She Rocks

Screw these pure voice of an angel sorts that bring tears to one's eyes... I'd give my soul for the voice of a temptress anytime. That unbelievable pitch, intoxicating sultriness escalating into a full throated yowling. That woman is a legend. Right from those still fabulous 69 year old legs perched on fuck me heels to the bewitching laugh as she toys with the men in the crowd. An indomitable presence. The only artist I've seen so far to actually take time out to thank not just her musicians, but the entire crew as well, and as much as I hate to align myself with the masses, I can't help myself from joining in with the delirious crowd paying homage to the Queen, as they sing back, 'You're simply the best.... better than all the rest...' (funny thing these masses - an entire night of brilliant numbers, and this is the one that sends them into a frenzy! Suddenly everyone's on their feet belting it out Huh?! So much deja vu; the same astonishment that assaulted me in Bangalore when a delirious crowd sang along with Elton's Sacarifaayace....Ugh!).
She really is just electric, that incredible voice, unchanged in all these years (and a sudden blip in the sound system had her disappear and gesture wildly to her mike before the sound guys had her back on.... good old rock and roll, no room for lip syncing!) as she struts around the stage. A tad slower, but no less compelling for it. The production is phenomenal. The build-up to Goldeneye worthy of it's own Bond short film, and her funky transformer stage that had her nearly hurling herself into the crowd as the crane swung her around, as she whipped the crowd into submission with their chant back of Nuuut Bush.
What were the best bits? Watching her morph from a sleek, sophisticated diva to a stunning rocker belting What's Love Got To Do With It...the mesmerised crowd chanting back, under her wicked direction; the more mellow acoustic section of the concert, only the way she can.... right from the unexpected Help Me if you Can, to the strong, sensual bluesy Undercover Agent for the Blues, and River Deep, Mountain High and the soulfoul Let's Stay Together, built up in a way I've never heard it before. Incredibly powerful yet with a subtly that was unexpected. Utterly fabulous!! Then naturally, the scorchingly smoky Goldeneye; and I almost forgot! Another favourite, a classic; Jumping Jack Flash, à la Tina minus Neanderthal man (probably a good thing given he's likely to be mistaken for her parent these days.....), totally rocking; before the almost finalé and my all time favourite, the slow wind up in that smooth yet gravelly voice, the suggestive promise of the gently swaying hips and snapping fingers, the singeing sexuality as she moans 'First, we'll start of slow and we'll do it gentle.... like this...............and then we'll do it rough.....coz that's how we like it.....' as she cranks up Proud Mary several notches above anyone ever has. Phenomenal!!!
Five decades and better than ever. Tina Turner. A legend. She rules!