Dear concert patron at tonight's performance by k.d. lang,
k.d. Lang Parts Fans with Siss, Boom, Bang
If there had been a roof over Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley this evening to block out some of the inclimate weather, k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang would have blown it off to the delight of her many eager fans in the crowd.
The crowd was clearly filled with some of lang's most adoring fans, who were able to identify each song from her set list with just the opening chord. From the sensual "Constant Craving" to her heartbreaking cover of "Hallelujah," attendees hung on her every line and note. They danced, sang and cheered their way through the whole ninety or so minutes, never losing their energy or enthusiasm.
Her legendary voice delivered everything from a sultry growl to a soaring soprano heartache. Throughout the set and encore, lang’s remarkable voice delivered each note with an impeccable sense of timing and emotional nuance.
She never flinched from delivering a song with powerful bravado nor did she shy away from the almost unbearable tenderness and vulnerability of “The Perfect Word.” |
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The concert was almost evenly divided between songs from lang’s latest CD, “Sing It Loud,” and some of her older tunes, with a smattering of offerings from other artists: “Reminiscing” by the Little River Band (1978) and “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” from her duet album with Tony Bennett along with of course the Leonard Cohen timeless classic.
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Backed by her first band since The Reclines played on her first two albums, lang showed a sense of playful. Returning to the humor and high-spirited campiness that characterized lang’s early work some 25 years ago, there was no holding back on the enthusiasm and energy of the evening.
Siss Boom Bang is an extremely accomplished group of five musicians with impressive credentials in the rock, pop and country genres. There was an obvious intimacy in the interplay among the players and lang.
This configuration worked well for all concerned, particularly the collaboration between lang and guitarist Joe Pisapia on several of the songs from “Sing It Loud.” Not since the early days with Ben Mink has lang had a consistent composing and arranging partner, and the chemistry shows to advantage in their work. In addition to showing off her impressive vocal range and deft guitar-playing, she danced around the stage and interacted with the Siss Boom Bang band, as well as the audience. Her attitude was playful and light, and she brought smiles to every person at Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley.
Whilst there were 8,000 or so fans in the audience, it nevertheless felt like a very intimate environment. There was a sense of camaraderie between lang and the audience. |
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No doubt for you and everybody else who attended, tonight's performance will be remembered as another one of the great shows to take place at Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley in the 10 years since the first concert was here.
And of course in that time there has been many great acts perform here including Santana, John Butler, Michael Buble, Naturally 7, Sting, Simply Red, Robin Gibb, Bonnie Tyler, Crowded House, Spandau Ballet, Tears for Fears, Lionel Richie, Leonard Cohen, Alicia Keys, The Motown Legends, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crowe, Rob Thomas, John Fogerty, Ronan Keating, Tom Jones, Carole King, The Pretenders, Paul Kelly, Marcia Hines, Tina Arena, Kasey Chambers, The Whitlams, Hoodoo Gurus, The Proclaimers, Mental as Anything, David Campbell, Ian Moss, Kate Ceberano, World Party, Vanessa Amorosi, Missy Higgins, Jimmy Barnes, The B52's and many, many more.
The Sandalford team (and our Promoter Partners at Dainty Consolidated Entertainment and Zaccaria Events Present) really hope you had a fantastic time last weekend and are extremely interested to know just what you and your party who attended thought about the total concert experience (the good and any not so aspects if there were any).
We therefore URGE you to click through to our bloggers comments page at the following link:
Please share with us (and the world via the bloggers wall on Sandalford's website) your thoughts and comments generally about the show, the musicians, the event organisation, the parking and traffic management arrangements, the performance of our security team, whether you liked our F&B offerings including the wine, your opinion on how efficiently the bar's operated (eg were there long queues, were the bar staff friendly?), the cleanliness of the bathrooms, the overall ambience of the event and the quality of your experience, and just how this show and your overall experience tonight compared with previous events you have might have attended at Sandalford before (or other venues for that matter), along with any and all other comments and feedback that you want to share with us (or think what you think we should know about). |
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COME BACK AGAIN FOR MORE GREAT
SHOWS
IN THE 2011/12 SANDALFORD
CONCERT SERIES YEAR!!!!!
For details of other shows occurring at Sandalford Estate in both the Swan Valley and Margaret River during the 2011/12 season please go to http://www.sandalford.com/Upcoming-Events/
We hope you had a fantastic night and will return for more great shows during the season. In the meantime thankyou again for your valued support and patronage of Sandalford Wines, and best wishes.
Warm Regards,
Grant Brinklow
Chief Executive Officer
Sandalford Wines
3210 West Swan Road, Caversham
Perth, Western Australia, 6055
grant@sandalford.com
Ph: 08 9374 9374 |
