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Bonnie received a lukewarm review of a recent concert in elay where the reviewer made some of the points I've voiced about her getting too mellow, too often....."the lyric and gently grooving arrangement remind that Raitt made the transition from blues belter to middle-of-the-road crooner long ago." When I last saw her about four years ago in Wallingford, CT (I've seen Bonnie in concert about ten times, including a strange pairing with her dad, Broadway legend John Raitt), I enjoyed Jon Cleary's opening set more than Bonnie. When she picks it up, she's still great and I'm not stuck in a time warp longing for just her old stuff, but there is WAY too much mid-tempo dirges these days. Hey, I don't blame her for going for the bucks; early on she put out SO much great music that never was commercially successful, so no need to apologize for finding the niche that makes her some cash. And it's not like her new material is bad, it's just not interesting enough for this old snob.
Bonnie plays Detroit 10/17/05
Update: Bought the CD (along with Sarah Borges' Silver City and Maria Muldaur's Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul) and found that Bonnie is getting funky again, thanks, in part, to two John Cleary songs - Love On One Condition and Unnecessarily Mercenary.
Bonnie Raitt is about to release her new CD, Souls Alike, a set of songs from promising young songwriters. She is touring in support of the CD and, from all reports, these songs will be a little edgier than her more recent stuff. Here's hoping. Jon Cleary (who was great at the Maple Leaf Club in NOLA during JazzFest last Spring) will again be on keyboards, James Hutchinson on bass, Ricky Fataar on drums and George Marinelli on guitar. Bonnie will be at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT on October 22 (Saturday) with Maia Sharp and at Foxwoods Casino on December 16.
San Francisco Chronicle interview
Unofficial site
Rolling Stone review
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