Well that was interesting! As is often the case, the opening act, Lucie Silvas, stole the show, she really rocked. Sheryl Crow rocked too. Heart was right on with their songs, I was impressed with Anne's voice, she nailed all their old songs. She has also lost a lot of weight. Nancy was good but not great. I guess I was expecting to see her prowess on the guitar but she largely just played rhythm all night, while their 20-something guitar slingers played all the hot licks. She did play the mandolin a couple of times, including a cover of Zep's "Battle Of Evermore," which they pulled off nicely. They also did a nice cover of Floyd's "Comfortably Numb."
On the down side, we were stuck in the middle seats of a long, crowded row - I will heretofore be more picky about the seating arrangements. It was way too confining, and I don't like that feeling.
To further exacerbate the problem, a really big gal (I'm being nice) sat next to me with her big boyfriend, which made it even more crowded. That wouldn't have been so bad, but she'd obviously had too much to drink and she decided to clap along and sing along loudly with all the songs she thought she knew. Of course she was off key and off time. She also kept jumping up from her seat and waving frantically at someone halfway across the stadium who obviously couldn't see her, but that didn't stop her from trying several times. Every time she jammed herself back into her seat the whole row rocked. The she didn't get the hint when I cupped my hand around my left ear so I could block her out and hear the actual singers. I had all I could do to stop myself from turning toward her and singing along loudly with some of the lyrics I knew. In my older age, I have learned it's probably best not to stir the pot...
Musically a good experience, but for me, the venue sucked. Too crowded and too many morons. That is all.
On the down side, we were stuck in the middle seats of a long, crowded row - I will heretofore be more picky about the seating arrangements. It was way too confining, and I don't like that feeling.
To further exacerbate the problem, a really big gal (I'm being nice) sat next to me with her big boyfriend, which made it even more crowded. That wouldn't have been so bad, but she'd obviously had too much to drink and she decided to clap along and sing along loudly with all the songs she thought she knew. Of course she was off key and off time. She also kept jumping up from her seat and waving frantically at someone halfway across the stadium who obviously couldn't see her, but that didn't stop her from trying several times. Every time she jammed herself back into her seat the whole row rocked. The she didn't get the hint when I cupped my hand around my left ear so I could block her out and hear the actual singers. I had all I could do to stop myself from turning toward her and singing along loudly with some of the lyrics I knew. In my older age, I have learned it's probably best not to stir the pot...
Musically a good experience, but for me, the venue sucked. Too crowded and too many morons. That is all.