Just got home to Atlanta last night and I wanted to take the time to pour out a few more details on my Miami show experience.
The Miami show was performed with a very high level of musical execution. I am not saying this only because I was in the front row and was so excited that I wouldn't have noticed mistakes. I would have noticed. Trust me. Now people have opinions and that's fine. I can honestly say I have been playing, studying, and writing music for most of my life. Andy Sting and Stewart did not make mistakes at Miami like the few I heard last month at Bonnaroo. THEY WERE INCREDIBLY ON THE MONEY AS FAR AS ACCURACY. I think some of the 'not so happy' posts about the Miami show may be from people without a keen ear for advanced chords and musical structure. Some people hear a jazz chord and think it's wrong. Trained musicians or people with open minds and ears can hear these chords and understand their sounding in the context of the song structure. I am telling you they were completely ON at Miami. Tampa was not as ON, but I will start a post on that later.
Pre show at Miami, my buddy and I just loosened up a bit with a few 'cuba libras.' I was not about to get sloshed and ruin the most important concert experience of my life. So no worries on the flag ok?
The beverages were needed to loosen up and chill any pre-show jitters I had. Believe me, I was a dramatic mess until I finally had those tix in my hand!
Other details:
1) Sting's voice was perfect. I was worried when I saw Live Nation afew days before Miami and he cracked a few times. At Miami, he was sipping tea and sucking down some type of medicinal herbs from a medicine bottle with a white lever on it. He sounded wonderful and did indeed stretch his range on a few tunes.
2) Andy made no mistakes on the note and chord changes whatsoever. We were watching him the whole time. There was a row of cabinets and smaller speakers all the way across the front bottom of the stage and they were blaring in our face. I would have heard any mistakes that came out. That sound was so strong, but not distorted at all. It fueled my adrenaline all night long. I heard every note he Sting and Stewart played. About 2 or 3 times Andy would not fully stroke a chord (or miss it) so it wouldn't sound as strong, but the notes were still correct.
3) Stewart played his best show at Miami. Period. Out of the three shows I have seen anyway. He was aggressive, accurate, and all the right fills happened at precisely the right time. I sure hope if they release a dvd this is the show they do it with.
Check my tampa thread soon!
That's it I'm putting money aside and I'm going to do sexual favors to my husband to so I go in November!!!!!! Damn it I have to go again !!!!!!
