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Steel Notes Magazine appearance Thursday night-to say hello and show support to the Lehigh Valley native who remembered to come home again .
Late in the last set Breeze announced that he ’ d be returning to the valley every five to six weeks-the applause in the bar was deafening as his longtime fans and new found following joined together in celebration . The entertainment was phenomenal , the atmosphere was energized and fun , and the promise of another opportunity to experience the same thing left everyone smiling .
Earlier I asked Breeze to think about a question - I asked , him to tell me something we would be surprised to know about him . So as he was
Set I Thank you – Led Zeppelin ( great way to start the show – flawless ) Conversations Kill – STP Wonderwall – Oasis ( changes were fantastic , great job on middle 8 ) Free Falling – Tom Petty Red Corvette – Prince ( this song choice was surprising since he prefaced it by saying it was a song by one of his idols that left us last year . I rated his performance an 11 in my notes ! ) Major Tom – David Bowie ( Excellent job on controlling the tempo with only a guitar to timing , vocals in this song really revealed Breezes ’ range ) Kate – The Honey Buzzards ( I had chills during this one , you could feel the pain in the lyrics and his voice ) Counting Stars – One Republic Jenny – Rick Springfield Land down under – Men at Work Better Man – Pearl Jam Sister Golden Hair – America Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash ( see live video here - https :// www . facebook . com / joanne . janci / videos / 1474754139202112 /
Set II Lovin ’ – Sublime ( Breeze took this song and made it a marathon mix – he incorporated multiple songs at the chorus and merged it right back into Lovin ’ – fun time . Some of the songs he mixed in there were Dixie Land , Give it Away Now , Feel Like Making Love , and , even Trailer park Girls worked it ’ s way in- I didn ’ t time it , but it had to run at least 10 minutes ) Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi (* missed a song or two here ) About a girl – Nirvana – ( Excellent guitar playing in this song ) Faith and then One More Try – George Michaels ( Breeze called this his tribute to George M ) And then , for some reason that I can ’ t recall …. Breeze recited the Gettysburg Address-nope ,
I ’ m not kidding Last Dance with Mary Jane – Tom Petty Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Set III ( Side note , BY THIS TIME , I WAS DANCING , SO I didn ’ t take the best of notes ….) Wish you were here – Pink Floyd Wish you were here – Incubus ( see what he did there ???) Sweet Child of mine – Guns and Roses Some Kind of Wonderful – Grand Funk Radio Creep – Stone Temple Pilots A Beetles song – I didn ’ t write down the name Ho Hey – The Lumineers Hold On – Phil Phillips ( I actually watched American Idol that season and voted for Phil Phillips
Encore – Social Distortion – Ring of Fire ( thanks again Mike Muller ) the whole room was bopping …. And counting the weeks until we can enjoy the Breeze again !
packing up his guitar , and shaking hands with the audience he looked at me and told me he had my answer . I waited until he was free and asked what he came up with . He smiled ; and with that sexy smirk , said simply “ Josie , If I was born a woman ; I would have wanted to be Gladys Knight ” Well , I replied , “ is there any specific reason for that ?” Breeze said simply “ because she speaks to me and because she was the baddest bitch the music world has ever met .” Once again , question satisfactorily answered .
I decided that was the perfect ending to a magical night . Until next time , Breeze , the Lehigh Valley bids you Adieu .
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