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| Knoxville, TN 03/03/2007; Tennessee Theatre | |
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| mouser | Sep 5 2008, 06:25 PM Post #1 |
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Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee What Love and Pride I Feel for Thee. You Proud Ole State, the Volunteer, Your Proud Traditions I Hold Dear[color].[/color] March 3, Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. ![]() TENNESSEE THEATRE 6645 S. Gay St. Knoxville, TN 37902 SOLD OUT! SEATING CAPACITY 1545 ![]() HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS: Accomodations Hilton 501 West Church Street 865-523-2300 Holiday Inn Select 525 Henley Street 865-522-2800 Knoxville Marriot 500 Hill Avenue SE 865-637-1234 Maplehurst Inn 800 West Hill Avenue 865-523-7773 Radisson 401 West Summitt Hill Drive 865-522-2600 The St. Oliver 407 Union Avenue 865-521-0050 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restaurants Bistro Restaurant 807 South Gay Street 865-544-0537 Calhoun's 400 Neyland Drive 865-673-3355 Chesapeake's 500 Henley Street 865-673-3433 Tomato Head 12 Market Square 865-637-4067 Shonos in the City 5 Market Square 865-544-5800 Riverside Tavern 950 Volunteer Landing 865-637-0303 Regas Restaurant 318 North Gay Street 865-637-9805 Preservation Pub 28 Market Square 865-524-2224 MacLeod’s 501 Market Street 865-546-2103 Downtown Grill & Brewery 424 South Gay Street 865-633-8111 THE TENNESSEE THEATRE ![]() History & Restoration ![]() The beautiful Tennessee Theatre is a jewel of historic Knoxville, located in the heart of Downtown. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and honored as the Official State Theatre of Tennessee, "Knoxville's Grand Entertainment Palace" has something for everyone: classical music, vintage films, dance, theater, and stellar performances by today's hottest musicians. ![]() OPENING ACT: The Greyhounds SETLIST: Give Me Tonight Heaven Knows The Maze -You Make Me Feel So Free (Van Morrison ) -Let’s Get it On (Marvin Gaye) -Rough God Goes Riding (Van Morrison) Hell of a Day Dream Myself Awake The Deal Gonna Move Wherever I Lay My Hat -Nightshift (The Commodores) -Chain Gang (Sam Cooke ) Young Turks ( Rod Stewart ) Heart and Soul -Backfield in Motion (Mel and Tim) Just to Feel That Way The Right Place The Runaround Encore: Badge ( Cream ) REVIEWS: From the Knoxville News Sentinel, March 4: 1. 'Idol' winner delivers soul, intensity in sold-out show By BETSY PICKLE, pickle@knews.com March 4, 2007 Taylor Hicks came to Rocky Top on Saturday night and made himself at home. Performing for a sellout crowd of 1,631 at the Tennessee Theatre, Hicks was like a bluesy gyro, constantly in motion as he belted out most of the tracks from his major-label debut, "Taylor Hicks," along with a few novel mash-ups. His fans, ranging from 6 to well into the 60s, stayed on their feet along with him. The 30-year-old Alabaman with the salt-and-pepper hair and husky voice proved that millions of dialing fingers hit the right numbers when they voted him winner of last year's "American Idol." Hicks, backed by a tight six-piece band and one singer, used his years of stage experience and the polish he got from "Idol" to craft a nearly flawless show. Hicks, as did opening act the Greyhounds, commented on the beauty of the venue - how could he not? But it was the personal touch of segueing from a falsetto improv on "Wherever I Lay My Hat" into lyrics from "Rocky Top" that won the locals' hearts. While "Taylor Hicks" boasts an uneven selection of songs that often fall short of the singer's abilities, onstage Hicks elevated even the most inane of them and turned the better cuts into fantastic showpieces. He got off to a fast start with "Give Me Tonight," "Heaven Knows" and "The Maze," into which he injected strains from "Let's Get It On," before slowing down slightly for "Hell of a Day," from his self-released "Under the Radar." But his early high note came when he poured on the intensity for the Rob Thomas-penned "Dream Myself Awake." Hicks spun, strutted, bounced and shook his way around the stage throughout his 65-minute set, going from "The Deal" and "Gonna Move" into the soulful classic "Wherever I Lay My Hat." He showed a sense of playfulness in his rendition of Rod Stewart's "Young Hearts," taking it halfway to rap, before returning to his past for "Heart and Soul." He hit another high with "Just To Feel That Way." Hicks has a gift of being able to crawl inside a lyric and deconstruct it while making it grander, and he really showed off on this one. Hicks left the stage briefly after energetic performances of "The Right Place" and "The Runaround" before returning for his encore, an unexpected classic from Cream, "Badge." It was a bold move, but Hicks and his band proved they were up to it. It was blues perfection. Betsy Pickle may be reached at 865-342-6442. Enjoy The Pickle Dish at http://blogs.knoxnews. com/knx/pickle/. Copyright 2007, Knoxville News Sentinel Co. 2. Taylor in da house By Betsy Pickle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know, I know, I know. Way behind on "American Idol" and "Survivor" chat. But I reviewed Taylor Hicks' show tonight at the Tennessee Theatre, so I have to talk a little bit about that before I head home. In a nutshell, Taylor was terrific. I actually expected that, based on his "Idol" performances. The only thing that had me worried was that he was going to be doing songs from his new album, and I don't think it's an amazing collection of songs. But Taylor came through. He worked his tail off, and his voice was in good form. And if I liked the show even with reservations about the CD, imagine how much the fans who love the album enjoyed the concert! It's interesting watching the "Idol" alums live after getting to "know" them on TV. I've seen Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken headline and Fantasia open for Kanye West, all at Thompson-Boling Arena. Clay's audience seemed to be mostly Claymates. Kelly's was a broad spectrum. Fantasia's was Kanye's. Taylor had both fanatics and plain fans, all of whom are happy to be in the Soul Patrol. I'm surprised he played the Tennessee. I don't know what size halls he's doing on the rest of his tour, but I'd think he could draw more than 1,631. I'd bet he could get 4,000 or more, even in a town this size. Too bad we don't have a venue that would accommodate that. The upside is, we 1,631 got to see him in a fairly intimate setting with good sound. I basically gave the set list in my review, but here it is in order: “Give Me Tonight” “Heaven Knows” “The Maze” into “Let’s Get It On” “Hell of a Day” “Dream Myself Awake” “The Deal” “Gonna Move” “Wherever I Lay My Hat” into “Rocky Top,” “Nightshift” and "Chain Gang" “Young Hearts” “Heart and Soul” “Just To Feel That Way” “The Right Place” “The Runaround” “Badge” (encore) By my watch, Taylor arrived onstage at 9:08 p.m. and left at 10:13, then came back for the encore at 10:15 and exited at 10:21. (That's for you "Trainspotting" fans.) As I was leaving the theater, I heard a couple of women who've obviously been to other Taylor concerts complain that he cut this one short. "He came on late," they whined. Dang, if half the acts I see put as much effort into their shows as Taylor did, they could all leave after an hour and fans would be ecstatic. Taylor performed 10 of the 12 songs on "Taylor Hicks." The ones he left off were "Soul Thing," which he wrote, and "Places I've Been," written by Diane Warren. Wonder what we should read into that? He did perform the two cuts from the CD that annoy me the most. One is "The Runaround." Those lyrics drive me insane. Somebody tell me how you get from the metaphors about education to "all I get from you is the runaround." What about, "all you do is keep me in detention" or "all you do is try to make me flunk"? I know Taylor didn't write the song, but he sings it! It makes no sense! The other one I have to skip is "Wherever I Lay My Hat." I love that song, but the arrangement Taylor does kills me. The phrasing is all wrong, especially on: "If it's so I'd like for/you to know that/I'm not worth it, you see." The first time I heard it, I immediately had to get "The Essential Paul Young" out of my visor CD holder and put his version on. I think Marvin Gaye would like Taylor, but not on this song. In concert, Taylor managed to make both of those songs palatable. The beat of "The Runaround" was irresistible, and Taylor took an elliptical approach to the lyrics, letting his backup singer handle the heavy lifting while he bounced across the stage. He got out his harmonica and revved up the crowd. Taylor gave "Wherever I Lay My Hat" a groovy vibe that became even cooler when he quieted the crowd and went into a falsetto, which he then used on a few lines of "Rocky Top" before melting into the