From: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org (small-repairs-digest) To: small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Subject: small-repairs-digest V3 #202 Reply-To: small-repairs@smoe.org Sender: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk small-repairs-digest Wednesday, October 13 1999 Volume 03 : Number 202 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [s-r] (SR) GIG REVIEW [Tony Mackness ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 06:53:51 -0400 From: Tony Mackness Subject: [s-r] (SR) GIG REVIEW Hi small repairers bit of info regarding the shawn and pals act.............. Bonnie and pals Raitt high marks Music Review/by Daniel Gewertz Friday, August 27, 1999 Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, Bruce Hornsby and David Lindley, at the Tweeter Center, Mansfield, last night. It was a band that set the gold standard for American pop rock. The names tell part of the tale. Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, Bruce Hornsby: three decades of cogently rootsy, intelligent pop. But this was also a wonderfully organized three-hour show that was more than the sum of its starry parts. It was a true group effort with a smoothly shifting talent roster. There were duos, trios, striking harmonies, a mutual appreciation society. ``This is a present to ourselves,'' said Raitt. ``I'm having the time of my life!'' (It was also a family affair: her father, John Raitt, took a bow from the back of the stage.) Colvin, the ``youngster'' of the group, was just as thrilled. ``If you told me a few years ago I'd be playing with these people, I'd have just died,'' she said before the whole crew joined her for a moody, elegant version of ``Shotgun Down the Avalanche,'' a still dramatic song from her coffeehouse era. The only weakness of the night was a preponderance of mid-tempo mellowness that sometimes seemed closer to L.A. soft-rock than roots-savvy pop. Bruce Hornsby wasn't advertised as a headliner because of a recent, conflicting South Shore gig. But between piano, accordion and vocals, he dominated the night. As gifted and distinctive as he is, his plush jazz pop diffused some of the soulful blues-folk energy. It must be noted, though, that radically revamped jazzy versions of ``The Way It Is'' and ``Mandolin Rain'' were adored by the crowd of 9,000. The scope of the show was so wide momentum was sometimes sacrificed. The balladry by Colvin worked well, with ``Polaroids,'' and ``Mona Lisa,'' effectively moody. Raitt's ``Nick of Time,'' self-accompanied on piano, was devastating. The uptempo, urgent material by Browne was also a tonic, with David Lindley wailing like an inspired banshee on steel guitar and a crazy array of stringed instruments. ``The Pretender,'' ``Running On Empty'' and ``World in Motion'' were especially tasty. Lindley, who opened in frisky duet with drummer Wally Ingram, was as swampy down-home as Hornsby was uptown sophisticated. - -------------------------------------- you can apparently see a video clip at: http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9909/17/wb.supergroup/ and the actual web site for the tour is: www.summer99tour.com over and out - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@smoe.org with 'unsub scribe small-repairs' in the message body. FAQ & other info: http://www. tisd.net/~casey/shawn/small_repairs.html *REMEMBER* all posts not directly related to Shawn must have the tag 'NSC:' is their subject line - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of small-repairs-digest V3 #202 *********************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@smoe.org with 'unsub scribe small-repairs-digest' in the message body. FAQ & other info: http ://www.tisd.net/~casey/shawn/small_repairs.html *REMEMBER* all posts not directly related to Shawn must have the tag 'NSC:' is their subject line ------------------------------------------------------------------------