it was not packed, not as packed as in 1992. The venue can usually welcome 6000 persons, yesterday, there were hardly 4000. At on moment, Morrissey asked if the audience preferred the Olympia or the Zenith. Whatever answer he achieved to grab, he replied "Me Neither" and that was it. I really believe the Olympia, the Cigale or the Elysée Montmartre would have been a far better venue. But Morrissey likes symbols and "Back at the Zenith" probably sounded good to him in both acceptions of the expression.
I won't say anything about James Maker who was given 5% of the power and sounded like an old punk band with a frontman fawning Marc Almond. From outside, most people though it was some bad radio music, not a gig.
Then the balance was awful. Too much bassn the trebles and the keyboard were litteraly hidden by a the bass guitar. The whole structure tended to tremble at Gary's fingers.
I never expected him to do it : he actually gave the mic to Julia who said a two-liners of bullshit about the beauty of Paris. Thank you, Julia, good night.
The crowd was passive. except for the pack of brits with a red "TIALTNGO" flag standing at my right who started chanting Morrissey at every pause. It was nice to have you by my side guys. But I think it was due to the venue.
Sorry Morrissey, you are even lazier than what you pretend to be : you've been in Paris for a whole week and instead of playing 2 Olympias or spend a couple of days doing the promotion (for once you have a real marketing service at your service), you just hang around shopping.
Finally, I don't wanna end that post with such a negative impression : the setlist was brilliant and the performance was in a good standard. Bigmouth was a kick, Last Night I Dreamt almost made me cry and I could go to the loo during I Like You.
Thank you for the show, Morrissey. Nothing's changed, I still love you...
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Well - (Score:1)
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bonsoir (Score:1, Interesting)
I do feel hang-over even if I haven't drunk yesterday night.
The arena configuration was strange. 6 doors and 6 queues but the point is the doors didn't open at the same time! Anyway, I arrived early (9am) and I was the first to go in. I began to walk fast as I heard a rolling army growing mightier behinf me. So I was obliged to run. I was in the middle front row and hooked up the barrier. Some people tried to take my place. Anyway "you-know-who-you-are", here's my e-mail adress ([email protected]) in order to explain you the difference I make between those who are late and the others.
The James Maker show was not great. I didn't like him. The letters where there. MOz arrived with a priest collar and change shirts few times (black, pink and blue). His guys where in kilts with jobriath t-shirts. Deanno was torso naked. Few songs were fake ("how soon" with prerecorded guitars, on "sympho" dean pretended rolling with his stick like a marching drum but that's fake). Anyway, I don't care because the only interest of the night was MORRISSEY. He was in great shape. Spoke in french few times (bonsoir, merci). Before "sympho" he regretted the death of sacha distel (a french crooner he invited at meltdown just before he died). Few people in the audience sung a distel tune. I said I would replace him but I was trapped because moz heard me and he said "why? whay don't you thonk you could replace him? what could you do?) I said miserably replied "everything (sex, writting, slavery)". and moz turned on to the next song. On guy told him about bush: he repplied "I hate bush. The whole world hates bush. Actually, america hates bush". At one time, he turned back once again to me when he spoke about James maker. No-one seemed to care for Maker. one guy said "he's a good dancer", I replied "a gogo dancer". He looked amused. the night was great except for the one who tried to get on stage at the encore. He felt the ground and the pitiless of the bodyguards. Security-guards were not charming. Deanno throw his sticks on the crowd. People fought for it and the gorilla security-guard took and throw it away. One italian girl replied by a wonderful middle-finger in his face.
great gig. I do feel terribly lonely now.
YANN
message to the deutch people I met in the metro: morrissey really preformed rubber ring!
12 yars after... (Score:1)
I was there 12 years ago (I was only 18) and obviously our favorite singer is getting older. The 1992 show in Paris was some kind of real show but I don't know why, I think that Moz is also getting better on stage (in any case better than the last shows in Olympia and La Mutualite!).
The big capital letters "MORRISSEY" were shining in many colors at the back of the stage which was "funny"...
Too many new songs for me, and his last album is not really to be played on stage, better to be heard at home after a hard day with a couple of friends/drinks !
