Go-betweens 2000-10-19
Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Set 1
The Go-Betweens - Return of The Go-Betweens - CD - 76:46
1. Spirit 2. Magic In Here 3. Head Full of Steam 4. Baby Stones 5. Streets of Your Town 6. Orpheus Beach 7. Draining The Pool For You 8. Going Blind 9. German Farmhouse 10. He Live My Life 11. Bye Bye Pride 12. The Clock 13. Spring Rain 14. She Sang About Angels 15. Bachelor Kisses 16. Easy Come Easy Go 17. Right here 18. Rock'n'Roll friend
1-16: Soundboard recording from Bowery Ballroom, NYC, USA, October 19 2000 / 17-18: Live at Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 29 2000
The Go-Betweens: New York City, The Bowery Ballroom, 19th October 2000
It was Jetset?s label night at the Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, with our heroes at the top of a sold-out bill of 4 bands from literally around the globe. Doors were to open at 7:00, but didn?t open until about 8:15, with the first band on at 9:00, apparently due to PJ Harvey?s CMJ Showcase show running over time. The audience seemed equally divided between those that came to hear Arab Strap and those that were there for the GB?s. (Frankly my first listen to the lauded Arab Strap didn?t do much for me and a few other Tallulhaists ? we concurred that the ?stuck in midtempo? vibe of most of the songs was monotonous.)
The band came on just after 1:00, and the Ballroom was packed. For a first show of the tour, the band sounded great, certainly belying the fact that they had only been rehearsing for five days. Adele was on base, and the new drummer (from Hamburg - forgot his name) was clearly the member that was newest to the material. Robert?s new clothes were striking ? he wore a bold red stripy suit that certainly will rival the famous yellow in popularity. Grant played an acoustic guitar much of the night, with Robert playing what looked like his ?Danger in the Past? guitar.
Robert apologized to the audience that the band was relatively quite between songs. He put it down to it being first show of the tour, with everyone apparently concentrating very hard on playing. Grant was beaming throughout the show, and Lloyd, you will be glad to know that Grant continued his tradition of speaking to the soundman in midset. He only did this once, however, to talk to sound person about what he viewed as a faulty monitor.
The band?s 75 minute set mixed old and new, with the full band sound being really effective on the ?big? songs like ?Right Here? and ?Spring Rain.? I was frankly surprised to hear two solo songs in the set, Robert?s ?Baby Stones? and Grant?s ?Easy Come Easy Go.? But you have to think that Robert can?t resist the theatricality inherent in ?Baby Stones,? with makes it such a stand out in a live setting.
1. Spirit 2. Magic In Here 3. Head Full of Steam 4. Baby Stones 5. Streets of Your Town 6. Orpheus Beach 7. Draining The Pool For You 8. Going Blind 9. German Farmhouse 10. He Live My Life 11. Bye Bye Pride 12. The Clock 13. Spring Rain 14. She Sang About Angels 15. Bachelor Kisses 16. Easy Come Easy Go 17. Right here 18. Rock'n'Roll friend
1-16: Soundboard recording from Bowery Ballroom, NYC, USA, October 19 2000 / 17-18: Live at Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 29 2000
The Go-Betweens: New York City, The Bowery Ballroom, 19th October 2000
It was Jetset?s label night at the Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, with our heroes at the top of a sold-out bill of 4 bands from literally around the globe. Doors were to open at 7:00, but didn?t open until about 8:15, with the first band on at 9:00, apparently due to PJ Harvey?s CMJ Showcase show running over time. The audience seemed equally divided between those that came to hear Arab Strap and those that were there for the GB?s. (Frankly my first listen to the lauded Arab Strap didn?t do much for me and a few other Tallulhaists ? we concurred that the ?stuck in midtempo? vibe of most of the songs was monotonous.)
The band came on just after 1:00, and the Ballroom was packed. For a first show of the tour, the band sounded great, certainly belying the fact that they had only been rehearsing for five days. Adele was on base, and the new drummer (from Hamburg - forgot his name) was clearly the member that was newest to the material. Robert?s new clothes were striking ? he wore a bold red stripy suit that certainly will rival the famous yellow in popularity. Grant played an acoustic guitar much of the night, with Robert playing what looked like his ?Danger in the Past? guitar.
Robert apologized to the audience that the band was relatively quite between songs. He put it down to it being first show of the tour, with everyone apparently concentrating very hard on playing. Grant was beaming throughout the show, and Lloyd, you will be glad to know that Grant continued his tradition of speaking to the soundman in midset. He only did this once, however, to talk to sound person about what he viewed as a faulty monitor.
The band?s 75 minute set mixed old and new, with the full band sound being really effective on the ?big? songs like ?Right Here? and ?Spring Rain.? I was frankly surprised to hear two solo songs in the set, Robert?s ?Baby Stones? and Grant?s ?Easy Come Easy Go.? But you have to think that Robert can?t resist the theatricality inherent in ?Baby Stones,? with makes it such a stand out in a live setting.
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