Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass Peace Concert Hall At The Peace Center - SC Concert reviews
Cindy Lauper was stellar! 5 Stars!
Cindy Lauper brought her rock and roll game to the Hollywood Bowl. Her voice is still full and resonates with emotion. She played guitar, flute, and I'm not sure what instrument she played while singing "All Through the Night." (Maybe a slide guitar)? She is very personable, and told great stories between songs. I wish she'd tour on her own. This was an all around enjoyable performance.
Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass … what can I say. His backing band and backup singers were all fabulous, and they carried this performance. One of the best moments of his set was when his backup singers did Tina Turners "Proud Mary." He left the stage at least three times while his band played solos or rocked out when he was gone. His vocals couldn't be heard over the band unless he was really projecting, and even then his phrasing and tone were just not there. His best song was an old Etta James song called "I'd Rather be Blind." He really brought the emotion and belted it out on that one. His famous "Do You Think I'm Sexy" was fun, but we really don't need or want him shaking his derrière anymore. It was a very campy show, and a bit boring. But, on the positive side, it's always fun to have a night out under the stars.