SPOILER - Caesar's Palace Reviews

[macmar71]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

Lead guitar/musical director: Waddy
Lead guitar: Carlos Rios
Bass: Al Ortiz
Keyboards: Scott Plunkett
Keyboards/guitars: Brett Tuggle
Drummer: Jimmy Paxon
Percussionist: Machito (why do these guys only have one name??)
Singers: Sharon, Jana, Lori

There were two t-shirts on sale for $30. Two colors: black and brown. Front says "Dreams" in Stevie's handwriting with drawing of a heart with hair coming out of both sides (like heart pigtails) underneath it. Back had the tour dates written in a colosseum with an oval image of Stevie from the the back of the TISL CD (Sharon and Lori cropped out) on the right side. It was an unattractive t-shirt, the back in particular. Ugly fonts, ugly design. Probably the work of Chris Nicks.

Christopher Nicks should come up with some more colorful and nicer images or newer ones that is for sure!!!

[macmar71]

As much as I love Stevie's music
I was expecting more of a change in her song set and am rather disappointed in what was not selected and it just seems like a lot of the same old stuff, IMO.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Firstly, LOTS OF LYRIC CHANGES!!! Absolutely amazing and beautiful show. Beauty and the Beast made me weep like a baby. Kelly and I agree that this song is worth the price of admisssion...completely and totally out of this world. She came out in time to the film wearing a black dress and a fabulous cloke-esque jacket with her hair pulled up. The reblachs are out in full force with leg warmers over them but she's wearing new black dress with some great beading on the bodice (she also wears a bit of pink as well as a white skirt overtop the dress) for the show. A friend of mine and I had upgraded to front row and were able to stand for the entire show (and did). Edge of Seventeen walk was great. Stevie was taken down across the stairs and shook hands, giving hugs and kisses to fans. Yes, I was able to shake her hand. Amazing time--looking forward to tonight for sure. After the show, we went over to Margaritaville to meet everyone (it was great meeting you all!!) and then back over to Caesar's to drink some more. Met Lori and another member of the backing band. Both were incredibly sweet and gracious--we had our picture taken with Lori (she looks amazing and sounds SO UN****ING BELIEVABLE). We also saw Cory Buckingham and Sheryl Louis gambling but we didn't want to bother them. Off to Paris for breakfast with the crew--will post more later!!

I have lots of footage and pictures and my friend recorded the entire show (audio) so as soon as we are able to put it up, we will

[ontheEdgeof17]

Thanks for the reviews.

Sorry it wasn't more than just another show. I was really hoping you guys would have a freaking out of this world experience.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by Rhiannon5354

I just read over on BN that a lot of the stage was blocked off and she didn't move from her mic stand.

...bummer

I'm glad that some new things got thrown in there, but I really thought that these shows would be a lot more fabulous than they sound so far.

I don't know...the view from the front row was rather stellar Stevie may not have moved away from the mic stand a lot but she totally rocked and put a lot of effort into this show

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

Firstly, LOTS OF LYRIC CHANGES!!! Absolutely amazing and beautiful show. Beauty and the Beast made me weep like a baby. Kelly and I agree that this song is worth the price of admisssion...completely and totally out of this world. She came out in time to the film wearing a black dress and a fabulous cloke-esque jacket with her hair pulled up. The reblachs are out in full force with leg warmers over them but she's wearing new black dress with some great beading on the bodice (she also wears a bit of pink as well as a white skirt overtop the dress) for the show. A friend of mine and I had upgraded to front row and were able to stand for the entire show (and did). Edge of Seventeen walk was great. Stevie was taken down across the stairs and shook hands, giving hugs and kisses to fans. Yes, I was able to shake her hand. Amazing time--looking forward to tonight for sure. After the show, we went over to Margaritaville to meet everyone (it was great meeting you all!!) and then back over to Caesar's to drink some more. Met Lori and another member of the backing band. Both were incredibly sweet and gracious--we had our picture taken with Lori (she looks amazing and sounds SO UN****ING BELIEVABLE). We also saw Cory Buckingham and Sheryl Louis gambling but we didn't want to bother them. Off to Paris for breakfast with the crew--will post more later!!

I have lots of footage and pictures and my friend recorded the entire show (audio) so as soon as we are able to put it up, we will

Hope u dont mind if I ask a few details questions..

Ok so did she do the Stand Back kick? Any good twirls?
Did she do the Edge of 17 scream?

How were her notes in IF ANYONE FALLS?

bangs, or no bangs?

gloves, or no gloves?

Any dedication for Landslide?

Did anyone bring gifts for Edge of 17?

Did she smile a lot?

