Gotta second this e-motion....I was also at the Montréal show on Sunday (I
haveta miss tonight's gig in T.O. so I was verrrrry happy to be there) and
Femi and crew absolutely rocked the place! The band was beyond tight,
playing superb (that bass player!!), and the man himself has so much stage
presence and charisma that it's unbelievable...but never over the top
'cause it's clear that he's completely genuine. At 1hr 45 mins long, the
show was also longer than I can recall any other live band playing in ages,
though shorter than they can and do play on occasion apparently. I was
wayyy more than satisfied with the show, lifted by it in fact, and hope
that anyone on this list who's able to see them, but been debating the
ticket costs (hey, it costs a bundle to bring in a live show of more than
12 people) makes the effort. You won't regret a second.
-db-
> I saw Femi on Sunday nite, and I can't say that there were any lulls in
>the show at all. At 1hr 45 mins long, it wasn't long enough, considering
>the $36 I shelled out to get in, but that was really the only complaint I
>had. Usually, I get bored of a show about 90 mins in, but I was screaming
>for more Femi on Sunday nite. He had the entire audience (about 800-1000,
>hey, it's Montreal!) dancing their asses off, and I seriously doubt that
>anyone left disatisfied. Lots of smiling, multiethnic faces in the crowd;
>the vibe was as positive as at any show I've been to in the last long while.
> I was surfing the cdnow site in search for more Femi, but could only
>find his latest record, "Shoki Shoki". Does anyone know a site where I
>could get his earlier releases? For that matter, how many other releases
>does he have??
>
>Stimp
-denise benson-
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