LeAnn Rimes at Waterfront Belfast: Substance Rather Than Style From a Seasoned Performer
As you might expect for an artist who's been performing since the age of 13, has released 14 albums and has sold 37 million records, LeAnn Rimes was professionalism incarnate at the Waterfront last night.
Despite seemingly suffering from a cold, the Texan country favourite charmed the pants off a capacity crowd as she kicked off her latest European tour.
Returning to Belfast for the first time in a decade, the beaming star declared how happy she was to be back in the city.
"It's been way too long," Rimes cooed in her mannered southern tones, in between discrete coughs and splutters.
"I love my Irish fans."
Opening with the upbeat Swingin' and Nothin' Better to Do, it wasn't long before the 31-year-old unleashed her powerful pipes on a string of ballads.
I Need You featured a vocal performance so intense she needed to sit on a stool to deliver it, while Probably Wouldn't Be This Way was a darker and moodier effort.
Elsewhere, the singalong strains of Life Goes On mined the poppier vein that has seen Rimes attract some flak from the more purist elements of her following.
As for the visual aspect of the evening, despite sporting very tight trousers and very high heels, the crooner's stage show is unlikely to give Lady Gaga any sleepless nights.
But that's not really what she's about. Armed with a clutch of self-penned material and that magnificent voice, Rimes offers substance over style.
The flashiest it got was a bit of chit-chat between numbers and a few searing lead guitar solos.
Indeed, her four-piece backing band were uniformly excellent, from the subtle lap steel player to the rock-solid rhythm section.
Still, there was some attitude amongst the niceties, particularly when it came to material from Rimes's current release, Spitfire.
A new song imploring an unknown party to "kiss my ass" and another written when the singer was "pi**ed off" revealed a grittier side to the former child star.
Yet it was the tracks Rimes recorded for the blockbuster chick-flick Coyote Ugly – including the UK number-one Can't Fight the Moonlight – that many fans had come to hear, and the endlessly obliging American didn't let them down.
Her other big UK hit, How Do I Live, was also included in what proved to be a very entertaining two-hour set.
Source: ANDREW JOHNSTON for the Belfast Telegraph
Comments
On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 2:44 PM, ANGELA said:
Ive been a fan for a very long time and was so excited when my partner bought us tickets to be at the concert in belfast waterfront hall on tuesday evening .id been at a concert in boston some years back and it was amazing . Although Leann was struggling with throat and lung problem her voice was amazing when accompanied with just one guitar , when the other musitions joined in it was very muffled and difficult to hear words of the songs , her best performance was her version of eltons rocket man , "def better than his "and also her version of alleluia , ive heard many say the acoustics in the waterfront hall are bad and this may possibly have been the problem , im still an avid fan and have just downloaded the new album which sounds fantastic as usual , hope u maake a 100% recovery very soon and wish you luck with the rest of the tour
On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Catherine Nichols Pogorzelski said:
Here is my copy of a message I left for Suri Cruise, whe she had recently broken her arm; hopefully they do not GIVE YOU any Fluoroquinolone antiobiotics, nor steroids, nor any MRI's with Gadolinium contrast-to be forewarned is to be forearmed! We certainly do not want your vocal cords to get paralyzed-yet look at what has happened n my case and thousands if not MILLIONS of others!
Sing your heart out woman! Feel Better and Be Safe!
For those who have had Fluoroquinolone antibiotics for their sinus infections and/or Gadolinium Contrasted MRI's in imaging studies for diagnosis of sinus issues and or any other medical issues-and for those who have had Cultures and Sensitivities testing via a SIEMENS test/labs:
FYI:
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm365050.htm
FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA requires label changes to warn of risk for possibly permanent nerve damage from antibacterial fluoroquinolone drugs taken by mouth or by injection
FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA requires label changes to warn of risk for possibly permanent nerve damage from antibacterial fluoroquinolone drugs taken by mouth or by injection
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facial paralysis
FDA Strengthens Fluoroquinolone Warnings, Facial Paralysis Surgeon Responds to Nerve Damage Risk
Top facial paralysis surgeon Babak Azizzadeh, MD, FACS, responds to the FDA strengthening the warnings on fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
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facial paralysis
From 2008-
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/postmarketdrugsafetyinformationforpatientsandproviders/ucm126085.htm
Information for Healthcare Professionals: Fluoroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs [ciprofloxacin (marketed as Cipro and generic ciprofloxacin), ciprofloxacin extended-release (marketed as Cipro XR and Proquin XR), gemifloxacin (marketed as Factive), levofloxacin (marketed as Levaquin), moxifloxacin (marketed as Avelox), norfloxacin (marketed as Noroxin), and ofloxacin (marketed as Floxin)]
FDA ALERT [7/8/2008]: FDA is notifying the makers of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs for systemic use of the need to add a boxed warning to the prescribing information about the increased risk of developing tendinitis and tendon rupture in patients taking fluoroquinolones and to develop a Medication Guide for patients. The addition of a boxed warning and a Medication Guide would strengthen the existing warning information already included in the prescribing information for fluoroquinolone drugs.
Fluoroquinolones are associated with an increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture. This risk is further increased in those over age 60, in kidney, heart, and lung transplant recipients, and with use of concomitant steroid therapy. Physicians should advise patients, at the first sign of tendon pain, swelling, or inflammation, to stop taking the fluoroquinolone, to avoid exercise and use of the affected area, and to promptly contact their doctor about changing to a non-fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drug.
Selection of a fluoroquinolone for the treatment or prevention of an infection should be limited to those conditions that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
http://www.fiercemedicaldevices.com/story/siemens-dx-test-panel-recall-draws-fdas-most-serious-label/2013-09-04
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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) or nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy is a rare and serious syndrome that involves fibrosis of skin, joints, eyes, and internal ...
IF YOU HAVE HAD IMAGING WITH CONTRAST MRI'S AND FEEL ISSUES THAT CONTINUE AND HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED-GET THESE LABS DONE THEN IF POSITIVE GET THE DERMAL BIOPSIES DONE-NOT THESE ARE SENDOUTS FORM A LOCAL HOSPITAL TO GO TO MAYO-YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL TO MAYO IN MN, FL OR AZ:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadolinium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerosis_(medicine)
THIS CONDITION IS NOT ONLY HAPPENING IN THOSE WITH KDINEY DISEASE OR IN THOSE WHO'VE HAD MORE THAN 1 OR MANY MRIS WITH CONTRAST-IT IS OUT THERE IT IS UNDER-DIAGNOSED AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!
http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/alphabetical/G
Gadolinium, 24 Hour, Urine
Gadolinium, Dermal, Tissue
Gadolinium, Random, Urine
Gadolinium, Serum
Gadolinium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11079677.htm
Hopefully they've not given Suri any MRI's w/ Bayer's contrast Gadolinium, it causes NSF-Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis!
After being assured in '05, by Dr Nora Sandorfi, then @ Jefferson Hosp. Philly, that, " I can PROMISE you that you DO NOT HAVE SYTEMIC SCLEROSIS" I have now tested positive for SS, as well as Fibrosis of Bowel, Bilateral Cartoid Stenosis and slewsof other health issues that I"ve tracked down to MRI's with contrast, mostly for undiagnosed LYME & Babesia & b. Burgdorferi.
Don't be poisoned by contrast or Fluoroquinolone antibiotics-stay safe Suri! Side effects are NOT RARE! WAKE UP WORLD!
Hopefully there were no infections stemming from her injury-if so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadolinium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerosis_(medicine)
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm365050.htm
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11079677.htm
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/postmarketdrugsafetyinformationforpatientsandproviders/ucm126085.htm