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Burt Bacharach gave an outstanding performance along with his other 7 musicians and 3 singers. He is still as talented as ever. We went down memory lane with so many of his songs like Raindrops which will never be forgotten.
WOW. He is 86 and played 2 hours with no breaks! So many hits that he did some medleys to cover them all. They were arranged beautifully. His band and singers were fantastic. The show was so worth it for Bacharach fans! Loved it Loved it! He sang a few songs which were difficult for him but the audience went wild when he did. A fabulous songwriter and composer. Alfie is my all time favorite as is his!
If you have the opportunity to see Burt Bacharach perform, DO NOT PASS IT UP! He is simply amazing ... not to mention 86 years young. His orchestra is fantastic and he has three extremely talented singers perform beside him. Burt does not let you down ... he plays all his oldies, music from the movies and Braodway shows he scored and even a couple of new ones. He took the stage at 8:15pm ... and did not stop playing until 10:15pm. No intermission. 95% music; 5% talking to the audience. If he had been in town a second night, I would have gone back. I am 42 years old and LOVED the show. Burt is an exceptional songwriter and to see him perform his music live is a treat beyond compare!
We were completely moved by this performance....so excellent...he is an American master, and his orchestra and singers were fantastic.
Burt is the coolest and the smoothest. His songs are so simple and his arrangements are so complex making for a night of non-stop hits.
Amazing how many songs this man has composed. At 86 he still got it.
An amazing body of work. Each song different, yet you could hear his style in them. His personality was warm and engaging. Amazing to hear his talk about his commitment to continuing to produce more music, and to travel and play his music, at age 86! What a gift he has shared with all of us!
awesome!.......................................................
This was the best concert I have ever attended in my life... and I am a professional musician and am usually on the stage... so I am a real critic... Mr. B was slightly late getting onstage (who can complain.. the guy is almost 90) but once he entered, he went for two hours with NO INTERMISSION and no let up! It was a great show. His band was great and he was amazing. The Carolina Theater in Durham is a wonderful venue with great acoustics and comfortable seating (we were in the nose bleed section) with not a bad seat in the house apparently. Great audience! Great concert! Great performer! Great band! Absolutely NO COMPLAINTS... only accolades.
Not knowing what to expect from a 83 year old singer/songwriter we were very surprised that Burt Bacharach still has it. The band/orch. was wonderful and the back up singers each and collectively were excellent. The music was a walk down memory lane.
If you get a chance to see Burt, don't miss it! An incredible experience!
Don't know how he does it! Burt spent 2 hours, uninterrupted on stage, playing, conducting the whole time. He played approximately 40 of his compositions, mostly songs, a few movie themes. He included songs from the Brill Building days in NYC, up to his collaborations with Elvis Costello and Steven Sater. Of course, most emphasis is on the songs he wrote with the late, great Hal David, performed by the incredible Dionne Warwick, including "Walk on By", "Alfie", and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", as well as Carpenters' "Close to You", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" from his Tony-winning "Promises, Promises", and the "Theme From Arthur". A 7 piece band (mini-orchestra?), including brass and violin, re-created the classic Bacharach arrangements perfectly, with keyboardists and vocalists. Over the years, covers of the Bacharach/David songbook have often homogenized the rhythms and tonal qualities that cause his music to swing; hearing the timeless jazz as intended reminded one why this music still stands tall after 50 years.
My wife and I have seen Burt in five or six concerts over the past ten years. This concert at the Carolina Theater in Durham was the best! Burt, his singers and band were "on their game" this past Wednesday night. The best way we can summarize this concert is WOW!
It was a nice evening , good seats , good music , just something relaxing and simple that we know all the words to and have heard a million times. Bacharach has lived an interesting life , losing a daughter , and continuing to work and travel at 86. Amazing !!
What an amazing body of work!!! It does not matter who sings it, the music and lyrics remain the same . . . .awesome!!!
This is my first concert review. I just turned 60 and I grew up with rock and roll. Wish I could see the Doors or the Beatles.... but love virtually all types of music. I was looking for a concert to go to and saw that Burt Bacharach was playing at the Saban theatre (which I never heard of) and thought it would be fun to see an Icon. I have to confess I never bought an album of his because his music is so ubiquitous. Amazingly, he played almost non-stop for 2 hours and I knew almost all of his songs. He is a bit frail but full of energy. The concert was very tight and well organized with a great back-up band and fantastic singers. He was also so charming. The whole experience was pure pleasure-and it was nice seeing his son join him on stage. Must have been really fun for both of them. I would go to see the same concert again!
Dad loved it! Great evening to celebrate his 77th birthday... had prime rib dinner up the street followed with Bacharach music for dessert : )
Burt Bacharach and his band did a fantastic show at the classic Saban Threatre in Beverly Hills. He and his band played for nearly two hours straight, no intermission, playing the familiar songs plus several new ones that Burt has written more recently. Burt, his vocalists, and his instrumentalists are all top notch, The show is paced so well, and Burt takes time to engage with his audience in between sets. He is truly an American icon, one who has had a tremendous impact on popular music culture, and one who is genuinely a kind, nice person. And a bonus was seeing Burt's 21 year old son, Oliver, play a set with the rest of the group, Oliver at the electronic keyboard. What a treat!! Highly recommended show!!!
Burt Bacharach played all my favorites including: This Guy's in Love with You, Do You Know the Way to San Jose, Close to You, The Look of Love, and What the World Needs Now Is Love. He had the audience sing along to Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head at the end. I was singing along all throughout the concert. Burt's still got it going!
The show itself was wonderful content. But the sound system turned it into a series of screeching lyrics and music that sounded like it was reverberating from a tin box. The same was true of my experience at the Fifth Dimension concert. The sound system is probably adequate for a stage production, but is sorely lacking for a concert.
