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No they did a lot of Jacksons/J5 material and also some Jermaine solo stuff besides the MJ songs.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/21/jacksons-kick-off-tour-with-a-few-bumps
Jacksons kick off tour with a few bumps
RAMA, ONT. - Not touring for nearly three decades is bound to lead to some cobwebs. But aside from a few technical difficulties and the occasional pitch problem, The Jacksons 2012 Unity Tour - their first since 1984’s Victory Tour - launched at Casino Rama on Wednesday night with better than expected results and without the lightning in the bottle that was Michael Jackson. After a false start opening with a soundless video montage of The Jackson 5 as it used to be with little bro Michael (who was a major presence through the night via stills and video and an actual tribute segment) - the four remaining Jackson brothers kicked off their 95-minute show with Can You Feel It. Backed by nine musicians - Jackie, 61, Tito, 58, Jermaine, 57, and Marlon, 55 - were otherwise front and centre, busting some familiar dance moves through early songs Blame It On The Boogie and Rock With You before sitting on stools and chatting to each other in a more slowed down second quarter. “How you feeling?” said Marlon, who shared lead vocals with Jackie and Jermaine (the strongest voice of the bunch) and Tito, the latter who also played guitar. Judging from the crowd who quickly gathered at the front of the stage, the audience of 4,500 (just shy of a sell-out), was feeling good. Marlon explained how he got the far-flung brothers back together, saying Tito was into building cars at the time. “Marlon, I was building my third son when you called me - get it right,” interrupted Tito with a smile. The tribute to Michael came in the otherwise uptempo third quarter full of old Motown classics I Want You Back, ABC and Never Can Say Goodbye, as Jermaine took over lead vocals on Gone Too Soon while stills of Michael were shown on a video screen above the drummer and the segment ended with a raised silver sequined glove raised in the air. “I miss you so much Michael,” one of the brothers later during I’ll Be There which sparked the first crowd singalong. Then Jermaine was briefly given the solo spotlight for a trio of songs, Dynamite, Let’s Get Serious - which saw him pick up a bass - and Do What You Do before the brothers returned with the final uptempo segment and couple of Michael Jackson classics, Wanna Be Starting Something and Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, which really got the audience up and dancing. The final song of the night was a Jacksons chestnut, Shake Your Body, and by that time pretty much everyone in the building was obeying that command. Marlon turned out to the group’s live wire with Tito commenting: “My brother the dancing machine. Just wind him up.” SET LIST: Can You Feel It Blame It On The Boogie Wanna Be Where You Are Rock With You Let Me Show You Lovely Here to Entertain You Good Times Looking Through The Window Time Waits For No One Heaven Knows I Love You Push Me Away Man of War Gone Too Soon I Want You Back ABC Stop The Love You Save Never Say Goodbye All I Do Is Think You I’ll Be There Dynamite Let’s Get Serious Do What You Do Can’t Let Her Get Away Heart Break Hotel Wanna Be Starting Something Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough Shake Your Body
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Limitations or not - this is their entire set list according to Toronto Sun
Can You Feel It Blame It On The Boogie Wanna Be Where You Are Rock With You Let Me Show You Lovely Here to Entertain You Good Times Looking Through The Window Time Waits For No One Heaven Knows I Love You Push Me Away Man of War Gone Too Soon I Want You Back ABC Stop The Love You Save Never Say Goodbye All I Do Is Think You I’ll Be There Dynamite Let’s Get Serious Do What You Do Can’t Let Her Get Away Heart Break Hotel Wanna Be Starting Something Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough Shake Your Body
I see a lot of surprises besides the expected MJ segment and I'll be there, Can you feel it, The love you save, Never can say Goodbye, Shake your body, ABC, I want you back.
When was the last time you saw any Jackson including Michael perform: Wanna be where you are Let me show you We're here to entertain you Good times Looking through the windows Time waits for no one Heaven knows I love you Push me away Man of War All I do is think of you Can't let her get away [Edited 6/21/12 0:35am] | |
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Yes I am pretty surprised I must say...
I thought the tour would be cancelled I'm surprised they did such a diverse set list I'm surprised they are getting decent reviews as well so far... People on twitter seem to have enjoyed the show as well
At last one of the brother acknowledged Randy without being asked about it:
I must share this with you guys. We really miss Michael and Randy tonight but we knew his sprit was with us. Love you MJ Ragoo Study Peace.
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That's great alphastreet! Glad you went and had a great time, thanks for the review [Edited 6/21/12 7:23am] MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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Yeah I was also thinking they should have been doing this all along, they're still kind of young enough lol I was hoping Katherine would be there since it was the opening night, but she wasn't. And yeah it really felt like a blessing being there though I missed Michael. I was able to focus on the positive | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Yes interesting that none of the other family members were there but maybe its because the concert was in Canada? (If) when they come and play in California hopefully the rest of the family will attend. MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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They might attend another show. Janets brothers didnt come to the opening night of her show... but they still came. It will be interesting to see if Janet comes to theres. [Edited 6/21/12 13:12pm] | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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diggin' the setlist-- not as generic as i thought-- GOOD JOB JACKSONS!! | |
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hopefully the rest of the tour is as sucessful as this opening show [Edited 6/21/12 16:20pm] | |
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I though k would come cause she and the kids came to Canada for cirque du soilel when it premiere, though that was not my show | |
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You're not the only one...as I said above, if they came to my area I would definitely be there and I am absolutely thrilled by the great setlist and reviews so far. I'm sooo HAPPY for them and I'm praying that they keep getting good reviews so they will add more dates.
And I'm not surprised either because I know the talent is there. The only thing I wondered about was if there were still enough of us left who were fans of ALL the Jackson brothers and not just Mike.
I suspect that circumstances forced them to get their asses out there, but I didn't doubt they could deliver! Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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Thanks a million for the review! I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself and I hope I get the chance to see them. Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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I hope so too, it's totally worth it. I hope it continues to do well. Something about them working and doing what they're supposed to instead of living off michael and their mother's money gives me a good feeling and makes me respect them more. | |
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There's been so much triflin' mess over the years...I hope a little healing can begin with this effort. I am cautiously optimistic. Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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Yeah I think they wanted this for a long time too, but it's a shame it had to take michael dying for it to happen though I also think it might have worked anyways, especially if it was done right away after MSG. | |
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I'm not sure a tour would have worked then, because of the twin towers and people focused on that. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Glad to hear the good news! It's good that they're performing again. ~Time Spent Learning is a Time Never Wasted~
~They say the skies the limit And to me that's really true But my friend you have seen nothing Just wait till I get through~ | |
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Yep...a shame, and Mike will be missed big time. Success of this tour will mean a lot though. Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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I missed him so much at night, I had woken up in the middle of the night again feeling angry at him for dying, replacing the thought with telling myself it's misplaced anger from the trauma of how died and resentment over my emotions, remembered seeing the brothers feeling happy and fell asleep feeling okay after. I will never be okay with how he died even if I'm finding peace with myself as an individual without lettIng this define my life though I tend to think about it too much | |
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Agree with you both MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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