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03-12-2006, 04:43 PM
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HEART rocks Niagara Falls!
Went last night. OK, first my minor complaints.
 1 - The venue (Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center) is ****. The sound was pretty good, it was small, very intimate - I think 2000 people max. BUT - it was like a big conference room. We sat on dining room-like chairs.  And no slope - totally flat floor, so if someone in front of you is taller, too f*cking bad. The stage was kind of high, which helped, but still, unless you're in the first few rows, you can't see well at all. More about that in a moment.2 - Heart played for less than 90 minutes.  Maybe they were tired from the A.C. show the night before, maybe I'm spoiled by 2 hour Mac & Eagles shows, but I was a tad disappointed. I am also well aware that they do not do much 80's stuff anymore, too commercial, they don't like it, blah blah blah. I was still hoping for Never or What About Love. But that's OK.Complaints over. They kicked the **** out of that place.  Yes, it was only 90 minutes, but it was 90 minutes of straight on balls out rock and roll. THIS is why people bitch about Stevie seeming stiff - these ladies have more energy than I do and they're at least 20 years my senior. I was blown away, and so was everyone else in the place. They were spot on, musically & vocally. Ann sings as good as she did 30 years ago, if not better. Amazing.Now, we had 5th row seats but they were in the side section which was angled funny, so it was actually like 10th or 15th row. Prety good, not great. I noticed that people started walking right up to the stage & stayed there & no one said a WORD! So about halfway through, I did the same thing & I watched the rest of the set about 10 feet away from Miss Nancy Wilson.  I was taking pics like mad, nobody cared. I got some video too, I'll get it up when I can.No order, and I think I'm missing 1 or 2 tunes: Rock and Roll (they opened with this!) Alone These Dreams Bebe Le Strange Even It Up Kick It Out Magic Man Straight On Barracuda Love Alive Lost Angel Crazy On You Encore: Black Dog Misty Mountain Hop Battle of Evermore Like I said, I'm forgetting a couple I think. Also, they did 2 encores, can't remember how exactly it got split up but I know that last one was all Zep. Great show, if you get the chance to see them, GO!!! You will not be sorry. Pics to follow... 
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03-12-2006, 04:45 PM
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I didn't even know they were there! I would've gone... Shows how much I know. Sucks that they played for such a short time, but it sounds like you got your money's worth anyway.
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03-12-2006, 04:47 PM
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Cool review. I've seen them before...several years ago. They rock it.
Did they do All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You or Never or What About Love or If Looks Could Kill? EDIT: How is Ann doing? She had that stomach band procedure a while ago. Hope it didn't disrupt her health.
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03-12-2006, 05:23 PM
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No, they didn't do any of those. Of the 1 or 2 songs I may have forgotten to list, they were either cover songs or pretty obscure Heart tunes that I'm not familiar with. The more I think about it, maybe I didn't forget any. I'll check the Heart board & see. Ann looked bigger than I thought she'd be, the recent pics I had seen made me think she'd lost some weight. Her legs are actually pretty thin, she carries it in her abdomen, waist & chest. But being overweight honestly does not seem to affect her performance AT ALL! She was very energetic, seemed happy & healthy, singing her heart out. She was drinking a lot water. Nancy was drinking beer. After Ann intro'd the band, Nance intro'd Ann as "Ann F'ing Wilson, people!" They are so cute, down to earth, really interracting with the crowd. No "Edge walk" moments, but they tossed a few picks & the entire front row was literally leaning on the stage with their arms resting on it & there were no problems at all. Very cool ladies. The band was tight, I'm not familiar with names (sorry) but there were guys on guitar, bass & drums & a chick on keys. One thing that made me chuckle - they both wore black. They both wore flat shoes. Nancy had on black leggings with a skirt over them - the skirt had a lace hem.  Too funny.OK, here come some pics. Most of you know that I'm not a stellar photographer, but I have my moments. Well, I like to think I do. I must say, A&N jump around so much it is REALLY hard to get a clear pic of either of them! Really hard. I did manage a few decent ones. There are a few that I just think are cool even though they're not clear, because of color, or lighting, or whatever, so I'll include them.
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03-12-2006, 05:34 PM
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Last few:
   Oh, and not that ANY of these are very good, but I don't want to see them up on ebay or anything like that. I'm happy to share, but please don't steal. Please & thanks. I'll try to get the vids up, but I may not have time today since I have family in from out of state. I'll do my best.
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03-12-2006, 05:41 PM
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Thanks so much Paula... I went to AC...but I didn't get any pics...but it will be on tv anyway...hey Paula...why don't you come down to AC in August...they're playing Trump Marina...I'm going...
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03-12-2006, 05:50 PM
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Rock N Roll Love Alive Kick It Out Straight On Bebe Le Strange These Dreams Alone Lost Angel Even It Up Magic Man Barracuda Crazy On You Black Dog Misty Mountain Battle Of Evermore No Dreamboat Annie 
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