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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2022 23:59:22 GMT -5
If Jackie wants to do Justice to Joni Mitchell, she shouldn't sing any other songs. This is not a "Jackie sings Joni and a few other songs"" show, it is called "Jackie sings Joni". Jackie knows you don't put all your eggs in one basket, and she also is smart enough to give the fans what they want. Including some old stuff isn't a path to nowhere. Leaving it all out is...that's a sure way to watch your fan base shrink real fast. I doubt anyone in attendance would say Jackie didn't do justice to "An Evening with the New American Songbook" which was the concept of her concert tour promoting The Debut: "Jackie Evancho matches her extraordinary voice with one of the most exciting reemerging genres in popular music today..." Here is the setlist posted by Len Rausch for her last 3 concerts in 2020 -Salt Lake City UT, Parker CO and Colorado Springs CO. Notice that song titles in bold are from The Debut (New American Songbook)...7 songs in a set-list of 20, with her Puccini medley encore. I would think those paying $45 to $90 a seat for "Jackie Evancho Sings Joni Mitchell" will expect a concert consisting of more than 10 songs for an evening's entertainment. We will see in September. 1st Set List ** Pure Imagination (from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) Some Enchanted Evening (from South Pacific) Reflection (from Mulan) Phantom of the Opera Medley: Music of the Night Point of No Return All I Ask Of You I'M NOT THAT GIRL (from Wicked) SHE USED TO BE MINE (from Waitress) My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic) Orchestral Instrumental Medley: Selections from “West Side Story” Somewhere (from West Side Story) How Great Thou Art 2nd Set List ** Misty BURN (from Hamilton) REQUIEM (from Dear Evan Hanson) FALLING SLOWLY (from Once) ONCE UPON A DECEMBER (from Anastasia) ANOTHER DAY/NO DAY BUT TODAY (from Rent) Orchestral Instrumental Medley: Selections from “The Wizard of Oz” Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha) Encore: Mio Babbino Caro/Nessun Dorma Mashup ** The set lists were identical for all three performances. The Debut was an album with musical and film songs, all songs of this setlist are that too .so there is a reason to sing these songs in a "The Debut" concert. I don't find a reason to sing these songs in a "Jackie sings Joni" concert. Joni Mitchell has more than 10 songs that Jackie could sing in a concert. During her performances at Cafe Carlyle, Jackie sang 12 songs. In Feinstein's 15 songs (9 of them from the Debut).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2022 0:20:16 GMT -5
I doubt anyone in attendance would say Jackie didn't do justice to "An Evening with the New American Songbook" which was the concept of her concert tour promoting The Debut: "Jackie Evancho matches her extraordinary voice with one of the most exciting reemerging genres in popular music today..." Here is the setlist posted by Len Rausch for her last 3 concerts in 2020 -Salt Lake City UT, Parker CO and Colorado Springs CO. Notice that song titles in bold are from The Debut (New American Songbook)...7 songs in a set-list of 20, with her Puccini medley encore. I would think those paying $45 to $90 a seat for "Jackie Evancho Sings Joni Mitchell" will expect a concert consisting of more than 10 songs for an evening's entertainment. We will see in September. 1st Set List ** Pure Imagination (from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) Some Enchanted Evening (from South Pacific) Reflection (from Mulan) Phantom of the Opera Medley: Music of the Night Point of No Return All I Ask Of You I'M NOT THAT GIRL (from Wicked) SHE USED TO BE MINE (from Waitress) My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic) Orchestral Instrumental Medley: Selections from “West Side Story” Somewhere (from West Side Story) How Great Thou Art 2nd Set List ** Misty BURN (from Hamilton) REQUIEM (from Dear Evan Hanson) FALLING SLOWLY (from Once) ONCE UPON A DECEMBER (from Anastasia) ANOTHER DAY/NO DAY BUT TODAY (from Rent) Orchestral Instrumental Medley: Selections from “The Wizard of Oz” Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha) Encore: Mio Babbino Caro/Nessun Dorma Mashup ** The set lists were identical for all three performances. Yeah, she likes to do songs from the new album, and then some older stuff. As she says, some of her favorites and some of yours. There are many people who would probably prefer to hear completely different songs. E.g. Angel, Lovers, Pie Jesu, Imaginer, To believe, the Lords Prayer, Mercy, A million Dreams, True Colors, etc. You can't make everyone happy. The question is always, which way Jackie wants to go, also with regard to upcoming projects.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2022 0:44:13 GMT -5
If Jackie goes into these shows without a meaningful concept, she won't succeed. Concepts are a mixed blessing. Any theme, even "greatest hits", is a limitation. Sometimes structure and limits add value; other times, not so much. Unless they do, they're a liability. A concept may work better with a broad enough category that one doesn't need to go outside the category to have a good mix. Joni Mitchell covers may be enough for an album, but I don't know that it's enough for a live performance. A concept can also work sometimes with original material, like Moody Blues Days of Future Passed, which is a whole work and not just a collection of songs with something in common; so the concept has more meaning than to serve as a labeled container. (larger classical works are like that, and they were original too once upon a time) But that's probably a harder sell these days, with instant gratification and digital delivery and short attention spans. For smaller venues, it might even be good to be so anti-concept as to have two or three extra songs (old ones, only extra expense is rehearsal) ready to switch into the set list to be responsive to what worked best with that particular audience. For large enough audiences, they're likely to all be the same, but for smaller audiences, what they respond to can vary more, not being averaged out. There are many artists who do full concerts only with Joni Mitchell songs. If Jackie is good and brave, she can too. What old hits should Jackie actually sing, Pie Jesu, Angel and All of the Stars are her great successes.
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Post by msims on Aug 21, 2022 3:53:08 GMT -5
I am not aware of her performing an entire album in concert unless she was doing a pbs special, which she really should do. A Tribute to Joni would make a good concept for a special too.
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Post by rlhamil on Aug 21, 2022 10:59:17 GMT -5
I am not aware of her performing an entire album in concert unless she was doing a pbs special, which she really should do. A Tribute to Joni would make a good concept for a special too. The Houston concert was a preview of quite a bit (not entire, admittedly) of DWM - and I think nothing else. Of course, her existing repertoire was much smaller then.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2022 12:01:10 GMT -5
I am not aware of her performing an entire album in concert unless she was doing a pbs special, which she really should do. A Tribute to Joni would make a good concept for a special too. Jackie has also never recorded an album with songs by a single artist, but now she has done it. If Jackie sells enough albums, she might also get a PBS special. As much as from Awakening at least.
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Post by johnnyb on Aug 21, 2022 23:49:49 GMT -5
Just pre ordered my signed copy of Jackie’s CD, ships out in September. ☺️
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Post by msims on Sept 3, 2022 12:29:28 GMT -5
#6 2,948% Sales rank: 50 (was 1,524) #2 on Folk Albums! It may decrease again then increase next promo period but thats still good!
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