![]() ![]() Plenty of fans of both sexes on Saturday celebrated Heart’s success as unassailable hit-makers - from “Magic Man” (1976) which kicked off the evening, to “Crazy On You” (1976) and “Barracuda” (1977), which wrapped up the band’s main set as the highlight of the group’s performance (with Nancy Wilson finally showing off her guitar chops). I have always gravitated toward female-fronted bands, especially ones that feature women guitar players.”Ī CAVALCADE OF HITS FROM ‘MAGIC MAN’ TO ‘BARRACUDA’ ![]() Nancy plays a mean guitar, and that is so helpful for young women to witness. ![]() “Ann has the most amazing rock voice of all time and still does. They write songs from a female perspective that resonate with women,” Spring told Local Spins. “In a male-dominated field, female rockers like Ann and Nancy Wilson are an inspiration. So, there’s little doubting the impact that highly successful female-fronted rock bands such as Heart and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts have since had on generations of artists who’ve followed them.Īnd it’s also apropos that these two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acts would be paired together on a national tour that made a stop Saturday in Grand Rapids, their final night together.įor Grand Rapids singer and guitarist Robin Spring, a member of acoustic classic rock’s The Trace Duo, Heart was a true influence on her development as a musician, from the way the band rocked to the way they mastered harmony vocals. Kick ass versions of “Crazy On You”, “Magic Man”, and “Heartless” made the cut, and so did a little James Brown courtesy of a few lines of “Get Up Offa That Thing” during “Straight On”.Rock ‘n’ Roll Leather: Joan Jett (Photo/Anthony Norkus) Power ballads “Alone” and “What About Love?” were performed, but the rest of the setlist was comprised of rocking tunes from Heart’s prolific 1970s period. Heart alternated between big and medium-sized hits all night but pretty much ignored their entire post-1990 catalogue, depriving Vancouver the chance to sing lyrics like “I am the flower, you are the seed/we walked in the garden and planted a tree” in unison. We’re gonna celebrate his life and say ‘good luck on your journey’.” The band then launched into “Sand” from 2010’s pretty good Red Velvet Car album. He’s part of us forever, so we’re going to do this song for George Martin. “He was a brilliant guy,” she said of Martin, “and now he’s gone on to something even better. Halfway through the show, Ann took a moment to acknowledge the passing of Beatles’ producer George Martin who died earlier in the day. “This is my favourite Heart song as of right now” said a woman behind me to no one in particular. Nancy sounded just fine on lead but the song really came alive when Ann chimed in on background vocals. The sisters then performed a soft, sparse new track called “Two”, which was written by R&B superstar Ne-Yo for the television show Empire (Nancy Wilson’s husband Geoff Bywater is a music supervisor on the show). It’s a love song about the concept of being in love.” Nancy, who performs lead vocal on the track, introduced it last night as “a love song from the 80s” and said “you’ve heard it in elevators, in the doctor’s office, in the library, outside of the library…we brought it with us because we love it. This year marks the 30th anniversary of “These Dreams”, Heart’s very first number one single. The band recorded their debut album at Vancouver’s legendary Mushroom Studios and played several long-gone venues around town including the Empire Stadium. The Wilsons have have had a long love affair with our city. ![]()
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