It's the off-season, so why not?
Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Friday, March 3
It was worth the drive and expensive gas.
I last saw them in Memphis during the Raising Sand Tour in 2008. Plant was 59 at the time, and now at the age of 73, he still brings it, and just loves to perform. If It was up to him, we might still be there this morning. Krauss's voice has to be considered in the list of all- time great women artists, and she has stood and sang with some of them.
Here is the setlist... https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/robe...arts-center-saratoga-springs-ny-6bb4fa0e.html
JD McPherson led things off with his band, then came back out on lead guitar with Plant and Krauss. McPherson does a lot of rockabilly stuff, and had good energy throughout his set. I would've preferred he amp things up towards the end to fire the crowd up, but they were pretty level throughout.
The Plant and Krauss set was a great mix of his stuff, their stuff, Zeppelin stuff, and covers of other people's stuff. However, I don't think anything they did was hers or Union Station's. She certainly got her time to shine, however, with solos and her violin skills. Apologies to Alexandra Denny, but she doesn't hold a candle to Krauss duetting with Plant on Evermore.
Funniest part of the night for me was the first Zeppelin song, Rock and Roll. The opening is so subtle, that when Plant opens with, "It's been a long time since I rock and rolled..." people who weren't expecting it look around as if to say, "Did I just hear what I think I heard?" Followed a second later by going nuts for Zeppelin. I had to do my best rendition of that line for MrsPA to recognize it. Surprisingly, she did, despite my rendition.
Both of their albums, Raising Sand and Raising the Roof are great, and the songs they played were a good mix of both.
The crowd was treated to two encodes, ending with, Somebody Was Watching Over Me, an easy one to sing along to and keep singing until your head hits the pillow.
All in all, a great night, with great weather and a great crowd. Overheard from a father to son (assuming) on the way out, "We just heard a legend." No, sir, you just heard two.
If they're anywhere near you this summer, I strongly recommend.
Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Friday, March 3
It was worth the drive and expensive gas.
I last saw them in Memphis during the Raising Sand Tour in 2008. Plant was 59 at the time, and now at the age of 73, he still brings it, and just loves to perform. If It was up to him, we might still be there this morning. Krauss's voice has to be considered in the list of all- time great women artists, and she has stood and sang with some of them.
Here is the setlist... https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/robe...arts-center-saratoga-springs-ny-6bb4fa0e.html
JD McPherson led things off with his band, then came back out on lead guitar with Plant and Krauss. McPherson does a lot of rockabilly stuff, and had good energy throughout his set. I would've preferred he amp things up towards the end to fire the crowd up, but they were pretty level throughout.
The Plant and Krauss set was a great mix of his stuff, their stuff, Zeppelin stuff, and covers of other people's stuff. However, I don't think anything they did was hers or Union Station's. She certainly got her time to shine, however, with solos and her violin skills. Apologies to Alexandra Denny, but she doesn't hold a candle to Krauss duetting with Plant on Evermore.
Funniest part of the night for me was the first Zeppelin song, Rock and Roll. The opening is so subtle, that when Plant opens with, "It's been a long time since I rock and rolled..." people who weren't expecting it look around as if to say, "Did I just hear what I think I heard?" Followed a second later by going nuts for Zeppelin. I had to do my best rendition of that line for MrsPA to recognize it. Surprisingly, she did, despite my rendition.
Both of their albums, Raising Sand and Raising the Roof are great, and the songs they played were a good mix of both.
The crowd was treated to two encodes, ending with, Somebody Was Watching Over Me, an easy one to sing along to and keep singing until your head hits the pillow.
All in all, a great night, with great weather and a great crowd. Overheard from a father to son (assuming) on the way out, "We just heard a legend." No, sir, you just heard two.
If they're anywhere near you this summer, I strongly recommend.