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Vumiko wrote:Nope Glenn, I can judge an Artist however I see fit; just as you can. My personal conclusions may differ than yours; but I can't say your way of judging is "right" any more than you can mine. We simply disagree and have a different perspective on the matter.

Peace from the USA..

To say Jarre has been lazy, past his prime, going downhill, not been creative, repeated himself for 10 years.... that's just personal opinion and not a good analysis. My point is simply that in terms of what JMJ has done so far in the 00s, he was kinda more predictable in the 80s and 90s as we got a new album and concert every 2 years or so, always according to the expected template. Thus there is no basis for saying, for example, he is less creative now. Wether or not you, me or Joe Beercan actually likes T&T or the indoor tours is another topic, called "taste". Huge creativity does not always translate to "likes" on Facebook, if you know what I mean, which is in a nutshell what I am trying to say. JMJ can be creative without anyone liking it, but one has to recognize the creativity anyway. Maybe that's just my training speaking, but I do believe there is a difference between personal opinion and a proper analysis. Not "truth" or "right" but something else, that I dont know how to explain right now (it's 2 am in the morning).

I can take myself as an example. I went on record saying I didnt like T&T much. I rated it 4 of 10, which is very low for a JMJ album for me. In spite of that, I did appreciate its differentness and "creativity" (whatever that means) and boldness and JMJ pushing himself. Most artists dont do different albums. Similarly, if we had gotten Oxygene 14-21 it would perhaps have been perfectly aligned to my personal taste, but it would have been boring, and not shown a bold side. JMJ would have become Mike Oldfield.

Maybe it boils down to me liking Jarre because he does things I dont expect, things I have not heard before, things that are fat and rich and juicy, whereas others might like Jarre for producing what they like and he fills their cups with more of what they like. Both ways are great, just different approaches. There are surely other approaches/reasons, and combinations.

OK, rant over.

Are you going to the Monaco gig? If so, enjoy it and safe travels, man. I'll have to catch it on USTREAM.

Peace from the USA..

I have to say that one of the best concert experiences was the Marigny 2007 opening concert. Pure magic. So yes, JMJ still has it.

GlennFolkvord wrote:(...)Huge creativity does not always translate to "likes" on Facebook, (...)

I like that...

I still agree on the people saying he has to change the tracklist for Monaco, but I'm confident because Jarre said the concert will have "surprises" for the royal couple and the team has been rehearsing a new song in Jelling they could not perform.

Edit : There will be 18 HD cameras to follow the concert (one of which will be on a plane)

So atleast we will be having a DVD release... I'm really having the feeling I will hate myself for not going to be able to see this myself

GlennFolkvord wrote:
I can take myself as an example. I went on record saying I didnt like T&T much. I rated it 4 of 10, which is very low for a JMJ album for me. In spite of that, I did appreciate its differentness and "creativity" (whatever that means) and boldness and JMJ pushing himself. Most artists dont do different albums. Similarly, if we had gotten Oxygene 14-21 it would perhaps have been perfectly aligned to my personal taste, but it would have been boring, and not shown a bold side. JMJ would have become Mike Oldfield.

Maybe it boils down to me liking Jarre because he does things I dont expect, things I have not heard before, things that are fat and rich and juicy, whereas others might like Jarre for producing what they like and he fills their cups with more of what they like. Both ways are great, just different approaches. There are surely other approaches/reasons, and combinations.

OK, rant over.

You're really making a great point here, Glenn!

shadow wrote:So atleast we will be having a DVD release... (...)

aka "The wedding tape".
Here's what it could look like... (No translation needed)

Broadcast on TV, according to JMJs twitter.

Also : http://apnnews.com/2011/06/23/monaco-ro ... hel-jarre/

Dr_Jones wrote:Broadcast on TV, according to JMJs twitter.

Also : http://apnnews.com/2011/06/23/monaco-ro ... hel-jarre/

Super !

Special programming for the Monaco royal wedding

Correspondents from the Principality of Monaco: Isabelle Kumar and Laurence Alexandrowicz

WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE:

■Programme of the festivities
■Portrait of the bride and groom
■Wedding plans
■Set-up of the giant stage for the concert
■Exclusive No Comment for Jean Michel Jarre?s first sound checks
THURSDAY, 30 JUNE:

■Guests, menu, celebrities, wedding dress
■The Principality of Monaco?s economy
■Wedding merchandising
■Last-minute wedding preparations
■Jean Michel Jarre interview during the final rehearsal for the concert
■Exclusive No Comment for the final rehearsal of Jean Michel Jarre?s concert
FRIDAY, 1 JULY: final wedding preparations and live Jean Michel Jarre concert

■Special edition broadcast from Monaco and interviews with monarchy experts
■The couple?s love story
■People of Monaco celebrating the event
■17h00 CET LIVE : civil wedding broadcast live from the Throne Room at the Prince’s Palace
■17h50 CET LIVE : Balcony appearance and greeting the crowd
■18h00 CET No Comment Live : Cocktail reception for the royal couple in Palace Square
■20h00 CET No Comment Live : Reception at the port
■Exclusive interview with Jean Michel Jarre minutes before the start of the giant show
■22h00 CET No Comment Live : exclusive broadcast of the concert in No Comment Live* on euronews
SATURDAY, 2 JULY: church wedding of the princely couple at 17:00 CET

■Special live editions to cover the civil and church ceremonies
■17h00 CET LIVE : Religious ceremony
■18h30 LIVE : Tour through Monaco before the festivities in the palace
■21h00 CET No Comment Live : arrival of guests for gala dinner
■22h00 CET No Comment Live : fireworks display
SUNDAY, 3 JULY : best of Monaco Wedding week

Le Mariage de Monaco (officiel) - Monaco Wedding (official)

"Le jeu de Jean-Michel Jarre est terminé. Merci à tous pour votre participation et vos nombreux commentaires. Les heureux gagnants vont être très vite contactés par la production du concert."


"The game of Jean-Michel Jarre is over. Thank you all for your participation and your many comments. The lucky winners will be contacted soon by the production of the concert.

Vu sur fb:

One week today!

Vintage13 wrote:Vu sur fb:

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Those yachts docked around the stage will have to be moved for the show, correct? Or will the owners be able to get a front row seat?

There is a link ready for the concert broadcast in jmj's blog, added by Louis