Stephen Stills 06/25/07 Review :) (Page 1 of 2)

Short tour Patty St Louis was as close as he is coming to me. I haven't seen him solo since 95. He always has a good band. Could the B3 player have been Michael Finnigan? Great Setlist. Good to hear Shephen still rocks.

Patty,

Sounds like a blast from the past...we grew up in such a fabulous time for great music.  Helplessly Hoping is beautiful!  Don't miss Dave Mason if he comes your way...turn  your piggy bank inside out...I've seen him twice recently, the man still sings and plays like time hasn't changed a thing.  If I'd known he was going to do some shows with John Mayall, I would have waited and seen that show.

Also, if you didn't catch Paul on Larry King, it is to replay on Friday.  Paul wasn't himself and he looks thin.  I think he is emotionally drained w/ the whole Heather ordeal and he needs some TLC and us to Hold His Hand... 

pattyluvsjoe wrote:

jim m wrote:

Short tour Patty St Louis was as close as he is coming to me. I haven't seen him solo since 95. He always has a good band. Could the B3 player have been Michael Finnigan? Great Setlist. Good to hear Shephen still rocks.

Jim, I am almost positive it wasn't Michael Finnigan....this fellow had darker curly hair with dark framed glasses, younger looking......I took notes, but I didn't catch his name......don't you just love the sound of a B3...I saw somewhere that Dave Mason is touring....always liked him, too...so many concerts...I could easily become a professional concert attendee (dang, if I could just win the lottery)

P.S.  I was eyeing Stephen's tour buses........

Angela wrote:

Patty,

Sounds like a blast from the past...we grew up in such a fabulous time for great music.  Helplessly Hoping is beautiful!  Don't miss Dave Mason if he comes your way...turn  your piggy bank inside out...I've seen him twice recently, the man still sings and plays like time hasn't changed a thing.  If I'd known he was going to do some shows with John Mayall, I would have waited and seen that show.

Also, if you didn't catch Paul on Larry King, it is to replay on Friday.  Paul wasn't himself and he looks thin.  I think he is emotionally drained w/ the whole Heather ordeal and he needs some TLC and us to Hold His Hand... 

pattyluvsjoe wrote:

Jim, I am almost positive it wasn't Michael Finnigan....this fellow had darker curly hair with dark framed glasses, younger looking......I took notes, but I didn't catch his name......don't you just love the sound of a B3...I saw somewhere that Dave Mason is touring....always liked him, too...so many concerts...I could easily become a professional concert attendee (dang, if I could just win the lottery)

P.S.  I was eyeing Stephen's tour buses........

Angela,    I don't know where you live, but if we lived within  driving distance of each other we could do some concert hopping together.......yes, we did grow up with some really fine music.......and I did miss the show the other night......It must have been A Hard Days Night......I will try to catch the show tomorrow night...thanks for the HELP!    Patty

pattyluvsjoe wrote:

Hey All,
     Went and saw Stephen Stills last night and I have GREAT news to report.  The concert was absolutely wonderful....in other words he STILL (no pun intended) ROCKS.  Jim M, find a venue buddy and go!!!!!!  Here's the setlist:
      Helplessly Hoping (what an opener....tears, oh yeah...)
      Treetop Flyer (Love the guitar on this one)
      Different Man (Most excellent)
      Blind Fiddler
      Hearts Gate
      Johnny's Garden (Told story of buying Ringo Starr's house, who bought from Peter Seller's,thru which they both inherited the gardener, who was the basis for Peter Seller's movie, Being There.)
                               
      Cost of Freedom  (Awesome)
      Suite Judy Blue Eyes (Double-Triple Awesome)  Sang same verse a couple of times and
chuckled, "Whoa, did ya' notice I sang that verse twice?"
                                                                           
     Southern Cross (Oh My!!)
     Isn't It About Time
     Make Love To You
     Rocky Mountain Way (Absolutely KILLER GUITAR on this!!!!)
     Ole' Man Trouble
     Love The One Your With (What else can I say...Simply Classic)
     For What It's Worth  (To ABSOLUTELY DIE FOR)
     WOODSTOCK  (Proof the REVOLUTION is still on...ROCKED THE HOUSE)
     Dark Star

He played some KILLER BLUES, he tromped on the effects pedal and I braced myself for the glorius rush that followed............and can he play keyboards............he conversed and joked with the audience alot, makes light of getting old, he's dropped weight and is looking good.  The man behind me said, I think you are quite a fan of Stephen's, would you like to take a good look thru the binoculars...oh yes.......and I was only in the 8th row, so seats were sweet anyway.......many, many standing ovations, much applause, much love thru the entire venue....hey, what else would you expect from a bunch of old hippies (lol).  And much to my delight, after the Encore, went down to the stage in my best "Deja Vu" shirt and got to hold hands with Stephen as he grinned at his "youthful self" on my shirt....just about sent me over the edge....well, it doesn't matter to me that everything wasn't perfect and he admits to not being able to hit all the notes, damn close though....it was GROOVY !!!!!
                                                                 pattyluvsjoe

P.S.  His drummer was Joe Vitale and bass player was Kenny Passarelli, organ player(can't remember his name) and I wish I could tell you what kind of guitars cause there were some real gems...........

Well Patty I have to say my experience last night in Santa Cruz was a carbon copy set wise and the banter with the crowd was at times LMAO funny. Just before he broke into Cost of Freedom he unleashed his feelings on the war and the profiteering going on with it, to a rousing ovation and a larger cloud of the herb superb. He then dedicated the tune to those who gave all and those still in uniform, about the the most intense vibe I've felt at a concert in years. From this point on we sang every word to every song and Stephen remarked, "Hey now you guys know how hard it is to hit those notes." As far as the guitars went he played his big semi-acoustic, the white one which looked like a Gretch to me and alternated 2 Martins and 2 Fender Strats the rest of the night. Rocky Mtn. Way was a hoot, and an updated funkier version of For What It's Worth was very cool. There was a guy in his 30's standing next to me who kept prying me for dates of different songs, he was really diggin' it, but too young for the originals. I told him yeah you missed a great period in music history.......DUDE!

                                                                                             Old Folks Boogie!!!!!

                                                                                             J Dawg