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No drum machine for David. He opened with "revolution" that was just him and his bass player (whose name eludes me) David played acoustic guitar on every song but 2, he played electric on "Once In A Lifetime" and he played no instrument on the song in which he says "Who's still working on his masterpiece?" (It's a new song so I don't know the title) his string section was 5 women and 1 man the Latin auxiliary percussionist he had with him played the synthesizer on a marmba/xylophone type instrument. The bass player played a tan colored 5 string bass. The drummer drummed at a pretty standard looking drum kit. David either played a cherry colored wooden acoustic or a small tan wooden acoustic that he ran through some effects processors to get the most interesting sounds from a guitar. The electric he played was a tan 50's style that looks familiar from some other live photos I've seen. They all seemed to be having a wonderful time and David looked mighty cool with his gray hair. I meant to write down a track list on my forearm but the minute Mr. Byrne hit that stage I forgot everything else. Stuart McSpadden I just returned from paris where
i was lucky enough to get tickets to a announced-the-day-of david
byrne showcase concert at a small club called "la scene" near la
bastille. This was last monday night, april 2nd. Benn-o What did he play? Same as above
setlist (previous review) but Sax and Violins instead of Dream Police
However there were flashes of absolute genius and I truly beleive that by the time he comes back in July it could be his best tour once the tech problems have been sorted out. The second set with the string section was drowned out at times by a booming bass and you couldn't hear the string sections at times. My favourites were Lifetime (best version I have heard him do), Revolution and an absolutely amazing version of UB Jesus (still got the album to look forwards to) Also the Whitney song was fantastic and took a lot of people by surprise. What do I want for future? Well he could throw the computer he rebooted in the sea and take on an extra player. Less of the overworked T Heads songs and more surprises (I'd like Electric Guitar, Carefree etc.something from the Forest.) I'd also like him to have a song ready for when he has to reboot the computer to replace the embarrasing wait. I have been very critical but overall he came up with the goods and showed us flashes of genius. THe most exciting thing for me was that the highlites were from his new album (UB Jesus) I made a couple of people laugh at the end of Like Humans Do by shouting wwwdottalkingdashheadsdotnet. Just came to me spontaneously from overlistening to the sample on Francey's site Michael Scott David Byrne, introducing his showcase concert at London's Hanover Grand, said that the set would be "Short, but not too short", a mixture of old and new material, not solely designed to sell the new record. He delivered just what was promised, delighting fans at the tiny venue, and providing an excellent taster of things to come. Accompanied by his guitarist, David started with The Revolution, a gentle and provoking ballad. Joined by the percussionist and drummer, he introduced Nothing but Flowers "music written in Paris, words in Minneapolis" and explained how he had been inspired by Caetano Veloso's acoustic cover version. The driving rhythms of God's Child were followed by the contemplative Soft Seduction. Strong versions of And She Was and Once in a Lifetime had the audience singing along and dancing. But before we could get too comfortable, David welcomed the string section on-stage and we moved into new territory with The Great Intoxication. Marching through the Wilderness took us back to the misfit knight of Rei Momo. The strings and lighting made a haunting introduction to Sax and Violins, giving a definite sense that something strange was about to happen. Even on first hearing, the quality of the new songs was recognisable. UB Jesus had a stand up and listen chorus. Like Humans Do was tricky and clever and displayed David's humour and lyrical deftness ("I only watch TV when I'm stoned"). For an encore David reprised his cover of Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody, a song that will wow audiences throughout his tour, for the sheer devilment of the choice and the exuberance with which he performs it. The set finished with The Accident. Here the strings captured the sadness and complexity of the music and perfectly complimented the ideas of the lyrics. The show didn't go without incident, as there were a number of technical difficulties. However, David remained relaxed and joked as he gave instructions to Chris the sound engineer "No, I'm not talking to myself. Just because you cant see him it doesn't mean he isn't here", encouraged Mauro the percussionist to reboot "Machines are beautiful things" and introduced the members of the string section "They are very good and they live around here". Eventually he did run out of things to say but the technical issues didn't take anything away from the performance. So, there is a lot to look forward to as the Eyeball tour gets into gear. The band was excellent and the strings added an extra dimension to both old and new material. Everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves. And David's outfit? Black shirt with a Luakabop corporate style motif on the left and Dave embroidered on the right, with matching black trousers and working boots. It may be inspired by the gas station attendant of Jim White's "Ten Miles to Go" but whatever the look is about, roll on July when this tour next hits the UK. Melissa Hogg If not selling out is the mark
of the true artist, former Talking Heads' frontman David Byrne fits
the bill. His 1999, internet-only release In Spite Of Wishing And
Waiting was a soundscape for the Belgian dance company, Ultima Vez.
