I saw Elton John in concert tonight in Columbia, and let me just say one thing: Wow! That was an amazing concert! Not only is his voice incredible, but as a muscian and performer he is astounding. He got into the music so easily, which made it easy for the rest of us to do so, as well. During a song he would just look out at the audience and give them this look that said "You like this? 'Cuz I do!"And his talent at playing the piano made me want to sit down on a piano bench and play my heart out. I remember wanting to play like Elton John when I was taking piano lessons. Didn't quite get that far, but it's a great goal!
Anyways, so the songs were awesome! I got goosebumps on several occasions just listening to his voice and the perfect blend of vocals and music, and being in awe of the way the music echoed the lyrics perfectly. I think that my favorite part about music is when the instrumentals sound exactly like what the words mean. A really good song has such a cohesiveness between the words and the music, and I admire the artists who can do that.
The other really cool thing was that EJ always recognized his fans. After every song (no joke- every single one) he would get up off the piano bench, and bow to the crowd, pointing to all of us as if we had just made the great performance. On his first encore he started at one end of the stage and went all the way to the other shaking hands and signing as many autographs as he could. I was really impressed. On the second encore he thanked America for giving him his largest fan base, and said that the next one would be our song. (Guess what he played? ;o))
Definitely a good concert, and one that I will be talking about for years to come. :o)