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Post by Big-D on Jul 2, 2006 13:45:29 GMT 1
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Post by sybille on Jul 2, 2006 17:34:56 GMT 1
Yeah. she was late, but here´s another review. She did well. From underseige3000 com4.runboard.com/blaurynhilltalk.fmainchat.t2210¨went to the show yesterday and i really had a good time...when i arrived inde.arie was on. very peaceful and alot of positive vibes. the dj said lauryn is was next after indie. the crowd started moving towards the front, i was right up front directly in fron of her chair. it took 45mins for the band to set up, the dj was keeping the audience occupied while the band was gettin the sound right...after bout 30mins after they set up, we got word that lauryn wasnt here yet so they swap and put the roots on...they rocked of course and brought out talib kwali( after the roots talib was just walkin around in the crowd and i got a chance to meet him!). as soon as the roots got off the stage lauryn band cam back out. they just started grooving moving real fast tryin to set up as they went along, real jazz like. as they jam they was gettin the sound right to, then ms hill came out....she started wit final hour, a real jazzy funk beat which was hot, the crowd was loving it. then she went into zion which also had a jazzy feeling, and proceded wit iron lion zion. she also did zimbawe which was funky raggae and another bob marley song(cant thinnk of the name). before she started to do doo wop, she said " they say i have to get off stage, but ima continue." her band was tite, they all seem like rebels and lauryn there leader and they palyed without sound for about thirty seconds.She looked at the crowd wit a amile and said" they aint goin run me off, im on stage and ima give yall a show" they crowd was screaming lauryn as they kept messin wit her sound and cut off her spot light she came towards the front of the crowd dancing not giving a f!@k. she still was rhyming with out a mic. after the doowop, she called for the sound man and he ran and she was talkin to him for a lil bit while the crowd kept screeming for her to continur, then she gave her upright bass player the que to go to the next song. she closed out wit how many mics ...seem like she was just getting warmed up wanting to give us more but i guess they told her that was hit even tho her band members was tellin her she should still go. it seem like her upright bass player was the band director, she was talkin to him and i guess he was like lets keep goin and she pointed at the sound guy and shook her head. as she walked off stage she came back towards the front of each side and greeted people waving and pointing smiling all bright. she was dope and i really enjoyed my self. I heard some people behind me sayin" f!@k al green we came to see u lauryn" it was uncalled for but i can feel there pain cuz the majority of the crowd was there to see her. AL green came out and closed the show...alot of the crowd left but we kept on partying until the end of the show. i have some pics and will load them in the gallery...i took them with my phone so the quality not all that good.¨
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Post by fugees-online on Jul 2, 2006 18:43:24 GMT 1
REVIEW: "Soulfull": Peace, Love, Soul and Drama!I think that the inaugural Soulfull Saturday Festival proved three very important things: - There are local soul and R&B fans who will come downtown and support a festival like this; - That music, as Madonna said, makes the people come together; - That just because West Palm is still establishing itself as an entertainment center doesn't mean the powers-that-be won't cut off a sistah off when she runs over time, even when that sistah is a big ol' star. And that's a good thing. The sistah in question, of course, in Miss Lauryn Hill, who, as you probably know by now, completely missed her scheduled start time between india.arie and The Roots, and wound up performing a very short set right before luminous headliner Al Green. There is still no official word as to what the delay was - all I know is that up until that point, the show had been running shockingly on time, and that Hill's band was all set up and ready to go. Where they went, unfortunately, was backstage, because Hill didn't go on. The City of West Palm Beach agreed to extend the show past the 11 p.m. curfew so that she and Green could both perform. By the time she did hit the stage, after The Roots lifted the crowd on a wave of jazz-inflected hip-hop, I think the overwhelming attitude in the audience seemed to be "OK, you're here. Show us something," She should have been amazing. I say this as a huge Lauryn Hill fan, who in the '90s internalized her music and her emotionally pourous voice, her confessional, proud lyrics, her natural hair and the beautiful soul that seemed to be flashing through her large, sad eyes. She, Erykah Badu, and india.arie, were the Holy Union of Sistahs to me, who told the young girls and the world that they were enough - their strength, broad noses, full lips and whatever their hair was doing at the time. My 'fro and I thank them. But in the end last night, she was just OK. Maybe I feel that way because I'd been sitting around watching the very patient crowd hang around through the old school party that DJ Irie threw down while Hill's band's instruments were taken down and The Roots' were set up. But Hill just came on and started singing, with nary an explanation as to what had happened. Her voice sounded OK - the best song was the lovely "To Zion," about her son. And the crowd seemed with her - to a point. But there was an expectation of something wonderful to justify the wait. And that did not happen in her set. Well, that's not true. Something sort of wonderful, in a dramatic sense, happened. The band swung up the gorgeous horns for "That Thing," my favorite Lauryn Hill song. And it's funny, because as she began to sing, her voice was the strongest it had been all night. But as she started the first verse, there was a...sudden interuption of sound system. Nobody would officially confirm what happened, or who gave the order to cut the system, but it's assumed that she'd been given a certain time limit, and when she exceeded it, it was over. But she kept singing - someone in the front row said they believe Hill didn't initially realize that the sound was cut. I don't believe that. Not long before that point, she'd told the crowd that "they're gonna cut me off," and that to blame whoever was doing the cutting, not her. I don't think that's a fair statement. She was late, for whatever reason, and the City was keeping the party going extra-late because of it. If they had to cut her, they did. And as much as I would have loved to have heard "That Thing," that thing they did was the right thing. First of all, that cleared the way for Al Green (more on him in the next post). Second, it showed that the city and the promoters are serious. They can get first-rate talent. And they're gonna put on a first-rate show, respectful of the fans and the residents, no matter what. Outstanding. Do it again. Posted by Leslie Streeter at July 2, 2006 07:49 AM source: www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/streeter/entries/2006/07/soulfull_peace.html
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Post by sybille on Jul 2, 2006 18:54:24 GMT 1
No pictures ? I want pictures ! LOL.
