well to be honest I couldn't careless if someone questions my taste in music because I don't kiss the ground an artist walks on.

The dud tracks as I put it were tracks I didn't even recognize.

Bewdy said:

I thought as much!!! It has nothing to do with kissing the ground artists walk on, it's to do with knowing what you are talking about before you comment. It doesnt make a track a "dud" just because you haven't sat down & ever listened to the Stevie albums you claim to own. I'll take this guys comments with a pinch of salt, as Im sure most of you who've read his comment have anyway

That's a shame I'm the sole Stevie Wonder fan in my family. but when the IJCTSILY video comes on TV if I'm at my mother's house, thats the one she'll sing along to and want to leave on *sigh* Then again, for some reason that song is still one of the biggest selling singles of all time in the UK. Baffling, isn't it?

Ellie said:

it is baffling... no accounting for taste I suppose,

but then I guess that's what a lot of you will be thinking about me after these comments, ha!

well to be honest I couldn't careless if someone questions my taste in music because I don't kiss the ground an artist walks on.

The dud tracks as I put it were tracks I didn't even recognize. i can't claim to be as big a Stevie fan as I am a prince fan, and there is probably some obscure stuff he's done that I don't know. Having said that I do have a lot of his albums, and me the set seemed to be lacking what I would describe as his better known and more upbeat tracks. but that wasn't really the issue, it was more of a self indulgent long vamped up tracks with loads of audience participation which was cringey and bit like a butlins holiday routine.

If Stevie wants to play down beat material at his gigs ("and it's all about world peace") then fine. I just expected a little more from one of the greatest performers in the world. No I'm not interested in seeing Kylie putting on different wigs, though I'd happily watch her change costumes (if you know what I mean), and as i said I was trying to be diplomatic by saying perhaps I was expecting something that he is not. but fact is Stevie has a lot of upbeat stuff, some of which he did, but the concert was a bit of a mish mash. Fast track slow track etc... and as I said it took about 3/4 hour before he played anything that most would describe as a hit, which to me seemed odd, for someone with so many hits. This followed by the long boring speech, which seemed contrived knowing that he had already made it a couple of night before at the Birmingham gig.

The people in the audience seemed quiet and a bit flummoxed , which is not like other gigs I've been to where people are definitely in the vibe.

The last gig I saw before this was the 02 prince one, so maybe I was just spoiled by that!!

Anyway man, there are some closed minds on this forum, people who really idolize performers thinking they can do no wrong. To me the concert was pants, and not worth the money I paid for it. Just thought stevie would have been better than that. oh and the sound wasn't great either. but guess some of you'll will probably flame my sound engineering credentials too eh?
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Bewdy said:

Never understood it - I was even anti-SW altogether for a while after that came out...

BlaqueKnight said:

I don't know how fair that comment is. I hear people going on and on about how good Patty Labelle is live. I went 2 see her and all I heard was 2 hours of screaming and adlibed nonsense.

wasitgood4u said:

"I Just Called" is schmaltzy, and what in Germany would be described as "Schlagermusik"... White, trashy popmelodies and and a happy world lyric... So that even your grandma would like the song.
That's why so many of his hardcore fans dislike it. You can't believe it's from the same man who wrote Living In The City.
But honestly... it's a great melody.

##Another Star
##Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
##All I Do
##As If You Read My Mind
##Do Like You
##People Make The World Go Round

Well I can't comment on how thorough my knowledge of Stevie's music is compared to anyone else on this board who might be suggesting that I didn't like his gig becuase I don't know his music, out of the track list someone posted above these are the only tracks I don't know of Stevies, so I have no idea if he did actually play them, or if they are any good in other people's opinion?

I think unless you were at the gig, I think it is a little unfair to flame me for my opinion. I know there was one other guy on here who went, who enjoyed the concert, so great for him. I think I've justified my comments enough anyway, and I think I've been fair in my appraisal. Of the concert.

##Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
##All I Do
##As If You Read My Mind
##Do Like You
##People Make The World Go Round

Well I can't comment on how thorough my knowledge of Stevie's music is compared to anyone else on this board who might be suggesting that I didn't like his gig becuase I don't know his music, out of the track list someone posted above these are the only tracks I don't know of Stevies, so I have no idea if he did actually play them, or if they are any good in other people's opinion?

I think unless you were at the gig, I think it is a little unfair to flame me for my opinion. I know there was one other guy on here who went, who enjoyed the concert, so great for him. I think I've justified my comments enough anyway, and I think I've been fair in my appraisal. Of the concert.
[Edited 9/11/08 9:01am]

##Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
##All I Do
##As If You Read My Mind
##Do Like You
##People Make The World Go Round

Well I can't comment on how thorough my knowledge of Stevie's music is compared to anyone else on this board who might be suggesting that I didn't like his gig becuase I don't know his music, out of the track list someone posted above these are the only tracks I don't know of Stevies, so I have no idea if he did actually play them, or if they are any good in other people's opinion?

I think unless you were at the gig, I think it is a little unfair to flame me for my opinion. I know there was one other guy on here who went, who enjoyed the concert, so great for him. I think I've justified my comments enough anyway, and I think I've been fair in my appraisal. Of the concert.
[Edited 9/11/08 9:01am]

BlaqueKnight said:

The "massive overreaction" comment was directed at EVERYONE here, who is throwing totally unnecessary insults at Bewdy just for expressing his opinion. I think CoolTarik1 gave a good explanation when he said how Stevie has changed his setlist in recent months and the pacing is no longer as good as it was last year. He mentioned a ten minute instrumental called "Spain" for instance which drags on in the middle of the set. If that's true, then it's totally plausible that Bewdy might not have had the best experience. Even Prince, who I think is one of the best performers in the world, frequently fucks up when it comes to structuring his shows.

just to be clear, I have Stevie 10 albums, of which 3 are comps.

So I don't know where this idea has come from that I start need to buying more Stevie albums has come from?