![]() It was about this time that I realized how many hits Heart had, that they could do a whole show of them, why do they get no respect? The third number was “Love Alive,” quoted above. The band is tight as can be, firing on all cylinders, we were taken away, just like we used to be. It was a revelation, a stunner, this is what we came for, even if we didn’t know it. They played all the sounds, it was the record, it wasn’t on hard drive, but you felt there was no way they’d be able to execute it, down to the synth sound. Sisters who followed the sound, who went off the beaten path, who weren’t put together in a fake band by Kim Fowley, who were addicted to the sound and were willing to sacrifice everything to pursue it.īut the best part of “Magic Man” was the break. It was like the seventies all over again, you were jetted back to that era, when you were addicted to FM radio and out of the airwaves exploded an unheard band from Seattle on an indie label.Īnd that was the following number, “Magic Man”…there’s no boomer who doesn’t know it. They were there to knock our socks off, there’s no way anybody could have followed them. She hasn’t lost a step, no range, the old classic male rockers voices’ are compromised, we cut them a break in concert, but Ann’s voice was still there, it was marvelous and overwhelming.Īnd Ann and the band knew what they were doing. That was the shocker of the evening, Ann Wilson’s vocals. As well as a bass and keyboard player and drummer.Īnd they started with a hit, “Bebe Le Strange”‘s “Rockin’ Heaven Down,” you know with that guitar figure intro and then Ann Wilson’s voice… I haven’t seen this configuration since Keith Urban shows. One thing’s for sure, when word gets out how great Heart still is, attendance will go up, THEY WOWED US! Do people want nostalgia? Or to see women perform? Or.? This bill has been tearing it up all over the country. “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “I Hate Myself For Loving You”…you’d think she’d have them dialed in after all this time, but no, they missed a bit, like a high school band performing them, and as far as the closer, Sly & the Family Stone’s “Everyday People”… Why? Then again, at this late date, even though she has not come out of the closet, Jett is a gay icon, and a lot of her fans were in attendance.Īctually, that’s something that stunned me. And maybe he’s responsible for Jett’s success, but come on man, isn’t the money enough? Can’t you kvell in private? Insiders know what you did, outsiders just don’t care.īut I’ll admit to enjoying “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah),” with its “oh yeah” break. He played on stage in his street clothes and then took the mic and rambled at length TWICE! As if he was the act. Evidence of what a manager should not do. You wished he’d sacrificed the tattoos and gotten a day job, it’s not the eighties anymore.Īnd Kenny Laguna was a laughingstock. His hair slicked up, he was too old for this. Jett’s lead guitarist looked like he’d escaped from a mental hospital. But no, he can’t be in the Hall, even though “Hello It’s Me” has as much ubiquity as Jett’s hits, even though he’s been responsible for more hits, can you say WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND? And he writes, plays, produces and engineers. He’s got more talent in his little finger than Joan Jett. Used to be a badge of honor to be included, now I think it’s more of a badge of honor to be EXCLUDED! Like Todd Rundgren. Now membership means nothing, it just shows some insider has a hard-on for you. One in which the Hall has been compromised by personal agendas. What kind of crazy, fucked-up world do we live in where Joan Jett is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Heart isn’t? I got there early just to see Elle, and she delivered. I’d rather see brand expansion on Newport than any other festival. It’s not about a certain headliner, but a scene, which its members feel part of. It’s the antithesis of the shiny happy people topping Spotify. And the epicenter is the Newport Folk Festival. That’s the essence of festivals today, grazing, checking out the new and different to see if anything’s worth paying attention to. Most people have never heard of you, never mind your music. You used to gain attention by being on the radio, through your records, now it’s appearing live. Music played with guitars, a band, with a frontwoman with pipes and soul. ![]() ![]() Completely different from everything in the Spotify Top 50. I was kinda fuzzy, like I’d been through something.Įlle King… A constant warning to take the other direction, as Jim Carroll once sang. I woke up today and my brain was playing this song.
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