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Post by Big-D on Jul 2, 2006 19:01:09 GMT 1
and I don't care what you want
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Post by aaktt on Jul 2, 2006 22:05:22 GMT 1
No pictures ? I want pictures ! LOL. I want em too
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Post by fugees-online on Jul 2, 2006 23:16:58 GMT 1
REVIEW by dazonne (from runboard):Hey, what's up peeps...I basically co-sign with Underceige review, but I'll add a lil myself. First thing, I would have never predicted that I would have gotten the chance to stand directly in front of the stage as I did. I was SO CLOSE, I stayed in that post for about 8hrs and 30mins... INSANE, for me not moving from that spot, burning up like crazy from the heat btw, but being a Floridian I'm use to it. I must say India Arie was really great, I was so impress with her as a performer after this concert, she was DAMN good!!! Then comes the controversy, the crew started putting up Lauryn's set, and I was all happy especially seeing that chair of hers, alluding to the fact that it would be an acoustic set and all...but after the set up was complete, the sound crew kept coming out checking equipments and mics etc... I immediately starting saying they are covering something because they kept going over doing the samething, and I said oh boy she must be late or something, better yet she probably didn't showup...After all these thoughts started creeping in my head, I became frustarted at the thought of her not showing, especially seeing them stripping the stage down with her equipment....after waiting forever the DJ Arie came out and told the crowd the they will be switching things up a bit, and the Roots will be coming on next instead of Lauryn, with no explanation saying if she will be coming up thereafter or what....Then came the roots, which I must admit I really wasn't into at first because of the fustration of not knowing if she will perform or not, so I just couldn't find the groove in me to rock with them...Though they were FIRE, especially when Talib came out, I kind of snapped out of my funk, when they finished...Her crew started rolling out, so I was all excited like whew she came...YESSSS!!! Her band was straight FIRE, she started with Lost Ones if I'm not mistaken Underceige, not Final Hour....She killed Final Hour, she blew through that song, with some Bone-Thugz- n- Harmony rapping skills with a jazz feel to it with the band....She did Zion, Iron, Lion Zion, and other Bob songs as aforementioned by Underceige...I notice I'm really starting to repeat everything Underceige menitoned, so I'm going to close here and just say overall I was ok with the experience... I"m slightly disappointed because I didn't get to really hear her sing because it wasn't an acoutis performance, but hey...I still got to see her, and I mean I saw every little bit of that small petite woman...Lauryn really needs to focus on being early because she messes up an event such as this with the delays between performances...I mean she has to understand, her set wouldn't have been rushed if she would have just showed up on time...Anyways, I'm uploading my video files, so be easy peeps...Peace VIDEO:Lauryn Hill @ Soul-ful Saturday, Florida July 1st 2006Zion, Iron Lion Zion and more (15 min): www.megaupload.com/?d=UBJDJ7IEHow Many Mics (55 sec.) www.megaupload.com/?d=7Z01XOKZDoo Wop (Part 1) www.megaupload.com/?d=7LX8FKDBDoo Wop (Part 2) www.megaupload.com/?d=AV2G21SGLost Ones www.megaupload.com/?d=2MZ8FIFEWarm Up www.megaupload.com/?d=06B3XS5S
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Post by Big-D on Jul 2, 2006 23:25:30 GMT 1
;D
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Post by fugees-online on Jul 2, 2006 23:27:16 GMT 1
Did you read that line??? "she blew through that song, with some Bone-Thugz- n- Harmony rapping skills with a jazz feel to it..." NOW you're happy, huh? goodnight yall!
