Well as promised a quick review of the Legends tour at the NIA.
Sold out and the venue was rammed.
Running order was the Miracles, Martha, Mary then the Commodores.
Miracles were vocally excellent.
Did the classics, inc. Tracks of my Tears, Tears of a clown and Going to a go go.
Slick and well choreographed.
Next up was Martha.
Well as we all know her voice is shot.
Also gave me the impression she couldn't't remember the words to her hits.
Lots of getting the audience involved singing along to Heatwave, Dancing etc.
Very poor imo.
Mary Wilson next who was the Star of the show for me.
Vocally superb doing all the classics as expected.
Not only that she looked like she was really enjoying herself..
Strutting her stuff and smiling all the way through.
She had people up on the stage dancing with her and just came across as a natural
Particularly enjoyed her rendition of You can't Hurry love.
Really up-tempo and bassy.
Next was the headline act The Commodores.
Did all there hits excluding The Zoo.
Really professional, vocally brilliant and well rehearsed.
Got the audience involved and there act even included pyrotechnics.
Needless to say there were the MJ tributes.
Martha just recounted the first time she saw the J5 at the Harlem Apollo.
Mary was along the lines of when you think about Michael just remember his musical talent and ability.
Most cringe worthy was the Commodores tribute.
They requested a 30 sec silence for a 'fallen colleague.'
Fallen colleague.
Not like he had been in a war, a media circus and publicity feeding frenzy yes but hardly any thing else.
So overall I enjoyed it.
Good value for money as the show was just under 4 hours long inc a 30 min intermission.
Highlights for me were Marry and sharing joint second the Commodores and Miracles.
Such a shame about Martha.
The other 4 occupants of my 'taxi' also enjoyed the event.
My daughter thought it was awesome and she has been to a fair few non soul concerts.
And for her to say that is a testament to a good show.
Hope that will help people who may be undecided about seeing this tour.
Best
Tabs