Elton John Shows Chicago and Milwaukee
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:49 amWell I have come down from a great weekend and want to post some thoughts on 2 great Elton John concerts
Here is the setlist right from the stage list
The Weight of The World
Porch Swing In Tupelo
Answer In The Sky
Turn The Lights Out When You Leave
My Elusive Drug
They Call Her The Cat
Freaks In Love
All That Im Allowed
Bennie And The Jets
Daniel
Take Me To The Pilot
I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues
Tiny Dancer
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (EJ Solo)
Funeral For a Friend / Love Lies
Philly Freedom
Sad Songs
Levon
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Im Still Standing
Bitch Is Back
Saturday
Your Song
It was great hearing the Peachtree Road songs for the very first time live.
All the songs from Peachtree Road were fantastic except My Elusive Drug.
It just did not do anything for me but the others were solid Elton/ Taupin songs.
If you do not have this cd and you are going to see Elton (which everyone should) do not buy it until after the show,
Its great to hear a new song for the first time live.
The highlite of these new songs were the chior of great singers he brought with him on tour.
They added a full harmony of sound that was fantastic.
The best part of these 2 days is that I caught a ticket release both times on the same day of the show,
Friday I picked up 2nd row dead center and Saturday first side section 4 rows up,
The sound quality of this show is top notch.
Elton's vocals are way up in the mix as is his piano.
That piano is crystal clear and you really can see how great of a piano player this guy is he really played hard both nights.
Of the 2 shows the second show Chicago was the better of the 2 and that is because of the greatest concert crowd in the US,
I have been to shows in many cities and the Chicago crowd is the best and Elton loved it and played much harder on Saturday,
Nothing against Milwaukee but the crowd was dead compared to Chicago,
There were people in the first row center sitting down during the times when they should have been rockin,
That did not stop me thats for sure,
Out of the Classics Funeral For A Friend and Don't Let The Sun Go Down On me Blew me away- total uplift .
The only disappointment Burn Down The Mission was not in the set,
That song needs to be added.
This is a must see show don't miss it.
Here is the setlist right from the stage list
The Weight of The World
Porch Swing In Tupelo
Answer In The Sky
Turn The Lights Out When You Leave
My Elusive Drug
They Call Her The Cat
Freaks In Love
All That Im Allowed
Bennie And The Jets
Daniel
Take Me To The Pilot
I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues
Tiny Dancer
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (EJ Solo)
Funeral For a Friend / Love Lies
Philly Freedom
Sad Songs
Levon
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Im Still Standing
Bitch Is Back
Saturday
Your Song
It was great hearing the Peachtree Road songs for the very first time live.
All the songs from Peachtree Road were fantastic except My Elusive Drug.
It just did not do anything for me but the others were solid Elton/ Taupin songs.
If you do not have this cd and you are going to see Elton (which everyone should) do not buy it until after the show,
Its great to hear a new song for the first time live.
The highlite of these new songs were the chior of great singers he brought with him on tour.
They added a full harmony of sound that was fantastic.
The best part of these 2 days is that I caught a ticket release both times on the same day of the show,
Friday I picked up 2nd row dead center and Saturday first side section 4 rows up,
The sound quality of this show is top notch.
Elton's vocals are way up in the mix as is his piano.
That piano is crystal clear and you really can see how great of a piano player this guy is he really played hard both nights.
Of the 2 shows the second show Chicago was the better of the 2 and that is because of the greatest concert crowd in the US,
I have been to shows in many cities and the Chicago crowd is the best and Elton loved it and played much harder on Saturday,
Nothing against Milwaukee but the crowd was dead compared to Chicago,
There were people in the first row center sitting down during the times when they should have been rockin,
That did not stop me thats for sure,
Out of the Classics Funeral For A Friend and Don't Let The Sun Go Down On me Blew me away- total uplift .
The only disappointment Burn Down The Mission was not in the set,
That song needs to be added.
This is a must see show don't miss it.
