...I had the privilege of watching the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the MEN on Monday night and they were absolutely brilliant! For me, the Chili Peppers peaked with the album 'Blood Sugar Sex Magic' with the later stuff not really doing much for me. But, to see them live was always going to be interesting and upon buying the new album, 'I'm With You' (which is excellent), I was getting excited. And believe me, they surpassed any and all expectations of mine with a blistering set full of energy, great songs, some cool big screen videos and effects and some brill crowd banter. Song highlights were many, 'If You Have To Ask', 'By The Way', 'Blood Sugar Sex Magic' and 'Monarchy Of Roses' were excellent...but the absolute pinnacle of the gig was when they delivered an awesome version of 'Sir Psycho Sexy'...my favourite Chili Peppers song EVER!!!
Tuesday to Friday was spent in Paris on a city break. One thing I realised upon returning on Friday night was that city breaks are not for me...I will not go into any more detail about the reasons why I hated it. I did get to go to the 2 main Museums/Art Galleries though whilst I was there-The Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay. The artwork was amazing, the sculptures were incredible, the buildings themselves were stunning. Below are a collection of photos for you to enjoy:
And to finish my time off work, I bought myself a new desk for my writing and the new William Shatner album was waiting for me when I got back...and stunning it is!!! Next up for me is the mighty Deep Purple next Monday night at the MEN...good times!!! Until then, best get back to it!!
