Doug said:
Seger was in Minneapolis this past Tuesday did not attend here is the review from the local paper. Sounded like a good time
November 29, 2006
Review: Seger never forgets how to rock
The silvery Hall of Famer from Detroit served up quintessential Midwestern rock 'n' roll before a capacity crowd that looked a lot like him.
So he's a little bit older and a lot less svelte than he used to be.
Yes, "sweet 16's turned 61," Bob Seger sang in a reworked lyric in 1979's "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" Tuesday night at sold-out Xcel Energy Center.
He has aged like other baby boomers -- gray hair, silver beard, glasses, a middle-aged paunch. In fact, you could've looked around the arena and easily spotted someone who looked a bit like Seger -- save for that dorky headband he put on a few songs into the show.
Despite a 10-year layoff to raise his two kids, Seger, 61, hasn't forgotten how to thrill an arena audience with quintessential Midwestern rock 'n' roll. At night's end, he looked as happy as the boisterous 17,000 fans.
Seger isn't like the other 60-something Rock and Roll Hall of Famers who have played in the Twin Cities this year. He's not as intellectual as Paul Simon, as political as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young or as transcendent as Bob Dylan. Seger, who was as friendly and chatty as your next-door neighbor, is the musical equivalent of comfort food, an Everyman who serves meat-and-potatoes rock -- seasoned with a little folk, country and R&B -- that reenforces who we are and where we come from.
Backed by the expanded 14-member Silver Bullet Band (several of whose members still have their 1980s hairdos), Seger offered 25 songs in two sets over 2¼ hours. A heavy smoker like Dylan, Seger needed a handful of songs to shake the nicotine-induced hoarseness from his raspy voice.
Midway through the opening set, "Old Time Rock and Roll" revved up the crowd as Seger strutted around the stage with Ozzy Osbourne-like mincing steps, punching his fists into the air. (Seger will never have to worry about being invited to participate in "Dancing with the Stars"; he dances just like the guys in his audience.)
But the highlights were two numbers for which he sat at the grand piano -- the sentimental ballad "We've Got Tonight" and "Turn the Page," a moody, bluesy meditation about life on the road.
After an improbably short intermission of nine minutes, Seger started the second set off on the wrong foot with "Simplicity," a disco rock strut from his new CD "Face the Promise" (all six of the new numbers sounded strikingly familiar).
But then suddenly Seger and the band -- as well as the crowd (must have been the beer) -- kicked into a new gear with "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man," his greasy rock-funk first hit from 1968. Propelled by Craig Frost's piano, Seger turned Chuck Berry's "C'est La Vie" into a swinging wall-of-sound New Orleans celebration. The Detroit hero delivered the southern soul-styled "Sunspot Baby" with an infectious blend of fun and funky attitude.
And then it was party time with a string of classics, including the hard-driving "Katmandu," the sweetly seductive "Night Moves," the propulsive "Hollywood Nights" and the reaffirming "Rock and Roll Never Forgets," which proved that rock 'n' roll, like Seger, is ageless.
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Heres a recent concert review at Milwaukee. I don't like him and passed up a chance to see him in Chicago last Thursday. Some friends said it was a great show.
http://www.concertlivewire.com/seger.htm
http://www.concertlivewire.com/seger.htm
in his new album
http://www.amazon.com/Face-Promise-Bob-Seger/dp/B000GY721K/sr=8-1/qid=1165188477/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7951679-0133765?ie=UTF8&s=music
he has a great song called "No more"
http://www.amazon.com/Face-Promise-Bob-Seger/dp/B000GY721K/sr=8-1/qid=1165188477/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7951679-0133765?ie=UTF8&s=music
he has a great song called "No more"
C.P. said:
He has been going with this song set so far
1.“Roll Me Away”
2.“Tryin’ to Live My Life Without You”
3.“Wreck This Heart”
4.“Mainstreet”
5.“Old Time Rock and Roll”
6.“Wait For Me”
7.“Face the Promise”
8.“No Matter Who You Are”
9.“Simplicity”
10.“Betty Lou’s Going Out Tonight”
11.“We’ve Got Tonight”
12.“Turn the Page”
13.“Travelin’ Man”/”Beautiful Loser”
14.“Between”
15.“You Never Can Tell”
16.“The Answer’s in the Question”
17.“Sightseeing”
18.“Sunspot Baby”
19.“Horizontal Bop”
20.“Katmandu”
First encore
21.“Night Moves”
22.“Hollywood Nights”
Second encore
23.“Against the Wind”
24.“Rock and Roll Never Forgets”
I think I'll try for tickets then, saw him about 20 years ago in San Diego.
