Dan Patlansky (Page 2 of 2)

Here is my report, pictures and two movies of the Great Dan Patlansky concert at De Bosuil at Weert The Netherlands on 27 may 2016

http://www.concertmonkey.be/reports/liv … nheuckelom

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX-u9wk0vrI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG-6DgpAt3Y

Dan's UK tour with Joanne Shaw Taylor starts tonight (@ Gateshead Sage) and it's already been announced that he's doing a headline UK tour in March 2018 for the release of upcoming album Perfection Kills  (release Feb 2nd)

Dates:-

Mar 15 2018
Manchester    The Deaf Institute

Mar 16 2018
Newcastle upon Tyne         The Cluny (NE1 2PQ)

Mar 17 2018
Leek        Foxlowe Arts Centre (ST13 6AD)

Mar 18 2018
Bristol     The Tunnels (BS1 6QF)

Mar 20 2018
Sheffield    The Greystones (S11 7BS)

Mar 21 2018
London    The Borderline (W1D 4JB)

March 16th - Newcastle Cluny.

Don’t know if it’s been reported on their website yet, but following the show by Dan Patlansky on Friday night, several large cracks have appeared in the walls of The Cluny and a structural engineer needs to be called. From the instrumental overture that lead into Perfection Kills’ opener Johnny, it was clear that this was going to be a performance of seismic power; the well-worn Strat that Dan favours was going to get as much mercy as the packed-out Cluny audience as wave after wave of ferocious Blues were served up, hot.

Only twice did Dan and the band back things off, once for his cover tribute to B.B. King; Lost Your Good Thing Now  and toward the end, his “slow” Blues of Bring The World To It’s Knees; slow maybe but immensely powerful with some Blackmore-style controlled aggression by all but kicking chords out the guitar. Have to say, on a coupe of the quieter, building numbers, the vocals did lose a little bit; otherwise, if you shut your eyes, you’d swear it was Pearl Jam doing a Blues show. And the backing band, well, they know how to Rock in Hamburg, the guys were solid, loud and tight; superb bass and great interplay between the drums and keyboards when Dan stepped to the side of the stage and gave the band their head.

Dan’s tried for a few years, since 20 Stones in 2012 to try and crack the UK; with this tour I think he’s ripped it right open: already anticipating his return in November.

Thats interesting Mike cos both times I have seen him I have not been impressed. Guitar yes vocals no.

I think it's that tattoo on the side of his neck - must have stung like a #@$@#. I guess it's going to be horses for courses with Dan's vocals, the gruffer edge does work best with the newer bombastic style but he does step back and mellow out and that was when the vocals seemed to drop, possibly misjudging distance from microphone or what, I don't know.

As for older material, the easiest way I found getting hold of Dan's back-catalogue has been by buying at gigs, but to date, I've only done 2. I managed to get 3 albums on Friday, leaving 3 still to get  (didn't offer a "bulk" deal unfortunately). Of those albums, Wooden Thoughts, the acoustic one is diverse and interesting; 20 Stones, you can see the start of the heavier direction coming through; Move My Soul is definitely the Bluesier of the 3, like SRV jamming with BB King while Albert Lee and Doobie Brothers pass by. To be honest, the album I find hardest to listen to is Dear Silence Thieves.

Still, even though it was one of the pricier nights at The Cluny, it did have the benefit of Mollie Marriott on support and I came away feeling I got more than my money's worth, which is the main thing.

Newcastle Cluny - 2/4/22

Still hard tom get my head round, but last night was my first visit to the main room at The Cluny in 743 days, but what a way to get back into the swing of the place, with ace Blues shredder Dan Patlansky (and his first time back in almost 4 years). And he was in spanking form, with his power trio.

It was clear from the opening instrumental that he's in a SRV mood, and like the current album, the show carried much of the flavour, even when dipping back into his own back catalogue with tracks like Big Things Going Down (from 2009's Move My Soul album). And I think he may even have gone back further.... As for the soloing, this guys doesn't just strap on the guitar, ('62 Strat?), he inhabits it... Remember the halcyon days of Top Gear, when the thought nothing of road-testing £300K supercars in South Africa? Well, if they drove one over the edge and down Table Mountain, you get the sort of epic scale & sound of Dan's technique; not that he can't rein it back and make it weep...

Supporting was Texan [currently based in London] singer/songwriter/guitarist Aerielle. Her fluid style and bird-like voice is hard to pin to a genre, not quite Blues and not quite country, but heartfelt. In the short time she had on stage, she certainly managed to cover a lot of material, backed only by her bassist, and included a "jig" dedicated to her adoptive country as well as a cover of Everybody Wants To Rule The World (and I must be one of the few in the country who's teeth itch when I hear it).

All told, not the biggest turn out, probably due to Eric Gales playing down the road, but a great way to reintroduce oneself to a favourite venue.