Tonight Damien kicked my azz! June 25th Copenhagen gig

cille · 06-25-2007, 11:03 PM

Great gig tonight! I had lowered my expectations to a minimum after being disoppointed when they were here in March, but tonight's gig was really , really great.

Seated gig, which surprised me, but it proved to have a good effect on the chatters and we got there early so we got to sit FRONT ROW, SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT=RIGHT IN FRONT OF VYV!!!

Damien had a bit of a cold, he coughed somewhat, but his voice was in pretty good form and he was in a cheerful, chatty mood.

The set list - which I for the first time scribbled down during the concert - was mainly non - crowd pleasers, which pleased me SOO much:

The Professor
Delicate --> snippet of Old Tomato (?)
Volcano --> I think he played the riff from tongue at the end of this
Lonely Soldier
(A new song(?); something about a girl who paints and the Beast in the beauty or something - BEAUTIFUL song, great lyrics!)
Dogs
Amie (introduced by story about how grey Ireland is)
Rootless Tree (Introduced by story about a Rabbit)
Cannonball (this time plugged & w band)
I Remember --> Snippet of Bang Bang
Coconut Skins (Introduced by story about going in circles)
Woman like a man
Eskimo Friend (completely unplugged)

Nine Crimes
Blower's Daughter
Cheers Darlin (drunken w/ red wine)

I'm too tired to write anything else right now, so will tell all tomorrow when being supposed to work.

Moves-My-World · 06-25-2007, 11:32 PM

OOo sounds like an awesome time. And does he ever tell the same story before songs, I think he just bull sh*ts as he goes along haha. Can't wait to hear this new song

tremorsinmytree · 06-26-2007, 12:01 AM

Eskimo unplugged, that's pretty cool. Can't wait until I hear more about this new song. Glad you had a great time.

SisterMidnight · 06-26-2007, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cille

(A new song(?); something about a girl who paints and the Beast in the beauty or something - BEAUTIFUL song, great lyrics!)

oh! i love this already, beauty and the beast is my favorite fairy tale

so damien kicked copenhagen's ass eh?

glad you had fun cille, thanks for the setlist

Cali · 06-26-2007, 04:12 AM

sounds like a fantastic show

4duckie2hear · 06-26-2007, 06:32 AM

According to the storytelling he himself had a better night than in Amsterdam. How many were there in the audience. And sitting close to Vyv is soooo cool :-)

Lucky girl with unplugged Eskimo Friend!

And isn't the new song actually an old Irish song? Read about it yesterday searching for more info on the new song I heard in Amsterdam.

This is what Simon of Wales posted earlier this year. Same song? Or did you hear a real new one?

The 2nd song is a traditional Irish song, which has been recorded by Nina Simone, The Corrs, Luka Bloom, Paul Weller amongst others. "Black Is The Colour"

Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Her lips are like some rose so fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
I love the ground whereon she stands

I love my love, and well she knows
I love the ground whereon she goes
I wish the day it soon might come
When she and I might be as one

Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Her lips are like some rose so fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
I love the ground whereon she stands

I'll go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep
Where satisfied I never shall be
I write her a letter, just a few short lines
And suffer death ten thousand times

Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Her lips are like some rose so fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
I love the ground whereon she stands

dboyd · 06-26-2007, 06:37 AM

unplugged eskimo friend.. that must have been something special.. i'd love to hear that

lucky!! :P

cille · 06-26-2007, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4duckie2hear

According to the storytelling he himself had a better night than in Amsterdam. How many were there in the audience. And sitting close to Vyv is soooo cool :-)

Lucky girl with unplugged Eskimo Friend!

And isn't the new song actually an old Irish song? Read about it yesterday searching for more info on the new song I heard in Amsterdam.

This is what Simon of Wales posted earlier this year. Same song? Or did you hear a real new one?

The 2nd song is a traditional Irish song, which has been recorded by Nina Simone, The Corrs, Luka Bloom, Paul Weller amongst others. "Black Is The Colour"

Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Her lips are like some rose so fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
I love the ground whereon she stands

I love my love, and well she knows
I love the ground whereon she goes
I wish the day it soon might come
When she and I might be as one

Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Her lips are like some rose so fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
I love the ground whereon she stands

I'll go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep
Where satisfied I never shall be
I write her a letter, just a few short lines
And suffer death ten thousand times

Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Her lips are like some rose so fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
I love the ground whereon she stands

Nope, that's not the one. It had more to do with paint and the beast in the beauty or the beauty in the beast.

The gig was in store Vega, which holds about 1000 people when seated. It's a bit like Paradiso minus one balcony floor. Or so I'm guessing. I'm not even sure it was sold out.

SnoopS · 06-26-2007, 07:52 AM

Wow, the set list is great, what you wrote sounds wonderfull... the venue is not too big (HMH is 3500 seated!!!)... what a lovely concert, Lucky you Cille

glo32 · 06-26-2007, 08:23 AM

is the new song something like "she's a cutie, a painter of paints, she's in the canvas..." with "where do you go to pretend" at the end?

cille · 06-26-2007, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by glo32

is the new song something like "she's a cutie, a painter of paints, she's in the canvas..." with "where do you go to pretend" at the end?

YESYESYES!!

It was very, very fine song!!

I am so happy the concert turned out the way it did, I was beginning to fear Damien had lost his *magic touch*, but I was so wrong. I guess you just gotta catch him on a good day. Also, the set list was a real Cille-pleaser - he said early on that since he'd been here quite recently (March) they would play a different set. I generally think the crowd wanted to be pleased more than they did (they only really cheered when he played Cannonball and Blower's Daughter), but I'm so happy he chose to please me instead - gotta keep the core fan happy

Was surprised that Pedestrian didn't open like they did in Holland, since they had set up out 2 drum kits - turned out the second drum kit (a smaller one with a heffa on the bass drum) was for Joel Shearer - during one of the many jammy parts (YAY!

Jammy parts, yummy!) he rocked out drumming on the drums and the box he was sitting on, quite nice.

Joel Shearer seems like a great guitarist - sometimes I wish Damien would back off a little and give him more space, cause he seems like he can really do some amazing stuff. All the same it's amazing how well he plays his part; staying in the background and doing all these little 'invisible' things that support the whole in great ways.
All

Vyv seemed a bit sad, maybe? She was very quiet and didn't do a solo performance

she didn't even do vocals on the other things; her vocal mic was just stinding idle pointed away from her all the time. I think she saw me jot down the set list (on the back side of a package of painkillers i had brought), she seemed to find that amusing.

Tomo wasn't there! So I guess the drummer was the guy from Pedestrian. He did a pretty good temp job; sometimes you could sense that he lacked some routine with some songs, but it was kind of refreshing to hear a different approach to that role in the band - Tomo's an excellent drummer of course (and a HOT mofo

) and it's not like I wish him replaced for good, but this guy was a cool substitute.

There's more, but gotta go to lunch now

happy2bhere · 06-26-2007, 10:51 AM

Lucky you!!!! Glad you had a fantastic time, shame on you for doubting his magic touch though!!!

cille · 06-26-2007, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy2bhere

Lucky you!!!! Glad you had a fantastic time, shame on you for doubting his magic touch though!!!

welllll, the March gig really did nothing for me, and 9 didn't bring my blood to boil (or any other bodily fluids for that matter) either so I was beginning to think I was 'getting over' Damien but... NOT SO! I am happy today; almost feels like having sorted out some disagreements with a lover - relieved sorta

(only w/o the make-up sex - dang!

)

Martine · 06-26-2007, 11:16 AM

Sounds better than the HMH gig

Nice setlist!
Eskimo friends is soooo cool unplugged, I heard it in Cologne last March.

happy2bhere · 06-26-2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cille

I am happy today; almost feels like having sorted out some disagreements with a lover - relieved sorta

(only w/o the make-up sex - dang!

)

SilentNight · 06-26-2007, 01:27 PM

it sounds good fun, I am happy for you cille

davidcotyalex · 06-26-2007, 01:40 PM

Sounds like it was an awesome show - love the unplugged esklimo also!!!

Can't wait for Lucerne!!!!

SilentNight · 06-26-2007, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidcotyalex

Sounds like it was an awesome show - love the unplugged esklimo also!!!

Can't wait for Lucerne!!!!

Lucerne, how lucky!

Nine · 06-26-2007, 01:44 PM

Oh awesome! The new song didn't happen to end with a bit that goes something like "It's a long, long road" and "where do we go" or something like that, did it? Really powerful ending?

cille · 06-26-2007, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nine

Oh awesome! The new song didn't happen to end with a bit that goes something like "It's a long, long road" and "where do we go" or something like that, did it? Really powerful ending?

It did have a powerful ending - in fact, it was a powerful song altogether - but I don't remember the exact words (or even the drift) of the ending

cille · 06-26-2007, 02:50 PM

OH OH! Remembered some more:

There was this guy on stage that I have never seen before - very short hair, played the Rhodes on a couple of songs. I wonder if he has played other gigs with them?

And I was struck at how well Damien played drunk during Cheers Darlin - he did the whole routine with the coool looking roadie acting as waiter pouring him 3 glasses of wine during the song and denying him any more at the end of the song - it was really hilarious. I usually hate it when people overplay drunkenness but Damien's performance was really crafty - he must have some drunken experiences to draw upon...

He could probably be an actor, if he wanted to.

marloes · 06-26-2007, 03:13 PM

Cille, so good to hear that you weren't disappointed this time!
No annoying little girls with their make-up and their tall bf's getting in the way and chatting, but instead you got front row seats and a chatty Damien!

I should have come and visited you again

then maybe I would have had the damo magic back as well.

cille · 06-26-2007, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marloes

Cille, so good to hear that you weren't disappointed this time!
No annoying little girls with their make-up and their tall bf's getting in the way and chatting, but instead you got front row seats and a chatty Damien!

I should have come and visited you again

then maybe I would have had the damo magic back as well.

YESSS you should!!!

He's playing in Århus tonight - if I had any money at all I'd go too, it was that good.

As a matter of fact, the only flaw on the audience this time were actually sat right behind us - a couple of (surprise surprise) swedish blondes who were heckling a little - like, snoring during the unplugged eskimo, etc

But they weren't TOO bad and they were BEHIND me so they couldn't block my view in any way. Yay for front row!

4duckie2hear · 06-26-2007, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cille

welllll, the March gig really did nothing for me, and 9 didn't bring my blood to boil (or any other bodily fluids for that matter) either so I was beginning to think I was 'getting over' Damien but... NOT SO! I am happy today; almost feels like having sorted out some disagreements with a lover - relieved sorta

(only w/o the make-up sex - dang!

)

The guy on the Rhodes is the guy playing in Pedestrian, I think...

Joel told us in Amsterdam that the venue said that there had to be a support act so one of the guys was flown in from Italy (but not the short haired guy...mmmm, starting to doubt myself). Think they were right to aks for support act, since it said so on the ticket and I could just imagine people coming late...

cille · 06-26-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4duckie2hear

The guy on the Rhodes is the guy playing in Pedestrian, I think...

Joel told us in Amsterdam that the venue said that there had to be a support act so one of the guys was flown in from Italy (but not the short haired guy...mmmm, starting to doubt myself). Think they were right to aks for support act, since it said so on the ticket and I could just imagine people coming late...

How many guys were in the supporting band in A'dam? Cause I sort of assumed that the drummer was that other guy from Pedestrian mentioned at the Pedestrian homepage to tour with Damien this summer. It was funny how he just seemed to sit in, without any comments from Damien.

Did they also play this strange loopy piano thing before Damien and the band started to play? It went on for about 10-15 minutes and was about to drive me cwuuaaaazzyyyeeee at some point...

borneoman · 06-26-2007, 05:05 PM

Cille, sounds like a great show!!!!!

I Think that the new song you describe is the ´new song from Portland´from the last US tour. It mentions the girl in a canvas, painter of paints, she´s a cuttie... and the chorus says ít´s a long road, i´m lost´and the end is ´where do you go to pretend´...

I posted a link to tiny clip on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9yXJbQIHnI

Nine · 06-26-2007, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

Cille, sounds like a great show!!!!!

I Think that the new song you describe is the ´new song from Portland´from the last US tour. It mentions the girl in a canvas, painter of paints, she´s a cuttie... and the chorus says ít´s a long road, i´m lost´and the end is ´where do you go to pretend´...

I posted a link to tiny clip on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9yXJbQIHnI

Yep, that's the one i was talking about. I just wish I could see a clip of the whole thing!

4duckie2hear · 06-26-2007, 06:09 PM

There were only three men with Pedestrian. Bassplayer wasn't there. So guy on the Rhodes was somebody else! Damien did say everybody's name...But what names?

I went off to toilet, only not to hear piano music anymore. :-D Not exactly true, but I only noticed it at the end...and found it irritating as well.

Cool video!

cille · 06-26-2007, 06:31 PM

well that explains the mystery man then - he's prolly the third pedestrian.

4duckie2hear · 06-26-2007, 07:04 PM

i was not very clear, but he isn't. There was the drummer, Joel and then a goatie (as in a guy with a long beard!). So totally different from the guy that was one stage during Damiens. Right? I was not that close...

Pictures on pedestrian site!

06-25-2007, 11:03 PM	#1
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	Tonight Damien kicked my azz! June 25th Copenhagen gig Great gig tonight! I had lowered my expectations to a minimum after being disoppointed when they were here in March, but tonight's gig was really , really great. Seated gig, which surprised me, but it proved to have a good effect on the chatters and we got there early so we got to sit FRONT ROW, SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT=RIGHT IN FRONT OF VYV!!! Damien had a bit of a cold, he coughed somewhat, but his voice was in pretty good form and he was in a cheerful, chatty mood. The set list - which I for the first time scribbled down during the concert - was mainly non - crowd pleasers, which pleased me SOO much: The Professor Delicate --> snippet of Old Tomato (?) Volcano --> I think he played the riff from tongue at the end of this Lonely Soldier (A new song(?); something about a girl who paints and the Beast in the beauty or something - BEAUTIFUL song, great lyrics!) Dogs Amie (introduced by story about how grey Ireland is) Rootless Tree (Introduced by story about a Rabbit) Cannonball (this time plugged & w band) I Remember --> Snippet of Bang Bang Coconut Skins (Introduced by story about going in circles) Woman like a man Eskimo Friend (completely unplugged) Nine Crimes Blower's Daughter Cheers Darlin (drunken w/ red wine) I'm too tired to write anything else right now, so will tell all tomorrow when being supposed to work. __________________ Yeah

06-26-2007, 04:12 AM	#5
Cali Vegetable Eskimo Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A room of musical tunes Posts: 5,158	sounds like a fantastic show __________________ Scrubs Ted and Kate Micucci Screw You (full song) __________________________________ note: my name is NOT short for California

06-26-2007, 06:32 AM	#6
4duckie2hear Eskimo Baby Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 18	According to the storytelling he himself had a better night than in Amsterdam. How many were there in the audience. And sitting close to Vyv is soooo cool :-) Lucky girl with unplugged Eskimo Friend! And isn't the new song actually an old Irish song? Read about it yesterday searching for more info on the new song I heard in Amsterdam. This is what Simon of Wales posted earlier this year. Same song? Or did you hear a real new one? The 2nd song is a traditional Irish song, which has been recorded by Nina Simone, The Corrs, Luka Bloom, Paul Weller amongst others. "Black Is The Colour" Black is the colour of my true love's hair Her lips are like some rose so fair She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands I love the ground whereon she stands I love my love, and well she knows I love the ground whereon she goes I wish the day it soon might come When she and I might be as one Black is the colour of my true love's hair Her lips are like some rose so fair She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands I love the ground whereon she stands I'll go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep Where satisfied I never shall be I write her a letter, just a few short lines And suffer death ten thousand times Black is the colour of my true love's hair Her lips are like some rose so fair She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands I love the ground whereon she stands Last edited by 4duckie2hear; 06-26-2007 at 06:36 AM.

06-26-2007, 10:51 AM	#12
happy2bhere Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Where the mountains meet the sea - Wales! Posts: 313	Lucky you!!!! Glad you had a fantastic time, shame on you for doubting his magic touch though!!! __________________ ....even if I scream I can’t scream that loud

06-26-2007, 01:27 PM	#16
SilentNight Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 901	it sounds good fun, I am happy for you cille __________________ Let love be love!

06-25-2007, 11:32 PM	#2
Moves-My-World Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 560	OOo sounds like an awesome time. And does he ever tell the same story before songs, I think he just bull sh*ts as he goes along haha. Can't wait to hear this new song

06-26-2007, 12:01 AM	#3
tremorsinmytree Eskimo Friend Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: in the canadian bushes Posts: 39	Eskimo unplugged, that's pretty cool. Can't wait until I hear more about this new song. Glad you had a great time.

06-26-2007, 06:37 AM	#7
dboyd Penguins and Whales Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,274	unplugged eskimo friend.. that must have been something special.. i'd love to hear that lucky!! :P

06-26-2007, 07:52 AM	#9
SnoopS Eskimo Friend Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Utrecht, Holland Posts: 80	Wow, the set list is great, what you wrote sounds wonderfull... the venue is not too big (HMH is 3500 seated!!!)... what a lovely concert, Lucky you Cille

06-26-2007, 08:23 AM	#10
glo32 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,244	is the new song something like "she's a cutie, a painter of paints, she's in the canvas..." with "where do you go to pretend" at the end?

06-26-2007, 11:16 AM	#14
Martine Eskimo Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 76	Sounds better than the HMH gig Nice setlist! Eskimo friends is soooo cool unplugged, I heard it in Cologne last March.

06-26-2007, 01:40 PM	#17
davidcotyalex Eskimo Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas Posts: 691	Sounds like it was an awesome show - love the unplugged esklimo also!!! Can't wait for Lucerne!!!!

06-26-2007, 01:44 PM	#19
Nine Inuit Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 2,458	Oh awesome! The new song didn't happen to end with a bit that goes something like "It's a long, long road" and "where do we go" or something like that, did it? Really powerful ending? __________________ Thanks to all the kind, generous eskimos who took the time to donate a limb to the 'HELP NINE GET A BODY FUND.' I am now in full working order.

06-26-2007, 02:50 PM	#21
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	OH OH! Remembered some more: There was this guy on stage that I have never seen before - very short hair, played the Rhodes on a couple of songs. I wonder if he has played other gigs with them? And I was struck at how well Damien played drunk during Cheers Darlin - he did the whole routine with the coool looking roadie acting as waiter pouring him 3 glasses of wine during the song and denying him any more at the end of the song - it was really hilarious. I usually hate it when people overplay drunkenness but Damien's performance was really crafty - he must have some drunken experiences to draw upon... He could probably be an actor, if he wanted to. __________________ Yeah

06-26-2007, 03:13 PM	#22
marloes Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,838	Cille, so good to hear that you weren't disappointed this time! No annoying little girls with their make-up and their tall bf's getting in the way and chatting, but instead you got front row seats and a chatty Damien! I should have come and visited you again then maybe I would have had the damo magic back as well.

06-26-2007, 05:05 PM	#26
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Cille, sounds like a great show!!!!! I Think that the new song you describe is the ´new song from Portland´from the last US tour. It mentions the girl in a canvas, painter of paints, she´s a cuttie... and the chorus says ít´s a long road, i´m lost´and the end is ´where do you go to pretend´... I posted a link to tiny clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9yXJbQIHnI

06-26-2007, 06:09 PM	#28
4duckie2hear Eskimo Baby Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 18	There were only three men with Pedestrian. Bassplayer wasn't there. So guy on the Rhodes was somebody else! Damien did say everybody's name...But what names? I went off to toilet, only not to hear piano music anymore. :-D Not exactly true, but I only noticed it at the end...and found it irritating as well. Cool video!

06-26-2007, 06:31 PM	#29
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	well that explains the mystery man then - he's prolly the third pedestrian. __________________ Yeah

06-26-2007, 07:04 PM	#30
4duckie2hear Eskimo Baby Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 18	i was not very clear, but he isn't. There was the drummer, Joel and then a goatie (as in a guy with a long beard!). So totally different from the guy that was one stage during Damiens. Right? I was not that close... Pictures on pedestrian site!