jones beach show

[Nikolaj]

It was a MISERABLE night! To Golddustwoman and Jazzyflowers who wrote they wished they could have been there-- NO... it all reads much better than the actual concert.
High Points: On the plus side, 'Sorcerer' was her vocal high-point of the evening, very alive and some excellent new percussion riffs that make it rock way more than the TISL version, really improving upon the song, tho at one point the extra beats by Lenny Castro thru Stevie off on a note, and she shot an exasparated look, at herself, for forgetting the extra percussion. I was way down front and had a lot of eye contact from her, it seemed to me, the band was really great and Sharon, Lori and Jana all sounded great and gave Stevie a lot of moral support, cracking up at her little stage anecdotes. The mentioned-here-on-TheLedge new ending to 'Gold Dust Woman' is a VAST improvement to the 'running in the shadows' ending she used for years and her voice did sound nice and edgy on this new ending.
Stevie was chatty, at one point- and looking straight at me (i was in row 6 section A right in front of her mic) in that wonderful graveluous voice of hers said "I'm sure singing a lot of the OLD songs tonight!! hehh-hehh-hehh"-- well, when they're all GOOD, you can do that!" (It was like 'take THAT, you and all the other Ledgies!!") Stevie also said that 'Landslide' "isn't about what everyone thinks it is, actually it was written when i was trying to decide if i was going to stay with my-now-ex-boyfriend", which cracked up some guy in the audience stage right, and his laughter prompted a roll of laughter from Stevie and she said 'so maybe some of you are dealing with that now, and well, good luck with that!"
As the concert ended, after 12 songs, she said how everyone staying and standing in the water 'restored her faith in music and i just want you to know that it has been very hard on all of you tonight and i want GOD to bless each and every one of you"... I hadn't heard her lay it on so thick since i was about 18 years old and she told all of us at the US Festival that "in case you ever think you don't matter, you're ALL that matters to me"...
It was nice of her to wish the blessings of the Messiah on the crowd last night at Jones Beach, but i already feel incredibly saved and grateful to Jesus and much would have preferred Stevie to do a great show than get all gushy.
LOW points: and i feel like that episode of 'The Simpsons'--- "WORST RHIANNON, EVERRRR!!" Not an ounce of passion, or artistry, just awful.
Standing in a foot of water for the first 4 songs, though that has nothing to do with Stevie. Except that she kept mentioning how cold it was, and she was. Well, babe, your feet were dry and your new Rockports weren't ruined! Plus, she was bundled, had the hot lights, and generally, there are heaters for the stage provided by the venue, tho perhaps she passed on using them. She wasn't trying to hit the notes for the most part, tho she was impressive with a fierce reading of "go on, get out" on 'How Still My Love'-- i felt like she was singing it just to me!
I did buy the $60 Hoodie and it saved my life (its warm, baby!) and actually wore it over ANOTHER hoodie i had with me; also bought the tour-book and the 'crystal visions' poster. And the merchandise stands were packed, all night long. I missed most of Chris' set because security wouldnt let me down to my seat, but as i walked in, Chris himself was walking in the audience and i quickly side-stepped into an aisle seat ("Sit anywhere" security told me) and was surprised he wasn't taller. I decided to hit the merchandise stand again and one hour after 'Wicked Game' Chris was STILL on the stage. What a LONG set.
Though i saw the water, i just wasn't expecting to have a new pair of shoes submerge and to be wringing out my pair of socks as i sat up high on the back of my seat (thank God i don't have a fat ass) but that was my 10 minutes prior to 'Stand Back' starting... When i heard the long drum solo, and then the opening riffs of 'Edge of 17' i just finally sat down in my chair (the tide had left the ground dry after 'Rhiannon') and with my head covered with 2 hoodie-hoods, i just stared at the ground. Made no attempt to move just 4 rows closer to shake her hand, i just sat there and listened, a couple times glanced over at the large projection screens, but i just couldn't look at HER. She was back in a flash for 'Rock and Roll' and 'BATB' and i did enjoy R&R but 'Beauty' just sucked, for me. A double punch of 'R&R' and 'Fall From Grace' i think woulda been a lot more fitting.
So, 12 songs is what Stevie Nicks calls a concert these days.