August 12, 2008 - Boston, MA (TD Banknorth Garden)

[conway1487]

just got home...took FOREVER to get out of the garage. it was seriously incredible though. you can only say so much about the show itself until you actually witness it for yourself. she was breathtaking. her voice was in top shape, and the crowd loved her. she made sure to say how she always purposely starts the north american leg of the tour in boston because it's her "lucky charm". for those of you who are mad that the set list or outfits didn't change then you have to physically see the show and all of these minor things disappear. this was my 4th time seeing her and the last time was 10 years ago. i forgot how unbelievable her voice is live. ABM was absolutely incredible. i think the entire audience was in awe at her voice during that song. my love was amazing. she definitely took full control during it and made it an emotional moment for everyone. it was amazing to hear her do acapella as well. the prayer was incredible because i had never heard her sing that song live. she definitely interacted with the crowd so well and made sure to make everyone feel so welcome. overall it was an amazing night and her voice was in top shape. she hit every note so effortlessly. sooo wishing i could go tomorrow night too!

[Koolan]

I don't have time to write a detailed review, here are some of highlights:

 

Celine says she always starts her tour in BUS-TON. It is her lucky charm.

 

She did a lot of crazy movements. and faces. OMFG at the thing with Andre...I wonder what Rene thought of it!

 

She shook everybody's hand at the catwalk

 

Celine pointed at theotherR during Taking Chances and some other song. Rene was in the audience.

 

We're too tired to write a detailed review. Can't wait to see how different the show will be in Montreal!

[Love,]

I had no complaints. I guess they didn't mind my SexyBack!

 

Oh....i think you were so beautiful that even Celine would have fallen down if she could see you..fortunately she couldnt..

Awww, thank you, sweetheart, for the kind words.

 

We'll see if this happens in NYC!

 

I'll try to find a way to bring Sexy Back, and I'm not talking about assless chaps! Ewww :sofunny:

[Rossum89]

Great to see reviews start coming in. I am getting more excited by the minute, I am off to bed now to prepare for the big day tomorrow!

[Love,]

OMFG at the thing with Andre...I wonder what Rene thought of it!

 

Ahhh Andre... her on-stage boyfriend.

[cmcdaori]

just got home...took FOREVER to get out of the garage. it was seriously incredible though. you can only say so much about the show itself until you actually witness it for yourself. she was breathtaking. her voice was in top shape, and the crowd loved her. she made sure to say how she always purposely starts the north american leg of the tour in boston because it's her "lucky charm". for those of you who are mad that the set list or outfits didn't change then you have to physically see the show and all of these minor things disappear. this was my 4th time seeing her and the last time was 10 years ago. i forgot how unbelievable her voice is live. ABM was absolutely incredible. i think the entire audience was in awe at her voice during that song. my love was amazing. she definitely took full control during it and made it an emotional moment for everyone. it was amazing to hear her do acapella as well. the prayer was incredible because i had never heard her sing that song live. she definitely interacted with the crowd so well and made sure to make everyone feel so welcome. overall it was an amazing night and her voice was in top shape. she hit every note so effortlessly. sooo wishing i could go tomorrow night too!

 

Like i was overwhelmed when i read this..beautiful..beautiful...i believe...i agree...

[Koolan]

by the way, they didn't allow backpacks, I had my camcorder in one and couldn't bring it in. They're not strict with cameras at all.

[Lou555]

just got home...took FOREVER to get out of the garage. it was seriously incredible though. you can only say so much about the show itself until you actually witness it for yourself. she was breathtaking. her voice was in top shape, and the crowd loved her. she made sure to say how she always purposely starts the north american leg of the tour in boston because it's her "lucky charm". for those of you who are mad that the set list or outfits didn't change then you have to physically see the show and all of these minor things disappear. this was my 4th time seeing her and the last time was 10 years ago. i forgot how unbelievable her voice is live. ABM was absolutely incredible. i think the entire audience was in awe at her voice during that song. my love was amazing. she definitely took full control during it and made it an emotional moment for everyone. it was amazing to hear her do acapella as well. the prayer was incredible because i had never heard her sing that song live. she definitely interacted with the crowd so well and made sure to make everyone feel so welcome. overall it was an amazing night and her voice was in top shape. she hit every note so effortlessly. sooo wishing i could go tomorrow night too!

 

So happy you enjoyed Céline's show. It will be my turn soon to experience the best there is and I just can't wait. Thanks for sharing. I have seen Céline many times in concert before and I know exactly what you mean. So good to read she's in top shape! Thanks!

