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Post by WsBigBrownBeaver on Feb 23, 2005 3:12:13 GMT -5
On fire and playing like he had something to prove...
Went acoustic for about 5 seconds, then back to the Gibson... His playing was smoking hot and tight with the band.... He played his guts out and surprised he was still standing at the end..... I'm sure people have a log more to say... Completely reinforced why I Love his music... He needs to put out a live album aside from the boots with poor quality.... This is the best band I've seen him play with...
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Post by woofagoofa on Feb 23, 2005 4:19:27 GMT -5
One of the top 2 or 3 shows I have seen, the band is really great.........and really into playing together. They are having a great time. I don't even know how to describe the duet near the end with Lucinda Williams........  |
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Post by cellarfullofnoise on Feb 23, 2005 8:35:19 GMT -5
I don't even know how to describe the duet near the end with Lucinda Williams........ "Real Live Bleeding Foreheads and Broken Guitar Necks"? |
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Post by A Regular on Feb 23, 2005 8:43:10 GMT -5
One of the top 2 or 3 shows I have seen, the band is really great.........and really into playing together. They are having a great time. I don't even know how to describe the duet near the end with Lucinda Williams........ Seriously? Unreal... |
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Post by Placemat on Feb 23, 2005 9:42:44 GMT -5
I don't even know how to describe the duet near the end with Lucinda Williams........ No way. More info please. |
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Post by Kathy on Feb 23, 2005 10:01:46 GMT -5
No way. More info please. I got in an email review that said it was kinda train-wrecky...we'll see what other folks have to say (wake up LA!). Here it is: The great thing about Paul is that his worst shows and his best can often be one and the same, and I think tonight was an astounding example of how that can be. I'd have loved to have been there tonight with someone who'd never seen Paul before, just to try and register what would have been their utter bafflement. How can a man keep his spirit so fully invested in a show that appears at every stop to be slipping from his grasp? And in the middle of such a creaking, toppling set, how is it possible that certain numbers -- "Folk Star," "Left of the Dial," "I Think I Love You," "As Far As I Know," a few others -- get spat out like perfectly cut diamonds? What might have been the evening's saving grace -- and in fact had the potential to be an all-time great Westerberg moment -- came in the encore (there was only one) when Lucinda Williams joined him for a country duet that I'm guessing is one of his songs she's rumored to be preparing for her next record. Sadly, it was a train wreck, and ended with Paul stating, "Well that was a perfect humiliation for a really wonderful artist." Lucinda, who we all know adores Paul, graciously waved off his disclaimer but also exited the stage but quick. |
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Post by allshookup on Feb 23, 2005 11:09:31 GMT -5
The "traditional blues" he did is called I've Got A Mind To Give Up Living - Paul's guitar playing on that one reminded me of Elvis Costello's nickname, Little Hands of Concrete. On the fade out he yelled for his band to go to (the key of) E, and they played about half of Kiss Me On The Bus as a Mississippi blues. Beautiful. Apparently at some point they were supposed to "go into triple time," but the band missed their cue and the song just stopped. Paul seemed a little embarassed, but they started it back up again Replacements-style and roared off...
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Post by Brad on Feb 23, 2005 14:25:50 GMT -5
The great thing about Paul is that his worst shows and his best can often be one and the same, and I think tonight was an astounding example of how that can be. I'd have loved to have been there tonight with someone who'd never seen Paul before, just to try and register what would have been their utter bafflement. I was there and it was my first time seeing Paul. I've liked him over ten years but never had a chance to see him live before. Well, to answer your question: I fecking loved the show. It was everything I'd hoped for a Westerberg show and more. The band was really, really rocking and obviously having a blast. The energy alone blew me away. He was in full rocking form and the flubs, missed cues, and what not all added to the excitment and realness for me. I really loved it and I wish I was going again tonight. To sum up the show for me: Perfect imperfection. |
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Post by A Regular on Feb 23, 2005 15:05:23 GMT -5
Jim Rome was going on about the show on his radio broadcast today, he attended compliments of Vagrant. He used the adjective "brilliant" about three times to describe the man and "amazing" to describe the show. He talked of the "train going off the tracks and coming back to crush one" style. He really is a fanboy even if PW has no idea who he is.
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Post by allshookup on Feb 23, 2005 15:45:51 GMT -5
I had a very cool opportunity to meet Kevin Bowe before the show, in a tiny bar across the street from the theatre. He told me that the band had learned a "sh*tload" of songs. Still, it was quite a nice surprise mid-show when the guys broke into the Rolling Stone's Star Star.
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Post by scoOter on Feb 23, 2005 15:52:06 GMT -5
I had a very cool opportunity to meet Kevin Bowe before the show, in a tiny bar across the street from the theatre. He told me that the band had learned a "sh*tload" of songs. Still, it was quite a nice surprise mid-show when the guys broke into the Rolling Stone's Star Star. goddammit! someone post a setlist! they played "starfucker" now?! jesus, what a night! |
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Post by woofagoofa on Feb 23, 2005 16:10:32 GMT -5
They came out for the encore and Paul wandered around the stage and then went back like he was going to go back down the stairs........then you could see he was talking to some woman. And after a minute she came up and you could see it was Lucinda Williams. they sang a duet of Honky Tonk Angel, and I don't know if that is one of the songs he wrote that she is recording or not. It was a pretty choppy and rough, but then he moved over and got on her microphone with her, and they got through it ok. It was sort of super cool to see them together. The face in my earlier post was for the fact that they were really flirting it up bigtime. Overall top 2 or 3 PW or Replacement shows I have seen. |
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Post by Otto Jr. on Feb 23, 2005 16:30:10 GMT -5
Maybe he assumed Ms. Ryder would be there.
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Post by kgp on Feb 23, 2005 17:14:02 GMT -5
If that's the same song he sort of covered at the Sunday Pantages show, it's Hank Thompson's 'Wild Side of Life'. Or Kitty Well's 'Honky Tonk Angels' (which was written in response to the Hank Thompson song)
Great song, indeed.
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Post by Christy on Feb 23, 2005 17:43:55 GMT -5
If that's the same song he sort of covered at the Sunday Pantages show, it's Hank Thompson's 'Wild Side of Life'. Or Kitty Well's 'Honky Tonk Angels' (which was written in response to the Hank Thompson song) Great song, indeed. i heard from someone this was an elvis song....  |
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Post by RTK on Feb 23, 2005 17:57:57 GMT -5
Hi all -
I'm a new member here, and wanted to share my comments re: the show:
My first exposure to The Replacements was back in 83/84, when they opened for X at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis. They sucked, and less than a few of the X faithful gathered got it – booing them mercilessly. As X took the stage, Exene lambasted the crowd for not realizing the brilliance of the ‘Mats. It took a few years, but I finally witnessed that brilliance at an infamously amazing Roxy show in ’85. Not having followed Paul Westerberg’s work too closely over the last decade, I was curious if the rumors that he had “mellowed” were true. Gladly, that was not the case Tuesday night.
"It looks like we are watching a rehearsal" – anonymous voice, 2/22
This is a strong band and there is a sense he is reveling in a renewal – a rebirth of the raw rock and roll spirit, and the apparent esprit de corps is also working in our favor, adding lively onstage interplay and ratcheting up the volume.
Opening with “Merry Go Round” and “Someone Take the Wheel”, the set list spanned the last 20 years, with brief detours into covers (Dylan’s “Only a Hobo”, “Star, Star” from the Stones, and Billy Joe Shaver’s “Live Forever”), before finally closing with the one-two punch of “Alex Chilton” and “Left of the Dial.” The minor flaw was no representation from Let It Be.
Paul’s vocals were raw with emotion, and clear. Sonically, the guitars rang loud and pure, if not always in tune. (And Kevin Bowe could’ve been louder.) The solid rhythm section of Jim Bouquist and Michael Bland prevented more than its share of derailments, propelling the group steadily down the tracks even as the songs swayed in the winds, threatening to tip over from time to time.
One false move and it all goes flying off the tracks. And there were several train wreck moments, which is to be expected when an artist is working on the edge, dangling way over the precipice with no fear for his own (artistic) safety.
When it works, it transcends entertainment.
When it doesn’t, it still can shimmer brightly. Like translating the first verses of “Kiss Me on the Bus” into blues - an inspired segue from “I've Got a Mind to Give up Living”. Had this band been together for more than 3 months, they likely would've pulled it off brilliantly. In fact, they almost did. Even with less than stellar execution, it proved the point that there is an underlying genius at work.
And then there are the little things, like responding to a request for “Treatment Bound” by incorporating the word “treatment” several times into “Love Untold”. Not many songwriter/performers would dare perform that kind of impromptu surgery (or self-mutilation) of their songs.
"Who is that – it looks like Lucinda Williams" – anonymous voice, 2/22
The encore duet with Lucinda Williams would probably classify as a train wreck.
"I wish he liked his music as much as we do" – anonymous voice, 2/22
A rocking event, and proof that no matter how old we get, rock and roll at it’s purest level still abides in our hearts – and can be set free simply with a well –played, almost in tune Gibson powered by a Marshall stack turned up all the way.
PS: It was nice to meet up with several other Mats fans while hanging out at Bob's Frolic Room before the gig, including Hansi, who is interviewing fans for her documentary.
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Post by Mike Williamson on Feb 23, 2005 18:37:40 GMT -5
This was one of the greatest shows I've ever seen...Someone please tell me they recorded it.
Since no one else has posted a set list, I'll remember what I can...This is in no way comprehensive:
KISS ME ON THE BUS
LITTLE MASCARA
LEFT OF THE DIAL
IOU
ALEX CHILTON
VALENTINE
MERRY GO ROUND
SOMEONE TAKE THE WHEEL
KNOCKIN ON MINE
LOVE UNTOLD
BORN FOR ME
MR. RABBIT
HIGH TIME
AAA
AS FAR AS I KNOW
HOW CAN YOU LIKE HIM?
FOLK STAR
MAKING ME GO
WHAT A DAY (FOR A NIGHT)
LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL
CRACKLE AND DRAG (He didn't finish this...Couldn't remember the words)
The covers, as listed in previous posts:
I've Got A Mind To Give Up Living
Honky Tonk Angels
Only a Hobo
Star, Star
Live Forever
I think I love you
Part of me seems to remember NO PLACE FOR YOU, but my mind might be playing tricks on my, so I'm not including it in the list above.
Hope that's a good start...I'll add more if I remember them.
Mike
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Post by RTK on Feb 23, 2005 18:52:30 GMT -5
Yep, he stopped Crackle and Drag after one verse, screaming F*CK, F*CK, and made some comments about songs about death.
Then he said here's another song about death and launched into Only A Hobo...
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Post by Hoodie on Feb 23, 2005 19:15:13 GMT -5
Forgot one "let the bad times roll'
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Post by Mike Williamson on Feb 23, 2005 19:33:01 GMT -5
I debated long and hard as to whether he played BAD TIMES...Decided he didn't.
Thanks for the reminder...
Mike
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