An excited and expectant crowd made the trip to Lloseta to watch yet another legend of pop in concert. One of many that have appeared in Mallorca over the last few years and surely not the last.Mary followed her band out and got straight into good old fashioned rock / pop. Her set included both songs from the 60's and more recent material from her last two albums. The style of the latest material being very much like the original Shangri-Las sound. You also had the impression that she was enjoying herself.
For those of you that don't know, Mary's first time round was as a 15 year old back in 1964 where herself, her sister and the Ganser twin sisters shot to fame with songs like Remember (Walking in the sand) and the infamous Leader of the pack. They were to have a string of hits and sold out tours across the States but unfortunately because of a much resented record contracy made by her mother they were locked into a ten year deal. Rather than carry on they decided to wait out the ten years but by the time they were ready to come back the music scene had changed dramatically leaving no place for their style of music. Thankfully things have changed and we are all much more able to appreciate and enjoy the style of music put together by The Shangri-Las.
This was a show that was full of emotion with Mary getting very upset over one song which mirrored her life with her mother but then came back to get the audience jiving (well almost) with the classics of the 60's. the backing band were also exceptional, which is not surprising considering the bass player is from Roxy Music and the drummer from the Smithereens. Another classic night in Lloseta for us all.
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