OMG! 🙄 Prepare yourselves, peasants, because TH Entertainment and Mercury Studios (aka Eagle Rock Entertainment – sounds like a retirement home for rockers, amirite? 😂) are gracing us with a Blu-ray release of “Live In Concert” from the one and only Ann Wilson and her band… *checks notes*… TRIPSITTER. Yes, TRIPSITTER. Sounds like a babysitting service for drugged-out toddlers. 👶💊 This earth-shattering event, which originally aired on PBS (because, you know, PBS is where all the cool kids hang out 🤓) in November 2023, is coming to a screen near you on June 6. Mark your calendars, people! It’s not like there’s anything else happening in the world. 🙄
So, Queen Ann (yes, I’m being sarcastic) decided to bless Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl (because Madison Square Garden was probably booked 🤷♀️) in July 2023 during her “Another Door” tour. “Another Door”? More like “Another Snooze-fest,” am I right? 😴 Anyway, she brought along her band of merry men, TRIPSITTER (still laughing at that name 😂), and performed an “energetic” set. Energetic for a grandma, maybe. 👵 She sang some songs from her album, “Another Door” (which, let’s be honest, no one has heard of), and then, because she’s contractually obligated, she trotted out the HEART classics: “Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” “Magic Man.” Yawn. 🥱 But wait, there’s more! She also butchered LED ZEPPELIN’s “Immigrant Song” and “Going To California.” Because nothing says “respect for musical legends” like a half-hearted cover by someone who peaked in the 80s. 🤘
“Another Door,” this record of *gasp* all-original material (as opposed to, you know, stealing songs from other artists? 🤔), marks the first time since the 1970s that Ann has written a full-length album *collectively* with a band. Oh, the horror! Imagine having to share the spotlight! 😱 TRIPSITTER, or as I like to call them, Ann’s Backup Dancers, consists of Tony Lucido (bass – probably plays it with his eyes closed 😴), Ryan Wariner (guitars – I bet he dreams of being Jimmy Page 🎸), Sean T Lane (drums – hopefully he doesn’t fall asleep on the kit 🥁), and Paul Moak (guitars and keyboards – the token multi-instrumentalist 🤓). Tom Bukovac (guitars – because you can never have too many guitars, right? 🙄) also contributed. And get this: “Another Door” was the first time in Ann’s career where she was the *sole* lyricist. Someone give this woman a Pulitzer! 🏆 (Sarcasm, people, sarcasm!)
Here’s the track listing, in case you’re a glutton for punishment:
01. Crazy On You (Because you can’t have an Ann Wilson concert without it. It’s like oxygen.)
02. This Is Now (No, this is boring. 😒)
03. Love Alive (Is it, though?)
04. Magic Man (More like Tragic Man, if you ask me. 😭)
05. Going To California (Why? Just why? 😫)
06. Ruler Of The Night (Queen Ann strikes again! 👑)
07. Even It Up (Is that even possible at this point? 🤷♀️)
08. Straight On (Straight to the bargain bin, maybe? 🗑️)
09. Miss One & Only (More like Miss Overrated. 🙄)
10. Rain Of Hell (Sounds about right. 🔥)
11. Immigrant Song (RIP, Robert Plant’s vocal cords. 🙏)
12. Mistral Wind (Is that a euphemism for something? 🤔)
13. Isolation (Accurate description of how you’ll feel listening to this album. 😔)
14. Tripsitter (Still laughing. 😂)
15. Rusty Robots (Are they referring to her voice? 🤖)
16. Barracuda (The only reason anyone is still paying attention. 🐟)
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