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Every once in a while (a long while) this feeling comes over me and I realize it doesn't get better than this.
Today at about an hour before sundown Joe Cocker took the stage at the Garden State Arts Center (outdoor venue, covered). About a half hour after sunset, it was still more than 90 degrees with a gentle breeze . . . . . and Joe broke into "With A Little Help From My Friends". By the second verse I had tears in my eyes and was thinking - - this is as good as the performance I missed at Woodstock. And about halfway through the song, and you know the spot if you've heard him perform the song, he lets loose a primal scream that is so powerful - so much more powerful than you can imagine, even if you've ever heard it on CD or DVD and think you know - so powerful it feels like he's unleashed a bolt of lightning and it's hit you in the chest. At that point I thought, "It just doesn't get better than this".
Occasionally I get that feeling. Rare, but real.
And after Joe Cocker, the Steve Miller Band took the stage and played for nearly 2 hours. All their great hits (and it's easy to forget just how many great songs Steve Miller did in the last 40 years), and some new stuff that was good. I hate to say it though - as good as the Steve Miller Band were, and they were very good - after hearing Joe Cocker they were just anti-climactic.
Why exactly Joe Cocker is opening for Steve Miller I can't say - but if their tour is coming near you, you're in for a great 3+ hours of music.
Today at about an hour before sundown Joe Cocker took the stage at the Garden State Arts Center (outdoor venue, covered). About a half hour after sunset, it was still more than 90 degrees with a gentle breeze . . . . . and Joe broke into "With A Little Help From My Friends". By the second verse I had tears in my eyes and was thinking - - this is as good as the performance I missed at Woodstock. And about halfway through the song, and you know the spot if you've heard him perform the song, he lets loose a primal scream that is so powerful - so much more powerful than you can imagine, even if you've ever heard it on CD or DVD and think you know - so powerful it feels like he's unleashed a bolt of lightning and it's hit you in the chest. At that point I thought, "It just doesn't get better than this".
Occasionally I get that feeling. Rare, but real.
And after Joe Cocker, the Steve Miller Band took the stage and played for nearly 2 hours. All their great hits (and it's easy to forget just how many great songs Steve Miller did in the last 40 years), and some new stuff that was good. I hate to say it though - as good as the Steve Miller Band were, and they were very good - after hearing Joe Cocker they were just anti-climactic.
Why exactly Joe Cocker is opening for Steve Miller I can't say - but if their tour is coming near you, you're in for a great 3+ hours of music.