Hi,
I went to Vegas for the Tuesday and Wednesday shows. I was there with Nancy and Kristen and we met up with Amy and Stephanie for both shows. I believe both were great. I, to, tire of the same 'ol setlists, YET, switching up the order, being energetic, wearing a different outfit that I have seen, with the boots, moving around the stage with less swaying back and forth in front of her mic stand, made it feel fresh.
It is hard to judge a show too much without seeing it for yourself. The good thing about starting with Stand Back and going straight into Dreams is that the audience gets moving right away. The casual fans stand longer and bitch less when the die hards stand for the entire show. Tuesday night I stood the entire time. I danced and lip sang along with Stevie and the girls the whole show. There were people standing up near me but the majority were sitting down. Not one person bitched to me and that was very surprising considering the last time I went to Casaer's to see Stevie, during the entire show someone was bitching about someone standing in front of them. I didn't feel nervous about that at all which allowed me to loosen up and really enjoy the show.
Tuesday night's show was better for me yet I think there were good highlights from Wednesday's show. HSML was sultry, Edge was powerful, GDW had a few adlibs "...you cant save me now...you cant free me now..."etc..cant remember the rest, but cool.
I love the shorter skirt yet missing the SB shawl. There was no lengthy intro to the song. Speaking of intro, Bootylicious and the Dreams remix were played over the loud speakers prior to the show.
I hadn't seen Stevie live since 05 so I think I was just a lot more enthusiastic over seeing her play in Vegas than I was about the song selection. I hope the set list haters will get a chance to see it like this....You will see what I mean.
