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Wow. Even with the advance notice, this show will be hard to get tickets to. Students and subscribers get first crack, I think. It seats around 1,800.
From today’s LA Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/06/live-review-buffalo-springfield-finds-that-old-spark-at-wiltern.html
A short show, I estimate 1 hour 40 minutes, but filled with awesome music. The boys were in fine form, singing and playing their hearts out. Great guitar by both Stills and Young. Great singing by all especially Richie Furay. Maybe the best version of Mr. Soul I ever heard. Two episodes of hilarious banter from Neil, one time saying “We’re from the past”, later saying “The rumors of our breakup are greatly exagerated”.
Many of the songs were note perfect. Neil tried hard to play the guitar parts just as they were on record. They could have actually done several other BS songs but didn’t. The stage had an awesome backdrop of a starry night that changed intense red and blue colors, along with a Buffalo Springfield sign and 2 huge cutouts of a steamroller. Neil’s cigar store Indian was there as always. Major crowd approval all night.
While waiting for famed website maven Stellablue outside the theater at Wilshire and Western, several 60s burnouts approached me for chit chat. Neil brings out the weirdest people. One guy with long gray hair and a huge gray beard asked me what my favorite BS song was. When I answered “Eight Days A Week”, he started singing it.Great drumming by Joe Vitale. Rick Rosas did not attempt to play Bruce Palmer’s great bass parts but he was solid. Still was natilly dressed in black dress pants and a short sleeved black dress shirt, and black horn rimmed glasses. Richie Furay in his trademark glasses and a western shirt. Neil was in his usual jeans and tee shirt, white fedora, and brown leather fringed jacket.
They are playing at the Wiltern again tonite and then head to Santa Barbara for 2 outdoor shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl. I would love to see them again.
Great show last night. Off to golf, so set list now, report later:
1. On The Way Home
2.Rock & Roll Woman
3.Burned
4.A Child’s Claim To Fame
5.Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It?
6.Go And Say Goodbye
7.I Am A Child
8.Hot Dusty Roads
9.Kind Woman
10.Mr. Soul
11.Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing
12.Everybody’s Wrong
13.My Kind Of Love
14.Sad Memory
15.Bluebird
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16.Broken Arrow
17.For What It’s Worth
18.Rockin’ In The Free World
I made it home from the Central Coast of California today. Great show by John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett last night. They said they have been doing these duo shows together since 1989.
Santa Ynez is in a lovely area of rolling hills, horse ranches, and buccolic splendor. We arrived at the casino at 7:30 and had to walk about a football field from the front door of the casino to the showroom. The casino was packed to the hilt with gamblers, most smoking several cigarettes at once. This is the only place around where you can smoke indoors. It was your usual casino crowd, guys in cowboy hats, welfare recipients, elderly women in baseball caps, most of them with their oxygen tanks in one hand and a cigarette with a 3 inch long ash in the other hand, all to the tune of 5,000 slot machines ringing and beeping and moaning. By the time I got to the showroom, my sinuses had locked up totally.
The concert was in the bingo room, converted into a stage area and seats, at least 1,000 I’d say. Nice set up. The front 3/4 were folding chairs on a floor, all one level. My seat was in the back 1/4, on a riser so I could see over everyon’es head, just a million miles away. I was not allowed entry to the stage area seating, so there was no stage crashing. I thought about body surfing over the top of the crowd and then decided not too. Surprisingly, shockingly really, only water, soda, and coffee were served in the showroom. I craved alcohol.
The boys played from 8:10 to 10:10. It was a song swap set up, 2 guys in chairs with their guitars next to them. One plays a song, the other listens. They collaborated on about 5 songs. Between songs, they engaged in hilarious banter. They each played great and the sound was excellent. I could have listened to another hour if my butt wasn’t killing me plus I was about to go into alcohol withdrawal. The smoke was 10 times worse when we exited so I basically ran to the front door, knocking over wheelchairs and walkers on the way.
All in all a big thumbs up and I would highly recommend seeing them if they come to your town.
Next up, Buffalo Springfield tomorrow night at the Wiltern Theater.
The only 2 covers I would list are Marching the Hate Hachines and For What It’s Worth.
Edit. OK. I am adding What Are You Doing New Years Eve from the Viper Room show 12/31. Awesome.
Lake Charles has to be in there somewhere. Maybe Bus to Baton Rouge. Ventura. Sweet Old World. Crescent City.
The show is at the Chumash Indian Casino, which is this ridiculous cement montrosity smack in the middle of peaceful, buccolic Santa Ynez. Wineries abound.
I did not attend the concert of which you speak. Maybe I will charge the stage for Lyle Lovett.
I have actually never seen either of these gentlemen. I am going as a guest of someone who is a fan.
