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Tampa, FL 02/22/2007; Tampa Theatre
Topic Started: Sep 5 2008, 06:54 PM (549 Views)
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22 February, 8:00 p.m.

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TAMPA THEATRE
711 N. Franklin
Tampa, Florida 33612

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SEATING CAPACITY: 1446 / SOLD OUT


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THE TAMPA THEATER
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Tampa concert goers will be “transported to a lavish, romantic Mediterranean courtyard replete with old world statuary, flowers, and gargoyles. Over it all is a nighttime sky replete with twinkling start and floating clouds.”

Built in 1926, in its early days, theatre goers could enjoy first class entertainment for 10 cents admission. For decades it remained a “jewel and the centerpiece of Tampa’s cultural landscape.”

By the 1960’s and 70’s times had changed with America’s move to the suburbs. Downtown business and entertainment districts were hard hit. The Tampa Theatre suffered the same downfall.


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OPENING ACT: The Greyhounds
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SETLIST :

Gonna Move
Heaven Knows
The Maze
Hell of a Day
- Tupelo Honey ( Van Morrrison
- Night Shift ( The Commodores )
Dream Myself Awake
Hold on to Your Love (Brian Less keyboard solo )
-Grits Ain't Groceries ( Wet Willie )
Can't Trust Your Neighbor (Freddie King/Johnnie Taylor cover)
Heart and Soul
-Brown-Eyed Handsome Man ( Chuck Berry )
Just to Feel That Way
The Deal
Young Turks (Rod Stewart )
The Right Place
The Runaround

Encores:
Soul Thing
-The Night Life (Ain't No Good Life) ( Willie Nelson )
Taking It to the Streets (Doobie Brothers )
- X ( Bill Withers )
-harp solo, call and response to “Shout”)



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Taylor Hicks concert

Maria Sevillano reviews the American Idol

BY MARIA SEVILLANO
After completing a national tour with the American Idol cavalcade, Taylor Hicks is now touring on his own, and last Thursday he played a sold-out show at Tampa Theatre. Beneath those intricate arches, he was sandwiched between his eight band members, sporting a black velvet blazer and jeans. His name was emblazoned in white lights against a red curtain.

Hicks' salt-and-pepper hair belies his 30 years and has helped win him an ardent following of female admirers, most of whom are considerably older than him. Husband and boyfriend tag-alongs ("drag-alongs," as one male member of the audience deemed it) made up much of the rest of the crowd.

Everything about Hicks' workmanlike approach is thoroughly derivative -- he stakes no claim to originality, and seems to be fine with it. He paid tribute to legends Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Van Morrison and others, and even closed the show with "Takin' it to the Streets," a '70s Doobie Brothers tune sung by the man to whom he is most often compared, Michael McDonald.

Hicks writhed to the beat, crinkling his nose during high notes, and spun wildly around in a circle, making the best possible use of the small space allowed him. With every finger snap and dorky dance move, he won the crowd over, pausing for a few short thank-you speeches that revealed a humility usually absent during those first 15 minutes of fame.

Hicks, as expected, performed several covers -- well enough that even Simon Cowell might've approved. Otherwise, he stuck pretty close to the perky blue-eyed soul he is known for (although at one point, I was pleasantly surprised to detect a calypso beat).

As the set ended, a disheveled-looking Hicks walked off stage waving goodbye with a tambourine, as his band wrapped up the set -- kind of like the end of a Muppet variety show.

Due to editorial error, a previous version of this story stated that Taylor Hicks had opted for a solo tour over the American Idol tour. As the corrected paragraph notes above, he had completed the Idol tour before heading out on his own.



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Source: Creative Loafing Tampa
Date Published: February 22, 2007
URL: http://tampa.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/...id=oid%3A203118

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By JAY CRIDLIN
Published February 23, 2007



Before his sold-out concert Thursday night at Tampa Theater, I knew very little about Taylor Hicks.

I knew he won the most popular popularity contest in the country, American Idol.

I knew he was prone to shouting "Soul Patrol," a reference to his fervent fan base and not some sort of metaphysical SWAT team.

I knew he had gray hair.

After evaluating his performance, I can tell you all of those things are true. A more pressing question was whether Hicks' extraordinary - and, some might suggest, head-scratching - popularity is truly merited. Did America make the right call?

The crowd of 1,423 sure thought so. Most were middle-aged, mid 40s and up; all the Idol-addled kiddies must have been down the street at Justin Timberlake. But the Soul Patrol is nothing if not passionate, especially the gaggle of ladies who chartered a bus to follow Hicks through Florida.

"Thank you guys for voting for me," he said, to raucous applause. "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you." Brought the house down. Standing O.

Hicks drew the crowd to its feet with singles like "The Runaround" and "Just to Feel That Way," not to mention covers of Rod Stewart ("Young Turks") and Ray Charles ("The Right Place").

He strapped on a guitar (he wasn't terrible) for about a third of the set and played his own songs "Hell of a Day" and "The Deal." You could tell he was having more fun playing his own material.

Indeed, Hicks was at his best when he felt free enough to let his salt and pepper shake, and produce enough facial contortions to spook Joe Cocker. His goofy signature dance move - I call it the Jive-Walking Hunchback - is just dorky enough to make you grin.

The sluggish moments came during Hicks' poppier moments. On "Dream Myself Awake," he sounded like Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas, which makes sense, given that Thomas wrote it.

If Hicks wants to blossom, he might do well to let loose a little more often. He's not a bad showman, but he's a surprisingly solid musician. There's no shame in being a modern standard-bearer for the white-bread blues; just ask Huey Lewis or Michael McDonald.

Indeed, Hicks' finest moment was the closing song that's become his anthem, McDonald's "Takin' It to the Streets." It was energetic, even dynamic, and Hicks' harmonica work - outstanding, by the way - was really fun.

The crowd loved it all. Me, I could have used more of the bluesy stuff. But his career will be fine either way. The Soul Patrol will see to that.

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Taylor Hicks Review: Soul Man
By Walt Belcher

Source: The Tampa Tribune
Date Published: February 23, 2007



TAMPA - Some people say they see a younger George Clooney. Some see a younger Jay Leno. And maybe some even see a prematurely gray and slightly arthritic Elvis.

Watching Taylor Hicks strut, hunch, wiggle and shake his booty is so much more fun than listening to his "Taylor Hicks" CD which is a rather bland mix of blues and pop.

Other than "Wherever I Lay My Hat" and "Soul Thing," there’s not much on it that you want to hear more than once unless you are a member of Hick’s Soul Patrol fan base.

The Patrol was out in full force at the Tampa Theatre Thursday night. The place was sold out and Hicks brought them to their feet often. The audience looked considerably older than the fans of previous "American Idol" winners.

You wonder how Hicks won the season five "Idol" competition when his audience of more than 1,400 was much more senior and smaller than the 18,000 who watched Justin Timberlake Thursday night just down the street at The Forum.

Don’t get me wrong. I like Taylor Hicks, especially when he cuts loose and covers Ray Charles or does the Doobie Brothers’ "Takin’ It to the Streets." He also threw in a little "Tupelo Honey" and "Brown-eyed Handsome Man" Thursday night.

Someone behind kept yelling for "Georgia on My Mind" but Hicks didn’t do that one.

Hicks also went through his album and the fans swayed to "Dream Myself Awake," "The Runaround" and others.

It’s great that Hicks won "Idol" because he is such an anti-Idol type. This 29-year-old good ol’ Alabama boy has a decent voice and his musical heart is in the right place.

That post "Idol" album was probably more reflective of what Hicks’ music producer Clive Davis felt was commercial.

Hicks told the crowd that his new single off the album, "Just to Feel That Way," almost didn’t make the cut. He said he wasn’t sold on it but "Clive called and said "You need to do this’ and I said ‘Yes, Boss’."

Dressed in jeans, a black shirt and coat, he was bathed in a red spotlight for most of the show.

He played to his fans, often pausing his bopping and weaving on stage to strike a sort of freeze-frame pose. Fans were encouraged to take photographs. Or they could buy an autographed Taylor Hicks T-shirt for $30.

Hicks said that he was "under the weather" but that didn’t stop him from giving the audience 90-minutes of song, dance and harmonica rifts, backed by his seven-member band.

He thanked the crowd for their votes and said he loved it that they liked "older music."

Reporter Walt Belcher can be reached at (813 259-7654 or wbelcher@tampatrib.com.



SOUL PATROL MEMORIES:[/b]

1. Taylor Hicks sure puts on an INCREDIBLE show!! I had high expectations and those expectations were met and then some. His voice is amazing and the band is awesome. He had the Tampa Theatre absolutely Rocking the whole time. He really does know how to show you a good time and great music. I will be sure to go see him anytime he comes anywhere close to my hometown. staceyz

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2. This man IS music personified. . .he moves. . .and flows. . .in. . .with. . .and through the music. . .taking every single person at that concert with him on the ride with him. . .I absolutely did NOT want to leave that concert. . .he leaves you wanting more and mOrE and MORE!
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3. Most of the songs were songs off his album, written for him or by him.I don't get the media that they insist that most of his fans are old. I see more of an age range at his concerts than alot of other concerts I've been to. And what is wrong with old anyway? Dee

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4. I was at the Tampa show (with some friends), and at 33, do not believe I'm considerably older than Taylor. That being said, are older women excluded from liking good music? I was standing next to a man and his wife, and he completely enjoyed the show. sonja

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credit to TaylorHicks VEVO Don't know if this was performed at this venue, but he did sing this song in this outfit.
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