Atlanta Quick Recap
 

More tomorrow, just got hope, and have class in the morning..

The show was INCREDIBLE, Don was more alive and energetic than I had heard he would be, making many jokes about the south, and Georgia Peaches, lol....his set was awesome, great response from the crowd too..Stevie looked SO HOT and thin in the pants, and they look much better than the pics have shown...The crowd went WILD when she came out

So some highlights, Stevie camed out looking awesome for OTR/Dreams, they went right into RHIANNON next..I was expecting ENCHANTED to be 3rd, but for some reason it came after Rhiannon..

She was ON FIRE..best I've EVER seen her. Got to meet some great people, nice blond headed lady in front of me took lots of video on her digital cam, I hope she's online somewhere.

SECURITY - SUCH BASTARDS TONIGHT. The guys in the white t shirts were nice, but maroon shirts were bitches. First the lady comes over to me and tries to take away my phone, and says "NO PICTURES, LEMME HAVE THE CAMERA" I'm like HELLO LADY IT'S A F-ING CELL PHONE?? So she didnt succeed of course.

In the beginning of the show the guard told us during Edge the first 5 rows would be allowed to come up, so when the drum solo started, about 10 or so of us went up...and were stopped in our tracks, by this asshole guard. Me and him actually got into an argument, he said "He didnt know what we were doing, she doesnt greet fans" So everyone pleaded, and fussed, so he said GO BACK TO YOUR SEATS FOR NOW, so I went all the way back to my site (sorry if anyone here is the ones I kept having to walk in front of) and as soon as I got back to my seat, they let us go up..so I jetted to the stage

Got a great spot at the stage, never been to the stage for Edge so I was thrilled....so she came down right in front of us, and I missed her hand, and then she came a little to the right of me, around the amp, and FINALLY I GOT TO TOUCH HER ...It was so amazing, grabbed her right hand, my life is complete now..

She was on fire..looked SO SO SMALL, It was amazing...she was ALIVE, Don was great--he was having a blast, dancing...

Jana or one of them f-ed up in Edge of 17 again..started too early, and Stevie seemed ticked, looked over to them, and just closed her eyes, and let them finish the line...

She did the great high kick in Stand Back, she was great...many many twirls, and headbangs throughout the night..great show...more tomorrow..tired

sorry if theres lots of typos

Chris

Great review Chris.

I am so happy that you finally were able to touch Stevie's hand. Okay I am jealous too! :)

I wonder if it was Jana messing up on Edge like she did in Vegas.

Hope somebody recorded the show.

I was directly across from the stage, just barely under the balcony.

:distress: The guitars were turned way up, and I think they turned them up louder for Stevie's set. It about crossed my eyes a few times!

:eek: What was with the strobe light headlights? Man, we were BLINDED several times. I think a few people in our section actually went into epileptic seizures during Stand Back. Which was funny, because they used the same graphic from Vegas, but at a lower contrast, so it wasn't bright at all. It was actual lights that they used to blind us.

:lol: The unicorns have been kinda washed out, but were still there in a shadowy kind of way. Since the screen is divided into 5 sections, when the shadows were projected, they looked more like dogs than horses, because the image was spread out with space inbetween. We no longer have unicorn rumps running away from us. Yay!

:rolleyes: You know you are getting old when instead of holding up lighters, the people around you hold up and wave cell phones with their bright screens at the stage.

:nod: I was very impressed with Don Henley. His set was really tight and the sound was great. He was really struggling to hit the notes, and I think his voice actually was giving out at the end. Desperado is back.

:nod: Stevie was just INCREDIBLE during Don's set. Sounded good, was singing in a higher register, just fantastic. Are we so hungry to hear her do something new and different that when she does it, we are completely enchanted with her?

:distress: During her own set, the sound wasn't as great. The guitar was way too loud, and she wasn't clear thru OTR/D/R. Comparing what she sang with Don compared to her own stuff, that she is holding back on her own. She could let loose a bit more and not dial her singing down as much as she does.

:blob2: Circle Dance and SYWTBARRS both need to be singles. What great songs for both of them.