Not much cheer for his bank manager there. The concert was absolutely great: David Hilliard on drums, Paul Frazier on bass guitar and Mauro Refosco on percussions plus a six piece string section of Italian musicians hired for the occasion. Sax and violins and Once in a lifetime where absolutely brilliant and "I wanna dance with somebody" was the funniest! The mixture of rhythm and string section is really incredible. The only down point is that I tryed to record it but nothing came out :-(( He's supposed to return to Italy in July from the 9th to the 12th (playing in Correggio, Ancona, Florence and Milan) Gennaro I saw David at the Pheonix theatre in Toronto last
Tuesday night. I had previously seen him twice before in Toronto
and naturally had the highest expectations for this show. -Robert Hudyma I just got home from a fantastic show at Lupo's Hearbreak Hotel in Providence. Here's how the evening broke down. Joe Henry opened...boring. His songs went nowhere slowly...don't bother showing up early unless you need that front row spot (which I highly recommend) or can see yourself being amused by an uncharismatic singer who looks like a genetic cross between Russell Crow and Huey Lewis. The one highlight of Henry's set was, of course, provided by DB. Thanks to the grey hair I easily spotted him sneaking out of the dressing room with a female friend. I sped off in pursuit with my Look Into the Eyeball liner notes and found him just standing in the back of the room having a smoke and watching Joe Henry. He makes this funny move when he inhales, leaning back his sholders and slightly pushing his hips forward...really amusing. I was waiting for a song to end before approaching him, but these two girls recognized him and one of them went right up to him and bummed a butt. I'm not a smoker, but if I light up, I want to light up with DB's cigarrette. I finally got my chance to ask for an autograph and to quickly thank him for his music and for inspiring me to start making music of my own. He was very polite and gave me a sincere "Thanks." I made my way back to the front. When DB finally started, he just had a four piece band, himself, a bassist, a percussionist, and a drummer. There also was a fellow off on the side working a board wtih some samples, etc. The set started as follows: Everyone's In Love With You For me the highlight was What a Day that Was. Absolutely fantastic...everyone was moving, onstage and off. The percussionist was tearing it up. I really enjoyed A Soft Seduction and Sax & Violins as well. Desconocido Soy was thin without NRU's bombast, but it still grooved. DB made a funny comment after that: "If you think that was in English, I want some of what you're taking." He had a little lyric sheet for Desconocido Soy on the ground in case he forgot, although I didn't notice hime looking down to check. DB was really enthusiastic for Buck Naked....he was belting it out. My friend who didn't know the song was taken aback. UB Jesus was definitely the low point (its as bad live as it is on the album.....after more listens and hearing a lot of the songs live it is the only track on the cd that I don't like.) I'm very protective of my hearing and only go without for the BEST of songs, and the only one I had them in for was UB Jesus. Hearing be damned...I wasn't going to miss one decibel tonight. Mike David Byrne can't leave well enough alone. On Saturday, May 12th, 2001, I was one of the fortunate few who got to see David Byrne in concert at the TLA in Philadelphia. I say "few" because the TLA is the perfect, intimate setting to see him play for it only holds a few hundred people. The crowd was a nice blend of ages, from people in their 50's down to their teens. I noticed there were a number of second generation fans there with their first generation parents. At about 10:20 the main event took the stage with just his bass player. He was wearing dark slacks and a button up shirt. Nothing fashy. He came out to a VERY pumped up crowd, and was entertained by things that people were yelling up on stage. He started to say "Tonight we're going to play..." and someone yelled "PLAY THEM ALL!" to which he laughed. Then he finished his thought and said "We're going to play some old stuff, some new stuff, and maybe even have a couple suprises. Although some of you have seen us play in other places, so you already know about the suprises." Then the same voice yelled "F--K THEM!" to which Byrne laughed again. His set was somewhat longer than those already mentioned on this page. I had warned my girlfriend to expect a short show, but he suprised us by playing for a very long time. I am sure that he played the following songs (I'm pretty sure it was in this order too): Revolution, Nothing But Flowers, God's Child, Soft Seduction, Buck Naked (yes, Buck Naked), And She Was, Once in a Lifetime. STRINGS ENTER: Great Intoxication, Marching Through the Wilderness, Sax and Violins, What a Day that Was, UB Jesus, Desconosido Soy, Like Humans Do. ENCORE: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, The