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Jimmy Mack (luke)
5-Doyen
Username: luke
Post Number: 297
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 68.198.48.201
| | Posted on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 5:58 pm: �� |   ��� |
anyone know? |
Juicefree20 (juicefree20)
6-Zenith
Username: juicefree20
Post Number: 1299
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 24.46.184.162
| | Posted on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 8:06 pm: �� | ��� |
Jimmy,
It would appear so. I checked & the event is no longer listed. I haven't heard anything about the show either. I wonder if anyone else has??? |
Reese (reese)
4-Laureate
Username: reese
Post Number: 95
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 12.15.168.228
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 10:39 am: �� | ��� |
As someone who attended, I can honestly say that it was a great show. Probably one of the best Aretha concerts I've attended.
She was in good spirits, and more importantly, great voice. Being that it was so intimate, it was very easy to hear the nuances of her voice. And 99% of the time, Aretha did herself proud. Oddly enough, it was only on RESPECT that I thought her voice sounded a bit thin.
Highlights for me were her performances of SKYLARK, AIN'T NO WAY, and I WONT' LET GO OF MY FAITH, and MAKE THEM HEAR YOU.
One complaint, and its one I have after every Aretha concert I attend. For someone with as many hits as Aretha, its almost criminal how many of them she does not perform. Her Arista hits are usually ignored except for maybe JUMP TO IT, A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE, and FREEWAY, and songs from whatever her latest album is at the time. Worse, so many classic Atlantic hits are not performed.
During the BB King show, the only hits Aretha sang were JUMP TO IT, RESPECT, and AIN'T NO WAY. Granted,she also did DR. FEELGOOD and YOU SEND ME. Aretha classics to be sure, but they weren't hit records.
This complaint aside, I always go to see Aretha. Expect the unexpected, I say. And in the end, its usually worth it. |
Jimmy Mack (luke)
5-Doyen
Username: luke
Post Number: 299
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 68.198.48.201
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:59 pm: �� | ��� |
Thankd Reese--I agree with your complaint. What other songs did she sing?Was the room packed? |
Reese (reese)
4-Laureate
Username: reese
Post Number: 96
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 12.15.168.228
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 2:01 pm: �� | ��� |
Jimmy Mack:
From the one article I've read, the room was sold-out. This is the set list:
S'WONDERFUL
SKYLARK
JUMP TO IT
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
RESPECT
O MAI BAMBINO (this title is probably wrong)
I WON'T LET GO OF MY FAITH
AIN'T NO WAY
SO DAMN HAPPY
DR. FEELGOOD
YOU SEND ME
WONDERFUL
NESSUN DORMA
MAKE THEM HEAR YOU
Notables in the audience included Ahmet Ertegun, Allen Klein, and Troy Taylor, all of whom Aretha introduced to the audience. Also in the audience (and whose name escapes me) was the producer of the film ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE. |
Shawn1 (shawn1b)
4-Laureate
Username: shawn1b
Post Number: 102
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 65.30.14.44
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 12:43 am: �� | ��� |
Sounds like a great show !Shawn ps Aretha cancelled her show around here it's supposed to resheduled .Shawn |
Jimmy Mack (luke)
5-Doyen
Username: luke
Post Number: 320
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 68.198.48.201
| | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 11:34 am: �� | ��� |
Thanks Reese--who were her backup singers?her usual ones? Pic of Aretha and Mr Diddy at Raisin in NY paper yesterday. |
Reese (reese)
4-Laureate
Username: reese
Post Number: 102
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 12.15.168.198
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 10:34 am: �� | ��� |
The backup singers were Mae Koen, Diane Madison, Shellie Pounder, and Millie Scott. |
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