Christopher Cross
by refman4870 on 5/4/17Carolina Theatre - DurhamRating: 4 out of 5Sound could have been better. Music overshadowed the artist voice.

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Christopher Cross made history when his debut self-titled album was released in 1980. The album featured the international hit songs Sailing, Run Like the Wind and Never Be The Same. It went on to win five Grammy Awards, including—for the first time ever—the four most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also for “Sailing”), and Best New Artist. An extraordinary song writer, Cross wrote all these songs and another of the most famous songs of the time - “Arthurs Theme (The best that you can do)” which he co-wrote with Burt Bacharach & Peter Allen and featured in the film Arthur that starred Liza Minelli and Dudley Moore. Arthur’s Theme won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Christopher Cross has also worked with some music greats and shared the stage with some music icons – from Mike McDonald – who sang backing vocals on Ride Like The Wind through to singing backing vocals with Carl Wilson on David Lee Roth’s version of California Girls.
Early in his career Christopher Cross and his band were the opening band for Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull whilst in 1970 he subbed in for Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple for a show in San Antonio.
Thirty years since his stellar debut into the music business, Cross continues recording and touring across the nation, stopping at venues such as the Depot (Salt Lake City). He has released multiple albums and continued to contribute to film and tv soundtracks – including shows such as 30 Rock (he wrote Lemon’s Theme for the soundtrack).
His most recent album, Secret Ladder was released in 2014. The 13 track album, influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman, was written mostly with Rob Meurer and again Cross has worked with the finest musicians including bassist Will Lee (of the Fab Faux and Late Night with David Letterman), drummer Keith Carlock (Steely Dan and Toto), guitarist Eric Johnson, saxophonist David Mann, and vocalists Michael McDonald and Jeff Foskett (Brian Wilson’s musical director.
Sound could have been better. Music overshadowed the artist voice.
Beautiful voice, beautiful music Enjoyed the "hits" as well as the songs that were "new" to me.
I was so disappointed. The sound mixing was awful. Christopher's singing was bad. The only thing that sounded good was the sax. We left half way through the show. I've never ever done that before.
Christopher Cross put on a great show!! Every song was awesome!
This was our seventh Christopher Cross concert, and it was the only one that left us disappointed. The venue was great, but the sound was not. On some songs, it was hard to hear the vocals over a loud hum. The performance was short at about one hour, twenty minutes with no encore. One of his backup singers was off-key on most songs. Christopher had new arrangements for several of his early songs, but they were not that interesting. We are big fans, but this was an off night for Christopher Cross.
Overall an OK concert... that said, the sound quality was terrible. It appears the Sound engineer had a challenging time to balance all the various instruments as well as the singers. Overall, the audio was muddled and stepped all over Christopher's vocals. They did get better as the night went on. Highlight was his acoustics portion. With limited instruments, the engineer wasn't able to mess that part up.
Excellent show - reminded me a lot of a Harry Chapin concert: excellent music and some good storytelling!
Everything I had hoped for and more. Wonderful backup singers and his musicians are top notch.
Not sure if the venue had speaker problems or if it was the band but the music was way too loud for our liking and unfortunately drowned out Christopher Cross singing. The only time I could actually hear him singing was when he did a song cappella. It was a small venue and there was no need to have the music so loud the speakers sounded like they blew.
I had the privilege to spend a couple hours with Christopher Cross tonight who has a soul as a deep as the Mariana Trench ... his music is a love letter to everyone who has touched his life ... he feels everything deeply and he humbly shares his pure love for things that matter and merit immortalizing through song ...there is nothing fancy or pretentious about the show or him ... he simply needs to tell his story ... and I am the better for it ... Chris dedicated a song to our military servicemen ...the song honors our military and generously donates all proceeds to help American veterans... I couldn't revere this man more ~
It was a super performance by both him and his band. The venue at the Golden Nugget was great as well.
My First time to attend a concert at the Golden Nugget. I love this place! It wasn't overly crowded and the seating was perfect. Had a great time!!! Christopher Cross has an amazing voice.
What a night! One of those times when it felt like you were witnessing a private event. It was so intimate (even in a room of several thousand)! He sounds as good or better than he did back in the day. Bluesy and soulful, the show kept us absorbed in every note. The band- oh my! WOW! Incredibly talented, each and everyone of them! He did not leave out any favorites and even played a few unexpected goodies (John Lennon's "Imagine"). If you have the chance to see him (or any of the band members on their own)- do not miss it! It truly was one of the most incredible evenings of music I've ever experienced! Hated one thing: that it had to end!
First time I had seen CC in 21 years. NOT disappointed. Might be my last time to see him live
Just an amazing show. Brought back great memories.
Excellent show . . . played all of the expected oldies but his new music is also great. His voice is wonderful and he has a great band. Would see again if he comes back to town!
It was pretty good. I thought the price was too high for this Event though. I was expecting a bit more. I would rate it a 6-7 out of a 10. Tickets should have been priced in the $30 range in my opinion.
Great performance by the Little River Band. Best part of the show indeed.. Christopher Cross was good however he sang and played too many of his " new songs"
The Little River Band and Christopher Cross nailed it. Love the old school music in a modern day event.
Enjoyed both bands; brought back all the oldies. 2 downsides: LRB felt compelled to amp up its otherwise mellow, easy listening songs. Why would you take a beautiful, harmonious love song like "Lady" and turn it into screeching rock? But it was all good. Chris Cross played all his hits plus stuff from his newer albums that I was unfamiliar with. The new stuff is pretty good: Introspective with spiritual themes, worth listening to. This was the middle 1/3 of his gig, then he went back to the oldies. Sound mixing could use some work; the guitars, vocals, keyboard didn't really blend well and could be jarring at times. I kept waiting for his sound crew to rebalance but they never did. Whatever -- no one else seemed to mind. If you're an old-timer like me, you should see Chris at least once.