I really can't explain how euphoric I was after these two shows. I will just chalk it up to magic.

Plenty of 60-something rock 'n roll acts hit the road again, churning out a "Greatest Hits" playlist with the obligatory low-energy (but crowd pleasing) finale/encores. "This was a top 10 hit in 1982!" type stuff. Well, not Tina. If I had to pick one word to describe this tour it would be energy. From start to finish, Tina was dancing and singing her ass off. A woman behind me said at one point, "Jeeze, she sounds 48, not 68!" And she's right. The Voice is in FINE form. In all seriousness, it is better than it was on the 2000 24/7 tour. Don't ask me how/why, but I guess it's like a fine wine in that it betters with age. Her vibrato was SO GREAT in person. On some of the more emotional songs (
Help, Let's Stay Together) it literally gave me chills. There was also a part in
Goldeneye that did this, when she reaches into what is basically falsetto territory. I have never seen her do this part of the song in concert (only on record) but she hit it with gusto. It was like a revelation. She was just fierce on every song.
Jumpin' Jack Flash, It's Only Rock 'n Roll, What's Love Got to Do With It, Typical Male, I Can't Stand the Rain, Undercover Agent for the Blues, Acid Queen...etc. She closed the show with a totally amazing
Addicted to Love, and straight-after
Proud Mary. The crowd was in frenzy and she came out for the encore and did
Nutbush City Limits and got on the crane to lord over the crowd. I swear to god she waved to me at one point.

One of the best parts was when she did a few songs while seated (along with acoustic guitars, etc.). Came back from intermission with
Help, then segued into
Undercover Agent, Let's Stay Together, and one of my absolute favorites
I Can't Stand the Rain. The way she hits that note on "RAAIIIIN" in the second verse is enough to make any mammal orgasm.

She was dancing like a maniac in her Louboutins. During
Nutbush she was dancing up and down the crane arm and I was just screaming in delight. The girl has some serious moves. It was probably the best concert I've ever seen. If you're even remotely interested in her music, I would strongly urge you to attend. It is one for the record books.
