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Haven't been around for a while. Been busy with one thing and another, but spent Sunday at Hard Rock Calling at the Olympic Park. This one of Mr Springsteen and Mr Lofgren is one of many photos of a wonderful performance by The Boss and the E-Street Band! Mustn't forget all the other great bands too....will try and upload some other snaps too...when I get the time! :-))
Bruce Springsteen at Hard Rock Calling in London's Hyde Park on Sunday June 28th 2009.
Aymi Derham © - permission needed to use elsewhere.
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Taken at 'Hard Rock Calling' between acts. This was a 200mm zoom of the new apartments surrounding the Olympic Park, I liked the symmetry and just altered the colour and balance of a few segments. Well I like it!! :-))
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Hard Rock Calling 2010, London, Hyde Park. Waiting for Pearl Jam after Ben Harper & Relentless7.
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one, two, three, four
can I have a little more?
five, six, seven eight nine ten I love you.
A, B, C, D
can I bring my friend to tea?
E, F, G H I J I love you.
sail the ship, jump the tree
skip the rope, look at me
all together now....
black, white, green, red
can I take my friend to bed?
pink, brown, yellow orange blue I love you
all together now....
sail the ship, jump the tree
skip the rope, look at me
all together now....
The Beatles - All Together Now (watch)
Another one of The Boss! Might be a few more to come but trying to choose the best ones and doing a little careful editing too. Quite pleased with the sharpness from my lovely little FZ100, especially as it is taken whilst being jostled in the crowd and with the 35mm equivalent of a nearly 600mm telephoto!! Hope you like? :-))
Here are a selection of snaps from last weekend's Hard Rock Calling concert at Hyde Park. I was restricted to the old point & shoot due to rules and wished too hell I had the Nikon! So frustrating when the camera was trying to focus (or was that me and the beer?) but at least it had a zoom which is handy considering the distance.
Above we see Chrissy Hynde looking far too good for her age. Must be that veggie diet!
The Pretenders were one of my favourite 'modern' bands when I was still at school and an out & out rocker with no time for punk noise and disharmony. The Pretenders had that melody which would later be the vital ingredient for my chosen music and it was a pleasure to finally see them live.
Taken late on in the show at 800ASA when the light was low. My little camera struggles in low light but I liked this image of Bruce with his little sister and everyone looking SO happy!! It was a great show :-))
The Boss with his mum up on stage at Hard Rock Calling. My little camera stuggles in low light and this was taken at 800ASA at over 400mm zoom. Not the greatest quality but a nice capture (I think) of the human side of Mr Springsteen :-))
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Hard Rock Calling 2010, London, Hyde Park.
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i seem to recognize your face
haunting, familiar, yet i can't seem to place it
cannot find the candle of thought to light your name
lifetimes are catching up with me
all these changes taking place, i wish i'd seen the place
but no one's ever taken me
hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...
hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...
i swear i recognize your breath
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising
me you wouldn't recall, for i'm not my former
it's hard when you're stuck upon the shelf
i changed by not changing at all, small town predicts my fate
perhaps that's what no one wants to see
i just want to scream...hello...
my god it's been so long, never dreamed you'd return
but now here you are, and here i am
hearts and thoughts they fade...away...
hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...
hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...
Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (play)
Als einzige europäische Band hat sich über mehrere Monate Stefany June (Hard Rock Cafe Köln) im ‚Battle of the Bands’-Wettbewerb einen Auftritt im Hyde Park erkämpft. Am 26. Juni spielte die junge Band auf der legendären Bühne und durfte den Hard Rock-Spirit live erleben. Abdruck und Nutzung honorarfrei gestattet. c) Alex Merchan
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Hard Rock Calling 2010, London, Hyde Park.
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All the thoughts you never see
You are always thinking
Brain is wide, the brain is deep
Oh, are you sinking?
Feel the path of every day
Which road you taking?
Breathing hard, making hay
Yeah, this is living
Look for love in evidence
That you're worth keeping
Swallowed whole in negatives
It's so sad and sickening
Feel the air up above
Oh, pool of blue sky
Fill the air up with love
All black with starlight
Feel the sky blanket you
With gems and rhinestones!!!
See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on
For you to walk on...
Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing here...
Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing left...
Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing here...
See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on
See the waves on distant shores
Awaiting your arrival
Dream the dreams of other men
You'll be no one's rival
Dream the dreams of others then
You will be no one's rival
You will be no one's rival...
A distant time, a distant space
That's where we're living
A distant time, a distant place
So what ya giving?
What ya giving?
