Justin Hayward
Live at Mayo PAC
Morristown, New Jersey USA
2024-07-16 (Tuesday)
Show start 7:30 ish

Lineage:

Location - Orchestra, Row 25
Recording - CA14 Cardioids > Church 9200 Preamp>
Edirol R-09HR 96/24 >
Sony Soundforge 10 > bit depth conv and resampling to 44.1/16 >
FLAC level 6 aligned on SB.


Show notes:

Last tour stop for the Justin Hayward/Christopher Cross joint tour.
Mostly an acoustic affair. No drums, but percussion by Mike Dawes and Karmen Gould.
It took a few minutes for Justin's voice to warm up, but he seemed to be in good voice quickly. I think he sings these songs in their original keys and hits the notes well, and in pitch. Impressive to me.
Although "Nights In White Satin" is a highlight, the peak for me was "Question", with the mid section that begins with "It's not the way that you say it when you do those things to me..."
The lyrics are so evocative and heartfelt, it hit me that this guy is a emotional songwriter of the Nth degree.
The crowd behaved nicely throughout, as the age range was probably 30-80, mostly in the upper range.

The MAYO PAC holds approximately 1300, and we were 25 rows from the stacks, so there is some distance/reverb.

Mike Dawes opened:

A01 - Intro (1:11)
A02 - Boogie Shred (3:35)
A03 - Jump (Van Halen cover) (1:20)
A04 - Segue - Guitar Demo > (4:10)

Justin Hayward:

B01 - Tuesday Afternoon (3:40)
B02 - Driftwood (4:02)
B03 - Band Intros - "My Little Gang" (0:45)
B04 - Justin talks about the music of his youth (1:07)
B05 - Living For Love (3:40)
B06 - Justin Presbytery Story (2:47)
B07 - Medley: (12:39)
The Day We Meet ->
Again ->
One Lonely Room ->
Out and In ->
In My World ->
Meanwhile ->
Voices In The Sky
B08 - The Voice (4:13)
B09 - Forever Autumn (4:05)
B10 - Your Wildest Dreams (4:18)
B11 - Question (6:34)
B12 - Nights In White Satin (6:46)
B13 - The Story In Your Eyes (3:01)
B14 - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (5:01)

Total Running Time: 73 min 4 sec


The Band:

Justin Hayward - lead vocals, acoustic guitars (many), electric guitar
Mike Dawes - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion (on guitar)
Julie Ragins - keyboards, vocals
Karmen Gould - flute, tambourine, background vocals
Josh Johnston - guitar tech

Website Info:

Justin Hayward - https://justinhayward.com/
Mike Dawes - https://mikedawes.co.uk/
Julie Ragins - https://www.facebook.com/julie.ragins/
Karmen Gould - https://karmengouldflutist.com/


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