04/09/2011: Western New England College (review)

[WhiteRabbit]

Thankyou so much for bringing this back!  this croud is very loud, makes me feel bad for Vanessa. And, is it just me or is she plugging her ear in the Get Good video? Haha

[[sobriquet]]

Yes, she is. Hahahahaha

And in Fair-Weather Friends, does anyone notice that she had a mistake on the first verse, saying "Did I ever leave Chicago?" instead of "You're in L.A., not Chicago." She didn't even bothered to repeat it from the top, unlike in her performance in the previous shows.

[sarab]

I can't wait to get home to watch all the videos!  This 12 hour shift is sooo slooowww tonight

[Rekky]

Thanks for the videos, she sounds great. I love the intro of Carousel too but I think that is not in the album, she will only play it at the live shows.

[sarab]

Wow. She looks AMAZING in those vids! Thanks Nicole!

LOVE what she did with the Carousel intro... Never saw the similarities between the two songs!!! Even cuter was that pensive look she gives just before she began to sing "Learning to Fly".

Very mischievous?

Very cute!!!

On a side note, do you think her intro is actually off of the album? I mean is it gonna be there? Or was this just a crowd attention getter? Maybe I think this could be handled in the Carousel section of the forum!!!?

I wonder if she didn't have it planned. It almost looked like it just dawned on her to do it. On the other hand it does seem like maybe she was going to change her mind and not do it, then decided to just go ahead.  So cute.
Love the 'new' background vocals on Carousel, I wonder if that will be the children's choir on the record?

[[sobriquet]]

Wow. She looks AMAZING in those vids! Thanks Nicole!

LOVE what she did with the Carousel intro... Never saw the similarities between the two songs!!! Even cuter was that pensive look she gives just before she began to sing "Learning to Fly".

Very mischievous?

Very cute!!!

On a side note, do you think her intro is actually off of the album? I mean is it gonna be there? Or was this just a crowd attention getter? Maybe I think this could be handled in the Carousel section of the forum!!!?

I wonder if she didn't have it planned. It almost looked like it just dawned on her to do it. On the other hand it does seem like maybe she was going to change her mind and not do it, then decided to just go ahead.  So cute.
Love the 'new' background vocals on Carousel, I wonder if that will be the children's choir on the record?

That's what I thought too - that it was a snap decision to do Learning To Fly before Carousel. I am glad she took the risk and did it.

[AG.]

I love that she kept the part that Stevie originally sang, at 3.25. It's so beautiful and i think it makes a nice change, then just the verse again.

And Learning to Fly was a nice twist, her look before did seem that it was done on a whim and not planned.

Thanks for the recordings!

[joey]

Wow. She looks AMAZING in those vids! Thanks Nicole!

LOVE what she did with the Carousel intro... Never saw the similarities between the two songs!!! Even cuter was that pensive look she gives just before she began to sing "Learning to Fly".

Very mischievous?

Very cute!!!

On a side note, do you think her intro is actually off of the album? I mean is it gonna be there? Or was this just a crowd attention getter? Maybe I think this could be handled in the Carousel section of the forum!!!?

I wonder if she didn't have it planned. It almost looked like it just dawned on her to do it. On the other hand it does seem like maybe she was going to change her mind and not do it, then decided to just go ahead.  So cute.
Love the 'new' background vocals on Carousel, I wonder if that will be the children's choir on the record?

That's what I thought too - that it was a snap decision to do Learning To Fly before Carousel. I am glad she took the risk and did it.

Even impromptu... That was so beautiful!!! I mean her voice has definitely matured. It was so... I can't find the word!!! I mean when she pulled on the flaaaaaayieeeeeyaaaaaaaaah... aaaaaaaahaaay ya know? It was like WOW! I wanna listen to her do a cover of this song!!!  ;-)

[ILoveHanson]

Learning To Fly was planned - she did it at soundcheck

[joey]

Learning To Fly was planned - she did it at soundcheck

Something's telling me that's how the song's gonna start and if so that's gonna be a great ear catcher... ya know? Imagine listening to that song starting on the radio and it then becomes Carousel and just... WOW!

[[sobriquet]]

Learning To Fly was planned - she did it at soundcheck

Something's telling me that's how the song's gonna start and if so that's gonna be a great ear catcher... ya know? Imagine listening to that song starting on the radio and it then becomes Carousel and just... WOW!

I don't want Carousel to start with it. It would make the song a mash-up of the two and Carousel wouldn't be Carousel.

Maybe include the mash-up in deluxe edition or the like?

[Ghisy]

Oh yeah and she had Ari with her, and Mark is back! And he said tour in late June.

YAY! LATE JUNE!!!!!!!!!!! I love you Nicole!!!!!!! Thanks for the info! (and the videos)

And Mark is back? Awesome! I have to get him a beer sometime!  

[ILoveHanson]

Yes mark is a total sweetheart and im glad he will be on her tour this summer! And i seriously doubt learning to fly is on the album. That would be kinda dumb.

[lydia]

I love how Vanessa did Learning to Fly.  I doubt it will be on the album, but I hope she does it again at her concerts.  Maybe we can get a clearer recording of it.  It was really pretty. 

[B]

The "Learning to Fly" intro on "Carousel" is pretty dope. It reminded me of the cover Missy Higgins does of "Learning to Fly."

Thanks for the review and the videos.