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With more than four decades of music making wisdom behind them, Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band have earned the reputation as seasoned artists. Prepared to make history again, they released their newest album Face The Promise in September 2006. Adored by multiple generations of fans, Bob Seger’s popularity is due to the realness of the characters in his songs, and their journey down roads that many have taken. Hit songs such as “We’ve Got Tonight,” “Against The Wind,” and “Night Moves,” have only helped to solidify his place in music history.
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With more than four decades of music making wisdom behind them, Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band have earned the reputation as seasoned artists. Prepared to make history again, they released their newest album Face The Promise in September 2006. Adored by multiple generations of fans, Bob Seger’s popularity is due to the realness of the characters in his songs, and their journey down roads that many have taken. Hit songs such as “We’ve Got Tonight,” “Against The Wind,” and “Night Moves,” have only helped to solidify his place in music history.
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this guys going around the country at 61,and kicking ass! this is from chicago.got my tickets for charlotte on jan 16th can't wait
Seger simply delivers old-time thrills
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<!-- Article By Line -->BY JIM DeROGATIS Pop Music Critic
<!-- boxscore --><!-- Article's First Paragraph -->"Rock 'n' roll never forgets."
Taken from the title of one of Bob Seger's biggest hits, this line has appeared in an astounding number of reviews of the Michigan rocker's first tour since 1996 and stories about "Face the Promise," his first album in 11 years.
It's a hoary cliche, but Seger's earnest, crowd-pleasing, Midwestern meat-and-potatoes arena anthems inspire such fist-pumping hyperbole. And his performance Thursday night at a sold-out Allstate Arena proved that he's worthy of it.
The 61-year-old singer may have lost a bit of his already gruff voice during the long sabbatical, when he traded the spotlight for the role of what he calls "an ensconced dad," staying home to be part of his two kids' lives. But otherwise, he didn't miss a step as he returned to the stage.
Fronting a 10-piece version of his long-standing Silver Bullet Band, including fellow Michigan legend and Grand Funk Railroad veteran Don Brewer on drums, and augmented by the four-piece Motor City Horns, Seger delivered a 2½-hour mix of his '70s and '80s hits ("Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight," "Horizontal Bop," "Katmandu" and even 1968's "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man") and much less familiar but similarly constructed songs from his new album ("Face the Promise," "Wreck This Heart," "Answer's in the Question").
There were no theatrics, no surprises -- or none more dramatic than his cover of Chuck Berry's "C'est La Vie" -- and there was certainly nothing new. Seger's musical aesthetic remains firmly rooted in the '50s, with hints of Motown and Stax/Volt, but no stylistic innovations fresher than 1976's "Live Bullet."
"Call me a relic call me what you will/Call me old-fashioned, call me over the hill/Today's music ain't got the same soul/Give me that old time rock 'n' roll," as he sang in another of his more cheerfully rollicking hits.
Yeah, ol' Bob can be cheesy at times, especially on the big, sweeping ballads like "We've Got Tonight" and "Turn the Page." He crossed the line from earnest to Hallmark card-banal while introducing the new "No Matter Who You Are" and urging us all to "hold on to what makes you special." And sax man Alto Reed could be the hammiest boob ever to pick up that oft-abused instrument.
But for my money, I'll take a strong Seger show -- which Thursday undeniably was -- over a run-of-the-mill Bruce Springsteen set any day. Unlike the Boss, Bob isn't aspiring to craft Important Art or make a Grand Statement. He's just playing the sort of music he loves, and he's arguably as good at it today as he ever was.
That shouldn't come as a surprise; you know what they say about rock 'n' roll and forgetting.
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Seger simply delivers old-time thrills
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<!-- boxscore --><!-- Article's First Paragraph -->"Rock 'n' roll never forgets."
Taken from the title of one of Bob Seger's biggest hits, this line has appeared in an astounding number of reviews of the Michigan rocker's first tour since 1996 and stories about "Face the Promise," his first album in 11 years.
It's a hoary cliche, but Seger's earnest, crowd-pleasing, Midwestern meat-and-potatoes arena anthems inspire such fist-pumping hyperbole. And his performance Thursday night at a sold-out Allstate Arena proved that he's worthy of it.
The 61-year-old singer may have lost a bit of his already gruff voice during the long sabbatical, when he traded the spotlight for the role of what he calls "an ensconced dad," staying home to be part of his two kids' lives. But otherwise, he didn't miss a step as he returned to the stage.