Above all, Moz is still the greatest... What a great pleasure to hear again "Every day is like Sunday", "Bigmouth strikes again", the once heard never forgotten "There is a light" (by the way I did not see the lads of Liverpool with their flag, i would have liked to pay them a beer for that !!) and even "The First of the Gang to die"... His voice has not changed, he is still very funny with a couple of comments on Sacha Distel (French crooner died one year ago) and his performance at l'Olympia !! He also said "I hate Bush"... He's getting very policaly correct !! :-)
He did not speak about Oscar Wilde... Any way, one day he will play "Cemetry Gates" again!
After the show, while we were going out sadly, "My way" from Sinatra started... With my friends we all agreed that Morrissey could be the next Sinatra within the next few years..
Last word to say that seeing Moz in concert is forever the experience of a lifetime... From time to time I was looking at the people around me and what telling myself "all these folks are like you, they share the same torn in their side"!! Even if we French are not as warm as an English crowd (I'm really sorry for this, it's a question of blood i think!) we tried to give Moz what he desearves for being some kind of virtual brother every day...
Last but not least, a lot of gorgeous girls were standing next to me (French ones !!), and that's a little bonus !!
I will try to see the Earl's Court gig !
Take care
Xavier
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Question (Score:0)
Je suis à la recherche du nom d'une des chansons passées entre James Maker et Morrissey. C'était une chanson avec un rythme assez lent et marqué, un piano et des roulements de tambours par moments, et des choeurs à la fin... Un ami m'a dit que c'était peut-être du Bowie, mais j'en doute...
Shirts & chant (Score:0)
Fortunately, he disappeared after 5 or 6 songs, re-emerging with a Dries shirt that was far better looking.
Knowing that he hates France (or never really understood it, or never took the time or was never really interested in french culture), he looked somewhat puzzled when people started chanting "Morrissey, Morrissey, Morrissey...". Yes, Steven, the french understand you, and the french love you !
Oh, and : Julia : why not buy a ticket to go on holidays somewhere where Morrissey is not playing ? You sounded very tired last night. Have a rest !
set-list (Score:0)
How soon
Gang
November
like
Bigmouth
Lemme kiss
Redondo Beach
Munich
Rubber ring
Irish
crashing bores
How can anybody
symphonies
Jesus
sunday (Subway train)
Last night
You know I couldn't last
light
YANN
Well worth the 3 hour drive (Score:1, Informative)
By far, this show had the most minimal audience craze I’ve ever witnessed. However, I believe this was only because the barrier was set so far away that nobody even had a chance to touch Morrissey. Well, not exactly. One guy jumped the rail and fought off several security guards to hold Morrissey’s hand. Another, Vic from Belgium, pushed off the rail and tried to pass along a poster reading “Reach for my hand and the race is won.” As he tried to reach for Morrissey, the gap seemed too far to bridge and Morrissey said “You’ll never make it, but thank you.” But audience members and a security guard helped out, and the race was won after all as Morrissey not only received the poster, but Vic’s hand as well. Morrissey also accepted some letters from the audience and put them into his pockets, and he walked off with someone’s CD and a piece of paper.
As for Julia, he asked her to speak, but she couldn’t be heard from such a distance even with his microphone extended out towards her. Finally security passed the microphone to her, and she responded “Paris is a beautiful city, but even more beautiful today…I think you know why.”
Despite the hollow acoustics of Le Zenith, the band sounded quite nice and performed cohesively. Jesse Tobias is infinitely better at each show and is slowly making Alain’s piece of the stage his home. For me, the musical highlights were How Soon Is Now, I Like You, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Rubber Ring, I Have Forgiven Jesus, Irish Blood English Heart, You Know I Couldn’t Last, and of course, the encore. These are the songs that seemed to garner the biggest audience reaction. That Redondo Beach cover, however, was not impressive. I don’t believe reggae style songs are Morrissey’s strength. Patti Smith’s lyrics are great, but he should stick with the likes of go-go pop songs such as No One Could Hold A Candle To You. Morrissey provided alternate lyrics to a few songs, but unfortunately I cannot remember these. The best I can offer is that he referred to himself as a freak during November Spawned A Monster.
