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Best performance I've seen at the Schnitz in many years. Superb artistic articulation of cultural history, social justice philosophy,and a command performance of committment to women's music. Best "peace" messages possible.
Good if you are a woman, not so good if you are a man. They are very good vocalists with some very good arrangemetns. But I have lost my enthusiasm for "we will overcome" and "power to the people" type of music.
We have a lot of Sweet Honey's albums, but you can't beat a live performance. These are harmonies that resonate in your chest and make your arm hairs stand up. We left feeling very much uplifted. I can't recommend seeing them enough!
xlnt sound, simple elegant presentation. Politically and spiritually very inclusive and healthy
Sweet Honey in the Rock brought their sound and energy to the stage in Ames. This was one concert in which the strengths of the individual members really came through. From out of this world jazz to enveloping warmth and compassion the presence of Sweet Honey came through.
Sweet Honey in the Rock is a group of 6 African American ladies that sing A Capella and harmonize in a way that brings goose bumps. They are a hidden treasure that I recommend most highly!
This was a great event and a great night out with friends. They group was inspirational the music was wonderful. I would go to see them again, anytime, any where.
Sweet Honey In The Rock was absolutely amazing. A group of friends attended the Saturday night show and we were all so impressed. This is a show that we will definitely put on our calendars for the next time they return to the Birchmere. Bravo!!!
Sweet Honey in the Rock is always at the top of their game. I've caught their act probably half a dozen times, starting in about 1982, and I've never seen an off day. Two small -- and I mean very small -- criticisms of last week's show. One is that for my taste there were a tad too many gospel (or, I should say, heavily gospel-influenced) tunes and too few of the social-consciousness kind of songs they do so well. Whether the setlist stays pretty much the same from show to show or varies a lot, I don't know, but I would have liked to hear more of the civil rights-era tunes, for instance. Second, there's always been a good bit of spoken message-delivering in between songs in their act, but this time I thought there might have been even more. if I had all my druthers, I'd have replaced some of the explicit, spoken commentary with another couple of tunes. Something like "We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest," maybe. Really, really, really minor drawbacks, though.
This ensemble of beautiful, oh-so-talented women is truly amazing, inspiring, evoking, worshipful, electrifying and soulful. And, their mind-blowing, one-of-a-kind craft is so much more that there aren't even words in existence that adequately capture or depict their style of entertainment, their way of being! Their 2010 repertoire is almost all brand new. Shirley (ASL interpreter) is as spirited and spriteful and innovative and animated as ever. Ms. Barnwell, and her rumbling bass/baritone and ranging tenor, as always, did not fail to impress and strike awe in every one of us in the audience! All-in-all, EVERYONE should try their hardest to see the "Honeys" in concert...it's an experience that you won't soon forget! AND, take your children...they, especially, shouldn't miss an opportunity to enjoy this show.
Sweet Honey was amazing, inspiring. I can't wait until they're in the Chicago area next December.
As always, their voices, spirit and music filled me up and allowed me to let go. I am recovering from two family deaths in the past three weeks and per usual I felt like they were singing directly to me.
I am a big fan of this group so I loved the thought of seeing them up close and personal at Birchmere...the show was great! all selections were wonderful and the vocals, as usual were superb...can't wait for the next time!
Sweet Honey In The Rock was without a doubt the best thing I have seen in a long time and I attend many theater events. What was so enjoyable was that I had no prior expectations because I purposely did not look up any information about this before attending. What I loved most was the exceptional voices that we got to hear so well because their were no real instruments drowning out the voices and the women did not have to compete with musical instruments. The accoustics in the Jo Long Theater are amazing. My seats in the first row balcony were fantastic. The only thing I needed was an elevator that night because I had recently broken my toe and it was difficult for me to climb 3 flights of stairs.
During the performance, I kept thinking how beautiful ... women, African Americans, human beings in general ... we all are.
Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! I will see them again and again! Voice and thought.......a National Treasure!
The show was OUTSTANDING! I especially enjoy the way they put the entire audience at ease; very soothing and comforting. Their ability to speak to so large a crowd and yet you feel its all about you. The song and voice inflection is wonderful - talented, to say the least - but this performance has a way of telling OUR STORIES. I feel as if they are telling my storey!
We didn't get to go to this performance because we were called away unexpectedly to a funeral. I gave it 5 stars because I have never been to one of their performance that didn't deserve a ten out of five stars. I have to tell you that these ladies are so animated that playing a CD is a letdown because you don't get to see them perform. Even so, their CD's would get a 5 out of 5 from me.
After hearing their music for so many years it was really wonderful to see these great ladies perform LIVE! The Birchmere was the PERFECT locale for them; so up close and personal!
I went expecting to hear gospel music like the old Sweet Honey in the Rock and was at first disappointed. Then I got involved with the rhythms of their voices and the "rap like" tone and was mesmorized. It was great.