Accident. The show was absolutely amazing. He defenitely worked the kinks out of the show that other reviewers were talking about. He introduced many of the songs with a few words about why he wrote them. God's Child he said something like "I wrote this song about a bunch of transvestites who used to live at the end of my block. But that was far away from here. It turned into a duet with Selena." For And She Was he said "I wrote this song about this girl I knew in High School who used to take LSD and lie out in the field near the Yoohoo factory." For UB Jesus he said "This will be our gospel number for the evening." And for Buck Naked he said "This was always my daughers favorite song. She's out there somewhere," gesturing to the crowd, so I guess she was in there somewhere. Perhaps my only complaint about the show was the sound mixing on the strings. On their very first song, The Great Intoxication, they were barely audible behind the heavy drumming and his vocals. It was kind of frustrating, like "I know something really cool is going on right in front of me, but I just can't hear it." Fortunately on other songs, especially the two from Rei Momo, the string volume was jacked up and they really made the songs sound beautiful. If I remember correctly, when I saw the Rei Momo concert he only had one or two Violinists (but a ton of Brass), so to hear 6 of them backing up those songs was a real treat. Like at other shows, he said "These people are from here. I just met them this afternoon, and we had something in common." My personal favorite had to be hearing What a Day That Was. It was just as electric as the Stop Making Sense version. Adding some nice string accents made it even more theatrical. Likewise, all of the Look Into the Eyeball songs he played sounded so rich and vibrant. The "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" cover was a huge hit. I almost felt bad already knowing it was coming (oh, the price one pays for visiting www.talking-heads.net regularly), but it was fun watching other people get the joke. When the crowd erupted when it was over he said "Wow, we have a lot of Witney Houston fans here tonight." Then he ended with The Accident, which I also knew was coming, so I didn't take it as hard as the rest of the crowd. It defenitely left some people puzzled. After he left the second time the crowd stayed and roared for five minutes. The lights went up, the venue put the radio back on, but the crowd stayed anyway. Finally, David came back on stage and said "Wow. Thank you very much. We really appreciate it, but thats all we had prepared for you tonight. Thanks again. Goodnight." And that was it. All in all an amazing night. Happy Birthday Mr. Byrne! And thanks for a great night of music. -Mike I saw David Byrne perform at the City Stages festival in Birmingham, AL last night (May 18). Amazing show! Judging by some of the live reviews I've read here, the setlist hasn't changed since the tour started, except for the addition last night of "What a Day That Was" from "The Catherine Wheel", one of my favorite DB songs. The version he performed Friday night was almost identical to the one Talking Heads did in "Stop Making Sense". I hope he will continue to perform this song as the tour goes on--it was definitely the highlight of the show (at least for me). -Shane Ballard The show in Chicago on Sunday night at the Park West was held at one my favorite places in the city. There were no sound problems like some of the other venues on the tour have complained about. In fact, I remember seeing Dave as part of the Talking Heads at the Park West in 1978. And seeing DB on that same stage 23 years later, made Sunday night's show all that much sweeter for me. The minute that the band started playing Nothing But Flowers, I knew that the crowd was in for a very special evening. After about four or five more songs, which included Buck Naked, And She Was, and Once in a Lifetime, which were all great. Dave asked six member of the Chicago Symphony to join the band for the remainder of the evening. The orchestra touch was great and provided the biggest highlights with Sax and Violins and What A Day That Was. The crowd responded with a huge ovation after What A Day That Was, leaving Dave standing at the microphone waiting for all of us to quiet down so that he could continue. I thought Dave showed a lot of class in selecting certain songs that only his true fans would know from some of his off shoot projects, including The Catherine Wheel, The Forest, and Until the End of the World. The band played a couple more songs (Desconocido Soy and Like Humans Do) but the peak had already been reached with What a Day That Was. He brought the band back out for a two song encore of Whitney Houston's - I Want to Dance with Somebody and The Accident. I Want to Dance with Somebody was fantastic and had the whole crowd dancing and singing along. It was a great choice for a cover song that the crowd could have fun with. After The Accident, the band left the stage and the show was unfortunately over. A lot of the crowd left in disbelief that the show had ended after The Accident. I think that everyone wanted to hear one more up beat number - Girls on My Mind or Miss America would have been a real nice addition. Oh well, I am not complaining, the show that we saw in Sunday night in Chicago was fantastic. Thanks Dave! - Jay For many still in thrall to
