Natalie Cole And Gladys Knight Rock The Greek Theatre Here In La,Ca 07-28-12

[REDHOT]

Yes,it was a hot summer night,here in los angeles ca,at The Greek Theatre,with Diva's Miss Natalie Cole And Miss Gladys Knight,first up Miss Cole,open up her set with Something Got A Hold On Me,[[and looking beautiful)the audience loved it,some of Natalie's highlights were I'm Catching Hell,Unforgettabale[[with screen of her father Nate singing with her)a tribute Medley to some of the great singers,that is no longer with us,like Luther Vandross's A House Is Not A Home, Donna Summers,Bad Girl,Micheal Jackson Human Nature,Whitley Houston's I Have Nothing, Etta James At Last,this medley got one of the longest standing ovations of the night,Natalie reach into her bag of hits and sang This Will Be,another standing ovation,Natalie leaves the stage,the end,but the audience was standing and screaming for more,she came back and introduced her band,who was great,and her three female background singers,who was also great,i'm thinking it over,and Natalie went into Our Love,What a performance,by now the audience is still standing and singing Our Love with her,now it really is the end of her set,i don't think anyone wanted it to end,a half hour intermission,up next Miss Gladys Knight,sorry i forgot the song she open with,what ever it was,it sound different,Gladys looked so beautiful,it was breath taking,some of her highlights were Love Overboard,Still Such A Thing[[Call Love),If I Were Your Women,the ladies was singing with Gladys LOL,in Gladys set she's telling the story of her life,and the audience loved it,I'm Not Your Super Women,with her two female background singers,what a performance,another standing ovation,I Who Have Nothing,[[her new recording,i love it)Neither one of us,wants to be the first to say goodbye,another standing ovation,yes Gladys danced and joke about Dancing With The Stars,and her Motown Days,she introduced her band,who was great,and her background singers two ladies,and two men,who were great also,Gladys brings out her brother,and went into I Heard It Through The Grapevine,another standing ovation,yes Gladys Knight is a real pro,the end of the show,but for me Natalie Cole was number 1 this night,what a night to remember,
please stay positive

[marv2]

Great review. I wished I could have been there. Thanks Redhot!

[nosey]

Thanks Redhot. I'm rockin Glad in my car now! She's my favorite female vocalist.

[glencro]

Thank you for the review. Now that's a line up that needs to go on the road. Would LOVE to see that.

[REDHOT]

Thanks guys,i also hope they are taking this show on the road also Glencro,or maybe make it a TV Special,or even a DVD,It was really amazing,again Natalie And Gladys are Super Together,Love It,Love It,Love It LOL
Please stay positive

[luke]

Thx Redhot! What a concert! Were they on stage together at all?

[REDHOT]

Here in Los Angeles Ca,At The Greek 07-28-2012

[smark21]

For acts like Gladys Knight and Natalie Cole, does the audience stay seated for most of the show and only get up to applaud a performance they truly enjoy? At the concerts I attend, the audience is pretty much on their feet for the entire show, with some sitting down during a ballad to rest their feet for a few minutes.

[reese]

For acts like Gladys Knight and Natalie Cole, does the audience stay seated for most of the show and only get up to applaud a performance they truly enjoy? At the concerts I attend, the audience is pretty much on their feet for the entire show, with some sitting down during a ballad to rest their feet for a few minutes.

When I've seen both Gladys and Natalie in concert, the audience is usually really responsive, but not to the point of standing up throughout the show. Usually Gladys' THE WAY WE WERE, NEITHER ONE OF US, and MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA will illicit standing ovations.

I haven't seen Natalie do a full R&B show in quite some time, so I'm not sure what the response is now. For many years, I saw her doing the UNFORGETTABLE type songs, which don't really lend themselves to a crowd standing up. Although I remember seeing a few couples get up during particularly romantic numbers.

The only concerts I've attended where the audience never seemed to sit down were those of Tina Turner and Donna Summer.

[smark21]

Good point…depends on the set list. A show that’s more about ballads or jazz or a show at a supper club type venue would lend itself to an audience inclined to remain seated. Gladys Knight will be performing at Coney Island Thursday night. I wonder if she’ll do more of a ballads show, or given the venue, put some more uptempo songs into the set?

[reese]

Good point…depends on the set list. A show that’s more about ballads or jazz or a show at a supper club type venue would lend itself to an audience inclined to remain seated. Gladys Knight will be performing at Coney Island Thursday night. I wonder if she’ll do more of a ballads show, or given the venue, put some more uptempo songs into the set?

I've seen Gladys many times, in venues ranging from concert halls to casinos to outdoor festivals. The show was basicially the same: a good mix of her hits [[both uptempo and ballads), a few covers, some comedy from Bubba, and maybe something from her most recent album. But always great vocals.

I think she might have done some different things when she had her Vegas show.