Pearl Jam - Untought Known (play)
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Hard Rock Calling 2010, London, Hyde Park.
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unsealed on a porch a letter sat
then you said, i wanna leave it again
once i saw her on a beach of weathered sand
and on the sand i wanna leave it again yeah
on a weekend i wanna wish it all away yeah
and they called and i said that i want what i said
and then i call out again
and the reason oughta' leave her calm i know
i said i know what i wear not the boxer or the bag
ah yeah can you see them
out on the porch yeah but they don't wave
i see them round the front way yeah
and i know and i know i don't want to stay
make me cry
i see ooh i don't know why there's something else
i wanna drum it all away
oh i said i don't i don't know whether i was the boxer or the bag
ah yeah can you see them
out on the porch yeah but they don't wave
but i see them round the front way yeah
and i know and i know i don't wanna stay at all
i don't wanna stay yeah
i don't wanna stay
i don't wanna stay
i don't don't wanna oh yeah ooh ohh
Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter (play)
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Hard Rock Calling 2010, London, Hyde Park.
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state of love and trust
as I busted down the pretext
sin still plays and preaches
but to have an empty court, uh huh
and the signs are passin, grip the wheel
can't read it
sacrifice receiving the smell that's on my hands...hands yeah
and I listen for the voice inside my head
nothin', I'll do this one myself
lay her down as priest does
should the lord be acountin'
will be in my honour, make it pain
painfully quick, uh huh
promises are whispered
in the age of darkness
want to be enlightened
like I want to be told the end...end, yeah
and the barrel shakes
aimed directly at my head
oh, help me, help me from myself
and I listen,from both sides of the bed
nothin', I'll do this one myself
oh oh oh myself....Myself
yeah, yeah
hey, na-na-na-na, hey that's something
hey, na-na-na-na, hey that's something
hey, na-na-na-na, hey that's something
wanna back, back it away , yeah
and I listen, yeah,
for the voice inside my head
nothin', I'll do this one myself
and the barrel waits,
trigger shakes
aimed right at my head
won't you help me
help me from myself
eh oh eh o ehh
eh oh eh o ehh
state of love
Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust (Mtv Unplugged)
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Hard Rock Calling 2010, London, Hyde Park.
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Waitin', watchin' the clock, it's four o'clock, it's got to stop
Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech
As he opens the door, she rolls over...
Pretends to sleep as he looks her over
She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Ohh...
Talkin' to herself, there's no one else who needs to know...
She tells herself, oh...
Memories back when she was bold and strong
And waiting for the world to come along...
Swears she knew it, now she swears he's gone
She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
She lies and says she still loves him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Yeah...
She loved him, yeah...she don't want to leave this way
She feeds him, yeah...that's why she'll be back again
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better...man...
Pearl Jam - Better Man (play)
One of the warm act acts before The Boss. Great band and am sure that this guy is Brian Blessed's twin brother, removed at birth and brought up in America's deep south!!
Hard Rock Calling 2009: The Dave Matthews Band concert in Hyde Park, London 28 june 2009. This was the thirt concert on the DMB European Summer Tour. 45000 visitors was there to see DMB and Bruce Springsteen.
Setlist:
Pantala Naga Pampa
Rapunzel
Don't Drink the Water
Why I Am
Funny the Way It Is
Crash Into Me
You Might Die Trying
Alligator Pie
Two Step
Ants Marching
All Along the Watchtower
The curtain call at the end of Eric Clapton's set at Hyde Park. John Mayer, Sheryl Crow and Robert Randolph joined Clapton for his encore (Crossroads). The band lineup was:
Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
Doyle Bramhall II - guitar, backing vocals
Chris Stainton - keyboards
Willie Weeks - bass
Abe Laboriel Jr - drums
Michelle John - backing vocals
Sharon White - backing vocals
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The Boss is back in town!
It was another marathon performance from Bruce and the E Street Band......The only way they could stop him after playing for over 3 hours was by turning off the speakers while he was duetting 'Twist & Shout' with Paul McCartney! He played the same song as an encore when I first saw him on 7th July 1985........feels just like yesterday!
Before anyone comments, I know its not the sharpest pic, but at 300mm zoom in the middle of a 80,000 crowds what do you expect....... and do I care?.........
A great show by the Killers, at the 2011 edition of the Hard Rock Calling event, held every year at Hyde Park, in London. Around 65k people in the pouring rain!
A great show by the Killers, at the 2011 edition of the Hard Rock Calling event, held every year at Hyde Park, in London. Around 65k people in the pouring rain!