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Soulive Rocks, Shocks and Awes the HOB in L.A. Last January when Soulive played in L.A., outside of them tearing the house down, the extra treats were special guests Ivan Neville & Chaka Khan. So you wouldn't expect them to be able to outdo that show. Right?
WRONG! But before I go into that, a few words about the opening act... 
...Ledisi. Never heard of this woman before but i'll now never forget her. An amazing vocalist, energetic performer and a down to earth sister. I'd done some research on her prior to the show and was especially looking forward to hearing her keyboardist and production partner Sundra Manning. Curtain rises and there's no keyboards. Instead the band consisted of drums, 3 background singers (1 male & 2 females) and 2 six-string bassists. One bass player's sound alternated between rhythm & lead guitar along with an occasional Hammond B3 sound. The other player held down the traditional bass parts. Now I would be doing the brothers a disservice (and robbing myself of the opportunity to relive the fantasy) if I did not describe one the female singers. This was one fine thick sister!  Talk about painted-on-jeans. They had to be in serious pain just trying to contain that body. If I hadn't taken my teenage son with me, i'd have given that woman all my money just to let me lay my head in her lap. 
I hope somebody took some pictures. 
What was I talking about? Oh yeah, the Soulive concert. Anyway onto Soulive's set. The addition of 2 horn players to the band (trumpet & sax) has given the group and added dimension. These guys were already funky and the horn parts are the icing on the cake. They played a strong set as usual, mixing older material, tunes from the new CD... 
...Breakout (a few tunes featuring Maktub's Reggie Watts). Along with a few well chosen covers (It's Your Thing with Ledisi and Tighten Up showcasing the horns). I was talking with the band in the dressing room right before their set and drummer Alan Evans told me, "We've got a few surprises." My assumption was that he was referring to a few new tunes or arrangements. I wasn't even close. 
For their encore, they came back and fired up Jesus Children of America. No big surprise there since i've heard them do this tune before. However I noticed the stage crew were being instructed to clear the floor around the vocal microphone. Oh I get it, there gonna bring Reggie Watts or Ledisi back out to sing the tune. They normally do this song as an instrumental. Have guessed what's about to happen here yet? Next thing I know... 
...Stevie Wonder is being led to the microphone!!! I thought the building was about to collapse. The place went nuts. He started out playing harmonica and then sang a few verses. Ad-libbed a few things, got some audience participation going. All the while the joint's going crazy. 
The folks that paid 20 bucks for this show got their money's worth and then some. tA  Tribal Disorder
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I'm not sure what happened to my follow-up to your review.
I was so tired I fell out on the couch; woke up and posted a C&P of your post.....uggh! [Edited 10/2/05 11:04am] test | |
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 When was this show? | |
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"no way!" | |
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Damn it man, would have loved to see that, hope it was recorded! | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: When was this show?Last night (10/1) 
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CinisterCee said: "no way!"
"Way!"... 
...And that background babe had an extremely high schwing factor.
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All I can really say is SOULIVE continues to be one of the best bands around. I'm always hittin' their So Cal shows and they got me hip to a new artist...Ledisi (does that mean "fine thik sistas and 2 6string basses" in some language?).
Ha...lemme take the wife & kids out for dim-sum. Oh yeah Soulive tapes Carson Daly as houseband starting Tuesday. test | |
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PFunkjazz said: All I can really say is SOULIVE continues to be one of the best bands around. I'm always hittin' their So Cal shows and they got me hip to a new artist...Ledisi (does that mean "fine thik sistas and 2 6string basses" in some language?).
Ha...lemme take the wife & kids out for dim-sum. Oh yeah Soulive tapes Carson Daly as houseband starting Tuesday. Aaaaw yeah! The place stayed jumpin' from the time Ledisi hit the stage. Ledisi/Soulive w/Stevie Wonder making a guest appearance for $20! 
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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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eldog98 said: Damn it man, would have loved to see that, hope it was recorded!
 The Org seems to have a case of Ghosts in the Machine today.
Don't know if it was recorded but you definitely should've been there.
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...
To quote Florida Evans: "damn, Damn, DAMN!!"  Man, Y'all get all the great shows!!!!! 
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paligap said: ...
To quote Florida Evans: "damn, Damn, DAMN!!" Man, Y'all get all the great shows!!!!!
.... Go west young man!
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theAudience said: Last January when Soulive played in L.A., outside of them tearing the house down, the extra treats were special guests Ivan Neville & Chaka Khan. So you wouldn't expect them to be able to outdo that show. Right?
WRONG! But before I go into that, a few words about the opening act...
...Ledisi. Never heard of this woman before but i'll now never forget her. An amazing vocalist, energetic performer and a down to earth sister. I'd done some research on her prior to the show and was especially looking forward to hearing her keyboardist and production partner Sundra Manning. Curtain rises and there's no keyboards. Instead the band consisted of drums, 3 background singers (1 male & 2 females) and 2 six-string bassists. One bass player's sound alternated between rhythm & lead guitar along with an occasional Hammond B3 sound. The other player held down the traditional bass parts. Now I would be doing the brothers a disservice (and robbing myself of the opportunity to relive the fantasy) if I did not describe one the female singers. This was one fine thick sister! Talk about painted-on-jeans. They had to be in serious pain just trying to contain that body. If I hadn't taken my teenage son with me, i'd have given that woman all my money just to let me lay my head in her lap.
I hope somebody took some pictures.
What was I talking about? Oh yeah, the Soulive concert. Anyway onto Soulive's set. The addition of 2 horn players to the band (trumpet & sax) has given the group and added dimension. These guys were already funky and the horn parts are the icing on the cake. They played a strong set as usual, mixing older material, tunes from the new CD...
...Breakout (a few tunes featuring Maktub's Reggie Watts). Along with a few well chosen covers (It's Your Thing with Ledisi and Tighten Up showcasing the horns). I was talking with the band in the dressing room right before their set and drummer Alan Evans told me, "We've got a few surprises." My assumption was that he was referring to a few new tunes or arrangements. I wasn't even close.
For their encore, they came back and fired up Jesus Children of America. No big surprise there since i've heard them do this tune before. However I noticed the stage crew were being instructed to clear the floor around the vocal microphone. Oh I get it, there gonna bring Reggie Watts or Ledisi back out to sing the tune. They normally do this song as an instrumental. Have guessed what's about to happen here yet? Next thing I know...
...Stevie Wonder is being led to the microphone!!! I thought the building was about to collapse. The place went nuts. He started out playing harmonica and then sang a few verses. Ad-libbed a few things, got some audience participation going. All the while the joint's going crazy.
The folks that paid 20 bucks for this show got their money's worth and then some. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 I have the chills big time!!! I love these kind of experiences. Go in expectin a good time and the next thing you know, you got your tits knocked off  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Some pics...
...of the Wonder-Man onstage. tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: PFunkjazz said: All I can really say is SOULIVE continues to be one of the best bands around. I'm always hittin' their So Cal shows and they got me hip to a new artist...Ledisi (does that mean "fine thik sistas and 2 6string basses" in some language?).
Ha...lemme take the wife & kids out for dim-sum. Oh yeah Soulive tapes Carson Daly as houseband starting Tuesday. Aaaaw yeah! The place stayed jumpin' from the time Ledisi hit the stage. Ledisi/Soulive w/Stevie Wonder making a guest appearance for $20!
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Deal! Ledisi = Oakland representing.  a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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Thanx for the great review. I had a chance to see Soulive when the opened for Meshell N'degeocello in Atlanta in'03. They were damn good!..I hope they come back in the very near future. | |
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