Spring Break
Vassar Electrifies Jorgensen
Freesia Singngam
Issue date: 10/1/07 Section: Focus
Vassar came back for a few more songs before the end of the show.
He saved his other No.1 hit for second-to-last. He had a longer piano introduction, but as soon as the audience figured out it was "Just Another Day In Paradise," they cheered.
After he played "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)," he left the stage and the lights stayed off in the theater. But fans stood up to clap and cheer as if they knew he would be back for an encore.
The drummer came back and started a beat, and Vassar gave the audience two more fast-paced songs to rock out just a little longer.
And the crowd rocked out, despite the cabaret setting and the inability to go up to the stage.
Most of the Friday night audience was older than the typical UConn crowd, but a good number of students attended and swooned over Vassar.
"He's amazing," said Abby Lund, a 5th-semester music major, about Vassar. "We got a [guitar] pick and we touched him."
While he was appealing to them as a country star, his fans also appreciated his talent.
" He's talented," Lund said. "Most people don't realize he wrote most of the top country songs."
"I liked it," said Krista Laliberte, a 7th-semester women's studies and psychology double major. Laliberte said she had a good time but thought the cabaret-style seating was more for a "mellow concert" and Vassar did not give a mellow concert.
Contact Freesia Singngam at Freesia.Singngam@UConn.edu.
He saved his other No.1 hit for second-to-last. He had a longer piano introduction, but as soon as the audience figured out it was "Just Another Day In Paradise," they cheered.
After he played "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)," he left the stage and the lights stayed off in the theater. But fans stood up to clap and cheer as if they knew he would be back for an encore.
The drummer came back and started a beat, and Vassar gave the audience two more fast-paced songs to rock out just a little longer.
And the crowd rocked out, despite the cabaret setting and the inability to go up to the stage.
Most of the Friday night audience was older than the typical UConn crowd, but a good number of students attended and swooned over Vassar.
"He's amazing," said Abby Lund, a 5th-semester music major, about Vassar. "We got a [guitar] pick and we touched him."
While he was appealing to them as a country star, his fans also appreciated his talent.
" He's talented," Lund said. "Most people don't realize he wrote most of the top country songs."
"I liked it," said Krista Laliberte, a 7th-semester women's studies and psychology double major. Laliberte said she had a good time but thought the cabaret-style seating was more for a "mellow concert" and Vassar did not give a mellow concert.
Contact Freesia Singngam at Freesia.Singngam@UConn.edu.
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Blowout your ears
posted 10/01/07 @ 12:22 PM EST
Vassar electrifies audience? More like shock therapy! Thank you I've had enough!
It was a blowout! Volume levels were way above what can be considered safe. (Continued…)
Silvia Chan
posted 10/01/07 @ 1:50 PM EST
Phil Vassar gave a great show. I haven't met a student yet that was there who didn't enjoy the show. He is a great entertainer. I loved it even more when at the end of the show, the Jorgensen staff allowed the fans to move closer to the stage. (Continued…)
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