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Post by crobarbie on Dec 2, 2014 3:24:34 GMT -5
Where Do The Children Play
If You Want To Sing Out
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Post by M. on Dec 2, 2014 14:19:20 GMT -5
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Post by peritura on Dec 2, 2014 23:07:38 GMT -5
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Post by aurarisma on Dec 3, 2014 20:30:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2014 23:21:49 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the videos.
The Massey Hall concert was awesome. Peace Train, Late Again...
I was able to get 2 separate tickets to the show. Kind of a miracle since my credit card company called me as I was trying to purchase the second ticket so both my son and I could attend; they thought someone was trying to falsely use my card. Uh, no... it's just me and I can only find single seats. It was down to like 8 seconds remaining on the Ticketmaster site before being allowed to use my own card. yikes. So we got tickets for the lower balcony within about 20 feet of one another. 'Here Comes My Baby' and me...
Our journey began very late on 'Another Saturday Night', 'Miles from Nowhere' as we boarded the MetroNorth 'Peace Train', then the Amtrak peace train, followed by the VIA Canadian peace train to Toronto. A lovely city full of nice people by the way. (Since coming home I've been 'Thinking 'bout You' often.) Once 'Morning Has Broken', we set out to discover the city. Since 'I Was Born in Babylon' (not), I wanted to explore the new surroundings... see 'Where Do the Children Play' and such.
We took a walk in the afternoon and going past Shuter Street did not notice anyone down by the theater entrance; this was maybe around 4:30 to 5PM? A bit later we braved 'The Wind' and 'Bitterblue' weather to queue up at the 6PM entrance time to find a line that went from the theater entrance, down the street, 'round the corner and halfway up the next street where we filed in. A 'Gold Digger' walks by, trying to scalp an extra ticket he has. The line grows longer from there as 'People Get Ready'. I guess that's what happens when over a thousand people arrive at the same place simultaneously. It's a 'Wild World' but thankfully no one around us tried to cut into the line; that would be bad 'cuz you know 'The First Cut is the Deepest' (oww...). The line moved along pretty well; I've experienced worse waits in other lines (remember the old way of purchasing concert tickets, before personal computers? 'Sitting' on the sidewalk all night outside a Ticketmaster outlet? Staring at your 'Moonshadow'? No?)
After getting scanned in by the 'Big Boss Man' we found our respective seats beside people we'd never met before. The fellow next to me wasn't talking at first, but once he started you couldn't stop him. His wife was sitting down below in the floor section. Lots of us bought those individual seats; a 'Father and Son' would be lucky to be able to sit together. You could see people waving to their family or friends from balcony to balcony to the floor. My "new friend" said it was Cat's way of having us meet new people. Not intentionally I responded, but it did turn out that way. 'Maybe There's a World' where strangers can become friends. 'All You Need is Love', eh?
The setlist is posted at Yusuf's facebook page so I won't repeat it here unless someone requests it (although I managed to work it into this review), but it was a great set. The concert started a bit late again because Yusuf wanted to make sure the folks delayed by the line got to their seats before he started the show. I never got around to seeing Cat Stevens back when I was 'Oh Very Young', not sure why. So this was definitely on my "bucket list" as it is for many folks 'Dying to Live'. It was an honor and a pleasure to see and hear this 'Roadsinger' perform his music which meant so much to me over the years. So grateful that he has come back to do this. I will cherish the memory of this concert where he shared his songs old and new. People joined in singing their old Cat Stevens favorites ('If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out') and listened with rapt attention to the blues songs from Yusuf's latest album to the 'Last Love Song'. When Yusuf introduced the band, people showed their appreciation for these fine musicians. I get a kick out of watching Kwame play the drums; he's so enthusiastic, and what a smile! (Someone should get him to bang the bass drum when Yusuf drops his "ball & chain" prop to the floor...must convince us that it is heavy, ya know.)
It's hard to put into words something that brings such emotion to you. So many beautiful songs, I cannot thank Yusuf and his band enough for the experience... 'You Are My Sunshine'. Bless you all. Safe travels as you continue the tour, and I hope this time is as special to you as it is to us fans.
'Tell 'em I'm Gone' until next time...Boston!
(Hey, be thankful I didn't say I stayed in the 'Foreigner Suite' at the hotel, thank 'Heaven'.)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2014 14:43:55 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2014 23:15:39 GMT -5
Father and Son: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRR8cvNy1Wsnice. The same person has another 3 videos from the concert on their "channel"; click on their username to view. My seat was in the second row of the lower balcony, more to the left. Good view from there. After the concert I went over to the side balcony section to meet up with my son. He wanted to show me something that I couldn't see from where I was. On the left outer wall of the "train station", (nearest to Kwame's drum setup) is what looks like a train schedule. But the plaque is really a Cat Stevens/Yusuf discography in chronological order. It lists and dates all the albums from Matthew and Son, the dvd releases, spoken word cds, nasheeds, collections, on up to the most recent album. Pretty interesting. I'm glad my son showed it to me; it was an opportunity to explain some of the history to him. |
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