Rolling Stone Reviews Tim/Cornell Tour

First we had video footage, now we have an official review of the Verizon Wireless sponsored eight city West Coast tour starring Chris Cornell and featuring Timbo. Rolling Stone recently reviewed the Denver, Colorado concert. Check out what they said about Timbaland's performance:

Barely moving more than a raised eyebrow, Timbaland conducted his hot seven-piece band from James Brown-style groove workouts like “Oh Timbaland” to his underrated house-party anthem “Bounce.”

Barely singing, rapping or even speaking much throughout the songs, the deadpan Timbaland’s main job was to be a presence, holding the crowd’s attention so his super-tight “junkyard band” could do most of the work. Although he tossed out a few songs from his album due in February, he mostly stuck to last year’s Shock Value, including the closing “Throw It On Me,” which recalled OutKast’s propulsive “B.O.B.” and couldn’t help but transition into “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

Wow! Seven-piece JB style band?!?!? Tim is definitely trying something new with this live band. And great to hear that Tim previewed some tracks off Shock Value 2! February will be here before we know it.

Unfortunately, Rolling Stone wasn't that impressed with Chris Cornell's performance:

Fortunately, Cornell has enough sex appeal to hold just about any crowd’s attention. He and his low-slung jeans admirably redeemed the new material until the very end. At that point, he did his two best songs, “Watch Out,” a hip-hop-spiced rock anthem that came close to matching Timbaland’s energy, and a stripped-down ballad about loneliness called “Two Drink Minimum.” But if this was a battle of the bands, it was no contest.

Man, as raw as "Two Drink Minimum" is as a studio version, I know it has to be amazing live. Despite the review, I hope all the Tim stans on the West Coast will try to make it out to this concert. And if you can't make it to the concert, definitely stop by one of the Verizon stores where Tim and Chris will be holding a meet-and-greet. Here's another list of those locations:

Oct. 17 2073 S. Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80222
Oct. 18 987 W. 500 N Bldg A American Fork, UT 84003
Oct. 19 2040 E. Rio Salado Pkwy. Tempe, AZ 85281
Oct. 24 7300 Arroyo Crossing Pkwy. Las Vegas, NV 89113
Oct. 25 13455 Washington Blvd. Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Oct. 26 3505 Sports Arena Blvd. San Diego, CA 92110
Oct. 31 150 El Camino Real South San Francisco, CA 94080
Nov. 2 960 Park Ave. North Renton, WA 98057

Props to Edo for the heads up!