Commodores' "Nightshift" and then back into "Hat." I won't say it was genius, but it was pretty dang close. The backup singer sounded sharp on "Give Me Tonight," and Taylor went flat a time or two, but musically it was mostly a very good night. Taylor showed off his sax player and guitarist several times, but I was equally impressed with the keyboardist at stage right. (Sorry, but I couldn't understand Taylor's introductions.) He provided some really lovely accompaniment. My friend Katie and I were dreading the appearance of Taylor's zombie shrug (my name for the herky-jerky "Soul Patrol!" maneuver) from "AI" (been there, done that, bought the T-shirt -- wait, no I didn't), but he dusted it off only briefly. He's got new moves now -- mostly this spinning thing. My theory is that it lets him stay in motion while giving him a break from his workout as centrifugal force takes over. Anyway, he did it all night, and everybody loved it. One of my concert pet peeves is when the artist does every song exactly the way it is on the album. I didn't have that problem with Taylor. He was always adding little vocal embellishments or turning an insignificant melody into a catchy riff. When I look at this year's crop of "Idol" contestants, I can't imagine any of them being as creative. Speaking of, when Taylor did his little sample of "Let's Get It On," I was wondering if he meant that as a dig after watching Jared Cotter mangle it last Tuesday night on "Idol." (Probably not. Taylor doesn't seem to have my evil streak.) In just a few phrases, Taylor showed more musicality and versatility than poor little eye-candy Jared will ever have. Taylor worked so hard on the first four songs that he appeared a little tired by the time he did "Dream Myself Awake." He still managed to put everything into it. Yeah, he's a trouper. Taylor made a point of thanking the audience for voting him the "AI" winner, which was nice. (Hope he didn't read The Dish last May, when I was pulling for Katharine McPhee in the final. Honest, Taylor, I voted for you earlier in the season.) Taylor's going to grow beyond his "Idol" fan base, but he has sense enough to know -- and manners enough to acknowledge -- why he's on the road touring the entire country instead of barnstorming the Southeast one more time. One thing I don't understand about his biggest fans is, why do they spend the entire show taking pictures of him? How can they enjoy the performance if they're concentrating on setting up shots and making sure there's no blur in the digital photo? Seriously, wouldn't a half-dozen photos be enough? (And yes, you were blocking my view, chickie-poo. Don't do it again.) Every time I hear "The Deal" I think of Eric Clapton ("let it flow ..."), so it was almost eerie when Taylor came back for the encore and said he was going to do something from Clapton. I just about fainted when he started into "Badge," which Clapton wrote with George Harrison and recorded in the waning days of Cream. It's not the most obvious Clapton song to do, but neither is it so obscure that he would be safe from comparisons. I raved about it in my review, and I don't regret doing so. What I do regret is that I didn't sneak a recorder into the show so I could have that to listen to over and over. Hey Taylor, here's a tip: live album. SOUL PATROL MEMORIES: courtesy of didnotexpectthatLet's Get It On: credit to : JCinShansSoul 1. Can't believe this concert. I'm still in shock!! This man is soooo much more than an American Idol. His CD is polished and produced but his live shows are a mixture of polish mixed with an organic jam band quality. All ages there seemed to get him. The energy he exudes is like nothing I've experienced and I've seen a lot of shows. He's the real deal and here to stay. Don't miss him. courtesy of Tina2. tennesseetaylorf The concert was amazing. I took some people who were not big Taylor fans, but they are now!!! He was so complimentary and grateful. "The Right Place" was the best for me and a lot of people, but he took down the house with his version of "Rocky Top", the Tennessee Vols song. He knows exactly what he is doing. His Eric Clapton cover was excellent, the harmonica- what can I say. He sang his heart out and he definitely was in his element. Rocky Top and Chain Gang :credit to MEMPHISGAL2 Dream Myself Awake : credit to : Memphisgal2 Wherever I Lay My Hat Is Home: credit to : Memphisgal2 |
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