#1
Posted: 8/12/12 at 2:23pm
Let me start by saying that I am a Liza queen. Yes. I am one of those. And also I should point out that I am at the end tail of bronchitis and still not feeling 100%. So my view of the evening might be a bit tainted.
Last nights concert was one of the most bizarre and surreal concerts I have ever been to. First it was hot and sticky at the Bowl. And the audience was a mix a gays, queens, drunk queens, their hags, and housewives with their straights. Just painting the picture here. As they were getting ready to start the show the sound board at the venue went kaput. Because of this the show was delayed close to 40 minutes. Now the Bowl has a 11 pm curfew so all shows there usually start right on the dot. About 20 minutes into the delay Liza took to the PA system to say hi to everyone from backstage and tell people what was going on. " It is not me! I am chomping at the bit to go on! See you guys in a few". Well that did help because the crowd was already at the point of starting that applause in unison thing. The crowd cheered and got excited. Of course all the mean queens started with the jokes... she must be doing a line... she must have tripped over a cord.. Finally they start the show but the sound issues were not resolved. They were piping the show in thru what I assume is the Bowls PA system. The echoing took a bit to get used to. We all know what Liza's voice is these days.. But last night some numbers had more of a struggle. Nothing new. But with the heat , the delay , and the sound issues it was just a bit more grating. Also.. they had her in total darkness up there. She asked if the lights could be turned up so she could see and could also see some of the audience. Well instead of turning up the floor lights whoever was back there not only turned up the house lights but also turned up the flood lights that are used at the end of the evening when the audience departs and the cleaning crew comes in. These went back down again after two numbers but when she once again said she can't see anything they brought them back up again and they stayed on for most of the show. This killed some of the magic. It also distorted the image on the screens the more than 18,000 people use to watch the show. I don't believe this was her fault as the lighting person should have known what they were doing and a similar thing happened two weeks ago during the Smokey Robinson concert. Audience members could be heard yelling.. turn off the lights.. to which Liza answered back... " I Love you to! " . I guess she also couldn't hear. Half way thru the show she let it know that there would be no intermission because of the delay. Not sure why since the evening ended around 10 ish with plenty of time before the curfew. She talked a lot about Marvin Hamlisch and worked him into her patter between songs. The show itself was stale. It wasn't the show she has been performing off and on this past year. That show is quieter and has more a jazz feel to it. Last night was a mish mash of old stuff that seemed to be hastily put together. Last night was just weird.
I should add.. the numbers that were really good was all the new stuff. The songs from her new album as well as Harvest Moon. LET GO OF THE OLD STUFF LIZA!
Last nights concert was one of the most bizarre and surreal concerts I have ever been to. First it was hot and sticky at the Bowl. And the audience was a mix a gays, queens, drunk queens, their hags, and housewives with their straights. Just painting the picture here. As they were getting ready to start the show the sound board at the venue went kaput. Because of this the show was delayed close to 40 minutes. Now the Bowl has a 11 pm curfew so all shows there usually start right on the dot. About 20 minutes into the delay Liza took to the PA system to say hi to everyone from backstage and tell people what was going on. " It is not me! I am chomping at the bit to go on! See you guys in a few". Well that did help because the crowd was already at the point of starting that applause in unison thing. The crowd cheered and got excited. Of course all the mean queens started with the jokes... she must be doing a line... she must have tripped over a cord.. Finally they start the show but the sound issues were not resolved. They were piping the show in thru what I assume is the Bowls PA system. The echoing took a bit to get used to. We all know what Liza's voice is these days.. But last night some numbers had more of a struggle. Nothing new. But with the heat , the delay , and the sound issues it was just a bit more grating. Also.. they had her in total darkness up there. She asked if the lights could be turned up so she could see and could also see some of the audience. Well instead of turning up the floor lights whoever was back there not only turned up the house lights but also turned up the flood lights that are used at the end of the evening when the audience departs and the cleaning crew comes in. These went back down again after two numbers but when she once again said she can't see anything they brought them back up again and they stayed on for most of the show. This killed some of the magic. It also distorted the image on the screens the more than 18,000 people use to watch the show. I don't believe this was her fault as the lighting person should have known what they were doing and a similar thing happened two weeks ago during the Smokey Robinson concert. Audience members could be heard yelling.. turn off the lights.. to which Liza answered back... " I Love you to! " . I guess she also couldn't hear. Half way thru the show she let it know that there would be no intermission because of the delay. Not sure why since the evening ended around 10 ish with plenty of time before the curfew. She talked a lot about Marvin Hamlisch and worked him into her patter between songs. The show itself was stale. It wasn't the show she has been performing off and on this past year. That show is quieter and has more a jazz feel to it. Last night was a mish mash of old stuff that seemed to be hastily put together. Last night was just weird.
I should add.. the numbers that were really good was all the new stuff. The songs from her new album as well as Harvest Moon. LET GO OF THE OLD STUFF LIZA!
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
Updated On: 8/12/12 at 02:23 PM
