Msg 3/26

[Amlyn]

Originally Posted by Amlyn

I'm debating. Been looking at tickets today.

I bit the bullet and just bought a tix. 3 hours to go!!!! I'm really excited. The more I thought about it, the more I thought there might not be too many other times to see Stevie at the Garden unless she's with FM.

[kathy1]

have fun everyone

[TrueFaith77]

I'm going crappy seat wah. 76 h 4 ... I'll see if any better avail before the show.


Eta: an omen! IAFIL just came on at the restaurant. Statler grill hollah!

[Amlyn]

Almost Time!

I'd say we at about 75-80% full at this point. My seat is decent. Far from stage but first row of first sectIon above the floor.

Talk to everyone later!

[HejiraNYC]

OMG!! Show is incredible; she's really selling it tonight because it's MSG! The boots are back (the short ones with the high heel) and no sausage casing legwarmers! And you guys are going to freak over the Secret Love video; it's like the Moonlight video but not as dark. Very lush is how I'd describe it. Can't wait for the videos from this show- she's really into this tour.

[london]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

OMG!! Show is incredible; she's really selling it tonight because it's MSG! The boots are back (the short ones with the high heel) and no sausage casing legwarmers! And you guys are going to freak over the Secret Love video; it's like the Moonlight video but not as dark. Very lush is how I'd describe it. Can't wait for the videos from this show- she's really into this tour.

Thanks for the info, Hejira NYC! I can't wait, as I'm going to Mohegan Sun tomorrow night!!!

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

OMG!! Show is incredible; she's really selling it tonight because it's MSG! The boots are back (the short ones with the high heel) and no sausage casing legwarmers! And you guys are going to freak over the Secret Love video; it's like the Moonlight video but not as dark. Very lush is how I'd describe it. Can't wait for the videos from this show- she's really into this tour.

Yes! Can't wait to hear more!

[Amlyn]

Guess what!?!? NO BOKS her entire set!! She had her heeled ankle boots.

Can't wait to share...I hopefully got the whole secret love video...I hope it comes out when I upload.

Stevie was awesome. More to come later.

[SandyMac]

Originally Posted by Amlyn

Guess what!?!? NO BOKS her entire set!! She had her heeled ankle boots.

Can't wait to share...I hopefully got the whole secret love video...I hope it comes out when I upload.

Stevie was awesome. More to come later.

Excellent news! I am so glad she seems to be feeling better. I can imagine, her back and feet go through bouts of pain, so when the boots are back, I imagine she feels better. Which is always good news. Looking forward to the Secret Love video.

[GypsyNikita]

Originally Posted by SandyMac

Excellent news! I am so glad she seems to be feeling better. I can imagine, her back and feet go through bouts of pain, so when the boots are back, I imagine she feels better. Which is always good news. Looking forward to the Secret Love video.

Ditto! I hope she's feelin' great and havin' fun!!! Cannot wait for the Secret Love video! Thanks for all the updates guys

Can't wait to see pix! I bet she realized it didn't feel any better kicking around plastic wedges compared to heels. I love dancing in heels! Or maybe its because it's NYC!!!

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by llb

Can't wait to see pix! I bet she realized it didn't feel any better kicking around plastic wedges compared to heels. I love dancing in heels! Or maybe its because it's NYC!!!

I would say that's it. She'll be back to the other footwear soon enough and will wear heels in Los Angeles.

Michele

[TrueFaith77]

