Wonderland!
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder: Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne 20/10/2008
Yet another evevning with a legend in Melbourne.
Pros:
Stevie Can Sing like no-one else. He has an unbelievable range and quality to his voice that makes him unique.
Stevie’s musicianship on both keyboard and harmonica cannot be faulted.
The band was superb in particular the drummer.
Song writing skills : A+
Stevie’s daughter, Aisha Morris, is a tremendous singer.
Cons:
Long instrumentals can be a bit boring especially when it means all the big hits get rolled up into a brief medley finale
I can do without the Obama fan club sermon
Stevie loves gimmicks/gizmos - 15 minutes of keyboards via a vocoder/voice box only to be joined by both guitarists with the same effect. (Even Joe Walsh restricts this to ONE standard song)
Does he really need 3 percussion players, 3 sometimes 4 keyboard players, two guitarists, 4 singers and a brass section? (The longest song of the night was the band intros)
Conclusion:
I’m glad I saw him. He really is an impressive talent. The band was great. Some excellent musicians but sometimes excessive.
Next?:
I couldn’t help but wonder why he’s never done an “unplugged” album. Strip away all the technology and gimmicks leaving Stevie on piano, a double bass player and a drummer. That would be pretty darn good!
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