When you think of a good R&B show that has this caliber of hit artists you would expect so much more then what you got. I traveled with six others, three and half hours to see this event, and most felt that February's Funkfest (Cameo, Sugarfoot's Ohio Players, The Bar-Kays, Con-Funk-Shun, and The Dazz Band) event was a way better experience.
Case did perform all of his major hits, and showed off his singing ability (loved the Marvin Gaye tribute), but having a DJ hit some buttons on a machine, instead of a live band...REALLY!!! The crowd wasn't getting into his performance as much as must would expect.
Then there was Carl Thomas, who also performed all of his must well known songs. A great singer, no doubt, but he didn't have anyone else on stage with him. The machine that was playing his tracks backstage, really toke a lot away from a great vocal performance. Once again, the crowd wasn't that energetic, and a quarter of the crowd was just arriving mid-way through his performance. I should know, because that was the time in which the must movement in the crowd had token place up to that point all night.
Tank was next on the stage, and without a doubt was the female dominated crowds main want-to-see attraction. He put on a good show, had a live band, and didn't disappoint (until after the show). He stayed on stage way longer than his set time, and made sure he toke his extra 15 minutes at the end of his performance, to slowly take his shirt off for the ladies (WEAK!!!). I did however enjoy when he was handing out cash to random female fans, to pay them back for getting they're nails and hair done (that was another ten minutes extra).
Finally, there was D.C.'s own Ginuwine. After losing a lot of his time to Tank, I got to see one of the must disappointing performances of the evening. I'm a big Ginuwine fan (I own the whole library), and expected to hear all of those monster hit songs live. He had a band, he had the crowd (other than the ladies who left after Tank's performance, who didn't show up until mid-way through Carl Thomas's). To only hear mostly new material, then to just get Differences, an acapella version of So Anxious, In Those Jeans, and (a very badly done James Brown inspired performance) of Pony. What the HELL...!!!
Ginuwine's main redeeming moment of the night was at the photo meet and greet. It was suppose to be him and Tank (two seperate lines, and cost $20 a piece). Tank's line was half way around the building, while Ginuwine's was only half as long. However, Tank bailed after only 10-15 minutes, leaving a long line of fans (mostly female) upset and angry (but they were completely refunded). Ginuwine tho to his credit, stayed to do photos and autographs with all his fans. He then stayed even later to do retakes with those who's photos didn't turn out the first time.