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05-22-2007, 04:38 AM | #1 |
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05.21.07, Radio City
05.21.07
Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York One Set: 9 Crimes [Damien solo, on piano] Older Chests [Damien and Vyv] Volcano [Damien started on Rhodes; just Vyv to start, and the band joined in] Me, My Yoke, & I [Volcano reprise intro; Damien on electric] Delicate Coconut Skins [guy on keys] > percussion [Shane, Vyv, and Joel on drums] -> Woman Like a Man Rootless Tree [Damien on piano] Never Leave You [Vyv song?; guy on keys; no Damien] The Professor Eskimo Accidental Babies [Damien on piano] I Remember [with Bang Bang (Sinatra) jam; Vyv on piano] Cannonball [no amplification] Encore: Unplayed Piano [Damien on piano; with Aung San Suu Kyi video] Blower's Daughter Cheers Darlin' [Damien telling the story and singing over recorded music; he walked partially up the balcony] It was our tenth show, actually. A sold out show at Radio City. Entertaining, to say the least. I still am shocked that Radio City sold out but it certainly was packed with people taking their seats throughout the night between songs, holding their drinks with those glowing swizzle sticks. I thought the sound was almost perfect from our seats on the floor, almost to the point of being a bit loud at certain instances. Damien was very talkative, telling stories for The Professor, Accidental Babies, and I Remember. The precussion jam out of Coconut Skins was interesting and I enjoyed the energy; I heard Woman Like a Man growing from Damien's guitar, and he could have segued perfectly into the song, but he slowed it down a bit cautiously to make sure that everyone was on board. I first noticed some nice contributions by Joel in Rootless Tree; I had to struggle a few times to hear his playing, but when I did, I thought it blended quite nicely. Especially when he was on electric. Eskimo could have been jammed out a bit longer, while I thought that Accidental Babies was the best that I had heard, jamming and building and dropping down to a piano ending. And as usual, the I Remember went to some interesting places; with a nod to New York, it included a jam on Sinatra's Bang Bang that featured Vyv on piano. When the crowd needed to be, they were silent for the unamped Cannonball closer. The most touching song of the night had to be the Unplayed Piano encore, which raised goosebumps on my arms to be honest. Quite beautiful, accompanied by the video behind the band. We had read that he was closing with Cheers Darlin', so I wasn't surprised when they came out with a table and chairs (they might have been able to end with Blower's Daughter, to be honest). The Cheers featured the story, and then Damien "singing" over recorded music. At one point, he stumbled half-way up the side balcony, followed by the spotlight, still holding his wine glass. As he walked to the back of the stage, to the light of dawn, he paused next to a lampost and made to fumble with his fly . . . The first yells of "Where's Lisa?" happened after Delicate. A few songs later, a few more shouts echoed down from the balcony and Damien had to take his ear monitor out to hear what everyone was yelling. He explained that she was in Ireland, working on an album, "where she should be." He talked about the fact that she had been singing with him for so long, and that there was never time to do her own thing between tours. So she is doing it now. I will say, though, that her absence was palpable. Not that it necessarily detracted from the music, but you could notice. Damien had to sing both parts in some songs, he skipped a line in The Professor, and there was just something missing with I Remember. He was trying to compensate, and is doing an ok job, but he hasn't fully recovered just yet. Finally, I wanted to mention that his stage show is getting larger each time we see him, and I quite enjoyed the lights. They were synched well with the music, and the effect of the "snow" from the disco balls during Eskimo was perfect for Radio City, flakes dancing around the shell-like deco ceiling. Certainly worth it. But it also left me wanting for more; thankfully, he will be back in September . . . Last edited by jwelsh8; 05-22-2007 at 12:41 PM. |
05-22-2007, 04:55 AM | #2 |
Eskimo Friend
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tonight was amazing!
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05-22-2007, 04:57 AM | #3 |
Eskimo Friend
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by the way, did he really piss on the back of the stage at the end?
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05-22-2007, 05:33 AM | #4 |
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Just got home and WOW!
I don't know what else to say, your review is dead on. Ahhhh i gotta get some sleep.... |
05-22-2007, 05:33 AM | #5 | |
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05-22-2007, 06:16 AM | #6 |
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A great show indeed. I do admit there was something a bit off but great still. His 9 crimes opening was the best IMO. You could hear the raw emotion literally probably cause it was solo. Good stories as usual. Never heard "the wank test" story before...haha.
Anybody see any celebs in the audience? I'm pretty sure I saw edward burns. |
05-22-2007, 06:17 AM | #7 |
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What was the wank test story? Just curious...
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05-22-2007, 06:54 AM | #8 |
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Here is the CORRECT SETLIST with greater detail as well:
01 - 9 Crimes [Damien Solo on piano] 02 - Older Chests [Damien and Vyv] 03 - Volcano [Damien on piano to start, guitar after 1st verse Vyv on cello throughout Tomo came out and played the mini-kit from the first chrous through the 2nd chorus then switched to the big kit Shane and Joel came out and joined in when Tomo switched to the big kit] 04 - (Volcano) -> Me, My Yoke, and I [Damien on Electric] 05 - Delicate 06 - Coconut Skins [aborted so Damien could tune] Coconut Skins -> [During the jam Joel played the mini-kit again and Shane and Vyv drummed on something I wasn't able to see] 07 - Woman Like a Man 08 - Rootless Tree [piano] 09 - Never Leave You [Vyv, Shane, Joel, and two people I couldn't ID, not Damien or Tomo] 10 - The Professor -> La Fille Danse 11 - Eskimo 12 - Accidental Babies 13 - I Remember (Bang Bang) [Vyv played piano during the interpolation] 14 - Cannonball (Everyone unplugged, shane on an upright bass) ___________________________________ 15 - Unplayed Piano 16 - Blower's Daughter 17 - Cheers Darlin' [Only damien on stage, he sang into his IEM mic and no instruments were played by anyone, just the background track] ( ) indicates a partial song. Notes: I'll talk to Jonathon in Philly and/or DC and try to figure out what Shane and Vyv drum on during Coconut Skins, and who the other two guys are. I'm assuming one is Jeff who played on some stuff in December, but the other guy I believe is new to the crew. Volcano ended, about 25 seconds elapsed, Damien switched guitars, then he started playing it again, sang a bit, and segued into M, MY, and I. It was odd. The tape should come out well, listened to parts in the car coming home, needs work (as always) but seems promising. Last edited by mario_d; 05-22-2007 at 06:58 AM. |
05-22-2007, 07:09 AM | #9 |
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Thanks for the recaps everyone!
I can't even imagine seeing him at Radio City (that place is massive, isn't it?!) Volcano segueing into Me My Yoke & I? Well that's one I haven't heard before |
05-22-2007, 12:42 PM | #10 | |
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Incredible night... can't wait until Philly this Thursday! |
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05-22-2007, 01:07 PM | #11 | |
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Great show. 4th time seeing him, and it may have been the best. Loved the lighting that was set up to look like candles. When Damien was on piano and it was just the candles and a spot light on him... perfect mood. This was a very loud performance, and I liked it. I hadn't seen a full show with Joel (he only played on four songs or so at Central Park last year) and I think he leant a very nice fullness to the sound when the band joined in. Does Damien make up his song stories? He told a story about a bag girl before I Remember which I swear doesn't fit with one I heard him tell last year. Can't wait to see him again at ACL Fest. PS Love the purple elephant shirts they're selling on this tour. |
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05-22-2007, 12:40 PM | #12 | |
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There were two sets of even smaller drums between Vyv and the small kit that Joel played. Snares, timbales maybe? Shane was on one, Vyv was on the other. And honestly, from where I sat, there was only one guy who came out and played on the Rhodes twice. Really short hair. I may have missed a second, but I don't think so . . . And Volcano, Damien was on the Rhodes/keyboard, not the piano. |
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05-22-2007, 03:49 PM | #13 | |
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I was sitting fourth row by the stack on Tomo's side, and his kit was blocking my view of the middle-back of the stage. It sounded like a rhodes, but I wasn't sure and couldn't see it, figured I'd sort that out Thursday. Thanks, though, for filling me in. How long have they been putting both pianos on stage? They had both in December, but not at the same time. I'm pretty sure Tomo did not play Never Leave You, someone else did. There were definitely two tech guys on stage during the night, and the only two they used to tour with were Jonathon (forever) and Jeff (starting in LA and Hiro in November). I don't know who the third is. Also, not sure who the waiter during Cheers was, whether that's a random guy, or the other techie I don't recognize, or what. Security was ridiculous last night. I had no problem getting gear in, and the taper actually was accidentally in the wrong seat (we were DD, so we sat in the 4th row, not realizing there's no AA in our section) and an usher made him get up and move and never said anything about the battery box and MD in his hands. But they bithced me out mercilessly for talking to Jonathon 5 minutes after the show ended. Literally, dude was yelling at me to leave while we were talking right behind the soundboard, it was retarded. Last edited by mario_d; 05-22-2007 at 03:52 PM. |
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05-22-2007, 02:57 PM | #14 | |
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I think he was explaining it as part of the backstory to the professor and how he was a "scientist" as a young man. If him or his buddies saw a girl they fancied they would go to the bathroom, wank off and come out to see if the girl still did anything for them. I believe that was how he explained it but the crowd was making a lot of noise so I don't wanna say I'm totally right. |
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05-22-2007, 03:23 PM | #15 |
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I should also add that I really liked Damien's acoustic guitar playing last night. It seemed a bit more intricate to me, to be honest. Especially during the I Remember/Bang, Bang jam. With Vyv plinking in the piano and Joel adding some texture, I really liked the melody that Damien was playing around with before heading back into I Remember . . .
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