I
arrived at the show late (at 9:30pm) to miss the opening song "Sex
Machine" (not the James Brown one, the LONG FUNKY INSTRUMENTAL by Sly
Stone)...I heard that
the Family Stone blew the roof off the place with that one. "Dance to The Music" sounded so
good it was like listening to the record...I was digging the vocals of Vet
Stone, Skyler Jett and the other female vocalist (I can't remember her name now)!
I love the funky horns...Cynthia Robinson was a bad MOFO on the trumpet and the
trombonist & saxophonist were good, too!!!! The funky "Sing a Simple
Song" featured some tight, tight drumming. "Stand!",
"Family Affair" and "Everyday People" were all good, and
followed by the music of"In Time", featuring all musicians in a
tight, funky groove...as good as Sly himself would want it!! "Hot Fun in
the Summertime" was fitting for the warm night (it was raining early and
the rain stopped just when the show started)."If You Want Me to Stay"
featured some HOT solos by the trombonist and saxophonist. "Somebody's Watching You" started
with a beautiful piano intro and featured Vet on lead vocals...the highlight
was the lead guitar screeching and the ending (which was some nasty funk-rock
stuff with heavy organ riffing)...OH, I CANNOT FORGOT THE KILLIN' DRUM SOLO!!! "Everybody is a Star" was nice,
but better was the too-funky poppin' bass riffs that started and ended the
song "Thank You Fallentime Be Mice Elf Agin"...Vet and the other
vocals led the fans in singing the chorus...and we were too happy to oblige!!!
EVERY BEHIND WAS OUT OF ITS SEAT!! The song segued into "Thank You For
Talking to Me Africa" and the bass was still SMOKIN' !!! "I Wanna
Take You Higher" was a serious crowd-pleaser that brought the show to an
end at 10:45pm.
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