Rickie Lee: What a talent, & man is she out there!
by piscescouple1 on 2015-07-17The Danforth Music Hall - TorontoIt was obvious to see what a talent Rickie Lee Jones is and was many years ago when she was first discovered at such a young age. I saw her over 10 years ago during the Bush era in upstate New York, and she mostly played numbers from her current album at that time, which had a very anti-American theme. I was thrilled during the first few pieces of this week's concert because she went back to her roots and covered many beloved favourites from her first album. The big letdown of the night was how out there she was, unsure of what key a song was in, or what chord to play on her guitar. I was also extremely saddened by how she treated her fellow musicians and the poor roadie responsible for setting her up with guitar after guitar - all of it seeming very unorganized on her part. She was so entitled and, let's face it, a bit of a disaster. But, I guess we need to really just be there for the music, right?