Alan Parsons Band, The Metropol Orchestra, Choir & Guests - 1995-05-08 - Arnhem, NL

El "World Liberty Concert" se celebró en 1995, al lado del puente John Frost, en Arnhem, Holanda. Celebraba el 50 aniversario del fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y fue retransmitido para casi todo el mundo por televisión. El proyecto fue llevado a cabo por Alan Parsons, quien trabajó más de seis meses como director musical planificando el gigantesco concierto al aire libre que se iba a celebrar marcando la celebración del 50 aniversario de la liberación de Holanda de la ocupación alemana. El programa, preparado y dirigido por Alan, reunió a él y su banda (frente a 100.000 personas) con grandes celebridades como Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, UB40, Wet Wet Wet, Candy Dulfer, el presentador Walter Cronkite, The Metropole Orchestra & Choir, además de Art Garfunkel.

COMPARTIR/SHARE

Alan Parsons> keyboards, guitar
Felix Krish> bass
Stuart Eliiot> drums
Andrew Powell> keyboards
Richard Cottle> keyboards, sax
Ian Bairnson> guitar
Chris Thompson> vocals
Mick Muttins> vocal
Candy Dulfer> sax
The Metropol Orchestra & Choir
Dick Bakker> conductor
The World Liberty ConcertThe World Liberty Concert was held on 8 May 1995 and commemorated the 50th anniversary of VE-Day, the liberation of Europe. The venue for the concert was Arnhem, the Netherlands, near the John Frost bridge, the bridge immortalized in the film `A Bridge Too Far'. The idea for the WLC was conceived by 25 year old Dutchman Arno Geul, who, at an early stage, decided Alan Parsons was the perfect Musical Director for the show. Apart from performances of the Alan Parsons Band (with Chris Thompson and Mick Mullins on vocals), Candy Dulfer (sax), Art Garfunkel, UB40 and many others (including an 80 piece orchestra and a local choir), the show consists of military parades, airshows and a narration by Walter Cronkite, the legendary war correspondent and later news anchorman. The Alan Parsons Band performed a number of well-known songs (Sirius/Breakaway, Old and Wise, The Gold Bug, Sirius/Eye in the Sky) plus some new material commissioned for the show (among which White Dawn) and also accompanied Dulfer, Joe Cocker and Art Garfunkel on their segments. The show was televised live in 40 countries, was attended by approximately 100.000 people and is about two hours long.
TEMAS:
01. Alan Parsons - World Liberty Theme
02. Joe Cocker - Let The Healing Begin
03. Alan Parsons Band & Candy Dulfer - Sirius / Breakaway
04. Cindy Lauper - Time After Time
05. Alan Parsons - White Dawn
06. UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
07. Rene Froger - Thunder In My Heart
08. Alan Parsons & Candy Dulfer - Old And Wise
09. UB40 - Many Rivers To Cross
10. Alan Parsons & Candy Dulfer - The Gold Bug
11. Cindy Lauper - True Colors
12. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
13. Candy Dulfer - I Can't Make You Love Me
14. Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends
15. Alan Parsons - Sirius / Eye In The Sky
16. Wet Wet Wet - Julia Says
17. Chris Thompson & Alan Parsons Band - You're The Voice
18. Art Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water