Who is going tonight? Where, you say? Why, to see Simon and Garfunkel with the Everly Brothers this evening at Toyota Center. Yes, I am going. I am taking my Mom. She turns 70 in two weeks so I am taking her out to a nice dinner and then to the show. I teased her by telling her I would twist one up for the show. She said "twist what up?", and then as soon as that came out of her mouth, she said "ooooooh" and rolled her eyes.
I'm not a geezer, but I really wanted to go. Can't afford the ticket though. Maybe on their next "farewell tour" . . .
Well I don't know about old but... Next week I'll be @ these shows... 7/13 Johnny Winter @ BB King Blues 7/14 Prince @ MSG And I'm trying to convince the wife to head out to Wesbury on 7/15 to see America.
I hear ya. I'm a bigger Everly Brothers fan than I am Simon and Garfunkel. We got the 2nd price level tickets....lower prom, across from the stage, 20 rows up. Tickets have not been selling well due to the price. I will be surprised if it is more than 3/4 full.
It's good that you are getting to see Johnny. I don't think he is long for this world. One of the bands I play in opened for him two years ago at Fitzgerald's and he looked in very bad health.
I wish all music fans had this attitude. If you love somebody's music, go see them live. Tomorrow isn't promised to any of us.
My parents are going. When they told me they were going, my first thought was, "my PARENTS at a CONCERT?!?!?" but then I realized it was Simon and Garfunkel (didn't know about the Everly bros. at tht time), and if I had enough money, I'd go with them!
I saw him 12 years ago and he didn't look well then either. They had to carry him on the stage and strap the guitar on him. He was great when he played though.
I was going to take my mom, but she said she'd rather go to Marks.....and Marks would be cheaper. waaaaaaaaay too pricey.
man,...every time I have seen Johnny....he has looked like a zombie....I think thats normal for him these days. hope you enjoyed yourself RMT...I actually wouldnt mind seeing S&G...but alas...my concert budget is spoken for....Rush a week or so back...JP/Slayer/BlackLabel Society...and Ozzfest next month...and then VH in Sept. gotta have priorities ya know...
damn love to see S&G think they are eventually coming to Australia, but i'd have to drive 9hrs to see them and pay couple hundred dollars might do it for the parley, sage, rosemary and thyme!!!!
LOL! He's looked like that forever. The way he treats his body, though, there's just no tellin'. The guy can play, that's for damn sure... just got to get him up on the stage. I really, really wanted to see S&G and the Everly Brothers. Just didn't have the bread. Last time I shelled out $100+ a ticket was for the Stones, and this was a few years back. Well worth every penny. I can relate, andy. The kids are like a vacuum cleaner. Sometimes I think I can just see the bills floating through the air, following them as they walk by.
Would have loved to go when it came through my neck of the woods, LOVED to go. Like Tex, I'm a much bigger Everly fans than I am S + G, but I saw Art Garfunkel in a 900-seater in late 2002, and he blew me away. Was an absolute prick to his band members, two of which (Warren Bernhardt and Ted Baker) I admire a great deal, but when he got going? Very cool.
You can't tell me these guys don't know how to rock. Just look at them! By MICHAEL D. CLARK Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2668596 • • • • • "So it's Houston at last. I know it's taken us years to get this together, but I'm thrilled to be in your town." Art Garfunkel • • • • • The irony of Simon & Garfunkel opening their first Houston concert in 34 years with the subtle strum of Old Friends could not have been lost on the near-capacity crowd at the Toyota Center Wednesday night. The joke certainly wasn't lost on Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, two iconic folkies who sang about peace in the '60s, but have spent the following decades squabbling and staying away from each other. On Wednesday one of rock 'n' roll's most dubiously celebrated feuds was put aside for a night of Simon & Garfunkel hits, solo gems and a short set by the duo's mentors, the Everly Brothers. It was a historic event and made one feel gratified to have been there and puzzled as to why to "old friends" couldn't get it together enough to get back to Houston before this. They hadn't performed together here since 1968. If Simon and Garfunkel truly were the best of buds, the fact that this reunion tour, their first since 1983, wouldn't be nearly the historic rock 'n' roll event it has become. Five years ago, the idea that the new millennium would ever see the most celebrated folk rockers of the '60s whip through 23 songs was fantasy. At the duo's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inception several years ago, Simon said he had hoped that he and Garfunkel could iron out their differences. He quickly added, "No rush." On Wednesday, Simon & Garfunkel sang songs that marked time in voices that sound preserved by science. "So it's Houston at last," Garfunkel said. "I know it's taken us years to get this together, but I'm thrilled to be in your town." Simon and Garfunkel, both 62 years old, finally let bygones be bygones. One thing's for sure. If this was their last stand, they went out on an Art Garfunkel-like high note. The show opened with a timeline of Simon & Garfunkel family pictures interspersed with the historic moments that paralleled their friendship that began in elementary school. In the '50s it was clean-cut school boys performing as Tom & Jerry cut with shots of Mickey Mantle hitting for the New York Yankees. The '60s era that made them legends showed Equal Rights marches and Neil Armstrong landing on the moon. The short film ended at the steps of the Toyota Center last night. Appearing in front of two center stage mics, Wednesday's version of Old Friends began as a low warble with only Simon's acoustic guitar for accompaniment. It sounded like age might have taken a slight toll on their voices until Garfunkel let the first soaring notes of his tenor rise above the strum. All of a sudden the nostalgia of the '60s came alive for baby boomers, while those who came after got a taste of the experience. While Simon & Garfunkel are considered mellow, on songs like America and At The Zoo the diminutive Simon demonstrated how he could still straddle a phantom pony and throw his guitar around for punctuation. I Am a Rock from 1966's Sounds of Silence is proof-positive of just how much more powerful these two voices are together than apart. They could rock, but Simon & Garfunkel were rooted in the traditions of socially conscious and journal entry folk. Kathy's Song, about their days busking in England, is not one of their best-known. With Garfunkel crooning alone on a stool and Simon behind him strumming light strings, it turned out to be one of the most beautiful arrangements of the evening. "It's very easy to sing when the songs are that good," Garfunkel said in a gesture of kindness to songwriter Simon. This tour is supposed to be about "old friends" Simon & Garfunkel, but the four-song set by the Everlys, including Wake Up Little Susie, Dream and Let It Be Me was a showcase for just how well this influential duo has kept in excellent voice. The Everly Brothers invited Simon & Garfunkel back on stage for their final song, Bye Bye Love. It was one of those moments that you know cannot be topped. The headliners tried, however, pulling out all the stops for the show's second half. The ominous hum of Scarborough Fair gave way to Simon & Garfunkel's phantom vocals, triangle chimes and bubbling sounds used as percussive accessories. A brushed shimmy on a snare introduced Homeward Bound, another song from 1966's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. Simon's guitar solo and piano vamp left Garfunkel a bit of a spectator. It was the first song of the night that felt like it belonged solely to Simon. More followed: his post-S&G solo work, Slip Slidin' Away and American Tune. The Toyota Center crowd concentrated for the entire evening, but stirring renditions of The Sound of Silence, Mrs. Robinson and Bridge Over Troubled Water made the arena vacuum silent. It felt like time had stopped.
I AM an old fart - and my wife and I will be at AA Arena to see S&G in Dallas tonite. And, BTW, thanks for the Chron review.........can't wait. I actually met Garfunkel years ago after he married my wife's then best friend (who was maid of honor at our wedding). Been hoping these guys would get back together - they're icons and I really grew up with them. Peace, D R
