I danced, I jumped, I sung, clapped, raised my hands and was moved by the music. It was such a GREAT concert, and even though my ears are ringing, my voice is husky and my feet are sore I REALLY wish I had tickets for tonight.
For most of the concert everyone was standing and moving, raising their hands and at times the audience sang louder than the music....which is why having children has given me a great skill to be able to tune things out and hone in to what I want to hear, in this case Jon's magnificent voice.
They played for about two and a half hours and in that time only played about four songs from the new album. They played such a great selection of songs covering many their albums. I know there were some songs that I would have loved them to play, and I know there will be people disappointed not to have heard their one particular song but my one was played, and boy did he sing it so powerfully I was moved to almost tears! This is the song that really brought me to them, it made me want to see them in concert in 1993 and from then I have been a fan - not a fanatical but a lover of their music & lyrics, especially the lyrics....and his voice
He's performance of Leonrad Cohen's Hallelujah was another of the MANY highlights (I got this video from youtube - not one I took but someone who went to the Melbourne concert)
I know Richie is a talented guitarist and David certainly knows his way around those keys but for me when I'm not looking at Jon I love to watch Tico bang on those drums, and though these guys are certainly older they are still so very talented, like good wine time only makes them better, and ......hhmmmm.... they are such good eye candy too!! as I always say, Jon can certainly lay me down in a bed of roses and blaze my glory any day!