Just before the encore the band plus Morrissey gathered for a bow. It took a bit of time though because they were jokingly running from each other. Morrissey stuck around slightly longer than usual during the encore, but after he left, the band continued to play with Gary at front center stage, and with Boz and Jesse out on the speakers set just in front of the barrier on their respective sides. Note to kilt-wearers: this is good or bad, all depending on the audience’s general mood.
Great show. Thanks Morrissey.
great concert (Score:0)
cheers!
National Front Disco
Live in Zénith... (Score:0)
I was also at the zenith show yesterday. It was great. Just seeing Moz was great anyway.
He came back at the end with "there is a light...", he did the same 2 yrs ago in la Mutualité, so it was a bit expected. The show really started with "Bigmouth". If you closed your eyes you could imagine Marr playing guitar ;-) which is nice for persons like me who discovered the Smiths and Morrissey only a few years ago.
Concert a bit short, but still longer than the one in la Mutualité 2 years ago.
It was great!!!
subjective summary (Score:0)
INTRO (un peu longuette, et s'achevant sous les sifflets)
HOW SOON (son catastrophique, pêchant par son aspect métallique)
FIRST OF THE GANG (bonne rythmique, voix en difficulté sur la fin, son calamiteux mais il faudra s'y faire)
NOVEMBER (superbe)
LIKE YOU (aucune réaction du public, ce qui terriblement surprenant ; la faute à une basse trop en avant ?)
BIGMOUTH (parfait)
LET ME KISS (entrée par une oreille et immédiatement sortie par l'autre)
REDONDO (dispensable)
MUNICH (bien, mais le public était vraiment très hier soir)
RUBBER RING (impeccable de bout en bout)
IRISH BLOOD (version là encore impeccable, faisant suite à une maousse ovation)
CRASHING BORES (la chanson fait suite à un couplet sur le combat perdu d'avance en matière de pop music ; interprétation joussive, même si la rythmique est plus faible que sur disque)
HOW CAN ANYBODY (ce titre ravageur, joué d'une manière solide, aurait quand même mérité une foule un peu remuante...)
SYMPHONIES (belle surprise, et belle version)
JESUS (solide, meilleure que sur disque)
INTRO SUBWAY TRAIN + LIKE SUNDAY (merveilleux)
LAST NIGHT (fin de concert grandiose)
COULDN'T LAST (grande surprise : ce titre de YATQ que je trouve insipide en studio devient ce soir un grand morceau scénique)
LIGHT (très beau, très pur, et de magnifiques kilts en plus de ça !)
Concert dans l'ensemble vraiment bon, quoique donné à un public plutôt "limace" (mais plutôt fourni).
Immense plaisir...
PS : la prochaine fois, des titres de Your Arsenal et Vauxhall And I ne gacheront rien à l'affaire.
What ever happened, I love you (Score:0)
Last night I was at the Morrissey concert on Zenith. I was there twelve years ago, and that was here I've made my first french kiss (anyway, I've never seen this girl again, too sad). I was at the Olympia and La Mutualité in 2002.
What I can say is : it's not my favorite gig. I really don't know why.
4 of my friends were there and find it wonderful. It's true that Morrissey seemed happy to be here, with his new good record. It's also true that Bigmouth Strikes Again, There Is a Light that never goes out, First of the Gang to die (I love this song) or Everyday is like monday were really moment of grace (I don't know if it means a thing in English).
But, well, how someone write it here, somewhere above, Morrissey is gonning to be the New Sinastra. And it's not so exciting. I think that's why most of the audience wasn't as mad as Morrissey fans shoulb be. There was too few rock, too few fever. Well, that what I've felt.
The audience have changed too, most of are older than 30.
I don't know if I am clear.
The songs are here, the man are here too. Very classy, still handsome, not too fat. The voice hasn't changed (except at the begining of the concert). But last night I didn't see something as exciting as The Libertines.
I repeat it, it's only me and may-be I wasn't in a good mood (because today I have to go to the dentist and it will be long... I DON'T WANT TO DIE). All of my friends were astonished, blown away, as happy as a man can be or evey -ist ou every -ism.
So good bye and wish me luck.
