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Billy Joel brought the musical history of New York's Shea Stadium full circle as he welcomed Paul McCartney onstage during the second encore of his set Friday. 43 years after The Beatles played the first concert at Shea Stadium, Paul sang "I Saw Her Standing There" and then wrapped things up, playing "Let It Be" on Joel's piano while Joel sat on top of piano and sang backup. McCartney told Joel and the stadium crowd that, "[We] came here a long time ago. We had a blast that night and we're having another one tonight." McCartney was the last in a series of stars who joined Joel on stage Friday night for the last concert ever at Shea, which will be demolished after the Mets season is over. Tony Bennett repeated his guest shot from the first concert last Wednesday by singing "New York State of Mind" with Joel. Aerosmith's Steven Tyler performed "Walk This Way," country star Garth Brooks joined Joel on a duet of "Shameless" (a Joel song which Brooks took to number-one on the country charts in 1991) and Roger Daltrey of The Who did "My Generation." At the end of "My Generation," Joel smashed a guitar against the stage, breaking it in two. Fans who didn't get to attend the shows can see highlights in a documentary called Last Play at Shea that's due out next year.
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JIMI HENDRIX: Now Here's a Guitar Hero |
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First Aerosmith, and now Jimi Hendrix will be in Guitar Hero. Experience Hendrix has approved a deal for Hendrix's likeness to be used in a game for the first time. Guitar Hero World Tour will include "The Wind Cries Mary" and a live version of "Purple Haze" recorded in 1969 at the San Diego Sports Arena. The game is due out October 27th. Other Hendrix songs will be released as downloads for the game in the future.
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FOREIGNER: Onto the Studio |
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Foreigner just released a new hits collection, No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner, but they have their sights set on a new studio album. Guitarist Mick Jones tells us, "This [hits album] is a little teaser to the next full-on studio album, which we actually already started. We've got a couple of tracks already for that, and we'll be working on that gradually through the end of this year." They hope to release the new disc next spring. No End in Sight gives fans a taste of things to come with a new studio song, "Too Late," and a few live tracks with singer Kelly Hansen. | | |
