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Conference mr1pst::music

Title:MUSIC V4
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Created:Wed Oct 09 1991
Last Modified:Tue Mar 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:762
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479.0. "Mark Cohn" by SOJU::SLATER (Bill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)) Tue Aug 17 1993 21:20

    
    
    
    
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479.1Concert on 8/19/93?SOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Tue Aug 17 1993 21:216
    I am a real fan of Mark Cohn, and I heard that he's playing in the
    Boston Area on Thursday night.  Does anyone know about this concert?
    
    
    
    Bill
479.2QRYCHE::STARRRulers make bad loversTue Aug 17 1993 22:029
>    I am a real fan of Mark Cohn, and I heard that he's playing in the
>    Boston Area on Thursday night.  Does anyone know about this concert?

I believe he is playing as part of the WBOS Concert Series. These are free
shows held every Thursday evening (starting at 5:30pm) in Copley Square.
I saw Nils Lofgren at the series opener and was wonderful - decent acoustics,
beautiful setting, great show.

alan
479.3LEDS::BURATIChest FeverWed Aug 18 1993 18:546
    
    I like Mark Cohn a lot. And the guy he collaborates with on his two
    albums, John Levinthal, is pretty impressive too. He contributed some
    fine guitar and production work on Shawn Colvin's first album Steady On.
    Saw Mark Cohn do Paper Walls on the Tonight Show. Good job. Levinthal
    was on guitar and Hammond B3 (a man after my own heart).
479.4DREGS::BLICKSTEINDOS BootThu Aug 19 1993 20:195
    This is the guy that did "True Companion" right?
    
    Great tune (our band is doing it) - what's the rest of his stuff like?
    
    	db
479.5QRYCHE::STARRRulers make bad loversThu Aug 19 1993 22:249
> This is the guy that did "True Companion" right?
  
Yup. I just heard that song for the first time last night.... I agree, it's
a real nice song.

He also had a small hit called "Walking In Memphis" from his first album.
Sort of a whistful rock song. Haven't heard anything else by him.

alan
479.6LEDS::BURATIChest FeverThu Aug 19 1993 22:376
    There's also a tune on his first album call "Ghost Train" that I like a
    lot. The "Memphis" tune for which he won a Grammy I think, is a nice
    tribute to that city's contibution to modern music.

    --Ron (Did I already mention that I think the R&R Hall of Fame should be
           in Memphis?)
479.7A Brief Review - Cohn's Concert - 8/19/93SOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Fri Aug 20 1993 05:4072
          
                           Free Concert - 8/19/93
    
    
    Copley Square, Boston, Mass. - 26,000 people attending - 5:30pm
    
    The warm-up band was a folk-rock band named Knots and Crosses.  They
    were fronted by a woman lead singer who played rythym guitar.  Some of
    the songs were okay and their musicianship itself was good, but too
    many of their songs sounded the same or unoriginal.
    
    Mark Cohn came on stage about 7:15pm, playing an electric piano (Fender
    Rhodes?) with his guitarist/co-producer, John Leventhal.  He played
    these songs:
    
    
                           Silver Thunderbird       (1)
                           The Rainy Season         (2)
                           Paper Walls              (2) (Cohn played guitar)
                           29 Ways                  (1)
                           Ghost Train              (1)
                           Walk Through This World  (2)
                           Walking In Memphis       (1)
                           Perfect Love             (1) (Cohn played guitar)
                           Dig Down Deep            (1)
                           True Companion           (1) (For The Encore)
    
    
    
    (1) CD - Mark Cohn - Mark Cohn
    (2) CD - The Rainy Season - Mark Cohn
    
    
    From his own reaction as expressed from the stage, it may well have
    been the largest crowd he's played to till now.  He made a simple
    comment, "Gee, I'm a bit overwhelmed by this crowd.  I don't really
    know how to personally communicate with you so I guess I'll just try to
    do it with music...".
    
    The sound was excellent.  I sat on a small patch of grass (we're
    talking a "virtual carpet" of people) about 300 feet back from center
    stage.  
    
    Cohn was confident, yet fresh, appreciative, and still a little in awe
    of all the new fame and adoration.  At one point he suggested that the
    audience take their enthusiasm for his music with them into the record
    stores.  Watching him belt out some of these bluesy songs with only a duo, 
    made a believer out of me.  The guy can literally sing blues with all
    the soul of an African-American.  Besides having a great voice, his
    musician ship on electric piano as well as acoustic guitar was
    impeccable, as was the electric guitar talent of John Leventhal.
    