Vive Morrissey (Score:1)
Le concert ne fut pas parfait, le public non plus, mais dans l'ensemble, ce fut un excellent moment. Certains disent qu'on s'éclate plus aux concerts des Libertines, certes, mais Momo a bientôt 50 piges, ce n'est plus le perdreau de l'année, c'est normal qu'il aille vers des sets plus calmes. Morrissey, ce n'est pas les Libertines, je trouve ça plutôt normal (et rassurant pour lui, je n'aimerais pas trop le voir faire le vieux beau).
Vive Morrissey, j'espère qu'il reviendra bientôt nous voir (dans une salle plus sympa que cet austère et froid Zénith).
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AT LAST my heart is full.... (Score:1, Insightful)
I read the comments because I was there by myself yesterday and in my opinion, you are just forgetting one really important thing - there are people who will NEVER get a chance to see Morrissey on concert for many different reasons. And there you are, complaining about the outfit (I quite liked the coloured shirts), the quality of the sound, the audience... I am not frantic about Zenith either but the thing is that Morrissey was there. At least for me as I have been an unconditional fan since I was fourteen (so exactly 14 years for now). So try to be a little more indulgent because the reason to come to the concert of somebody like this is not the concert hall or Jean-Paul Gaultier on the scene but the CONCERT ITSELF.
[email protected] (Johanna)
Re: Ignore the idiocy, Johanna (Score:2, Insightful)
This site is full of people who complain about everything. When Morrissey doesn't release anything they are whining about the lack of new material, and when he releases singles, DVD's and albums they start quoting "Paint a Vulgar Picture."
The truth is, my dear Johanna, most users on this site are bitter, vile, old queens who want the whole world to be a miserable as they are.
Ignore them. I am glad you enjoyed Mozzer last night. So did I. It was a wonderful evening, and yes, now my heart is full.
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I've got everything now (Score:0)
I also have a couple of good photos and even a small quicktime film I can mail. My address is hugo.pinto cec.eu.int
Forum Français (Score:1, Informative)
http://morrissey.forumactif.com
Zenith (Score:1)
Merci MOZ.
A bientôt.
Emmanuel.
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Simply Beautiful (Score:0)
God, this guy have an incredibly good taste for covered songs "fater "nothing rythm", "trash" etc etc etc this one is a must!!
The voice of the Man on Redondo is perfect and Boz playing congas was great to see!!
I Can Speak French(Je peux parler le francais) (Score:1)
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paris 22/11 (Score:1)
Its the best thing that ever happened to me in the last 10 years!!!!
I can't understand why many people are so negative about the show + priest outfit!!!
Morrissey is my light that never goes out xxx
[email protected]
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Paris Show (Score:0)
Le Zenith, Paris (Score:1)
Nous l'avons attendu, patienmment toutes ces années, mérité et avons été largement récompensé entre plaisir, émotion et tristesse de ce moment qui nous renvoyait sans cesse vers notre passé.
Un seul mot merci.
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Interset song (Score:1)
yesterday in Paris, between the first part and the Morrissey show there was a song which sounded latino and whose refrain was simply "Morrissey Morrissey...". Does anyone know who play that song? Could it be The Sweet and Tender Hooligans or some cover group like that?
Thanks in advance.
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Be bilingualish! (Score:0)
And, because I want to...
Eh bien moi, j'ai beaucoup aime. Surtout parce que j'etais si proche de Lui. C'est vrai que la foule etait assez calme, mais on peut bien s'amuser tout seul! Mais j'aurais aime le voir jeter ses chemises vers le public - trop marrant!
Mes photos du concert de Paris (22/11/04) (Score:0)
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By kaisayr (France)
That night... we had a vision (Score:0)
This man is everything : smart, funny, kind, delicate, truly beautifull -you know, this "physical" beauty that in fact comes from the soul-, full of grace, and showing a way...
Well he shares it with us!!! What a present!
None of the people who were there will forget this gift, that's for sure.
momo au zénith (Score:0)
bizz à tous quand même
Super OFF topic (Score:1)
I´ll be glad if someone tell me.
Morrissey, come back to spain.
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Rubber ring (Score:1)
This Smiths song is not well-known, but it's a wonder.
It was so nice to hear this song again, and his marvellous voice.
I was crying inside. It was so beautiful. I'm already nostalgic of that evening.
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Vos réactions (Score:1)
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A bientôt
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Morrissey on Top Form! (Score:1)
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