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Re: - Live CD

  • Subject: Re: - Live CD
  • From: Paul Vallis <paulvallis@ho...com>
  • Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:18:22 +0000
> Rob:
> I remember Rodney doing an impromptu version of Tomorrow Never Knows at 
> the Irish Centre when there was some equipment problems Gerard announced 
> that Rodney could play any Beatles song and someone called out Tomorrow 
> Never Knows.  he also threw his guitar into the audience at the end only 
> for a roadie to jump into the audience to get it straight back.

Me:
I interviewed Gerard on local radio a few years ago, and he mentioned a 
similar Rodney incident where he'd announced he could play any Beatles 
song.  I think it was at some specific place though, and A Day In The Life 
was the song mentioned.  Perhaps its happened a few times?

> Rob again:
> Like you my first encounter was at the NEC supporting REM, I didn't have 
> a clue what they performed, but was sufficiently impressed to go and buy 
> whatever CDs where available the next day (Friendloverplane was all I 
> could find and a short wait for Swagger to be released).  Anybody any 
> ideas what songs they performed on the tour, I guess Breaking In My 
> Heart was last as they were joined by a few extra guitarists (most of 
> REM?).
 
Me again:
In the same interview, Gerard said that their record for the number of 
guitarists on BIMH was set at Birmingham while supporting REM - I think it 
may have been 15 and included (I'm going by memory here) Rodney's sister, 
a couple of NME journalists and indeed most of REM.

PV1

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