:blob2: BatB was nailed again! What an incredible song! And, just like in Vegas, there was some a$$ behind me yelling "Let's get it on!" and "Nail it!" thru the song. She was not shown at all on the monitors, so we didn't get to see her emotion. She sure sounded like she was crying at the end.

Don was really pushing to get GDW and SDMHA out.

:shrug: I couldn't tell who messed up on Edge. It sounded like she did, but someone closer to the stage can tell for sure.

The crowd didn't really warm up until Hotel California was played. After that, I'd say the applause was about even for both of them.

Forget the small mess up on EO17 - how about how LOUD the harmony was on the chorus of Rhiannon - I was damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was an unforgettable night though. I must say La Nicks was on fire and she actually pranced a few times on stage and shruuged her shoulders a la the Tusk tour at least once. Small things I know - but cool nonetheless :cool:

Don's set was great but sadly my back went out right before it started and I spent most of it hunched over :mad:

Gwinett is a great arena as far as the space, but security is so "them fancy Atlanta folks are a comin' up here to the country and we are gonna show them liberals a thing or two" :mad: :laugh:

All in all - I had a great time and I thank her for that performance becuase we have not seen her like that since IMO the SA tour.

I also must say, she has lost weight and looks great!!!!!!

BTW - is it me - or has the B&B cloak been shortened :eek:

I know - I almost felt sorry for Don - but clearly he knew that they were there to see La Nicks - and that is somewhat sad to me because DOn is a HUGE talent - but he lacks La Nicks' over the top stage presence :shrug:

Also, to be fair, when she walked out with him during GDW - the crowd reacted hugely to him.

Finally, their stage antics are cool and she seems genuinely to like him and you could feel that.

I just got back from the show and the obligatory after-show trip to Waffle House :) , and I agree with Chris-----> The show was just great and Stevie was ON FIRE :] - it was my first solo Stevie show, and it couldn't have been better. I could tell there were quite a few Don fans there, but it seemed to me everyone understood the highlight of the evening would be Stevie's set. I LOVED hearing her sing on Don's songs- she sounded awesome and was hitting all the high notes- I was almost brought to tears on "New York Minute"- this was MY Stevie, and SHE IS BACK----I kept getting images of her in the Bella Donna video, because she looks and sounds SO GOOD!

I did enjoy Don's set, especially "Dirty Laundry" and of course the songs Stevie sang on, but nothing can compare to Ms. Stevie. OTR was great, the best way to open a Stevie show, great ending. I have no idea how she sings Dreams with any passion or emotion whatsoever anymore after singing it, what, probably 1000 times ?, but she somehow manages- its still great live. I was also expecting Enchanted afterward, but instead came Rhiannon with a cool little new (?) extended Piano intro. I know its not what it used to be, but she can still rock this sucker OUT! And I LOVE the drawings and graphics on the screen- they really enhance the song.

Enchanted was a blast, and it was really cool hearing Don sing on GDW- he actually does most of the outro after "go hooooooooommmmmmeee". Don did great singing on SDMHA. Circle Dance was nice, and Stand Back rocked out as always- lots of actual spins along with a really cool graphic of her spining in the background- maybe from LIB? BATB was great to hear, very heartfelt and strong, although some of the background images from the film seemed a little corny- I think I might have even heard a few people laughing :shrug: Oh, and did anyone else notice an additional background singer come out on this song?

Next was my first EO17 experience! The percussion solos at the beginning were great- Taku can rock out and the new drummer is really good too. I love how Waddy cames from the side of the stage and does his riff and rocks out with the other two for a while until Stevie, Sharon, and Jana come out. Anyway, it totally rocked, great growl, and I am DIGGING the ending vocals on this tour!

The encores with Don were great, HUGE reaction to Leather and Lace, and i don't think I've ever heard SYWBARARS before, its a great little song and a great way to end the show- Stevie was totally rockin' the tambo on this one!

So overall, the show was just incredible- I would have paid to just see Stevie, so seeing Don was just like an added bonus. Stevie is looking and sounding the best she has in years- gone are the days are the hideous "Victorian Grandmother" top of the SYW tour! I really hope I can go to one of her Gold Dust shows- anyone want to organize a Georgia-to-somewhere- Ledgie roadtrip ?:nod: Of course it wouldn't surprise me if she was back in Atlanta in the next few months :rolleyes:

SO glad I was able to go and hope everyone had a great time and got out of the parking lot hell- this is why suburbia does NOT work people :rolleyes:

Rock on Stevie!!!