"Psycho Killer" and the Jonathan Demme concert tour de force "Stop
Making Sense," David Byrne's music is defined by his 15 years in
Talking Heads. But for Byrne, the Heads are just one aspect of his
legacy, as he once again emphasized with a 90-minute performance
Sunday at the Park West. Is David Byrne, David Byrne?? Please tell the powers that be that the Whitney Houston cover of "I Want to Dance with Somebody" was comical, yet maddening...With so much to choose from, Houston??? OUCH!!! Great touch with the DSO members...We expect nothing less from the maestro...I'm not sure where this is going or to who, just had to get the Houston thing off of my fingers...Peace -Dennis Gagnon David Byrne played to a VERY enthusiastic crowd on May 22, at First Avenue. Judging from previous reviews, the setlist didn't change. DB's voice sounded great. His stage presence is still the same. His movements aren't as frantic as in years past, but they are still fluid and graceful. David was wearing a tan shirt and slacks. The shirt was like a auto mechanics shirt, with a red and black "Luaka Bop" patch. The name "Dave" was also stitched in red script letters. I wish they were selling shirts like that at the T-shirt desk. I had hoped from more Talking Heads songs, but I still had a great time. - Pete I just got back from David's Denver show, and let me tell you: It was the greatest concert I've ever been too. David had great stage prescence and sounded just incredible! His setlist consisted almost entirely of his solo work, which I'm not really familiar with, but it still turned out the be the best concert-going experience I've had. Highlights of the night were "And She Was" and the song he did for the Wim Wender's movie(I'm not sure of the title, not being familiar with his solo work). David's band was absolutely phenominal! The percussion was just to notch, and the bass was out of this world. I really don't know what else to say, the show was just that good!!!!!!!! Nick Baltuch DB pretty much blew the roof off the Fillmore in Denver last night, really getting the crowd going early on and never losing them. This seemed to be a fairly hardcore crowd, with cheers for Dura Europus and early solo material. Everyone was really into the Eyeball material too. First time I've seen DB and it was well worth it. It was too short, but I guess that's a good complaint to have. The band was really fantastic, and, contrary to some opinions from this mailing list, I thought the strings fit in perfectly, only occasionally being overwhelmed by the percussion. The string section looked as happy as DB (smiling and joking with him in between songs.) I met him after the set. Very approachable and down to earth. Asked him about the new book he's publishing this summer, and, while he was signing my copy of Your Action World he said that "it would be smaller than this one." He was about to say something else when someone interrupted, asking if he knew Alice Cooper. ("Yeah, he's a funny guy.") The set (some of it's out of order) The Revolution, Nothing But Flowers, Soft Seduction, God's Child, Marchin Through the Wilderness, And She Was, Buck Naked [Wow!], Great Intoxication, Sax and Violins, Dura Europus, What a Day That Was, Desconocido Soy, Like Humans Do, UB Jesus, encore 1 Dream Police Wanna Dance W/Somebody, encore 2 The Accident [great closer] I thought Joe Henry's opening set was very good... I'm surprised some have written negative things about it. I think his songs are actually very dynamic, albeit in very subdued ways...I'd go see him if he came through town again. Same for DB, of course, but that goes without saying. -Steve I saw DB in Vancouver on Sunday
and I had a wonderful time. There were no suprises in the setlist,
but all the material was really strong. I appreciate "Look Into
the Eyeball" more now that I've heard the songs live. -Louis Pearlman I've loved DB/Talking Heads since 1978 when I heard "Take Me To The River" on the radio and was instantly obsessed (I was 14). After watching Stop Making Sense many times and enjoying David Byrne on TV now and then, I was really thrilled with the sheer fun of last night's show at Seattle's Showbox. Byrne has evolved to the point of showing pure joy in the music, while previously he always seemed controlled and tight. This show was loose and exuberant. I never thought a show in 2001 could surpass my enjoyment of Stop Making Sense, but this one did, thanks to Byrne's infectious joy. Beautiful! I wish I could thank him personally for all of his music, which has inspired me for so many years. - Fran David Byrne isn't about to compromise.
