Yesterday night lucky us went to Duesseldorf to see Eskimo Joe live in concert. The venue was small, we decided to position us on the third row. And we realised how privileged - and truly lucky - we were to stand there and see one of the biggest Australian bands perform just in front of us.
Before we planned to go to this show, even before this show was planned in the first place, we had one question. How will they play the intro for the song 'Foreign Land'? We thought about it. Thoroughly. We talked about it. Multiple times. It kept us really busy for a while. This intro sounded really strange when we first heard it, because we don't hear Scottish bagpipes on a daily basis. We started to love it as soon as we heard it again and again. It perfectly fits to the song! But what would it sound like irl? We didn't get the answer until we arrived third row in this venue Zakk in Duesseldorf October 20, 2009.
Well, they used the 'Foreign Land' intro to open the show. And that was fine with us, because this venue is really small. A bagpipe crew marching on stage would be a little inappropriate. No, really.
The show was great. It was an amazing experience to see Eskimo Joe! They have written so many terrific songs over time, like 'From the Sea' and 'New York'. They also played most of the songs from their latest album 'Inshalla'.
One more anecdote about this night with Eskimo Joe. At the end of the show guitar player Joel Quartermain threw his guitar pick towards me. So, I picked it up. After the show the guys were signing CDs and T-shirts. I showed Joel the guitar pick and asked "do you recognize this?". "Oh, I'm sorry", he said, "I hope I didn't hurt you!".
We went home with a big smile upon our faces.
Eskimo Joe playing 'Foreign Land' in Zakk Duesseldorf at October 20, 2009.
Yesterday night lucky us went to Duesseldorf to see Eskimo Joe live in concert. The venue was small, we decided to position us on the third row. And we realised how privileged - and truly lucky - we were to stand there and see one of the biggest Australian bands perform just in front of us.