Go on, choose. You can have anyone at all, bands or solo artistes (living or dead - though obviously to avoid any Shaun moments you may prefer to imagine that they were alive to be performing).
When first asked this I said I would go for Pulp (recapturing the spirit of the Highbury garage gig), current faves Misty's Big Adventure (because they'd be a hoot) and The Arcade Fire (because on current sell-out popularity I have about as much chance of seeing them as sneaking into a suitcase to NYC!)
On another day it may be Ballboy (who have always been good VFM live), Godspeed You Black Emperor and Ella Fitzgerald (now THAT's what I call an eclectic musical lineup).
If I can go back in time, a good point in Bobby Dylan's career, alongside Bruce Springsteen and Randy Newman would be good.
Oooh... how about a bit of Charlie Mingus, with some Nina Simone followed by... ooh, change of direction... Bjork?
On a different track again ... how about Vladimir Ashkenazy playing Rachmanov's 3rd Piano Concerto, the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra doing Mahler's 5th (I have memories of a broadcast version that was much better than the Berlin one Rattle conducted) and some Sigur Ros?
Gosh, too many things to consider! But thanks to Paul W for the prompt!
See I'm easy to please. Rather than having to choose from the plethora of music that I like, I could just ask a few friends to play and it'd be a night of fantastic music. :-)
ReplyDeleteAlready had it:
ReplyDeleteThree Johns, Chumbawamba, the Mekons:
Leeds Irish Centre, 21/11/02
Ideally the Pogues would have played too.
Casyn,
ReplyDeletethose are the type of friends I like: able to play musical instruments or at least able to convey musical sounds.
I could always get George's band to play, mind.
Just don't let Cloud near the cymbals (he'd miss).
I heard that. Which is more than can be said for the cymbal clash.
ReplyDeleteCue much muttering and clanking.
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ReplyDeleteGood choices there! I'm so gonna blog when I get chance :)
ReplyDeleteOoh! Ooh! Another selection comes to mind:
ReplyDeleteCole Porter, Rufus Wainwright and The Divine Comedy
Oh that is so good!
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