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"What a night! It definitly goes
down to book. Being a huge Rolling Stones fan & bass
player for a couple of years now, I just could't miss The
Rhythm Kings concert in Zagreb. Me & two friends of
mine took a long drive from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Zagreb
(Croatia) to see Bill playing live for the
first time. The night supposed to be special since live
web broadcast of the concert was announced a few days before.
And indeed it was!!!
After the support act finished the job, temperature
on the spot rose every minute. And suddenly they were on,
eleven musicians on the stage, including a master of the
bass guitar. Bill addressed the audiance, stressed, that
he had been at the very same place 25 years ago as a member
of the Stones, & everybody just went crazy. Let the
good times roll!
The good thing was, that there were no seats on the
main floor, so people were swinging & dancing all the
way... Bill looked great with his cool violet shirt &
sun-glasses in the very same colour, very calm & concentrated
on the rhythm & everything else, that was going on around
the stage. What I like in his playing is the simplicity
of his style, no jerking around, soloing or extra poseing.
I also like his warm bottom bass sound, at low volume, but
all over the place at the same time.
The band was great. Besides Bill, I especially liked
the new guy Mike Sanchez. His incredible performance in
the style of Jerry Lee Lewis & Litte Richard made everybody
on the floor crazy. The guy puts so much energy in it, it's
unbelievable. Beverly was sexy & hot, as was Albert
Lee's guitar playing & singing on "I'm Ready".
The five cameras didn't seem to bother them at all.
The band returned to the stage after receiving standing
ovations & Bill thanked the audiance for one last time.
After the show we met the band outside the hall & even
took a photo with Bill & Albert Lee. At that moment
everybody wanted to be on the picture, so there was nobody
to take one. Bill then asked Terry Taylor to take one, which
(thanks God) he did. Thank you very much for that Terry!
I promised Bill & Mr Panico I'll come the next day to
the Austrian gig in Graz, which I did & was strucked!
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