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

Firstly, LOTS OF LYRIC CHANGES!!! Absolutely amazing and beautiful show. Beauty and the Beast made me weep like a baby. Kelly and I agree that this song is worth the price of admisssion...completely and totally out of this world. She came out in time to the film wearing a black dress and a fabulous cloke-esque jacket with her hair pulled up. The reblachs are out in full force with leg warmers over them but she's wearing new black dress with some great beading on the bodice (she also wears a bit of pink as well as a white skirt overtop the dress) for the show. A friend of mine and I had upgraded to front row and were able to stand for the entire show (and did). Edge of Seventeen walk was great. Stevie was taken down across the stairs and shook hands, giving hugs and kisses to fans. Yes, I was able to shake her hand. Amazing time--looking forward to tonight for sure. After the show, we went over to Margaritaville to meet everyone (it was great meeting you all!!) and then back over to Caesar's to drink some more. Met Lori and another member of the backing band. Both were incredibly sweet and gracious--we had our picture taken with Lori (she looks amazing and sounds SO UN****ING BELIEVABLE). We also saw Cory Buckingham and Sheryl Louis gambling but we didn't want to bother them. Off to Paris for breakfast with the crew--will post more later!!

I have lots of footage and pictures and my friend recorded the entire show (audio) so as soon as we are able to put it up, we will

Thanks for your post Marissa!! Sounds awesome! So glad you got to meet Lori too.. I have very happy memories of meeting her in 2001. Such a sweetie. Can't wait to see your pictures! (and hear the show!! ) Yay!

Pip

[LeighB04]

Seems like Stevie's imagination has gone the way of her dancing - into the ethers of youth past! I'm going to the show on Saturday night (last night's are usually the best), and am looking forward to my second Stevie-solo concert. But I still wish she would get a little energy and creative imagination in her shows! Why not use the technology available and do something special this time around, especially considering it's not a tour?

[Highwayman]

I'm hoping, that with Thursday off, maybe they will change the set a song or two? I'm there Friday night!

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl

Hope u dont mind if I ask a few details questions..

Ok so did she do the Stand Back kick? Any good twirls? Did she do the Edge of 17 scream?

Not many twirls, no SB kick, the usual growl on EOS. She did a cute little dance with her skirt during Edge, where she grabs both sides and shakes it side to side. Loved that! The mic did not come off the stand, as she had theatened Someone in another post said that the stage was blocked off, which wasn't entirely accurate. The stage was just very large, so everything was spread out. There were also 4-5 steps between the stage and the first row.

How were her notes in IF ANYONE FALLS?

IAF was great. I'd imagine most fans were thrilled to hear it at all. With that said, she did play it conversatively on some of the notes. When she came back to the first version after the bridge, it sounded much like the first time she sang it, rather than how it is sung on the album with all the variation and inflection. There were no ad lips at the end, but the song ended acapella, which was great.

Still of the Night was also great, though it was kind of "pitchy" as they say on American Idol. But I'm glad she included it in the set. The slower numbers were better suited for this smaller venue. The rockers (Sorcerer, FFG) seems out of place and just noisy.

bangs, or no bangs?

She looked pretty much like she did on the SYW tour.

gloves, or no gloves?

No gloves

Any dedication for Landslide?

No dedication. Just a request to sing along with her, which everyone did. An official sing-along!

Did anyone bring gifts for Edge of 17?

Mostly flowers, as far as I could see. She just kind of grabbed them and threw them behind her. It looked kind of like, "oh thanks, next."

Did she smile a lot?

Lots! She was very appreciate of her audience, as usual. She didn't really say much in between songs. It was kind of the Mirror tour in that respect, where she almost said nothing, except for the usual thank yous.

[StevieRox2]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

One more thing...the show was captured on DVD. Not officially, of course

YES!!!! Now, how to get one??

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by StevieRox2

YES!!!! Now, how to get one??

It will be circulating soon!

For anyone wanting to smuggle something in, just hide the camera/recorder/whatever deep in your bag because the bags don't go thru the metal detectors. They hand check the bags.

Or...

You can just try to walk thru the detectors with the camera/recorder stuffed in your bra/underwear because it was not going off for smaller devices with metal in them, like cell phones (which trigger at airports). So you could try to stick a camera in your bra/underwear and see what happens. Worse case scenario is that they'll tell you to bring it back to your hotel room/car (staff was very friendly and accommodating, in general) Then just come back later hiding it in your bag instead.

[jkmaletic]

The only people allowed to get a boot of this show are ones who haven't been Bitching about it! ...God, if I could only enforce that rule...

~Jamie

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

It will be circulating soon!

[ELIUD]

Still of the Night was also great, though it was kind of "pitchy" as they say on American Idol.

Paula Abdul should be fired from American Idol just for bringing this word into the American mainstream. If you're not singing with some pitch how the **** are you singing?

Nevermind carry on.