[Bellamy]

by the way, they didn't allow backpacks, I had my camcorder in one and couldn't bring it in.

[cmcdaori]

I had no complaints. I guess they didn't mind my SexyBack!

 

Oh....i think you were so beautiful that even Celine would have fallen down if she could see you..fortunately she couldnt..

Awww, thank you, sweetheart, for the kind words.

 

We'll see if this happens in NYC!

 

I'll try to find a way to bring Sexy Back, and I'm not talking about assless chaps! Ewww

 

You hope i'll always be welcome to you...

[ashleylovesceline]

OMFG at the thing with Andre...I wonder what Rene thought of it!

 

Ahhh Andre... her on-stage boyfriend.

Can't wait to hear more about this...

[nano]

Thanks for the live updates!!

[JasGreg]

hey everybody. Just home from the Boston show and wanted to post some of the pictures I took. I was in the 11th row and it was amazing! Enjoy!

 

Boston 8/12/08 :wub:

[JasGreg]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

 

(sorry for the blury picture)

[Love,]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

 

(sorry for the blury picture)

 

:o

 

OMG!!!!!!!

 

:mdr:

 

Was this during...

 

"Did you know I take the time for you

Did you know that I would see you through

Did you know that I would play the part

I must've made it clear right from the start" ???

 

Edited August 13, 2008 at 05:51 AM by Love,

[celinerific]

OMG, Sopha. :mdr:

[Allie]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

 

(sorry for the blury picture)

 

Oh my. No comment.

 

Ever.

Edited August 13, 2008 at 06:04 AM by Allie

[jonny823]

Hello All,

 

First, thanks to Bellamy for posting the live updates I sent in via AIM on my phone. Although as you know by now there wasn't all that much new. But it was still a phenominal show, I loved every minute of it. So glad she performed Fade Away again!

I'm very tired right now so I'll post a more in-depth review tomorrow or the following day.

Sad news--- my recorder was not working so I did NOT get to record the show as I was planning to. I'm hoping to have it fixed in time for tomorrow night's show though. Fingers crossed!!

 

I want to share some pics I took:

[Loup_garou]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

 

(sorry for the blury picture)

 

 

This is for sure a KODAK MOMENT!

[cmcdaori]

Thanx for the pics guys...amazinggggg....

[jonny823]

Some more pics:

[jonny823]

Another set:

[Love,]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

 

(sorry for the blury picture)

 

 

This is for sure a KODAK MOMENT!

Well.. this time Celine follows her head instead of her heart!

 

:sofunny:

[jonny823]

Last set for right now. I have about 100 pics from tonight. If anyone is interested, I can upload a .zip file and post the link.

[Thomas]

Celine Dion brings a little Vegas to Hub

By Lauren Beckham Falcone

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

 

No, that wasn’t thunder and lightning again last night - it was Celine Dion and her vocal chords kicking off the North American stretch of her “Taking Chances World Tour” at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.

 

And decibels were reached, my friends. This lady handles the high notes like Dean Martin used to treat his liquor: She can hold it for what seems like forever and makes it look easy.

 

The queen of the power ballad held court, and her subjects worshiped at her bejeweled-six-inch-heel-wearing feet. Clad in everything from a fuschia mini-dress to a black-and-silver, Sonny-and-Cher-inspired pantsuit and vest, Dion, fresh off her four-year stint performing “A New Day . . .” in Las Vegas, kept it simple for the first 20 minutes, tickling audiences with standards, from the opening number, “I Drove All Night,” to “Power of Love” and “Because You Loved Me.”

 

But great Caesar’s Palace! What happened in Vegas - her uber-energetic back-up dancers, stylized videos and patented, overzealous moves - didn’t stay in Vegas.

 

The rest of the sold-out show upped the ante, bringing everything from a digital duet with Andre Bocelli on “The Prayer,” to a tribute to Queen.

 

She also gave a shout-out to James Brown, covering “It’s a Man’s World,” but it wasn’t nearly as rousing as Christina Aguilera’s showstopper at the 2007 Grammys.

 

Performing in an audience- friendly theater-in-the-round, Dion, sporting a Carrie Bradshaw-inspired mane and looking less skeletal and more filled-out than ever - delivered her signature exaggerated facial contortions and earnest emotions.

 

And while she’s best when showing off her controlled high notes, you have to give the girl credit for trying to rock the house on “Shadow of Love” and Heart’s “Alone.”

