This album follows the same contours as the previous ones. Namely, it was a "roll with the punches" kind of performance, where she was trying things out, sometimes for the very first time. So I haven't included everything she did. Sometimes she would start a song, only get a minute or so into it, then abandon the effort. I generally haven't included those. The songs I have included are usually the ones she knew better and are all strong performances. But to gather enough to include, I compiled two home concerts one week apart into this one album.
Also like earlier home concerts, this contains a mix of originals and covers. The covers include "Dreamweaver" by Gary Wright, "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix, "The Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet, "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, "Blowin' in the Wind," by Bob Dylan, "On the Turning Away" by Pink Floyd, and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel.
Unfortunately, there's a problem with "Bohemian Rhapsody." During the rocking section near the end, her microphone didn't work, so while she was singing, her voice can barely be heard. But still, the performance was strong enough overall that I decided to include it.
The first show here, which included the first seven songs on this album, had a loose "Wayne's World" theme. That explains some of the song choices, such as "Dreamweaver" and "Bohemian Rhapsody." She had two band members helping her out on most of the songs, with drums and lead guitar. They actually dressed up to look like Wayne and Garth from the "Wayne's World" movies.
After this album, I still have four more home concert albums from her to post. She stopped doing home concerts in August 2020, because she found a way to resume touring despite the coronavirus pandemic: she plays solo acoustic concerts to people sitting in their cars in drive-in theaters.
This concert is an hour and six minutes long.
01 Stars (Grace Potter)
02 Dreamweaver (Grace Potter)
03 Nothing but the Water - Foxy Lady (Grace Potter)
04 Stop the Bus (Grace Potter)
05 Ah Mary (Grace Potter)
06 The Ballroom Blitz (Grace Potter)
07 Bohemian Rhapsody (Grace Potter)
08 Blowin' in the Wind (Grace Potter)
09 Ain't No Time (Grace Potter)
10 On the Turning Away (Grace Potter)
11 Colors (Grace Potter)
12 Empty Heart (Grace Potter)
13 Low Road (Grace Potter)
14 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Grace Potter)
In the past, I've made album covers out of chalkboard drawings Potter has made to promote her home concerts. That's the case here again. I like her artistic style.
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