After 10 years, Sade returned to touring. Apparently she’s just been in the studio recording in between her two tours. I hadn’t seen her before she took a break, but last night’s concert was from a first time attendee, something else.
It was about the music. Well, I know it’s always about the music. The band however pulled off all their parts with really minimal instrumentation. The rhythm section had the usual suspects; acoustic drums, misc. percussion, bass, guitar. The interesting addition was a keyboard player that played pretty much only Rhodes piano.
Thus my one… Lets call it complaint. It is really hard to mix Rhodes piano into studio recordings. Live its even worse. In an arena concert it’s a certifiable nightmare.
It was her second show of a thousand-date comeback tour. I’m sure in a few dates the FOH engineer will get it together. All I know is I’m glad I’m not him.
Oh, and the other standout were the two backup singers. They were really nice when they took the spotlight and got the crowd going.
Till next time,
j
