War of the Worlds!
Last night I had the opportunity to go and see Jeff Wayne’s Musical stage production of War of the Worlds with some dear friends. It was an interesting journey back in time for me. Since 1978 when the music was released, it has sold 15 million albums and travelled around the globe many times over. The feeling of the performance was mixed and there were certainly some parts I enjoyed more than others, though I liked the experience overall especially with the 10-piece Black Smoke Band and 40-piece String Orchestra. I particularly marvelled at the age we live in which allows us to have the beautiful voice of Richard Burton still here and to have his character coupled with digital technology and appearing as a sort of hologram narrative throughout the performance was interesting. I wonder where we go from here. What will the future electronics and gadgetry have in store for us?
I was even fortunate enough to get to meet the creator, Jeff Wayne together with the Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward, Shannon Noll, Rachael Beck, Manfred Mann Earth Band’s Chris Thompson and a classy, well seasoned bass player Herbie Flowers. Herbie is one of the most celebrated session musician’s of all time, having worked for and with David Bowie, T-Rex, Sky, Lou Reed, Blue Mink, and David Essex just to name a few. Pictures below.
Shannon, Me and Rachael
Tristan, Me, Jeff Wayne & Peter
Herbie Flowers & I
Justin Hayward & I
Comments
The music and the passion these musicians have is just infectious and inspiring. Justin's voice is still there, and still so melodic.
Are they simply photos that will now go into a brag book?
Or do you know these celebrities personally?
Do you have meaningful relationships with them or are you collecting them in the same spirit that you conveyed in chapter 1 of your autobiography?
It sounds like you had a wonderful night Craig.
Just an observation: you don't actually look "happy" in the shots even though you are smiling.
Anyways, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for writing. I did have a good night, and it was nice to meet the people I did, and no I didn't know them previously, and am confident they have already forgotten me, but it was a great opportunity to meet them. Thanks for sharing your comments.