    Probably the highlight of the show was Cohn's audience participation
    performance of "Wallking In Memphis".  It was a great feeling to
    have such a massive crowd joining in in the background chant "Walking
    in Memphis, Walking in Memphis, Walking In Memphis...".  You see, I was
    born and raised in Memphis about one mile from Graceland, so it was 
    amazing to see 26,000 Yankees singing the praises of my hometown.  Too 
    bad it wasn't recorded.  I was kind of choked up at the emotions it raised. 
    
    Cohn was excited to announce to the crowd that he will be back in the
    Boston area at the PARADISE Club in October.  He invited the entire
    audience to come out.
    
    Cohn's writing, arranging, performing, and musicianship make him a
    genious in my book.  I love both of his CDs and his passion for
    life, people, and music which comes through in each tune, whether live
    or on a recording.  I hope we see many more CDs from Mark Cohn and I
    wish him the very best in his personal and professional life.
    
    
    
479.8 he wasn't the reason I went EZ2GET::STEWARTLogic is the beginning of wisdomFri Aug 20 1993 16:277
    
    
    
    When Cohn opened for CS&N out here, I think he was playing an Ensoniq
    keyboard, but he primarily used Rhodes-type voices.
    
    
479.9hope they all showered firstCADVAX::LEMAIREFri Aug 20 1993 21:517
    re: -.2
    
    26,000 people in Copley Square? That's an awful lot of people.
    Boston Garden and Great Woods each hold in the neighborhood of 
    15,000, and I would say they are larger than the Copley Square 
    park area.   Mmmm.... how about 2,600?
    
479.102600 - nope - 26,000SOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Fri Aug 20 1993 22:4713
    Re: .9
    
    2600?!? - Wrong, that wouldn't even cover the people on the lawn...
    Nope - there were 26,000.  They had people practically on top of people
    on the sidewalks, behind the stage, EVERYWHERE.  Those estimates came
    from the police and a helicopter flying overhead.  And if you don't
    believe the 26,000 figure, try calling the radio station.  (WBOC?) 
    They said it was their largest concert - EVER.
    
    And if you don't believe that figure, who cares?  Not me.
    
    
    Bill
479.11heard it on the radioVAXWRK::STHILAIREFood, Shelter & DiamondsMon Aug 23 1993 14:225
    Yeah, I heard it on the radio.  It was 26,000.  Must've been quite a
    mob.  Makes me feel less bad about missing the show!!
    
    Lorna
    
479.12excuse me all over the placeCADVAX::LEMAIREMon Aug 23 1993 16:415
    Well I sit corrected, and I apologize. I didn't mean to impugn
    your credibility. I've been to a couple of the previous shows in
    Copley Square and the idea of 26,000 people in that space boggles
    my mind.
    
479.13VAXWRK::STHILAIREFood, Shelter & DiamondsMon Aug 23 1993 18:344
    re .12, okay, Robert Mitchum.  :-)
    
    Lorna
    
479.14It Boggled Marc Cohn's Mind AlsoSOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Mon Aug 23 1993 18:5513
    Re: .12
    
    You're forgiven.  Being new to the area, I just figured that's the way
    Boston always looks!  By the way, it boggled Marc Cohn's mind also.  He
    was pretty blown away by such a huge receptive crowd so tightly fit
    into such a small place.
    
    
    And thanks, Lorna, for the reality-check!
    
    
    
    Bill
479.15QRYCHE::STARRRulers make bad loversMon Aug 23 1993 19:047
Don't worry, Louise wasn't the only one wondering about that figure! I saw the
Nils Lofgren show there which had about 6000 people in attendance, and that
place was already packed full of people, and four-deep at the sidewalk in
the back. I can't even begin to imagine where they would put four times that
many people!!!

alan
479.16Mark Cohn @ the PARADISE...BLUMON::CARRMon Oct 04 1993 18:079
    Does anyone know what date(s) Mark Cohn will be at the PARADISE Club
    this month?
    
    I have been trying to call the PARADISE but so far no one has answered
    the phone.
    
    Please help!! I don't wanna miss this one!
    
    Eileen
479.17Already passedRANGER::CERQUAMon Oct 04 1993 19:187
    > Does anyone know what date(s) Mark Cohn will be at the PARADISE Club
    > this month?
    
    Bad news -- the show was last month (Sep. 18, to be exact).  I don't
    believe there's any October show.
    
    				- Paul
479.18LEDS::BURATIHelter SkelterMon Oct 04 1993 22:028
    I've been listening to his 2 albums lately and I'm pleased to
    be able to say that I like his 2nd even more than his 1st. The songs
    seem consistently better and the instrumentation is really nice. It
    grows on you. "Walk Through This World" is worthy of John Hiatt.

    Too bad you missed him. Too bad *I* missed him.

    --Ron