:wavey: adam :wavey:

p.s. I really love some of the shirts- I got the one with the L & L single cover- although the coolest ones were the women's tops :rolleyes:

LOL - I agree Adam and it was good to talk to you!!!!!!!

Also - did you see that shall that someone handed to La Nicks and it got given to Sharon who was like "What am I supposed to do with this" :laugh:

THE PARKING LOT WAS UTTER HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :mad:

no- sounds funny :laugh: . Sorry about your back, hope you're okay and it didn't hinder your enjoyment too much :shocked: . BTW, where were you sitting? If you were in the non-floor seats I was probably unmistake rocking out harder than any of the other geezers around me :sorry:

1 other thing- anyone out there drive a newer Yellow VW Beetle- as we were driving in I heard "Crying in the Night" blasting :thumbsup:

:wavey: adam :wavey:

I was in section 105 at the top. They were okay seats, but def. not front row, which I am rather thankful I was not on given the sec. I saw. What jerks.

glad you all had sucha great time, & chris touching stevie is an awesome feeling isn't it?!?!?!?~ i must go worship her now!!! :eek: :wavey: ~

I'm eternally grateful to I LOVE ALL ACCESS , which got me 5th row seats..and I only used the 4 star...it looked like ALL of the front row was 5 star people..

I also noticed about the blinding lights from behind the stage..every so often one would shine RIGHT in my eyes..lol..

It was a wild night, and incredibly fun...except for security, who I'm still mad at..they even made a little girl get off her seat, she was probly 5 years old, not blocking anyones view - they were all "HELLO NO STANDING ON SEATS"

There was no "velvet rope" before the stage as some Don fans had mentioned there would be...

I loved Stevie's graphics, very cool...her and Don interacted A LOT last night..he kissed her on the cheek many times, and forehead..

He was VERY talkative during his set, asking the audience how to pronounce GWINNETT , "is it it gwin-it..or gwen-net" so everyone yelled out the correct pronunciation...

Everyone could not believe how good she looked all night, obviously has lost some weight since SYW tour which she mentioned a lot during the band intros saying so and so "just came off the mammoth 135 shows of the fleetwood mac tour.." she said about Jana "and I hate to say it, but she just came off only HALF of 135 Fleetwood Mac shows.." She seemed to get emotional when introducing Waddy too

Lots of hip swaying, she did the hula dance in Dreams, which everyone loved...


Chris

I agree with everything said. la Nicks was on fire, security was hell.
I didn't take many pictures at all because people around me (F5) were actually getting escorted out by multiple guards. Geez.

But I am so glad to have seen one of the Nicks/Henley shows. I felt the great performance on Hotel California was alone worth the price of admission. And Don was much looser than previous show reports indicate. Overall, it was a great show.

The lady in front of me asked her husband about every five minutes "can we go now" and I was hoping he would take her home, but he didn't give in until the very end. Oh well.

Glad you guys had a great time. We have been telling you how fantastic she looks!

Question...did she get emotional during BaTB and Circle Dance? In Hershey the tears were flowing during Beauty. Circle Dance also seemed to sap her emotionally, she sang with such passion and intensity. In Vegas during BatB she was very dramatic and into the performance .....the vibe was different in Hershey. The drama was there but there was such an underlying sadness to the song for me, especially in her voice and eyes. I cried in Vegas because I was so blown away...I cried in Hershey because of the emotion I was feeling from Stevie. How would you describe her in Atlanta?

BTW...who screwed up Edge? Jana did in Vegas.
Also...how fun is SYWBARRS? She and Don are so tight on the vocals and it is such an upbeat way to end the show.

Anyone notice if Don tossed in the reference to Cheney in End of Innocence? Bizarre..

:mad: What a loser. I remember at one of the TISL shows the guy next to me fell asleep!! But I think we've discussed sleepers at concerts in another thread, so I digress...:laugh:

Kelly - I noticed no emotion during either - but I was very far from the stage. She did not seem sad at all in the concert though - she did, however, sing B&B with a vengance :cool: