BROWNE ROCKS THE GREEK.Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor If the enduring quality of your work is judged by its continuing relevance, then Jackson Browne has no worries. Whether about love (``In the Shape of a Heart'') or war (``Lives in the Balance'') - two numbers the eloquent el·o·quent adj. 1. Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse: an eloquent speaker; an eloquent sermon. 2. singer-songwriter performed Saturday night at the Greek Theatre - Browne's songs are still filled with insights that speak to the times. Singing to a mostly middle-aged crowd (though there were, indeed, numerous younger fans) and backed by a top-notch six-piece band, Browne stuck largely to his better-known tunes of the '70s and '80s. But his strong renditions of the bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. title cut from his latest album, ``Naked Ride Home'' (released last September), and two others from the CD - the poignant ``The Night Inside Me'' and the cutting ``Casino Nation'' with the refrain ``the way the hammer shapes the hand'' - proved that he remains a potent songwriter. Sounding in fine voice, Browne and his band gave new life to older tunes. ``Fountains of Sorrow'' took on an almost anthem anthem [ultimately from antiphon], short nonliturgical choral composition used in Protestant services, usually accompanied and having an English text. The term is used in a broader sense for "national anthems" and for the Latin motets still used occasionally in feel, ``In the Shape of a Heart'' a resolute res·o·lute adj. Firm or determined; unwavering. [Middle English, dissolved, dissolute, from Latin resol beat and ``Lives in Balance'' (``There are people under fire/There are children at the cannons/And there is blood on the wire'') a renewed urgency. And the band really cooked on rockers like ``Doctor My Eyes,'' ``Running on Empty'' (which the L.A. singer clearly wasn't) and ``Take It Easy,'' which Browne performed with Steve Earle Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and country music, as well as for his many political views. He is also a published writer, a political activist and has written and directed a play. and Keb' Mo', who shared the bill. Looking like a guy who might be working down at your local garage, Earle growled out his topical songs and personal tunes to sounds of fuzz tones and heavy drums. On ``Ashes to Ashes Ashes to Ashes may refer to: As a metaphor:
As for guitarist Keb' Mo' - who was backed by Browne's band - his good- time country-bluesy set had the audience bopping. The concert ended with Browne, Earl and Mo' rocking out on Earle ``I Ain't Ever Satisfied.'' |
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