Steve Winwood - Blender Theater 5-4-08

Posted about 1 year ago

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Steve Winwood
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Nine Lives
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Dirty City - (with Steve Winwood, featuring Eric Clapton)

I was lucky enough to get some tickets for this release party / preview show last night at NYC's Blender Theater. Having gone to the Clapton & Winwood show in February and awaiting the Petty & Winwood tour in June, I was pretty much looking forward to this show.Steve and a very tight band (guitar, drums, percussion, sax) ran through most, if not all, of the excellent new Nine Lives CD along with mixing in some classics such as Can't Find My Way Home, Had To Cry Today, Light Up and Leave Me Alone and a few others.Steve stuck mostly to the B-3 but ventured out on guitar (he is really a fine guitarist) and on mandolin for a great version of Back in the High Life. Throughout show Steve's voice was excellent (he doesn't seem to age) and the band was really good. The arrangements are very "jammy" which my friend was not overly crazy about, but which I loved. Check out the Petty shows in June and July. I think he should tweak the setlst a bit to mix in the oldies a bit more for the areana crowds. Personally I love the new CD so whatever he plays is OK with me.All in all a great show.

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ALARM says I was the friend that went and it was a good show but I was not thrilled with the jammy in every song with Steve it got a little boring. It might have been cooler if there was less sax and flute and more guitar. His drummer Richard Bailey was a monster. And who was lucky to get the tickets?

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OldRockr1 says The man, the myth, the ticket legend. Boring it was most definitely not. I suppose you have to enjoy top rate musicians displaying their talents. If you are looking for 3 minute songs...look elsewhere. But hey, to each his own...

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wizillusions says I went out and bought Nine Lives the first day of its release and I must say that I am so glad that I did. It is nice it hear Steve back with such a great release. I won't be seeing him play but I know that it had to be an amazing show.

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funoka says I have tickets to the Petty/Winwood show in the DC Area. According to a journalist friend of mine, Steve told him that he will only play about an hour at the Petty shows and mix up the tunes a bit at each show. I love Winwood, and went to see him on his last tour and took my wife. I like the jams, but my wife found it boring, so perhaps he'll do some self editing and keep livelier for the Petty crowd.

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SoCal7 says
I see that there are a lot of folks that love Stevie as much as I. You might want to search for WinwoodFans on Yahoo Groups where the awestruck meet.

I saw Stevie & Tom at The Hollywood Bowl Show recently. It was spectacular to hear Tom's Band back him up on Dear Mr. Fantasy...

"I hope that your still OUT THERE...."

SoCal7

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