Fall From Grace - Now that I know it's about Lindsey during The Dance, it really was even more intense for me. Great opener.
Secret Love - Really enjoy this live. I could see it becoming something of a sing-a-long. Really annoyed at the loss of "salvation"... she has lots of lyric flubs this concert on other songs, but for some reason this just seems to be the way she does it live. *re: the video. Started to watch it but saw it was just the same Dave Stewart nonsense (with lots of Dave Stewart in it) and I stopped watching.
If Anyone Falls - Always lovely.
Dreams - The crowd knew this one and was happy to hear it. I think it just sounds so much better when the Mac does it. More rockin'.
Sorcerer - I think I feel like this had more swing to it in other performances, BUT she introduced it as one of the Lady from the Mountain trilogy, and she was like: "This is part... something (as if she were gonna say part 2 of the trilogy but didn't know which one it was )
Gold Dust Woman - brought the house down. really cool. the gdw wail was interesting this time, similar pose as her Unleashed ending on Silver Springs and not a long shriek but more like the wail on a roller coaster. interesting. but not, i'd say, as effective.
Stand Back - At the end Stevie was "so into her dance" that she totally missed her cue to do the final "STAND BACK!" And then it got worse. She ran to the microphone to explain--and when she did, she tried to cue the audience to say: "STAND BACK!" but everyone looked like: huh?! cuz they were mostly rod fans (big time).
Rhiannon - Really epically beautiful tonight. I really enjoyed the whole piano opening and everything and the ending was wow for the crowd of Rod fans I think. Just really made me feel connected to Stevie's Rhiannon mythology.
Landslide - I'm growing to not be as negative toward Waddy as I was in the past, but I just don't think he was up to it tonight on this one. After seeing the Mac perform this three times last year, just wasn't up to snuff. Maybe it was cuz of my crappy seat, but first time I didn't tear up during the song. Oh and she sang part of it in a way I've never heard before, was really pretty. I'll try to think of what the line was.
Edge of Seventeen - OK. So I said I had crappy seats right. So out of respect for all the ancient Rod fans sitting around and behind me, I sat down for the entire show (which I've never done at any concert in my entire life). But I was saving up good graces so that I could rock out to EO17. Shortly after I was rocking out I feel a hand grab my arm. I turned around and the lady next to me pointed to a lady a few rows behind (surely enough on stadium seating to not be overly blocked by me. I'm a dwarf). Anyway, she says: "SIT DOWN!!!!" And I was about to go jumping over the seats to beat her face in, but then I didn't. I just turned around and kept dancing, acting as if nothing had happened, but it really killed my buzz. People are crazy; she didn't care. The big screen was right by us and easily seen. She just wanted to complain. Why go to a rock concert if you don't want people to stand?! Anyway, my dancing must have been really noticeable cuz I also saw people on the floor seats looking up at me and pointing. I believe Stevie saw me. I don't think she did. I just really do believe.
Rock and Roll - Best part of the evening. NO ROCK AND ROLL.
Love Is - I really like the album version of this song, I do. But this live version is transfixing and very touching. I love it and it is superior to the album version by a lot. I wish we could get a definitive live cut of it. It can also replace How Still My Love in the set.

ROD STEWART
Two Notes:
-Rod's set up was dazzling. The hot musicians and back up singers in suits or blazing red dresses against the white stage and white instruments and the screen behind him with colorful graphics and--the key--a big screen above them instead of just one to the side showing the actual action on stage (it encourages more standing!).
-With the exception of that song about crying while someone lies to you--on which he sounded GREAT--he never sang. I barely heard him. He made Stevie sound like Beyonce.

THE DUETS
Passion - Very Stevie-ish, similar in tone and theme as aspects of Fall From Grace. Would have preferred harmonizing to the trade-off on verses/chorus. Kind of a mess. He. Does. Not. Rehearse. BUT fun.
Young Turks - Feel similarly about this one. Fun but a trainwreck. Though this one had some backing harmonies from Stevie, which was the best Rod sounded all night (until that one song) and she sings with the hot black back up chicks and they all crowded round her and all four (three back up singers AND stevie) got down dancing. THAT was the visual of the evening--the Stevie visual of MY Dreams. I wish Dave Stewart would take note.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