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Post by Big-D on Jul 2, 2006 23:29:44 GMT 1
Did you read that line??? "she blew through that song, with some Bone-Thugz- n- Harmony rapping skills with a jazz feel to it..." NOW you're happy, huh? goodnight yall! she's not Lboogie anymore,she's L Bone now ;D tho I can't imagine L doing a tongue twist rap
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Post by lookingforthetruthH on Jul 2, 2006 23:34:43 GMT 1
Did you read that line??? "she blew through that song, with some Bone-Thugz- n- Harmony rapping skills with a jazz feel to it..." NOW you're happy, huh? goodnight yall! she's not Lboogie anymore,she's L Bone now ;D no way
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Post by fugees-online on Jul 3, 2006 9:04:11 GMT 1
BAD review:
Green, Roots, Arie surmount soul fest's rocky Hill
By Fayola Shakes South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted July 3 2006
Only Al Green could take a spoonful of soul and make the medicine go down.
After singer Lauryn Hill's distasteful, diva-like antics at West Palm Beach's Soul-Full Saturday festival delayed his performance by two hours, Green relieved the tension with a smile and a winning line as he began his shortened set at 11:29 p.m.
"Why did y'all take so long?" he joked. "I've been ready since 8 o'clock! I want to get to it!"
So did organizers, who cut the audio and killed the lights to get Hill offstage, and the City of West Palm Beach, which extended its 11 p.m. event curfew so Green could go on.
The festival began promptly at 2 p.m. with Miami's DJ Irie on the turntables and short sets by homegrown talents Against the Girl and Politicks. India.Arie followed at 5:15 p.m. sporting butterfly wings, a bald head and flowing white dress. Opening with I Am Not My Hair, Arie prayed her "words and music would have the power to heal." Her lack of pretension and joy on stage were apparent as she twirled, laughed and sang elatedly.
But after two hours of waiting for Hill, the festive mood at Meyer Amphitheater shifted to impatience. Hill's eight-piece band was onstage, but the elusive singer was nowhere to be found. The Philadelphia-based Roots wound up performing next, rocking through a top-notch set of hip-hop, funk and jazz, with nods to old-school artists and a surprise performance by rapper Talib Kweli.
Hill finally went on at 9:42 p.m., nearly three hours late, and her underwhelming, confusing set was decidedly not worth the wait. Her over-the-top rearrangements of Lost Ones and To Zion made the songs nearly unrecognizable; compounding her obvious lack of preparation was her refusal to leave the stage after the time limit was up. "They're telling me I'm out of time but I'm going to stay until they shut me down," she said.
Which they did. Ten minutes and two songs later, singing to an audience that could barely see or hear her (except the faithful few up front), Hill reluctantly exited, amid boos and chants of "We want Al Green!"
Enter Green, whose classy brand of soul was hot enough to evaporate memories of Hill's attitude. Backed by a swinging band, Green began with 2003's I Can't Stop and worked his way back through the '80s and '70s, serving up classics that sounded surprisingly fresh.
Inhabiting that space between the sensual and the spiritual as only he can, Green took the crowd to church with Amazing Grace ("Well, it's almost Sunday," he said), and back to the bedroom on Simply Beautiful.
"Don't act like you don't know me," he said. "I've been in your car, your house, your truck, your den..."
"...And your bedroom," the crowd responded.
Fayola Shakes can be reached at fashakes@sun-sentinel.com.
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Post by HadenuffofLHbs on Jul 3, 2006 20:09:12 GMT 1
At this point, I wont waste my money or time to see her at any performance. She has no respect for her fans nor her colleagues in music. She is late and disrespectful time after time. She has been given so many chances. The buck should stop here. I would personally never book her or show up for any of her performances. Its just not worth the frustration anymore. If I were Columbia, I would rip her contract up and send her on her way. Putting her on the black list forever! She's a rap!
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Post by LookingForTheTruth on Jul 3, 2006 21:13:56 GMT 1
At this point, I wont waste my money or time to see her at any performance. She has no respect for her fans nor her colleagues in music. She is late and disrespectful time after time. She has been given so many chances. The buck should stop here. I would personally never book her or show up for any of her performances. Its just not worth the frustration anymore. If I were Columbia, I would rip her contract up and send her on her way. Putting her on the black list forever! She's a rap! u stupid jah bless u aren't even a street cleaner near columbia
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Post by sybcutey on Jul 3, 2006 22:56:49 GMT 1
At this point, I wont waste my money or time to see her at any performance. She has no respect for her fans nor her colleagues in music. She is late and disrespectful time after time. She has been given so many chances. The buck should stop here. I would personally never book her or show up for any of her performances. Its just not worth the frustration anymore. If I were Columbia, I would rip her contract up and send her on her way. Putting her on the black list forever! She's a rap! u stupid jah bless u aren't even a street cleaner near columbia LOL I agree lookingforthetruth , they should put HIM on the black list forever !
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