Kansas City (17-04-2008) review

Sujet: Kansas City (17-04-2008) review Ven 18 Avr - 20:58

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Just before Bon Jovi launched into one of the evening's biggest moments, "You Give Love A Bad Name," a woman who looked very much like Mrs. Garth Brooks (Trisha Yearwood) made her way to a prime seat on the Sprint Center floor. If it was her, she no doubt recognized the mood that filled the place most of the night: raucous joy.

The second-biggest rock band out of New Jersey played for about 2.5 hours, and several times it set off the kind of timber-rattling sing-alongs that Brooks ignited for nine out of 10-straight nights back in November.

Bonjovi_2 Sonically and visually, this was one of the best Sprint Center show I've seen. The sound was good and the video screens gave fans up top and way in back a good view of the stage. The venetian-blind screens that flanked the stage were a very cool embellishment. The place looked nearly full. The seats in the upper-level behind the stage were curtained-off, probably because their views were obstructed by all the video stuff. There was a light smattering of empty seats elsewhere. I'm guessing about 15,000 were there.

Daughtry opened the show; I was still outside in the rain, trying to get in, when his/their set started, so I missed part of it. I know he played "What I Want" and his gargantuan hits, "It's Not Over" and "Coming Home." This was his fourth show in KC in a year; I've seen three of them. They have beefed-up their sound since the VooDoo Lounge show; they had no trouble filling the arena. Chris Daughtry can hang with the big boys, too. He came out during Bon Jovi's set and joined in on "Blaze of Glory."

That was one of several large moments during the headliner's set, which included several songs from "Lost Highway," the band's venture into rootsy-rock. They grew up near the Jersey shore, but during the newer songs (and a few older ones) the Jovis sounded more Mellencamp than Springsteen. It all worked, thanks to a fail-proof formula: Simple, primal anthems about love, home and fighting through adversity-- keeping the faith.

Bonjovi_4Jon Bon Jovi is a mix of metrasexual rock-idol and down-home blue-collar showman, a guy who can appeal to both ends of the crowd -- the guys and the girls. And he's not afraid to add a little extra cheese when necessary -- like during "Bed of Roses," which he performed from a spot in the middle of the lower-level seats (in a bright red shirt unbuttoned below his sternum). The fans in and around that section ate that up, but it was one of the few lulls in the show. Blame that on the song, which is more showtune than rock ballad.

There were plenty of highlights: "Lost Highway," the opener and the title track from the latest album; "You Give Love A Bad Name," an early large moment; the Daughtry duet; "It's My Life" back-to-back with "Bad Medicine," which included a few rowdy choruses of the Isley Bros. classic "Shout"; "We Ain't Strangers Anymore," with the smoking-hot Lorenza Ponce filling in for Leann Rimes; and the funky, soulful "Keep the Faith," which has that great "Treat Her Like A Lady" vibe.

All that was a great build up to the encore, which featured two of the band's biggest hits. The sing-along during "Livin' On a Prayer" was volcanic. Someone handed Jon Bon Jovi a ball cap and he wore it for several seconds. It was a KU NCAA championship hat. That got a big roar. During "I Love This Town," the video screens broadcast sights and signs from around here: Gates Barbecue, fountains, stadiums. The Jayhawk logo, though, got the loudest and longest roar.

Bonjovi_1They ended with "Wanted Dead or Alive," which rocked nearly every face in the place. They'll be back Tuesday for a repeat -- their second show in five days. Those may not be Garth numbers, but the results are pretty much the same: lots of rowdy happiness.

|Timothy Finn, The Star

Setlist: Lost Highway; Born To Be My Baby; You Give Love a Bad Name; Raise Your Hands; I'll Sleep When I'm Dead/Gimme Some Lovin'; Blood Money; Blaze of Glory (with Chris Daughtry); Whole Lot of Leaving; 'Til We Ain't Strangers Anymore; In These Arms; Someday I'll Be Saturday Night; We Got It Goin' On; It's My Life; Bad Medicine/Shout; I'll Be There For You; (You Want To) Make a Memory; Bed of Roses; Who Says You Can't Go Home; Have a Nice Day; Keep the Faith; Livin' on a Prayer; I Love This Town; Wanted Dead or Alive.

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Sujet: Re: Kansas City (17-04-2008) review Ven 18 Avr - 23:16

Sujet: Re: Kansas City (17-04-2008) review Dim 20 Avr - 16:40

TY pour la review !!!!! superman