Fall From Grace - Now that I know it's about Lindsey during The Dance, it really was even more intense for me. Great opener.
Secret Love - Really enjoy this live. I could see it becoming something of a sing-a-long. Really annoyed at the loss of "salvation"... she has lots of lyric flubs this concert on other songs, but for some reason this just seems to be the way she does it live. *re: the video. Started to watch it but saw it was just the same Dave Stewart nonsense (with lots of Dave Stewart in it) and I stopped watching.
If Anyone Falls - Always lovely.
Dreams - The crowd knew this one and was happy to hear it. I think it just sounds so much better when the Mac does it. More rockin'.
Sorcerer - I think I feel like this had more swing to it in other performances, BUT she introduced it as one of the Lady from the Mountain trilogy, and she was like: "This is part... something (as if she were gonna say part 2 of the trilogy but didn't know which one it was )
Gold Dust Woman - brought the house down. really cool. the gdw wail was interesting this time, similar pose as her Unleashed ending on Silver Springs and not a long shriek but more like the wail on a roller coaster. interesting. but not, i'd say, as effective.
Stand Back - At the end Stevie was "so into her dance" that she totally missed her cue to do the final "STAND BACK!" And then it got worse. She ran to the microphone to explain--and when she did, she tried to cue the audience to say: "STAND BACK!" but everyone looked like: huh?! cuz they were mostly rod fans (big time).
Rhiannon - Really epically beautiful tonight. I really enjoyed the whole piano opening and everything and the ending was wow for the crowd of Rod fans I think. Just really made me feel connected to Stevie's Rhiannon mythology.
Landslide - I'm growing to not be as negative toward Waddy as I was in the past, but I just don't think he was up to it tonight on this one. After seeing the Mac perform this three times last year, just wasn't up to snuff. Maybe it was cuz of my crappy seat, but first time I didn't tear up during the song. Oh and she sang part of it in a way I've never heard before, was really pretty. I'll try to think of what the line was.
Edge of Seventeen - OK. So I said I had crappy seats right. So out of respect for all the ancient Rod fans sitting around and behind me, I sat down for the entire show (which I've never done at any concert in my entire life). But I was saving up good graces so that I could rock out to EO17. Shortly after I was rocking out I feel a hand grab my arm. I turned around and the lady next to me pointed to a lady a few rows behind (surely enough on stadium seating to not be overly blocked by me. I'm a dwarf). Anyway, she says: "SIT DOWN!!!!" And I was about to go jumping over the seats to beat her face in, but then I didn't. I just turned around and kept dancing, acting as if nothing had happened, but it really killed my buzz. People are crazy; she didn't care. The big screen was right by us and easily seen. She just wanted to complain. Why go to a rock concert if you don't want people to stand?! Anyway, my dancing must have been really noticeable cuz I also saw people on the floor seats looking up at me and pointing. I believe Stevie saw me. I don't think she did. I just really do believe.
Rock and Roll - Best part of the evening. NO ROCK AND ROLL.
Love Is - I really like the album version of this song, I do. But this live version is transfixing and very touching. I love it and it is superior to the album version by a lot. I wish we could get a definitive live cut of it. It can also replace How Still My Love in the set.

ROD STEWART
Two Notes:
-Rod's set up was dazzling. The hot musicians and back up singers in suits or blazing red dresses against the white stage and white instruments and the screen behind him with colorful graphics and--the key--a big screen above them instead of just one to the side showing the actual action on stage (it encourages more standing!).
-With the exception of that song about crying while someone lies to you--on which he sounded GREAT--he never sang. I barely heard him. He made Stevie sound like Beyonce.

THE DUETS
Passion - Very Stevie-ish, similar in tone and theme as aspects of Fall From Grace. Would have preferred harmonizing to the trade-off on verses/chorus. Kind of a mess. He. Does. Not. Rehearse. BUT fun.
Young Turks - Feel similarly about this one. Fun but a trainwreck. Though this one had some backing harmonies from Stevie, which was the best Rod sounded all night (until that one song) and she sings with the hot black back up chicks and they all crowded round her and all four (three back up singers AND stevie) got down dancing. THAT was the visual of the evening--the Stevie visual of MY Dreams. I wish Dave Stewart would take note.

Thanks for sharing!! Sorry about the sitting down stuff...so crazy!

[SandyMac]

Stand Back - At the end Stevie was "so into her dance" that she totally missed her cue to do the final "STAND BACK!" And then it got worse. She ran to the microphone to explain--and when she did, she tried to cue the audience to say: "STAND BACK!" but everyone looked like: huh?! cuz they were mostly rod fans (big time).

Oh nooooo..... I just want to give Stevie a huge hug after going through something like that. If it was a Stevie solo show, there would be no problem with us knowing to shout "Stand Back!" but when half or more of the audience is for Rod, that could cause issues.
It would be like if Stevie expected the whole audience to sing "Rhiiiiiaaaaannnon" during the song.

Sorry about the sitting down thing, that really sucks. It is so hard to sit during a Stevie concert.

Thanks for the play by play for the songs.