Duran Duran Music - Personal Fest part 2
Now, on the final part of this stunning show!
The songs:
09-Chains
Simon introduced the song saying it was about someone who's waiting for a terrible end to come (that's what I understood), then he sat down on the edge of the stage (John's side) and began to sing, he stayed there for a long time. I don't like much this song but he seemed to enjoy it a lot, blowing kisses to the audience and all, and that's enough for me :)
What I like about this one, is that in the final part, he went to Andy's side of the stage and sang there on his knees, looking at Andy T's direction.
10-Ordinary World
Not much to comment, the DVD freezes almost at the beginning of the song and then comes to life near the end, funny! *grrr*
He dedicates the song to "everybody in this world trying to find a little peace" and then, freeze time! From what I saw, people loved it and sang along.
11-Notorious
Just terrific. The band sounded absolutely FAN-TAS-TIC! It was a hot, hot performance! Probably one of the best songs of the show. Simon excelled in this one, dancing, spinning, making people sing ("c'mon, chicos -boys-" he yelled) and oh, playing the harmonica! In the middle, the band played some parts of "I wanna take you higher" and it simple rocked!!!
12-Girls on Film
Pure fun and another kick-ass performance. All the band did a great job, Andy H. included. But the best part for me was the introduction of the band, which I've never seen before.
As a gentleman, as Si said himself, he introduced Anna Ross first (the backup singer) and then Andy H. (the man with the shiny horn!).
I loved how he introduced Roger, singing (more or less, I couldn't understand everything) "we got the beats, we got the sticks, we got the hands, we got the drummer, Roger Taylor" (big screams), then it was Nick's turn (Andy was particularly amused by this, he began to smile a lot!) with that long story of Nick coming from outer space ("the perfectly formed, 18 year old, keyboardist, Nick Rhodes" hehe!).
Afterwards it was time for Andy ("I've got two words for you, Electric Guitar, Andy Taylor!") and people screamed his name while he was playing. Next, John Taylor, with that long intro in which Si tells, more or less, that DD has the task of teaching English to the rest of the world. The famous "play the fucking bass, John" was sang by everybody while John complied, looking more beautiful than ever (if that's possible). I adored how Si sang (almost roaring) to him the line "Bass guitar, John Taylooooor!".
Then Simon picked up a girl for his own intro, and she messed it all (she introduced him as "David Lebon", a singer from Argentina!) but probably she was too nervous (or was not a DD fan). Simon didn't seem to care (or maybe he didn't understand what she said!).
The final part of the song was quite funny, Si was trying to count with his fingers and was about to sing, but then stepped back, John cut his playing and Simon looked at him with his mouth wide open, hands on hips. John opened up his arms (like saying "What can I do?") and Anna Ross appeared, and she and Si sang a bit of "Groove is in the house". The whole band seem to be very amused at that moment, I could spot Nick and the two Andys smiling a lot, even Anna Ross cracked up and laughed during that part.
Finally, after she left the stage, Simon tried again to count and this time, they launched into the final part of "Girls on Film".
Great stuff!
13-Save a prayer
Simon asked the crowd: "Do you wanna sing something? Try this one!". The intro began but just the synth part, and time was passing by and the other instruments didn't sound at all. So after a while, Si said:"Waiit for it. It's cooming!" which made me laugh. The song then began properly. Lovely indeed and people adored it.
Another funny thing: Near the end of the song, while singing the "Save it 'til the morning after" lines, John simply missed it. It was brief but enough for Simon, who was playing the guitar, to turn his head to John with an amused smile on his face. That look and smile were priceless!
14-Nice
I love this song and Andy's guitar sounded GREAT! And he looked GREAT, moving his head wildly, smoking like a chimney and bouncing enthusiastically. Simon's singing was not perfect but it was full of strength and he gave himself to the song til the powerful end.
15-Rio
This emblematic song was another highlight! The band played it with lots of energy. I was thrilled to see Andy H's playing his famous solo and I think that Andy T's guitar, heavier in the live versions, is awesome and adds a lot to the song.
Simon counting "Uno, dois -instead of 'dos'-, tres, cuatro" was nice! And the faces he was making to John were hilarious! The final part was incredible, all of them playing as if it were the last time they were going to play on Earth!
16-View to a Kill
People were chanting "Wild Boys, Wild Boys" (in fact, they did that in almost each of the last songs) but Simon said: "Nah, nah, nah, not yet!"
And "View to a kill" started, and it was nicely done.
Now, the curious thing here was that after Simon's "feel the chill" line (which in fact sounded like "feel the thrill"), he went near John, opened up his arms and said something to him. John got close to Simon, and then Simon touched John's arm and went to his place to go on with the "nightfall covers me".
Did he forget his lyrics again? I've heard he has lots of problems with this song. Anyway, I liked how they played it!
17-Instant Karma
Simon said that it was the 25th Anniversary of John Lennon's death, talked about the songs compilation and announced that it was the first time they were going to play "Instant Karm" in front of a crowd. "Excuse us if we make some mistakes", he added.
Simon looked at John, waiting for some gesture of him, and when John nodded, he began to sing.
I think they did a great job with this song, it sounded very DD indeed!
18-Wild Boys
"Ok" said John, and with this word, the most required song by the crowd began.
The band was pure energy and besides, there were lots of JoSi moments!
One, at the beginning, with the "Wild boys, wild boys" chant (John had a fit of coughs that fortunately ended soon), they shouted together, nose-to-nose.
Then, during the "because there's murder by the roadside", Simon put an arm around John and let him sing the "murder murder" echo.
One of my favourite parts was during the "you got sirens for your welcome" because it showed lots of interaction among them. Simon began to dance and jump at the same time that Andy, while John went straight to them to play beside the guitarist.
After that, John, smiling like a boy, moved his hips and touched Simon's, who immediately put his arm once again around him to sing "wild boys wonder where is glory".
I just loved how John and Andy played together near the edge of the stage, frantically, while the audience got totally mad. Simon, who was drinking some water, ran faster than light to John to shout together those "wild boys, wild boys" lines again (which I ADORED).
Then it was time for the "Wild girls" and "Wild boys" thing (John was completely into the game) and afterwards the song seemed to end.
But...suddenly Andy and John jumped from nowhere and the music started again. Simon began to sing as well, but he messed it at some point and there was one line he kept saying "na na na" (I couldn't help but laugh!). Anyway the crowd was oblivious to this, and the end was superb! Andy was jumping and spinning with his guitar, Simon was making his classic "wild boys" movements with his arms and Andy H's "saxing"... I don't have words for it. The drums sounded GREAT!
And then, they got together to say goodbye. John said "Muchas gracias" and Simon's last words were "We'll be back here, I'll see you soon, thank you, buenas noches, adiós!"
I really hope to see them again soon but LIVE!