Fronting a 10-piece version of his long-standing Silver Bullet Band, including fellow Michigan legend and Grand Funk Railroad veteran Don Brewer on drums, and augmented by the four-piece Motor City Horns, Seger delivered a 2½-hour mix of his '70s and '80s hits ("Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight," "Horizontal Bop," "Katmandu" and even 1968's "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man") and much less familiar but similarly constructed songs from his new album ("Face the Promise," "Wreck This Heart," "Answer's in the Question").
There were no theatrics, no surprises -- or none more dramatic than his cover of Chuck Berry's "C'est La Vie" -- and there was certainly nothing new. Seger's musical aesthetic remains firmly rooted in the '50s, with hints of Motown and Stax/Volt, but no stylistic innovations fresher than 1976's "Live Bullet."
"Call me a relic call me what you will/Call me old-fashioned, call me over the hill/Today's music ain't got the same soul/Give me that old time rock 'n' roll," as he sang in another of his more cheerfully rollicking hits.
Yeah, ol' Bob can be cheesy at times, especially on the big, sweeping ballads like "We've Got Tonight" and "Turn the Page." He crossed the line from earnest to Hallmark card-banal while introducing the new "No Matter Who You Are" and urging us all to "hold on to what makes you special." And sax man Alto Reed could be the hammiest boob ever to pick up that oft-abused instrument.
But for my money, I'll take a strong Seger show -- which Thursday undeniably was -- over a run-of-the-mill Bruce Springsteen set any day. Unlike the Boss, Bob isn't aspiring to craft Important Art or make a Grand Statement. He's just playing the sort of music he loves, and he's arguably as good at it today as he ever was.
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When I saw him in the 80's it was a great show, one of those shows where everybody stood on their seats to get a better view, causig everybody behind them to do the same, that was for the entire concert.
I don't think that will happen this time. The Arena holds about 5,000 so seats should be pretty good ( if I get them).
I don't think that will happen this time. The Arena holds about 5,000 so seats should be pretty good ( if I get them).
http://www.freep.com/article/20100326/ENT04/100326021/1039/Bob-Seger-plans-surprise-fall-tour
and now it may be his swan song...this is an awesome concert experience for anyone...and definitely think this will be the last...so go get you some...
Beloved hometown rocker Bob Seger says he's planning a tour for this fall.
Seger casually dropped the news this morning when appearing on the final show of WOMC-FM (104.3) morning man Dick Purtan, who is retiring today after 45 years on the Detroit airwaves.
It was clear the touring plans are far from finalized. Seger, who is a neighbor of Purtan, said the plans have only been in the works for a few days, but his team is looking into dates around October. And then he said the magic words: “And of course we'd play here.”
Seger last hit the road in 2006-'07, a tour that included 10 Michigan shows, including sold-out stops at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena. At the time, many observers figured it would be Seger's last big hurrah from the concert stage.
In other Seger news this week: The rocker's "Early Seger Vol. 1," which got an exclusive regional release in November via Meijer, is now available nationwide at Walmart stores.
The album, comprised of previously unreleased songs and reworked material, was the top-selling disc for Meijer during Thanksgiving week, according to Seger's camp, nearly doubling sales of Susan Boyle's debut.
and now it may be his swan song...this is an awesome concert experience for anyone...and definitely think this will be the last...so go get you some...
Beloved hometown rocker Bob Seger says he's planning a tour for this fall.
Seger casually dropped the news this morning when appearing on the final show of WOMC-FM (104.3) morning man Dick Purtan, who is retiring today after 45 years on the Detroit airwaves.
It was clear the touring plans are far from finalized. Seger, who is a neighbor of Purtan, said the plans have only been in the works for a few days, but his team is looking into dates around October. And then he said the magic words: “And of course we'd play here.”
Seger last hit the road in 2006-'07, a tour that included 10 Michigan shows, including sold-out stops at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena. At the time, many observers figured it would be Seger's last big hurrah from the concert stage.
In other Seger news this week: The rocker's "Early Seger Vol. 1," which got an exclusive regional release in November via Meijer, is now available nationwide at Walmart stores.
The album, comprised of previously unreleased songs and reworked material, was the top-selling disc for Meijer during Thanksgiving week, according to Seger's camp, nearly doubling sales of Susan Boyle's debut.
I would be broken hearted to go see him and sit through all those songs, only to find he didnt do 2 of my fav songs of his of all time...
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happy 76th
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One of my favorite concert memories - seeing Bob Seger at McNichols's Arena in Denver back in '83 and he closed the show with "Get Out Of Denver!"
