[Dreamboat] Seattle show

[Loralie Freeman]

It was too short, I agree with you...I was going to mention that as part of 
my review...in fact I did, but deleted it and my need / want for more from 
Jupiter's Darling.  I got rather excited after These Dreams that Nancy would 
keep the mandolin on for "Battle of Evermore."  And I would have loved to 
hear "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters."  One song I would love to hear them do 
live is "Nada One."  But I guess something had to be causalities...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Herzog" <pam at benchmarkds.com>
To: <dreamboat at monger.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 1:14 PM
Subject: [Dreamboat] Seattle show


>I was there. loved it.
> It was too short :( I was back, in my car, driving towards the freeway by
> 10:15!!!
> There was a review in the paper. Here you go!
> Pam
> SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/285302_heart16q.html
>
> Heart gives fans 90 minutes of bliss, from their hits to covers of rock
> classics
> Saturday, September 16, 2006
>
> By SHAWN TELFORD
> SPECIAL TO THE P-I
>
> Dearest Dad, I just got back from Heart's homecoming concert at the
> Paramount. I want to write you a quick letter but first I have to find my
> mind. Yes, I lost it at the show. When did this happen, you may wonder?
>
> MUSIC REVIEW
> HEART
>
>
>
> WHERE: Paramount Theatre
>
> WHEN: Thursday night
>
> Was it when they opened the show with "Magic Man," a song that has been
> played on at least one American radio station every single day since its
> release in 1976? Or when they followed it immediately with "Straight On" 
> and
> "Love Alive"?
>
> No, I managed to keep myself together through these. And you'll never 
> guess
> anyway, so I'll just tell you. Near the middle, they reveled in "These
> Dreams" and "Alone," both culled from their semi-cheesy '80s phase.
>
> But who didn't go through this phase? I mention this dark period not to
> chide anyone, in fact, Heart endured this pop-stinky epoch while 
> maintaining
> some grandeur largely because of the operatic power of Ann Wilson's grand
> voice, which both songs showcased.
>
> And let me just add another tangent: Wilson is 56 years old. She can bend.
> She can kick. And (expletive, expletive) can she sing.
>
> So, they got their big hits out of the way. They got their '80s out of the
> way. What was left? The covers.
>
> And who could the first major female-fronted rock band in America (Ann and
> Nancy Wilson never, never exploited or used their gender as a novelty --  
> no,
> the Wilson sisters straight-up rocked, doing for women what Led Zeppelin 
> did
> for men) possibly cover? Here's your first clue: "Quadrophenia." Second
> clue: side four of the double album, the song that ended the Who's second
> rock opera. That's right, "Love, Reign O'er Me."
>
> Dad, every single expletive I have ever indirectly learned from you could
> not suffice in describing this experience. This had to have been one of 
> the
> hardest-hitting moments in my rock 'n' roll life. When Ann shouted "Love,
> reign o'er me, rain on me" again and again against the fiery bombast of 
> the
> guitar, bass and drum cacophony, I thought the roof was going to cave in 
> and
> there indeed would be "the rain that makes you yearn to the sky ... the 
> rain
> that falls like tears from on high."
>
> They could have finished there but Heart kept going. With what you ask?
> Well, if you belong among the pantheon of classic rock gods and goddesses,
> you follow it with one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in history, 
> the
> galloping "Duhn-dah-dah-duhn, dah-dah-duhn, dah-dah-duhn, dah-dah-duhn,
> dah-dah-duhn-uhn ... BEOW-WOW" of "Barracuda" and not one, but two Led
> Zeppelin covers: "Black Dog" and "Misty Mountain Hop."
>
> The show lasted a mere hour and a half, which was disappointing. But Ann 
> and
> Nancy both know it's only because I wanted more, more, more. And next 
> time,
> you're going with me!
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
>
> Shawn Telford is a Seattle-based freelance writer who can be reached at
> eyeheartmusic at yahoo.com.
>
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>