Bob C.
5/18/2009 10:59:00 PM
On May 18, 5:34 pm, btr4...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On May 18, 10:08 am, "stuthalb...@comcast.net"
>
> <stuthalb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Well, needless to say, no Bruce appearance.
>
> >Dionput on a solid, if mostly conservative, 90-minute set, with four
> > numbers from his new HEROES, a four song acoustic set that only
> > included one song from his recent excellant acoustic blues albums,
> > only one song from YO FRANKIE, nothing else from the last 40 years,
> > and most of his great hits from the '50s and '60s.
>
> > Eyes on You
> > Donna the Prima Donna
> > Amazing Grace>Love Came to Me
> > Rave On
> > Ruby Baby
> > Summertime Blues
> > Teenager in Love
> > I Wonder Why
> > Shake Rattle & Roll
> > (ac.) Built for Comfort
> > My Blue Heaven
> > Calendar Girl (Neil Sedaka cover)
> > Abraham Martin & John
> > (el.) King of the NY Streets
> > Sweet Surrender
> > Drip Drop
> > Sweet Little Rock and Roller
> > Runaround Sue
> > The Wanderer
>
> > 90 minutes on the nose. No encore. I haven't seen a performer this
> > perfunctory since Chuck Berry.
>
> > I love the man's music, but I get the impression thatDionretired to
> > Florida 40 years ago and hasn't wanted to work very hard since then.
C'mon, the guys near 70 years old. And, I don't think it's a
requirement of all musicians to put on a physically demanding show.
The times I've seen Dion he was soulful and passionate, through his
music. Also, was there an opening act? Anyway, I would have felt
fortunate to have heard Dion do those songs.
Bob C.