The Tour For A.R.M.S. USA 1983
live at Madison Square Garden, New York
Dec 8, 1983 (the Ronnie Lane encore/celebration is from Dec 9, 1983)
Another piece of Rock N' Roll History here folks.
This partial video of the A.R.M.S. concert from Dec 8th, 1983. I was at this show and was blown away as was the whole crowd. My stepbrother and I sat behind the stage, one level up and front row. I remember Ron Wood jumping the barrier behind the stage holding what appeared to be a bottle of JD. Ray Cooper on percussion stole the show. He was amazing. Joe Cocker was at the top of his game.
To me, the best part of the show was set three, the Return of Jimmy Page. This mini-tour was the first time Jimmy took to the stage since his good friend and bandmate John Bonham died. From what I have read, after Bonzo died Jimmy was so depressed, he didn't pick up his guitar for nearly two years and became somewhat of a recluse. He attended a party where Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were talking about putting this show together. He overheard them and asked if he could join in as well. Apparently, they figured he wouldn't want to so they hadn't asked... or so the story goes. Anyway, after Jeff Beck's set, Jimmy comes walking out on stage wearing a dark jacket and scarf and the place went nuts! I'll never forget him waving to the crown, taking his jacket off, strapping on black beauty, rolling up his sleeves and ripping into his adaptation of Chopin's Prelude (as he recorded it on the death wish II soundtrack). He capped off a his set with an instrumental version of Stairway To Heaven wtih Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton joining in. It was one of the most memorable shows I ever saw.
-RMac©
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Here's the info:
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musicians :
Eric Clapton - guitar, vocal
Ron Wood - guitar
Andy Fairweather Low - guitar
Ray Cooper - percussion
Charlie Watts - drums
Kenny Jones - drums
Joe Cocker - vocal
Bill Wyman - bass
Chris Stainton - keyboards
James Hooker - keyboards
Ian Stewart - keyboards
Jeff Beck - guitar
Jan Hammer - keyboards
Simon Phillips - drums
Fernando Saunders - bass
Jimmy Page - guitar
Paul Rogers - vocal, guitar
Ronnie Lane - vocal
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A. Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton - guitar, vocal
Ron Wood - guitar
Andy Fairweather Low - guitar
Ray Cooper - percussion
Charlie Watts - drums
Kenny Jones - drums
Joe Cocker - vocal
Bill Wyman - bass
Chris Stainton - keyboards
James Hooker - keyboards
Ian Stewart - keyboards
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01.Cocaine
02.Don't Touch Me
03.Watching River Flow
04.Worried Life Blues
05.You Are So Beautiful
06.Seven Days
07.Feelin' Alright
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B. Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck - guitar
Jan Hammer - keyboards
Simon Phillips - drums
Fernando Saunders - bass
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08.Star Cycle
09.The Pump
10.Definetly Maybe
11.Blue Wind
+Andy Fairweather Low(vo), Ray Cooper, Chris Stainton
12.People Get Ready
+Ron Wood
13.Going Down
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C. Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page - guitar
Paul Rogers - vocal, guitar
Chris Stainton - keyboards
Simon Phillips - drums
Fernando Saunders - bass
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14.Prelude
15.Who's To Blame
16.City Sirens
17.Boogie Mama
18.Midnight Moonlight
+Jeff Beck(gt), Eric Clapton(gt)
19.Stairway To Heaven
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D. All Members
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20.Layla
21.With A Little Help From My Friend
+Ronnie Lane(vo)
22.Good Night Irene
23.Bill Graham Closing Speech
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total time : 2:13:10
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source : ??(proshot) > DVD-R >
TMPGENc DVD Author 1.6 > DVD(NTSC) with Menu
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video: MPEG-2, 704x480 29.97fps (4:3) NTSC, 9554 kbps
audio: Dolby Digital(AC-3), 48000 Hz Stereo, 256kbps
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Size 3.94 GB (4,226,056,476 bytes)
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Many thanks to the original uploader!!!
