2004-09-28 Annie Lennox - Sacred Love Tour With Sting - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles - The USA
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Artist : Annie Lennox
Date : 2004-09-28
Tour Name : Sacred Love Tour With Sting
Country : The USA
Town : Los Angeles
Venue : Hollywood Bowl
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SBSun
Reverse spin of Sting-Lennox fling
By Phillip Zonkel
Staff Writer
Some got the lineup lineup reversed on Tuesday night's Sting-Annie Lennox concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Sting was the headliner, but Lennox stole the show and the audience's heart.
The two international pop stars are spending the summer together on Sting's "Sacred Love' tour. Tuesday's near sellout at the Bowl was the first of two nights, before Sting and Lennox appear Friday in Irvine at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
With the opening notes to "Legend in My Living Room," Lennox strutted onstage in blue jeans, sunglasses and a black jacket. This woman was a force to be reckoned with. In one word — soul. Soulful music and revealing her soul were the evening's themes. By the song's end, Lennox had removed her glasses, which also was a sign she was ready to expose herself.
She launched into a heavy, emotionally raw selection of tracks from her latest CD, "Bare." The disc is her emotional minefield following her divorce from filmmaker Uri Fruchtmann. Breaking into "Little Bird," "No More I Love Yous' "Pavement Cracks' and "Cold," Lennox was a musical queen at expressing her loneliness, depression, hope and healing. Standing alone in front of the mike, her pain was as evident as the chill in the air.
Despite her vulnerability, Lennox wasn't staid; she was filled with passion.
But after a quick introduction of her band, Lennox got the audience into the act and on its feet with lively, foot-stomping versions of "Broken Glass' and "Missionary Man."
Sting came out to an electronica-dance infused "Send My Love." He kept the audience on its feet with hip-swaying versions of "Synchronicity II' and "Magic." But along the way, the magic that was so apparent from Lennox was notably lacking here. His energy was definitely not up to Lennox's, but he gave the audience a hefty dose of his greatest hits (Police and post-Police years). "Roxanne' and "Every Breath You Take' were crowd pleasers as was "Fragile," "Fields' and "Sacred Love."
One highlight of his set was when Lennox popped in for a duet of "We" ll Be Together." The crowd went nuts. Lennox, decked out in beige flapper hat and satin-aqua blouse, roamed the stage as Sting strummed his bass guitar. She circled him with campy lust, before the two bumped foreheads and exposed wide smiles.
The other special note was when backup singer Joy Rose joined Sting on "Whenever I Say Your Name." The woman belted out the tune with astounding vocal strength. Everyone was left gasping.
Too bad more of Sting's performance wasn't as impressive. Another duet from Rose or Lennox would've been magic.
Phillip Zonkel can be reached at (562) 499-1258 or by e-mail at phillip.zonkel@presstelegram.com
USBSun.Com
Reverse spin of Sting-Lennox fling
By Phillip Zonkel
Staff Writer
Some got the lineup lineup reversed on Tuesday night's Sting-Annie Lennox concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Sting was the headliner, but Lennox stole the show and the audience's heart.
The two international pop stars are spending the summer together on Sting's "Sacred Love' tour. Tuesday's near sellout at the Bowl was the first of two nights, before Sting and Lennox appear Friday in Irvine at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
With the opening notes to "Legend in My Living Room," Lennox strutted onstage in blue jeans, sunglasses and a black jacket. This woman was a force to be reckoned with. In one word — soul. Soulful music and revealing her soul were the evening's themes. By the song's end, Lennox had removed her glasses, which also was a sign she was ready to expose herself.
She launched into a heavy, emotionally raw selection of tracks from her latest CD, "Bare." The disc is her emotional minefield following her divorce from filmmaker Uri Fruchtmann. Breaking into "Little Bird," "No More I Love Yous' "Pavement Cracks' and "Cold," Lennox was a musical queen at expressing her loneliness, depression, hope and healing. Standing alone in front of the mike, her pain was as evident as the chill in the air.
Despite her vulnerability, Lennox wasn't staid; she was filled with passion.
But after a quick introduction of her band, Lennox got the audience into the act and on its feet with lively, foot-stomping versions of "Broken Glass' and "Missionary Man."
Sting came out to an electronica-dance infused "Send My Love." He kept the audience on its feet with hip-swaying versions of "Synchronicity II' and "Magic." But along the way, the magic that was so apparent from Lennox was notably lacking here. His energy was definitely not up to Lennox's, but he gave the audience a hefty dose of his greatest hits (Police and post-Police years). "Roxanne' and "Every Breath You Take' were crowd pleasers as was "Fragile," "Fields' and "Sacred Love."
One highlight of his set was when Lennox popped in for a duet of "We" ll Be Together." The crowd went nuts. Lennox, decked out in beige flapper hat and satin-aqua blouse, roamed the stage as Sting strummed his bass guitar. She circled him with campy lust, before the two bumped foreheads and exposed wide smiles.
The other special note was when backup singer Joy Rose joined Sting on "Whenever I Say Your Name." The woman belted out the tune with astounding vocal strength. Everyone was left gasping.
Too bad more of Sting's performance wasn't as impressive. Another duet from Rose or Lennox would've been magic.
Phillip Zonkel can be reached at (562) 499-1258 or by e-mail at phillip.zonkel@presstelegram.com