The show was absolutely amazing!!!! Such a blast--thanks for asking, Beth-O-Holic.
Wow, can't believe it's been a week already. On my way home, I relived Purple Rain in my head & I couldn't wait to tell the forum about it. Once I got home, however, I knew better than to let myself near my computer and wisely went to bed. (It was a school night.) It's been a hectic blur of a week, but filled with amazing music, so all is good!
Anyway, for those who haven't heard: Beth Hart brought the house down at "50 years of Jeff Beck" at the Hollywood Bowl last week with an electric performance of Purple Rain!!! They closed the show with it. Beth was amazing, Jeff Beck tore it up on guitar, and Rosie Bones, Jimmy Hall & Steven Tyler provided back-up vocals. The place went nuts and all the performers seemed to be having so much fun together, it was an unforgettable performance!
I was so happy to see Linda was there & got it on video: (Thanks, Linda!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ygQJp1hRk
Before the show I heard several different people ask "Who's Beth Hart?" I was unfortunately not close enough to any of them to answer them. (I try to keep 'shouting across rows of strangers' to a minimum in public.) No worries, Beth answered them herself, way better than I could have. I saw a short blurb on rollingstone.com the next day complimenting her performance! Yay, Beth!!! Hope she is finally getting the props & recognition here in the U.S. that she so deserves.
So that was how the evening ended. Here are some highlights from the rest of the night:
Buddy Guy--So fun, so entertaining, the consummate showman! I adore Buddy Guy & am so glad I finally got to see the legend live. Only bummer was it was such a short set--38 minutes. (The Bowl has a strict curfew and BG was opening for "50 years of Jeff Beck," so the evening was all about Mr. Beck.) Buddy joined Jeff later for "Let Me Love You Baby" which was a lot of fun.
In between sets, photos of Jeff Beck from throughout his career were shown on the big screens.
Jeff Beck was of course amazing, stunning, awe-inspiring, etc. The Jeff Beck set covered songs from The Yardbirds to Loud Hailer. Rosie Bones opened the set with "The Revolution will Be Televised" and came back later for "Live in the Dark" & "Scared for the Children." I thought she was fantastic--bold, spunky & energetic. I love the new stuff & of course, it was even better live. "Scared for the Children" was particularly moving live. Jimmy Hall provided vocals for the early songs. Jan Hammer dazzled on keys. Rhonda Smith worked her magic on bass. I was beyond happy when Jeff Beck brought Beth Hart out & I heard the opening notes of "I'd Rather Go Blind." Beth nailed it! The people around me were blown away! Billy Gibbons made a surprise appearance for 2 songs. Steven Tyler also did 2 songs, which I missed b/c I needed a potty break. Luckily, I got back just in time for "A Day in the Life," which was stellar. They closed it out (& brought down the house) with Purple Rain. Epic night at the Bowl!!!
Jeff Beck setlist here:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/jeff-beck … c88f3.html
So much music, so little time!
