Cliff and Shadows at Rotterdam/Holland

[Zaanse Shadow]

Yesterday Cobie, my wife, and I went to Rotterdam for a splendid concert with Cliff and The Shadows. Boy, oh boy we had very much enjoyed the magnificent performance.
I add 1 foto of Hank, Cliff and Bruce together on the videowall.

Guys, you where great!!

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[David Martin]

Thanks for your feedback... great to hear they are having success your side of the water too!!

[Zaanse Shadow]

They certenly did David, they certenly did . Thank you for your reaction

Cheers

Fred

[StanfordTuck]

At last they finished the concert they started 47 years ago in Ahoy! It was aborted by the by the concert organisers, while the amps couldn't cope with the screaming an yelling of the public. Well they all behaved yesterday, only the tickets of those days weren't valid anymore ........
What a sound, particulary the drum sound of "King Stick" mr. Brian Bennett as we used to name him in the old days.
The superb singing qualities of both Bruce and Hank and sir Cliff still keeps amazing me.
And the energy as accompaning Band, as in their own right is an example of achievement, hard to be compared by nowadays standards for reunion acts, which load the bandwagon on and off.
Ofcourse we missed our favourites as The rise and fall of Fingle bunt, to nam one, but who cares, it was a fantastic night after all. As they stop now, they will be remembered as a TOP ACT till the end.
But all the american blues giants still play in their eighties, so who knows ..

Cees

[ernie1958]

It was certainly a GREAT evening with Sir Cliff and the Shads in Rotterdam, Fred! My wife and I were also there and enjoyed
every second of the most wonderful performance we've seen in years!!Too bad it's probably the last time they will perform together,so they say,
but you never know... All of the songs have been sung along by us and at times I really felt an urge to go down to the stage and
ask Hank:"hey m8..take a breather and let me at it for a while!!" All in all an evening never to forget!
I even bought the full-colour brochure which shows a fantastic walkthrough of Cliff and the Shads careers, recordings and more!!(*drool* )
Now to get the DVD and CD and I'm a very happy man!

Cheers,
Ernie

[Zaanse Shadow]

Thank you Cees and Ernie for your reaction

Cees;I didn,t know that they started of in Ahoy 47 years ago, and yes we where quiet during the concert
About te remembering I couldn,t agree more, that true.

Ernie; It was indeed a evening we shall never forget, I did also bought the brochure, and I'm glad I did.

Bedankt jongens, jammer dat we elkaar niet kenden dan hadden we een boom daar op kunnen zetten in de pauze of voor het concert

Groet

Fred

[StanfordTuck]

Fred,

as a promotion they performed in the Rudy Carell show on tv.
At that time with Jet Harris and Brian Bennett alongside Bruce, Hank and Cliff.

Greetz

Cees

[chronikman-ch]

[quote = "StanfordTuck"] Fred,

  als Promotion, traten sie in der Rudi Carell Show im deutschen Fernsehen.
  Zu jener Zeit mit Jet Harris und Brian Bennett neben Bruce, Hank und Cliff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9fJbkzheY
Cheers Heinz

[StanfordTuck]

Nou, eigenlijk was het bij de VARA

Cees

[Zaanse Shadow]

Thank you Cees and Heinz for the futher info

Heinz; Thanks for the link, and I had watched The Shadows playing Wonderful Land by "Der Rudi"

Greatings


Fred