[Dreamboat] Seattle show

[Francie Trout]

What a great newspaper review!  It's orginal and smart!  I wish 
"journalists" would use this voice to write in, instead of their head voice. 
  I enjoy reviews like this!  Some jounalists are just too freaking serious 
all of the time....

Francie


>From: "Pam Herzog" <pam at benchmarkds.com>
>To: <dreamboat at monger.net>
>Subject: [Dreamboat] Seattle show
>Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:14:14 -0700
>
>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!
>
>
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>
>Shawn Telford is a Seattle-based freelance writer who can be reached at
>eyeheartmusic at yahoo.com.
>
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