tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post-49511272639133337492009-10-02T16:07:00.001-05:002009-10-02T16:08:11.313-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Last night we went to see </span><a href="http://www.lightfoot.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Gordan Lightfoot</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> at Omaha's </span><a href="http://www.omahaperformingarts.org/opac.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Holland Performing Arts Center</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">. I have to say choosing to attend this concert was a risk. While I was familiar with a few of his songs, my knowledge was limited. The Wife was in the same boat. I chose to take the risk because I wanted to check out the venue and Gordan Lightfoot seemed to be a good act to see there.<br /><br />At 70 years old, Gordan Lightfoot is still pretty good. Usually when I go to a concert of an act I am not too familiar with, I am saved by either new songs that I discover I like or I find there are songs that I like that I didn't realize were performed by the artist. This is especially true with older acts. Unfortunately this wasn't the case this time. While there was a song I like that I didn't know he sang ("Carefree Highway") I ended up knowing a total of four songs (good songs mind you) but the rest ... well after the rather </span><a href="http://homerstravels.com/2009/08/music-breeders-with-times-new-vikings.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">raucous</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://homerstravels.com/2009/08/music-green-day-with-franz-ferdinand-at.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">concerts</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> we've been to lately, his folk music was a little like walking through muck. He would say 1...2...3 energetically and then go into a s.l.o.w folk ballad. He mentioned his adrenalin was pumping. Unfortunately I didn't see it on stage.<br /><br />Lightfoot and his elderly, but good, band performed for almost two hours with a twenty minute intermission. I think this was the first concert that I've been to with an intermission. The Holland Center, location of what I would describe as higher brow entertainment - orchestras and theater - feels like a place where intermissions are mandatory. At intermission we joked about leaving. We ended up staying the entire time but I have to admit that I almost fell asleep leaning forward with my chin propped up on my arms resting on my knees. I had to sit back because I thought I might really fall asleep and fall forward. Being on the second balcony, falling forward was not an advisable thing to do.<br /><br />I know this review sounds like I hated his music. Hate is too strong of a word. It wasn't his age either. I enjoyed the </span><a href="http://homerstravels.com/2009/06/mysic-grand-funk-railroad-guess-who-and.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Guess Who and Grand Funk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> who have some members as old or older than he is. It just wasn't my style. I think I have a more rock taste. Folk ... it has its time and place but last night was not that time nor that place.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/593970477444543007-4951127263913333749?l=homerstravels.com' alt='' /></div>Homer-Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180515178920053080noreply@blogger.com0