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POP Montreal Day 3: Burt Bacharach, Chad VanGaalen

Oct 4, 2008, 3:00pm The Village Voice: Sound of the City
POP Montreal Day 3: Burt Bacharach, Chad VanGaalen Here's a Zen koan for you: Would it be a Burt Bacharach concert if Burt Bacharach wasn't there? In the case of this 80-year old living legend, overshadowed by studio musicians and back-up singers in the daunting environs of an ornate church, the answer is, sadly: yes . Sure, Burt was physically present , playing the piano, and every now and then he'd stand up to deliver a gravelly-voiced homily on love. Yet his performance last night resembled nothing so much as a nicely choreographed performance by a tribute band that just happened to include [...]
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