Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 14:49:47 -0500 Message-Id: <199503271949.OAA19416@chaos.taylored.com> From: James McKay - Shrfs To: joel@chaos.taylored.com Reply-To: James McKay - Shrfs Subject: 3/25/95 Vegas FTF Comments (fwd) Errors-To: nobody@chaos.taylored.com Precedence: list Sender: joel-request@chaos.taylored.com (Billy Joel Mailing List) X-List: Billy Joel X-Author: James McKay - Shrfs (The following is *another* CROSSPOSTED review of a Face to Face concert from the Elton mail service. The follwoing review was not written by me. You may recall that I run the EJ list and am posting reviews from the BJ list on the EJ list and vice versa. I am not certain how the reviewer would feel about replies...at your own risk. Looking forward to this Friday at Indy. --jim mckay) FORWARDED MAIL AS FOLLOWS... > From: "Perricone Tom" > Subject: 3/25/95 Vegas FTF Comments > > Went to Saturday's FTF show at the MGM and had great time! The comments below > are from our group of 4 that attended (2 EJ & 2 BJ fans although we all > respect and enjoy both performers...): It was nearly identical to the 2 shows > I saw in NJ (Meadowlands) last summer...Although both performers got great > "pops" from audience, biggest were for EJ esp. for his standards "Pinball > Wizard" (LOUDEST OF NIGHT), "Funer. for ...Friend", and"Bitch is Back" - BJ > got biggest react. to "Piano Man"...Elton entered in pale pink/leather outfit > and wore two others later in show - royal blue when coming out to sing w/BJ > during his set and then gold for finale w/BJ...BJ surprised him when - before > starting "I guess that's why".. during his set (when EJ just came out to join > him) he broke into a rendition of "Happy Birthday" to EJ which the entire > crowd joined in on...Elton appeared very pleased and pointed to BJ during the > song in appreciation ...Before "CYFTLT" Elton dedicated it to his mother who > he stated was in the audience for the show (and perhaps Oscar's?)..."Believe" > was only song from new album which was played and received pretty positive > reaction from crowd...BJ was dressed in his standard "black on black" during > his entire appearance- he got lots of laughs from the audience when he broke > into renditions of Elvis ("blue suede shoes" and a couple other Elvis songs) > and Sinatra ("mack the knife") as a sort of tribute to Las Vegas- we all > agreed after the show that this is one of the things we like most about BJ- > he always tries to personalize performances a little to the area he's > appearing in- this is consistent w/other 5-6 shows I've seen him in > before...Other genreal comments: the MGM is really a "1st class" arena (holds > about 14,400) w/really no "bad seats"...It was great seeing FTF in the only > indoor venue on the tour - much more "intimate" atmosphere...FTF posters and > information was all over the hotel and casino (other big acts recently > appearing were Stones and Barbra Streisand)...Tix went from $75-200 (face > value) so naturally the crowd (we noticed) appeared significantly older than > other EJ & BJ shows we've been to (avg. age prob. mid-late 40's)....The arena > had 4 projection screens mounted but were never used & not missed too much > (we were sitting about 1/2 way back from stage)...All in all, a great show > and well worth the trip from the Calif. Bay Area!