Post by beachgirl on Feb 28, 2006 16:16:52 GMT -5
The Clearwater concert opened with Ultrasound, the pounding drums made the entire theater rumble and shake. I was told this would be amazing but was totally not expecting the rush I got when all the band came out on stage. The crowd went nuts! Marty came out doing his wiggly conductor arms and my friend started cracking up. I quickly smacked her and said ”Hey, that is a sacred move don’t make fun.” As the concert progressed Marty rose to the challenge of swaying the INXS crowd out of their seats. The true Hammerheads that were in the crowd were already standing, but it took Ring of Fire followed by trees to get everyone on their feet. To put it into perspective for non-Floridians this was a tough audience to get out of their seats, but Marty (with charm that JD lacks) got everyone motivated. Even the guy in the second row that had his cane waving in the air. Yes, I said cane, but this older man was waving this cane like a flag to the beat of Bobby’s drums.
Yes, Marty brought this crowd of all ages to their feet. A girl just reaching middle school age was standing on the top of her seat with her mom holding her legs in support as she kept both of her arms outstretched with her fists clinched in the “rock out” salute during “Straight as an Arrow”. The girl had a Hammerhead shirt on, a new fan in training.
Marty played “Clinic” making sure that the audience knew that his brother-in-law and sister played a part in writing the song and that they were in the audience. Marty was hampered during the show as the majority of the stage was blocked off for INXS. Maybe one-tenth of the stage was available, but Marty climbed the drums and speakers attempting to use every inch and when he did leave the stage the crowd went insane unsure how this legend that they only knew from a 31 inch television screen could now be standing above them using the theater seats as his new stage.
During the song break Marty invited the crowd to the meet and greet and I think it was then that he won some of the INXS fans over, as the man behind the voice was truly exposed. It was this man behind the songs that I think separated him from (this is easy) JD because even though it is a job Bobby, Dino and Billy make it something more. My heart goes out to them for the extra time that they share with the fans.
I mentioned “exposed” earlier and no there was no ass crack or falling pants at this concert as Marty kept the show PG-13. He started off the concert with a jacket (not the white one) and black sunglasses. The jacket and the shades were the first to go and only late in the show did he unbutton his red shirt. Another comparison to JD (this is way too easy) is that JD seemed to have multiple costume changes that consisted of him just changing from one t-shirt to another. JD wore one black top with black lace sleeves that had very “knowledgeable” men in the audience screaming for joy. And the final comparison (still too easy) when JD was leaving the stage after changing into a gold sequined “448" shirt he tried to take off the shirt while walking off stage and got stuck. Head stuck in the shirt with only half his arms pulled out, he looked like the back half of a donkey costume. Luckily a roadie came to JD’s rescue and managed to pull the shirt off this toddlers back. Marty, the man, ran the show with rockin Lovehammer tunes while JD the boy hop scotched (sometimes in sync with Tim...strange choreograph) through the old INXS covers.
The concert was amazing, but I can’t wait to see Lovehammers do a Lovehammers show without the limits of being an opening act. The show was about 40 minutes, but each minute was intense as the crowd kept growing in their application. By the end of the show it was a Lovehammer crowd and I hope that they come back soon knowing that they made a couple thousand new fans that night of all ages.
Yes, Marty brought this crowd of all ages to their feet. A girl just reaching middle school age was standing on the top of her seat with her mom holding her legs in support as she kept both of her arms outstretched with her fists clinched in the “rock out” salute during “Straight as an Arrow”. The girl had a Hammerhead shirt on, a new fan in training.
Marty played “Clinic” making sure that the audience knew that his brother-in-law and sister played a part in writing the song and that they were in the audience. Marty was hampered during the show as the majority of the stage was blocked off for INXS. Maybe one-tenth of the stage was available, but Marty climbed the drums and speakers attempting to use every inch and when he did leave the stage the crowd went insane unsure how this legend that they only knew from a 31 inch television screen could now be standing above them using the theater seats as his new stage.
During the song break Marty invited the crowd to the meet and greet and I think it was then that he won some of the INXS fans over, as the man behind the voice was truly exposed. It was this man behind the songs that I think separated him from (this is easy) JD because even though it is a job Bobby, Dino and Billy make it something more. My heart goes out to them for the extra time that they share with the fans.
I mentioned “exposed” earlier and no there was no ass crack or falling pants at this concert as Marty kept the show PG-13. He started off the concert with a jacket (not the white one) and black sunglasses. The jacket and the shades were the first to go and only late in the show did he unbutton his red shirt. Another comparison to JD (this is way too easy) is that JD seemed to have multiple costume changes that consisted of him just changing from one t-shirt to another. JD wore one black top with black lace sleeves that had very “knowledgeable” men in the audience screaming for joy. And the final comparison (still too easy) when JD was leaving the stage after changing into a gold sequined “448" shirt he tried to take off the shirt while walking off stage and got stuck. Head stuck in the shirt with only half his arms pulled out, he looked like the back half of a donkey costume. Luckily a roadie came to JD’s rescue and managed to pull the shirt off this toddlers back. Marty, the man, ran the show with rockin Lovehammer tunes while JD the boy hop scotched (sometimes in sync with Tim...strange choreograph) through the old INXS covers.
The concert was amazing, but I can’t wait to see Lovehammers do a Lovehammers show without the limits of being an opening act. The show was about 40 minutes, but each minute was intense as the crowd kept growing in their application. By the end of the show it was a Lovehammer crowd and I hope that they come back soon knowing that they made a couple thousand new fans that night of all ages.
