The Cranberries - Live in Paris 1999 | Floppy Boot Stomp

 The Cranberries - Live in Paris 1999

The Cranberries - Paris, France
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 

December 9, 1999 (first posted 2020)
FM Source/Soundboard

A Silent Way Re-Up

Set List:

    "Promises"
    "Animal Instinct"
    "Loud and Clear"
    "Ode to My Family"
    "The Icicle Melts"
    "Linger"
    "Wanted"
    "Salvation"
    "Desperate Andy"
    "Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
    "Pretty"
    "When You're Gone"
    "I Can't Be With You"
    "Waltzing Back"
    "Free to Decide"
    "Zombie"
    "Ridiculous Thoughts"
    "Dying in the Sun"
    "You and Me"
    "Just My Imagination"
    "Delilah"
    "Dreams"

The Cranberries  - Desperate Andy Live in Paris 1999

Tragic loss and a troubled soul (yes another . . . . .) after a fall in her hotel room whilst drinking on her own it would seem Dolores died after striking her head and drowned. Terrible she would have undoubtedly gone on to write and perform sing more and more. She was only 46

Rory Gallagher - Liberty Hall, Houston, TX 1974 | soundaboard - AtticRock

 Rory Gallagher - Liberty Hall, Houston, TX 1974

Joe Bonamassa recently released The Spirit Of Rory Live From Cork, a tribute to Rory Gallagher fully comprised of tracks from the Irish guitarist's catalogue.

It was recorded with the blessing of Gallagher’s family and performed with three sold-out dates in Gallagher’s hometown of Cork and featured a guest appearance by Gerry McAvoy, Rory’s long-time bass player, who joined Joe on stage for Bullfrog Blues.

So, hearing and reading about that very nice effort was the perfect excuse to get back to some old Rory stuff.

In this case a concert at the Liberty Hall in Houston in 1974, same year as the classic live album Irish Tour '74 was released.

Sound Quality: 9-

Source: FM Broadcast

Track List:

01 - Messin' With The Kid

02 - Cradle Rock

03 - Just A Little Bit

04 - Early In The Morning

05 - Tattoo'd Lady

06 - Hands Off

07 - Pistol Slapper Blues

08 - Too Much Alcohol

09 - A Million Miles Away

10 - Bullfrog Blues

Well this might start an argument and I have said before how I do not care for Joe Bonamassa very much but I take what Attic Rock says to heart and I am sure folks in Rory’s homeland appreciated someone playing ANY Rory tunes so well beloved of his fans but I am sorry . . . . .Rory he aint!

Joe Bonamassa - "Tattoo'd Lady" - The Spirit of Rory Live From Cork

I know it is said 'comparison are odious' but puhleeze! This is how it’s done! TURN IT UP!

Rory Gallagher - Tattoo'd Lady (Live At The Cork Opera House, Ireland / 1987)

I always thought someone like Rory should have given Joe lessons but hey!

Taste - Eat My Words [On The Boards]

  . . . .think we went and saw this band Taste when we had no idea what the heck was going on  . . . . . more, we hadn’t then even heard of Rory Gallagher . . . we soon cottoned on!

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/821941474129330176/taste-eat-my-words

BRAFA - Let’s Make Africa Green Again

This project came up on my telebox in the corner of the room again last night and I am ashamed to say despite their wonderfully diplomatic mentions of Live Aid and Bob Geldof I couldn’t help but think that the race issue meant we didn’t get to hear quite as much about this project. I had never heard of it until last night! On an British Antiques Show!

BRAFA  - Let’s Make Africa Green Again (1985)

15 years ago

BRAFA Square Hackney

6 years ago

BRAFA ~ Let's Make Africa Green Again (On British TV.)

a few months ago

Murray Head - ‘One Night In Bangkok (Chess - Tim Rice and Andrew Loyd-Weber)

 We lost fine actor Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Nescafe ‘Gold Blend’ adverts opposite Sharon Maughan - legendary! and a later surge again in blockbuster Ted Lasso not to mention appearances in comic highlights like Not the Nine O’Clock News to Little Britain ) he also sang and had a lovely rich baritone voice which links to his brother Murray Head (80) who I enjoyed early on and friends were asking when they didn’t realise the two boys were related and indeed both released album of their own singer songwriting efforts . . . . . . . . 

Here is Murray - One Night in Bangkok from Andrew Loyd Webers and Tim Rice’s ‘Chess'

Wisdom from The Thin White Duke

 David Bowie on Playing to The Gallery

as in life so in art . . . . 

Another live track from Emily Barker - White Geraniums (live at Blue Bird Festival)

 Emily has been in touch with her fans via Newsletter 

"Here’s the third in a series of songs played Blue Bird Vienna festival last year. Find the full video of ‘White Geraniums’ on my YouTube channel.

Thanks for watching / listening.

Emily

Emily Barker - White Geraniums (live at Blue Bird Festival)November 2025

(posted 13 July 2026)

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Stevie Ray Vaughan - From the biography Texas Flood The Inside Story [by Alan Paul and Andy Aledort] | DON’S TUNES

Speaking of sobriety . . . . Here Staveie Ray on seeing his songs and lyrics from a different perspectice once he got clean 

Photo by Alan Messer

Stevie Ray Vaughan: One thing I’ve noticed [after getting sober] is that songs I used to sing at people, I should have been singing at myself. At least I think that way. I hear the words more now, and different songs mean different things than I used to think they meant, too. To put it mildly, a lot of blues tunes have to do with resentments, big-time!

Take “Cold Shot.” I used to sing that at certain women that I’ve been involved with over the years. Even though I didn’t write it, I had in my head the way I related to it. Since I sobered up, I realized that I left; I was the one who gave the cold shot. And it hurts when you realize that you’ve hurt somebody, as opposed to, all this time, you’ve been telling yourself how bad they’d hurt you. A lot of times, if I stop and look at it, those words could really be telling me that I hurt myself. There are also other songs that are kinder than I thought. They make me feel better than I knew.

Source: Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan

by Alan Paul & Andy Aledort

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Cold Shot (Live From Austin, TX)

What better way to start the week!

Some Stevie Ray in his prime!

James Taylor - ‘Fire & Rain’ Live at The Grand Ole Opry 2025

So might sign off the day (weekend - ED) with this glorious version of one of James Taylor’s finest songs . . . . . check the emotional pitch of this career defining song from our JT! Astonishing!

"James Taylor had one captive audience during his historic Grand Ole Opry debut on November 11, 2025, and we were elated to have him be a part of our 100th anniversary celebration! Kick back and enjoy this performance of “Fire and Rain.”

Grand Ole Opry

Ringo Starr - The No No Song - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

 This popped up in my algorithms and made me howl . . . . . regulars will know I am abstinent of all substances from drugs and nicotine to alcohol and worked in the rehab world for the longest time at the end of my working life so this appealed no end (so is Ringo now BTW!)

Ringo Starr - The No No Song - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour