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borneoman · 09-21-2007, 10:43 PM

Part 2

Forgot to say I met the nicest Eskimos, the French travelling gnomes (Cuuliem and Olivier) and the sweetie Terese

And thanks AllThatLies for the audio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cannot wait!!! Tomorrow eh

oooh and Cuuliem took some videos too. The first part of the concert for sure!!! Sorry you didn’t enjoy the show AllThatLies, see you’re not happy with the direction Damien is taking, bigger venues, rockier sound. I agree with Rue St Denis, sometimes now they play almost too-well, too professional. That’s the thing. Even when he’s not into the show, he can play a flawless show.

Before the show, we were waiting in front of the box office and it was funny because Joel and Brendan were also there with some faimily and friends, and no one recognised them at all. Joel has this gorgeous girlfriend, could pass for a supermodel

Usually when the shows are indoors the soundcheck is barely audible, but at the Greek is perfect... and it was super late like at 5 or 6 pm.

I have to say that the audience was HORRIBLE, worst I’ve ever seen. Most people were so fooking late, during the first part of the show people were continuing to arrive non-stop, some more than 30 min late. And the rest were going for drinks all the time so there was a constant in/out of people, really annoying, some people went for drinks like 5 times. As expected there were lots and lots of empty seats, so we jumped seats and ended up 6th row dead center. There seemed to be more people in section B than in section A, in which most of the people spent more time at the bar than sitting. Got the feeling no one knew a song. How/why did they get tix?

As mentioned before, Damien started the show pretty quiet and zero talkative, didn’t say a word until song 12… The songs were also quiet (Rootless tree, Older chest, Cross eyed bear). But after Vyv’s break he changed completely and was super happy, when telling the stories, even when performing.

ROOTLESS TREE: Did the first part on the Rhodes, the second part on the Piano and was great. Half of section A was still standing, moving around so it was all a bit distracting. I was thinking Damien should do a Tori Amos and learn how to play the Rhodes with one hand and the piano with the other hand at the same time, maybe he can learn it during this break he’s gonna take.

OLDER CHESTS: Sweet. All the songs with Damien on acoustic guitar and Vyv on cello worked perfect for me. Again, lots of people moving…

CROSS-EYED BEAR: I wasn’t expecting that at all and was so happy to hear it. Was amazing. Cannot wait to hear the audio. The first part was really soft, the guitar was incredible, goosebumps!!!!!!!!! I think the cello and the rest joined later in the song.

INSANE: Insanely good!!!!!!!! So happy Brendan learnt how to play it!!! I knew it was coming but still it was 2156321867 times better than expected. Damien started solo, then Vyv joined, finally the rest of the band. And it had an absolutely amazing outro with all of them playing but with the cello as the main voice. The mix was perfect and congrats on the sound mixer since not even the drums killed the cello. It remind me of the Accidental Babies outro that Vyv/Damien do.

ELEPHANT: Amazing, perfect. The Cross-eyed bear>Insane>Elephant was incredible. Wait for the audio and you’ll see!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really nailed it. And the bridge was really strong. I think I even jumped when the drums kicked in.

ACCIDENTAL BABIES: Went to the piano, started the song, and after 30 sec he stopped, said sorry, and went for the guitar. Guess he was not in the mood. Happened before.

YOKE: Great version. Really loud and heavy.

NEVER LEAVE YOU: That was the one Vyv song that I wanted to hear. Brilliant. She started and then realised the machine that plays recorded thingies was not working, so she stopped, told us that that was the introduction, blamed the machine and started again. Great song, really sweet. Vyv was in great form last night, all her cello parts were amazing!!!

I REMEMBER/BANG BANG: Typical recent version, 20 min long, with a long Bang Bang part. Amazing as always. So happy to hear it again, it’s my favourite and so far he’s always played it at all my gigs.

DELICATE: Nice. Could have done with another song though. I think he’s putting too much weight on O, I don’t know why he doesn’t play songs like Grey room or Animals more.

VOLCANO: Great version, with a long outro with lots of noise and drums and guitars. I think at the end he was repeating I Kissed Her again and again, well more yellin than singing actually

CHILDISH: Great surprise, wasn’t expecting it all. Was so great, he sang it very funnily, and people loved it. He told the usual story about doing some charts/graphs about songwritters he’s met in the last 10-15 years. Both story and song were great.

THE PROFESSOR: Again both story and song were really funny. Perfect. Everybody laughed during the dick parts in the song. And he did the 3 French parts, including the Ouvrir les Seines one. He told the story abot a 13 year old boy been given 1 million dollars a day and told to spend them wisely, and imagine what he’d do with 1 million sperm. Then he said it was like when you go to your ex-girlfriend house and suddenly you’re into her again. Then best thing is to go to the restroom, and relieve yourself, sit back next to hear and see if you’re still into her and still wanna hold her hand!!

AMIE: Long story again. Same as usual but with minor changes. He said the story happened when he was a teen. In his room he had those thick grey curtains, who knows why since it’s always greay and idark and rainy in Ireland but still people wanna keep the light out, so he was depressed and when to see his girl friend. The rest is the same as usual, but the funniest part was when he explained the bit about going for a wank after he’s left alone in the room. He said something like ‘I closed the door, waited til my friend and her sister used the bathroom, closed thei door to their room, and then I spent some time with myself… 2 minutes 44 seconds’!!!!!!!!!!!!! He actually said that!!! And the song was amazing, so beautiful. The guitar and cello combination was amazing. Really made me appreciate this song again!!!!!!!!!!! So so so so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COCONUT SKINS>JAM>WOMAN LIKE A MAN: Usual story about life expectations, think he mentioned here he went to study engineering after school, and the typical story about what this person thinks, what that person thinks, fook it. He started in the wrong key, did a second take. This part of the gig was great, some even stood up and danced. The jam was nuts and really heavy, lots of drums.

CANNONBALL: Unplugged and always a treat. Amazing at the Greek.

9 CRIMES: He re-appeared first solo and started on the piano. The band joined and was strong like in recent shows but shorter.

THE BLOWER’S DAUGHTER: Nice!!!! Not many singers, but some screamers

CHEERS DARLIN: Great super long story. He was at the bar, it was cold, damp, snowing, and from the window he saw this old man bumping into this girl. Usual story. After she leaves to meet the boyfriend, Damien approches the man and tells him something like, I have my guitar, we can write a song about it. And then during the whole performance, Damien was pretending to write the lyrics with a pen on his right hand, using his left hand as a beer mat, and saying things like second verse… same as first verse… Really funny and the performance was great too, although I prefer it 100 times with real music. As he finished, snow felt from the ceiling, then he pretended to pee on a street lamp and left shouting Fooking Bitch!!!!!

09-21-2007, 10:43 PM	#19
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Part 2 Forgot to say I met the nicest Eskimos, the French travelling gnomes (Cuuliem and Olivier) and the sweetie Terese And thanks AllThatLies for the audio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cannot wait!!! Tomorrow eh oooh and Cuuliem took some videos too. The first part of the concert for sure!!! Sorry you didn’t enjoy the show AllThatLies, see you’re not happy with the direction Damien is taking, bigger venues, rockier sound. I agree with Rue St Denis, sometimes now they play almost too-well, too professional. That’s the thing. Even when he’s not into the show, he can play a flawless show. Before the show, we were waiting in front of the box office and it was funny because Joel and Brendan were also there with some faimily and friends, and no one recognised them at all. Joel has this gorgeous girlfriend, could pass for a supermodel Usually when the shows are indoors the soundcheck is barely audible, but at the Greek is perfect... and it was super late like at 5 or 6 pm. I have to say that the audience was HORRIBLE, worst I’ve ever seen. Most people were so fooking late, during the first part of the show people were continuing to arrive non-stop, some more than 30 min late. And the rest were going for drinks all the time so there was a constant in/out of people, really annoying, some people went for drinks like 5 times. As expected there were lots and lots of empty seats, so we jumped seats and ended up 6th row dead center. There seemed to be more people in section B than in section A, in which most of the people spent more time at the bar than sitting. Got the feeling no one knew a song. How/why did they get tix? As mentioned before, Damien started the show pretty quiet and zero talkative, didn’t say a word until song 12… The songs were also quiet (Rootless tree, Older chest, Cross eyed bear). But after Vyv’s break he changed completely and was super happy, when telling the stories, even when performing. ROOTLESS TREE: Did the first part on the Rhodes, the second part on the Piano and was great. Half of section A was still standing, moving around so it was all a bit distracting. I was thinking Damien should do a Tori Amos and learn how to play the Rhodes with one hand and the piano with the other hand at the same time, maybe he can learn it during this break he’s gonna take. OLDER CHESTS: Sweet. All the songs with Damien on acoustic guitar and Vyv on cello worked perfect for me. Again, lots of people moving… CROSS-EYED BEAR: I wasn’t expecting that at all and was so happy to hear it. Was amazing. Cannot wait to hear the audio. The first part was really soft, the guitar was incredible, goosebumps!!!!!!!!! I think the cello and the rest joined later in the song. INSANE: Insanely good!!!!!!!! So happy Brendan learnt how to play it!!! I knew it was coming but still it was 2156321867 times better than expected. Damien started solo, then Vyv joined, finally the rest of the band. And it had an absolutely amazing outro with all of them playing but with the cello as the main voice. The mix was perfect and congrats on the sound mixer since not even the drums killed the cello. It remind me of the Accidental Babies outro that Vyv/Damien do. ELEPHANT: Amazing, perfect. The Cross-eyed bear>Insane>Elephant was incredible. Wait for the audio and you’ll see!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really nailed it. And the bridge was really strong. I think I even jumped when the drums kicked in. ACCIDENTAL BABIES: Went to the piano, started the song, and after 30 sec he stopped, said sorry, and went for the guitar. Guess he was not in the mood. Happened before. YOKE: Great version. Really loud and heavy. NEVER LEAVE YOU: That was the one Vyv song that I wanted to hear. Brilliant. She started and then realised the machine that plays recorded thingies was not working, so she stopped, told us that that was the introduction, blamed the machine and started again. Great song, really sweet. Vyv was in great form last night, all her cello parts were amazing!!! I REMEMBER/BANG BANG: Typical recent version, 20 min long, with a long Bang Bang part. Amazing as always. So happy to hear it again, it’s my favourite and so far he’s always played it at all my gigs. DELICATE: Nice. Could have done with another song though. I think he’s putting too much weight on O, I don’t know why he doesn’t play songs like Grey room or Animals more. VOLCANO: Great version, with a long outro with lots of noise and drums and guitars. I think at the end he was repeating I Kissed Her again and again, well more yellin than singing actually CHILDISH: Great surprise, wasn’t expecting it all. Was so great, he sang it very funnily, and people loved it. He told the usual story about doing some charts/graphs about songwritters he’s met in the last 10-15 years. Both story and song were great. THE PROFESSOR: Again both story and song were really funny. Perfect. Everybody laughed during the dick parts in the song. And he did the 3 French parts, including the Ouvrir les Seines one. He told the story abot a 13 year old boy been given 1 million dollars a day and told to spend them wisely, and imagine what he’d do with 1 million sperm. Then he said it was like when you go to your ex-girlfriend house and suddenly you’re into her again. Then best thing is to go to the restroom, and relieve yourself, sit back next to hear and see if you’re still into her and still wanna hold her hand!! AMIE: Long story again. Same as usual but with minor changes. He said the story happened when he was a teen. In his room he had those thick grey curtains, who knows why since it’s always greay and idark and rainy in Ireland but still people wanna keep the light out, so he was depressed and when to see his girl friend. The rest is the same as usual, but the funniest part was when he explained the bit about going for a wank after he’s left alone in the room. He said something like ‘I closed the door, waited til my friend and her sister used the bathroom, closed thei door to their room, and then I spent some time with myself… 2 minutes 44 seconds’!!!!!!!!!!!!! He actually said that!!! And the song was amazing, so beautiful. The guitar and cello combination was amazing. Really made me appreciate this song again!!!!!!!!!!! So so so so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COCONUT SKINS>JAM>WOMAN LIKE A MAN: Usual story about life expectations, think he mentioned here he went to study engineering after school, and the typical story about what this person thinks, what that person thinks, fook it. He started in the wrong key, did a second take. This part of the gig was great, some even stood up and danced. The jam was nuts and really heavy, lots of drums. CANNONBALL: Unplugged and always a treat. Amazing at the Greek. 9 CRIMES: He re-appeared first solo and started on the piano. The band joined and was strong like in recent shows but shorter. THE BLOWER’S DAUGHTER: Nice!!!! Not many singers, but some screamers CHEERS DARLIN: Great super long story. He was at the bar, it was cold, damp, snowing, and from the window he saw this old man bumping into this girl. Usual story. After she leaves to meet the boyfriend, Damien approches the man and tells him something like, I have my guitar, we can write a song about it. And then during the whole performance, Damien was pretending to write the lyrics with a pen on his right hand, using his left hand as a beer mat, and saying things like second verse… same as first verse… Really funny and the performance was great too, although I prefer it 100 times with real music. As he finished, snow felt from the ceiling, then he pretended to pee on a street lamp and left shouting Fooking Bitch!!!!! __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?