Al Green @ the Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ - pics

photos by Eric M. Townsend

Since the May 27 release of his chart-topping and critically lauded Blue Note Records album, Lay It Down, it has been a whirlwind year for legendary soul and R&B icon, Al Green. With Lay It Down, Green has delivered the highest debuting record of his accomplished career since his 1972 classic, I’m Still In Love With You.

More pictures from Al Green’s Saturday night show at the new NJ venue, below…

Such a gentleman, that Al Green. No one brought him flowers at Showcase Live Friday night [in Boston], but he passed out long-stem red roses (dethorned, of course) to the ladies in the sold-out house.

It was a sweet gesture, and, obviously, it was a scripted part of Green’s usual show, as was the set list he’s been doing verbatim for a while now. With a cursory Google search, you know exactly what you’re going to get at an Al Green show – and you couldn’t ask for a better time (well, a few more songs, and an encore, would be nice). [The Boston Globe]

Al Green – 2008 Tour Dates
11/21: Showcase Live!, Foxborough, MA
11/22: Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ
11/28: Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, IN
11/29: Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO