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Monday, July 07, 2008 --- 134 days ago http://musicblog.guidelive.com/archives/2008/07/we-were-there-lyfe-jennings-at.h
| "If I'm sweatin' up here, it's cuz' I got the flu y'all, but I'ma stick it out, it's all good. I'm not canceling no shows!" That's a work ethic for you, and to be honest, there was no diminished vocal or stage presence when Lyfe Jennings performed on Friday night. In front of a packed house that included my rabid fan, slobbering sister as well as myself, heeeey KyKy!!! , Lyfe opened with "My Life" and took the crowd through well-executed versions of "Ghetto Superman," "S.E.X.," "Never Never Land" and "Stick Up Kid," one of the numbers where the audience's word-for-word sing-along nearly drowned out his throaty croon. There was no way that he could've fit all of his hits or fan favorites in, but in the hour that Lyfe was onstage, he dropped a medley of verses from a lot of them, including "26 Years, 17 Days," "Let's Do This Right," "Hypothetically," "Stingy" and "The River." He couldn't do an acoustic guitar solo like he wanted to (some battery power issue that couldn't be corrected), but the fans definitely forgave the snafu, especially when he sung his most beloved hit, "Must Be Nice." And before closing out with a spine-tingling version of the song "Goodbye," one of his 3 background singers, Netta, sung a few spicy couplets solo that had fans cheering in response. ... |
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