2023-08-25 02:24:40
Sir Rod Stewart served a generous singing tour in front of 13,000 already conquered admirers who drank all his words, Thursday, at the Bell Centre.
Despite all the visuals and the staging, the 78-year-old British singer took the time to play around a little at the turn of a chorus to show the natural stage beast in him.
Rod Stewart is not turning 78. MARTIN ALARIE / THE MONTREAL JOURNAL
If we had the impression before the evening of going to hear a wedding singer more sophisticated – and especially richer – than the others, we have to admit that Sir Rod has no equal to get the party started. .
From the first bagpipe notes in the introduction, it was delirium at the Bell Centre.
And it continued with his cover ofAddicted to Love by Robert Palmer, embellished with a staging somewhat evoking the sexism of the original clip.
Stewart announced from the outset that he was going to offer us no less than 24 songs. The already feverish assistance suddenly turned hysterical. With reason.
Rod Stewart MARTIN ALARIE / LE JOURNAL DE MONTREAL
Pendant Infatuation, his swaying young first did not give him the air of a singer on the return who does not assume. No, he was having fun. Quite simply.
To stay within the theme of youth as a state of mind that animated him throughout his career, he continued Young Turks et Forever Young. In both cases, it was a success.
When Rod Stewart revisited the arrangements of Maggie May with an incredible bare intro, it was to better swing us its original instrumentation with the mandolin before the chorus. He even allowed himself to tell the context of the lyrics dating back to… 1961!
Sir Rod was well surrounded on stage. MARTIN ALARIE / THE MONTREAL JOURNAL
Before announcing that he was going to sing Downtown Traintaken over from Tom Waits, he amused the crowd by saying that the latter thanked him for this recovery which allowed him to buy a swimming pool for his children…
Moreover, versions, Rod Stewart was going to serve us some during the evening by going to dip into the repertoire of performers he admires.
The irresistible It Takes Two, originally recorded by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston, was brilliantly delivered with its backup singer who makes us (almost) forget that Stewart recorded it in duet with Tina Turner.
Even Lady Marmelade, sung by his choristers, has found its place in his repertoire for the evening. Perhaps not necessary for an audience that had paid top dollar to hear Rod Stewart’s songs.
Without, of course, forgetting his own successes such as Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) et Some Guys Have All the Luck (which is still a Persuaders piece) and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
This latest hit needing no introduction, the singer chained it directly without a word to announce it. The effect was all the more striking.
To close it all, Rod Stewart once more paid tribute to his former group The Faces by pushing the note on the aptly named Stay With Me on reminder. He found a way to ensure that the sound, the interpretation, gives off the same energy as on the album. Hat!
Cheap Trick does not give 100%
Before Rod Stewart came on the scene, we were treated to the veterans of American power pop/hard rock: Cheap Trick.
After polite applause from an audience waiting for their Rod, the Cheap Trick show began to lift with The Flamethe beautiful big slow of the end of the 80s.
In the first part, the performance of Cheap Trick MARTIN ALARIE / LE JOURNAL DE MONTR�AL
Small problem: Robin Zanders, the singer-guitarist, got stuck in his arpeggio in the intro and he distorted considerably just a few seconds before the rest of the group embarked. Ouch!
Luckily, the band got on straight following with their killers like I Want You to Want Me, Dream Police et Surrender.
Even if the ballads can be hummed to perfection, Cheap Trick remains better at the bottom in front of a wall of amps. The guys must have said to themselves following their performance: “It wasn’t our best…”
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