 

If anything, she’s dedicated to her adoring fans, getting up-close-and-personal during ballads, and dedicating “Because You Loved Me” to the folks who shelled out almost $200 per ticket to see her. Love, indeed.

 

Still, the show isn’t without its flaws. The acoustics were muddled - if you didn’t know the words, you were lost. And she’s a bit nasal on the low notes.

 

But Dion brings a feeling to the crowd that anything’s possible - from her unwavering voice to her life story: The poor Canadian girl with 13 older siblings who made it to the top.

 

Noting to the Boston crowd that she always kicks off her North American tours in Beantown, she said to the crowd, “You are my lucky charm.”

 

With this one, Dion didn’t need it.

 

lbfalcone@bostonherald.com

[Thomas]

Celine Dion sparkles, through lustrous threads and luminous vocal cords

 

http://i36.tinypic.com/347u2vo.jpg

 

You can take the girl out of Vegas, but you can't take the Vegas out of the girl. And that's good news for Celine Dion fans heading out to the second of her two shows at the TD Banknorth Garden tonight.

 

Those who missed the lovably earnest French-Canadian chanteuse during her extended stay in Sin City can be assured the blinding glitz quotient has not dimmed a single sequin for her current tour, which kicked off last night with an energetic, two-hour, eight chest-thump performance.

 

Situated in the center of the arena, Dion's elaborate but elegant square stage featured lit panels, conveyor belts, two side runways, and four small pits that receded and arose ferrying members of her ten-piece band.

 

Central stages usually limit face time for each quadrant of the audience, but Dion was tireless in working the perimeter and the runways as she belted out the songs the sold-out crowd came to hear, the way they wanted to hear them with no big note left unsung.

 

Even when she wasn't front and center, there was never a dearth of stimulation, be it her own costume changes, the intricate lighting, the video imagery, or her cadre of dancers, deployed judiciously. And she had enough flat screens to start her own sports bar.

 

All of this pageantry of course fits Dion's theatrical way with her songs and their soaring pop style, and she didn't disappoint vocally. She came out guns blazing - or at least the adult contemporary version of guns blazing - with her hit remake of Cyndi Lauper's "I Drove All Night," scraping the ceiling with her tensile voice.

 

The night's best moments occurred when she played to her outsized strengths, surrendering to the windswept melodrama of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" or the overheated pathos of "All By Myself" or the gentle, heartfelt "Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore."

 

The swaying synth anthems - including mirror images "Because You Loved Me" and "I'm Your Angel" - were pleasant but innocuous with their generic, sloganeering exhortations to cry on shoulders or stand up strong but Dion sold them with her sincerity.

 

Pop balladeer Celine was a hit but "angry rocker" Celine, while still capable vocally, failed to generate much heat. Of the "edgier" tunes from her latest album "Taking Chances," only the patently campy, Eastern-Latino mash-up "Eyes on Me," featuring Dion swanning around in a silver-sequined minidress, leather pants, and billowing white cape, was much fun.

 

Dion graciously thanked the audience throughout the night, and called Boston her lucky charm. She closed, of course, with her luckiest if most syrupy charm "My Heart Will Go On."

 

It's a testament to her skill however, that even when the songs weren't strong, Dion was. Given recent trends in pop music, it's always a pleasure to be reminded that for some vocalists, auto-tune is a built-in mechanism.

 

- Boston Globe

[Shesings2me]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

 

(sorry for the blury picture)

 

Woah...what the heck was that about????

 

Thanks for the early reviews. There's something about Celine that doesn't look right for me; she doesn't seem to have her usual glow in these pics. It's probably just me, but I hope all is well.

[jonny823]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

 

(sorry for the blury picture)

 

Woah...what the heck was that about????

 

Thanks for the early reviews. There's something about Celine that doesn't look right for me; she doesn't seem to have her usual glow in these pics. It's probably just me, but I hope all is well.

Not to worry-- She was absolutely radiant in concert. I thought she looked and sounded very happy.

[ashleylovesceline]

and was this the Andre incident some are referring too?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/tauntonfcu/P1000099.jpg

(sorry for the blury picture)

HELLO! I was so not prepared for that! What song was this?

Edited August 13, 2008 at 06:59 AM by ashleylovesceline

[smw]

Thanks for the reviews. Sounds like it was quite a successful opening in North America - which was imperative. As always, she delivered!

 

I wish there were some changes to the set list - but there's still time. In the mean time, I wish her HUGE luck - and I hope the shows keep selling out.