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Originally Posted by SpyNote

Still of the Night was sung well, though she did have a little trouble with some of the higher notes, which she sang differently, like the "standing in the doorway" part. It was closer to how she sung it in her early demos, kind of understated. But there were some lyric variations in that part, "go on...get out!" And when the music came to a halt briefly for her to sing "it's ME that's talking to you," it was spoken softly rather than belted out. There were some pitch problems towards the end on "in the still of the night...ooh ooh, it's me that's talking to you." But overall, it was a good performance. The quieter songs were a nice opportunity to really hear quality of her voice -- the vibratto, the slight rasp, occasional softness and even her trademark nasal. The rockier songs, like Sorcerer, tended to drown her out.

Rhiannon was on par with how she's basically done it for the last two tours. Again, I was really impressed with the new drummer who wasn't pounding away like a madman, allowing for a clean, nicely defined rhythm. There were some percussive elements at the end that were nice to the ears too. Scott Plunkett's piano intro was new, and a little darker than usual. But it was concise and received a loud ovation. Stevie was wearing the black dress with a chiffon layered wrap with long sleeves.

Thanks for the great details. I can see it and hear it all in my mind...