Mark2 -> RE: Who is Vicente's dancer on current tour (Mar. 14 2016 15:32:30)
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I also saw the show in SF on Friday night. I'm a huge VA fan. Loved Tierra and was hoping he'd play a lot of it, and he played several selections from it. He played really well. I was a little disappointed in a few things. He brought a bass player, who, to me was too loud and it took away from the guitar sound. He also brought a 2nd guitarist who really did almost nothing. Most of the time he didn't play, and when he did, his volume was so low, it was almost inaudible. Tomatito did the same at his show-two extra players(one his son) who did almost nothing. I'd rather he left the bass player at home and turned up the 2nd guitarist. He also, IMO, wasted the vocal talent-he was not given much to do considering his incredible skill. the dancer was good, and he received the most applause, as I suppose is typical. Have to admit, it was a little sad to see perhaps the top flamenco guitar player in the world at his own gig, in front of people who paid to see HIM, upstaged by a dancer. Finally I felt his presentation could have been so much better, in that he has the material, he has the chops, he has the sound, but the arrangements could have been so much better. It felt more like a club gig than a concert by one of the top dogs. A huge gulf between this show and the last two PdL shows I've seen. VA should have had a string player to cover some of those Tierra parts IMO. Having said all that I still enjoyed it very much, and the wife thought it was the best flamenco show she ever saw, which considering she's not a flamenco fan, is somewhat faint praise. The first half of the concert, compas and artistry were jumping off the stage so intensely I wanted to jump out of my seat and start screaming, but when I looked at the audience, 99% weren't moving a muscle. Weird. They did offer appreciation through their ovations, but didn't seem to feel the groove. I'm glad I went as he hasn't been here in a while. I suppose it's pretty difficult for even the best to live up to their recordings.
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