At the El Rey Theatre on Friday, he gave equal time to both Talking
Heads songs and material from his solo career, demanding or assuming
that fans see things the same way. - Steve Appleford, LA times 1. The Revolution I flew into California to see David Byrne, and I wasn't disappointed. The concert at the Fillmore was fantastic. It was my first time inside the venue, and I loved it. The staff was great, and the San Fran crowd is always schooled. Friends who go often said it was crowded. I danced up against the stage- left, in front of the speaker stacks. My view of the percusion was skewed, but David and the strings were clear. It sounded great. I had read in other reviews it was hard to hear the strings, but I had no problems. The setlist is the same as the El Rey, which is posted, minus Dura Europas. The show seemed to go off technically without a hitch; at least nothing noteworthy. The band sounded tight, and David said of the strings after their second song, "We'll have to give the strings a New York A." All of the new songs sounded great, with "Great Intoxication" inspiring the crowd and "Like Humans Do" funkin' the room. Of course, the crowd most favored the T-heads songs, and why not? Having grown up driving by that yoo hoo factory, I was partial to "And She Was," but even I couldn't help thinking this might be my "Once in a Lifetime." First encore "Dream Police", with it's Joesph Campbell like lyrics, strutted nicely into the now famous "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." I was sitting directly in fornt of David when he played 'Dance' at the Knitting Factory two years ago. I liked it then, and wished I could've stood up and danced, but this rendition was much more free spirited. David seemed comfortably in style, and really belted it out with enthusiasm. For me, it was one of the highlights of the night. I've heard the criticisms, but I don't think some people quite get it. It's not so much a Whitney thing, as it is a dancing thing. I mean, it could've been "Dancing with Myself", but David just wants to share the groove. Thanks Dave!!! - Jim I saw DB live in Lisbon last Wednesday. The concert was supposed to start at 9.30, but started 45 minutes later, due to techical problems. It was strange though, that at 9.00, only about 100 people were at the Coliseu... When the concert started, maybe 1000/1500 people were there (capacity 4500/5000). As for the concert itself...maybe due to fact that we were so few, in such a big place, I really don't think it ever reached the heights of his previous performances in Portugal ...but I also feel that his choice of songs, and his *yawn* new songs aren't ...how should I put this... very interesting? (actually he was booed when he sang WH's I wanna dance with somebody)... The only song Ireally like from his new album is Revolution... Seen it once, why see it again? - Antonio The set list was more or less the same as on other cities (no Buck naked, which is not a great loss), but we had a couple of extra privileges/surprises: 1. listening to David speaking Spanish is a funny
thing (get another teacher, David!). Besides all this, have to say that I loved the band (I don't remember any other live show with such a powerful sound just by using guitar, bass, and two percussion sets). The string ensemble was the Joan Valens Sextet, contracted just for these Spanish shows, and it really worked fine as a synthetisers replacement for some arrengements. Although I see this is open to controversy, I think that I Wanna Dance With Somebody cover was one of the highlights of the concert. It is a very good song despite its original singer, and David has been able to take it to his own element, as he did in the past with Gypsy Woman by Cristal Waters. - Jose Luis To start with I discovered Talking Heads long after they split up. I was working in a record store in the early 90's, I was just 20 then when I stumbled upon TH's videos. I was instantly fascinated by David Byrne, his way of moving, his combined sensuality and uneasyness, all that made him a very magnetic character to me. Not to mention that fact that I often wonder whether he's been reading my mind as the perspective he offers is probably the closest to mine than any other artist I listened to. I often say that I think similarly but he says things better than I'd ever manage to say them myself (Even in French!). All that brought me slowly to the first show I saw, in 1992, it must have been the "Between the teeth" tour, which was magnificient. I then saw him again thrice in Dublin, twice for the "David Byrne" album, then for the "Feelings" tour in early 1998. Anyway, coming back on last night's show : I had printed out the set list of the US shows, saying to myself