I agree, that was tremendous. Perfect sound quality, great venue, the band sounded unbelievable. REALLY impressed with how they arranged the violins, cellos and various other instruments. And that voice! It's even more amazing live than it is on record. From a purely musical perspective, it was one of the best shows I've seen in years. Every song was epic, he really is a musical giant, and it was close to perfect.
The only negative, and god hell what a negative, was that stage banter. Holy shit Antony, you're going to seriously cripple this magical musical vibe you got going with that 6th-grade-schoolgirl schtick of "I just... umm..... well, y'know.... why don't we just be women.... and like... y'know... I'm sorry" It was so painful, and when he kept interupting the song to further blather on incoherently, I was dying.
But maybe that's just supposed to be part of his charm. The cello player looked like she wanted to slay him archery style with her bow and a few well-pulled strings.
The venue is definitely a winner, though damn, if you don't get there early, you're in for a challenge. I got there as the opener was finishing and was confronted with a wall of people in pews. Snagged a seat but found I couldn't see any part of the stage, so ended up standing against the wall in the back, which actually afforded a perfect view of the stage.
So glad I didn't skip this one.
