Ben Christophers at Paradiso

Mojo_Pin1980 · 11-02-2004, 09:18 AM

Last Sunday I went to see Ben Christophers at Paradiso, Amsterdam and it was totally and utterly AMAZING!!!

I never expected it to be this good!

It was just Ben and his laptop. He started out acoustically and boy... is he gay or what!

Not that it matters of course!

The acoustic songs were great but it went beyond great when Ben switched to his electrical guitar. He played some songs from his first album, among which my absolute favourite (since this Sunday) Before The Winter Parade. It was truly breathtaking! He's got one of the best falsetto voices I've ever had the pleasure of listening to!

The encore was pretty awesome as well, with two more of my favourites from MBD... Sunday and of course My Beautiful Demon. Gorgeous!!!

For me there's 4 signs of a great gig:

1) You're all sweaty, tired and your legs hurt like hell..
2) Teary eyes
3) The feeling you want the gig never to end
4) An audience that is quiet as a mouse

3 out of 4 applied this Sunday!

Mojo_Pin1980 · 11-02-2004, 09:18 AM

Teeheee.. the smileys from the JB board work here as well!![img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

Patricia · 11-02-2004, 09:59 AM

Sounds great, Mojo!

I can't wait for my next gig... Tom McRae in Nottingham... *sigh* No hang on, Stephen Fretwell next Saturday! Yay![img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

sezmo · 11-02-2004, 09:59 AM

Rub it in why don't you! [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img]
I've already had Marloes telling me I missed a great gig. [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img] Glad you were both able to go and enjoy it though! [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]
Edited by: sezmo

Mojo_Pin1980 · 11-02-2004, 10:43 AM

Yup, you missed a fantastic gig.. sorry![img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

Trish, I'm gonna see Tom the 10th![img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

*high five*

marloes · 11-02-2004, 10:48 AM

I absolutely totally utterly completely agree with Mojo!!!!!!!!!! It really took my breath away at times and I fell in love with his music all over again. This could very well be my gig of the year!!! [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]
and it totally made up for the disappointing gig I went to on thursday, Mark Lanegan. That was the gig I was looking forward to the most, but it sucked!!!

marloes · 11-02-2004, 10:49 AM

oh and I'm going to see Tom the 11th [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

Angela · 11-02-2004, 08:45 PM

*cries* I wanna move to Holland [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]

marloes · 11-03-2004, 08:33 AM

I wanna move to Boston, wanna trade? [img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

It really was amazing Angela, and if any of your contacts happened to record it, think of me [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]
this thursday morning on Kink fm Ben's 2 meter sessie, dutch time 9-12 I think.

Angela · 11-03-2004, 04:22 PM

I don't know anybody who went but you two. [img]smileys/smiley6.gif[/img]

9-12 Dutch time I'm still sleeping. Does it stream live on the web? If so, can someone record it, maybe?

marloes · 11-03-2004, 05:31 PM

I was just reading Kink Fm's site. Apparently they have a morning and a night edition of "2 meter sessies" and Ben is on in the evening between 22-23 (dutch time) So that might be better for you Angela [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

Angela · 11-03-2004, 05:40 PM

Tanks - have added it to my calendar [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img](Still can't watch the video [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]- I'll have to email you about it.)

11-02-2004, 09:18 AM	#1
Mojo_Pin1980 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Holland Posts: 3,280	Last Sunday I went to see Ben Christophers at Paradiso, Amsterdam and it was totally and utterly AMAZING!!! I never expected it to be this good! It was just Ben and his laptop. He started out acoustically and boy... is he gay or what! Not that it matters of course! The acoustic songs were great but it went beyond great when Ben switched to his electrical guitar. He played some songs from his first album, among which my absolute favourite (since this Sunday) Before The Winter Parade. It was truly breathtaking! He's got one of the best falsetto voices I've ever had the pleasure of listening to! The encore was pretty awesome as well, with two more of my favourites from MBD... Sunday and of course My Beautiful Demon. Gorgeous!!! For me there's 4 signs of a great gig: 1) You're all sweaty, tired and your legs hurt like hell.. 2) Teary eyes 3) The feeling you want the gig never to end 4) An audience that is quiet as a mouse 3 out of 4 applied this Sunday! __________________ Reaching out to embrace the random Reaching out to embrace whatever may come

11-02-2004, 09:18 AM	#2
Mojo_Pin1980 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Holland Posts: 3,280	Teeheee.. the smileys from the JB board work here as well!![img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img] __________________ Reaching out to embrace the random Reaching out to embrace whatever may come

11-02-2004, 09:59 AM	#3
Patricia Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,213	Sounds great, Mojo! I can't wait for my next gig... Tom McRae in Nottingham... sigh No hang on, Stephen Fretwell next Saturday! Yay![img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ "To do is to be" - Nietzsche "To be is to do" - Kant "Do be do be do" - Sinatra

11-02-2004, 09:59 AM	#4
sezmo Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 3,202	Rub it in why don't you! [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img] I've already had Marloes telling me I missed a great gig. [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img] Glad you were both able to go and enjoy it though! [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] Edited by: sezmo __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC)

11-02-2004, 10:43 AM	#5
Mojo_Pin1980 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Holland Posts: 3,280	Yup, you missed a fantastic gig.. sorry![img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img] Trish, I'm gonna see Tom the 10th![img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] high five __________________ Reaching out to embrace the random Reaching out to embrace whatever may come

11-02-2004, 10:48 AM	#6
marloes Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,838	I absolutely totally utterly completely agree with Mojo!!!!!!!!!! It really took my breath away at times and I fell in love with his music all over again. This could very well be my gig of the year!!! [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img] and it totally made up for the disappointing gig I went to on thursday, Mark Lanegan. That was the gig I was looking forward to the most, but it sucked!!!

11-02-2004, 10:49 AM	#7
marloes Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,838	oh and I'm going to see Tom the 11th [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

11-02-2004, 08:45 PM	#8
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	cries I wanna move to Holland [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img] __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

11-03-2004, 08:33 AM	#9
marloes Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,838	I wanna move to Boston, wanna trade? [img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img] It really was amazing Angela, and if any of your contacts happened to record it, think of me [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img] this thursday morning on Kink fm Ben's 2 meter sessie, dutch time 9-12 I think.

11-03-2004, 04:22 PM	#10
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	I don't know anybody who went but you two. [img]smileys/smiley6.gif[/img] 9-12 Dutch time I'm still sleeping. Does it stream live on the web? If so, can someone record it, maybe? __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

11-03-2004, 05:31 PM	#11
marloes Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,838	I was just reading Kink Fm's site. Apparently they have a morning and a night edition of "2 meter sessies" and Ben is on in the evening between 22-23 (dutch time) So that might be better for you Angela [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

11-03-2004, 05:40 PM	#12
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	Tanks - have added it to my calendar [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img](Still can't watch the video [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]- I'll have to email you about it.) __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.