again, allow me... ...He coasted through much of his set, technically sound, but uninspired on tracks like "Send Your Love" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." --- StingUs <frotri@panafonet.gr> wrote:
Sting, Annie a handsome singing duo
It was the moment they had been anticipating. So, when Annie Lennox reappeared onstage to join Sting in a duet at the Air Canada Centre last night, 14,000 fans shrieked their approval. And a handsome pairing it was. They're a perfect complement, you know, this former Police frontman and erstwhile Eurythmics siren, who will bring their show back to the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 17. It's their maturity and longevity and lithe good looks. It's their vast repertoires of popular songs. It's the shared ability to both soothe and incite. It's a perception of sincerity and graciousness. It's the relief that somebody is still making music for grown folks. It was during the fifth song of his 100-minute set, as Sting launched into "We'll Be Together" from his 1987 album Nothing Like the Sun that Lennox emerged from backstage to sing with him. They started off back-to-back - him strumming bass - and together they swayed and skanked across the stage, she wailing and frenetic, his tenor restrained. We can't show you what this scene looked like, because Lennox's undue restrictions on media photography caused the Star to opt out of shooting her. Despite her self-portrayal as a reluctant celebrity, the native Scot retains tight control over her image. You can't really knock her though, if that's what has helped the classically trained musician (as a flautist) navigate her way through two successful bands, the Tourists and Eurythmics, survive two divorces and raise two daughters. She has sold more records since stepping out solo in the '90s than she did with either group and earlier this year won an Oscar and Golden Globe for the song "Into the West" from Lord of the Rings: Return Of The King. And based on last night, the short-cropped blonde, who turns 50 this year, is at the top of her game. She opened the show clad in jeans and a sequined top and strutted across the stage like a diva, swung the microphone and kicked up her heels like a rock 'n' roller in an hour-long set that included Eurythmics hits as well as songs from her three solo albums. Even when she slowed it down, tinkling the ivories on "Here Comes The Rain Again" and caressing each note, a growl lingered nearby. Sting's portion was a retooled version of his March show at Massey Hall - buffed just enough to make you wonder how that smaller venue ever accommodated him. He coasted through much of his set, technically sound, but uninspired on tracks like "Send Your Love" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." But the 52-year-old Brit came alive on the crowd-pleasing "Englishman In New York" and an extended, overwrought version of "Roxanne." Source: Toronto Star
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