if it starts with "The Revolution" we're on for the same thing, and it did. I think that David has aged quite a bit since the last time I'd seen him, three years ago. He was much more relax as well, smiling a lot. "Dura Europus" , " The Great Intoxication" and "The accident" were the highlights of the show to me as well as the TH classics. I must say I'm not too fond of UB Jesus and Desconocido Soy. David is still the same and always has good musicians with him, the only little problem was, I think, that the 6 piece string section was playing with them for the first time, and David seemed a bit anxious about this. David always kept an eye on them and I must say that kept the show from really flowing the way it should have been. Still when he managed to forget about it and concentrate on the songs it was sheer beauty and my admiration remains the same. Oh, and I forgot, we got a bonus track as third encore: Broken Things. - Frédérique I won't describe the show (musicians, setlist etc...) because it was pretty much the same as the shows described in the other reviews. So I'll just give my opinion ! The show was pretty short. 1 hour and a half, including the 3 or 4 encores. It would have been much better if the band had just played for the same time without all these encores, but well... The show really took off with the band playing the new songs & the rei momo ones with the strings. Very nice music. Also to be noted, a very good version of "what a day that was". The first part, mainly old heads songs was a bit soul-less (ok, that's a bit exagerated but you get the idea). All in all I was a bit disappointed, and preferred the "feelings" show at the bataclan, also in paris, 3 years ago. But I should also say that the paris pop crowd is not the most joyful and danceful that exists... - Byoob Setlist Paris : The Revolution - (Nothing But) Flowers - God's Child - Soft Seduction - Buck Naked - And She Was - Once in a Lifetime - The Great Intoxication - Marching Through the Wilderness - Sax and Violins - Dura Europus - What a Day That Was - Desconocido Soy - Like Humans Do - UB Jesus // Dream Police - I Wanna Dance with Somebody // The Accident // Broken Things We travelled to Amsterdam with lots of trouble by rail. Delays everywhere, busses instead of trains, overcrowded trains - and we knew, this could be an energetic, probably most memorable night. Fortunately we got in time at Paradiso and had a perfect place almost above the stage. After seeing DB since the 1980's we never got so close seeing performing him. The Revolution started 10 minutes late in Amsterdam yesterday. With no surprises to the setlist accept Broken Things, David Byrne made a consistent, very good balanced show. Starting soft and calm, David looked confident as his band was. Nothing but flowers followed as a personal favourite of my female friend and was performed very well. The crowd wanted with David to make it a good night ("Come on Dave"). Normally I find Dutch concert public a bit critic and stiff, but everyone was in a very good mood. When David performed And She was and Once in a Lifetime the show uptempoed and the former church building was swimming with perspiration, with everyone shouting, dancing and singing. The heat was rising to boiling temperature as then the strings entered. Two cellos, four strings (all violins). The two cellos played their own part each, three violins played the accompaniment and one with the melody. I think the extended "band" made the finishing touch to the concert. It made it complete. With one of the violin players playing trumpet on Rei Momo songs and the percussionist playing that strange capoeira instrument, all ingredients of DB-specialness were on stage. David Byrne was enthusiastic, together with the band and the crowd. We went on, marching through the wilderness with (no) sax but violins. We stayed a bit longer in the forest with a exceptionally interesting Dura Europus, after which one of the best songs of the concert began. What a day that was reminded me of the SMS tour, with the same DB-movements. I grinned when one of the cello players didn't catch up with the tempo….it just went to fast for her. She's just not TH-proof, hehe. The show went on and on. I was eager to hear the Whitney Houston thing. I wanted to know why everyone's so critic hearing DB to play it. I think he is just confident and free to play everything he likes. Either it has cultural and artistic value, with deeper psychological or post modern intellectual thoughts or if it is the contrary, when it is empty, ridicule or vulgar. It doesn't matter. Just play what you like! Just play Whitney Houston, Crystal Waters AND make scores for Philip Glass and Wim Wenders. And the crowd approached it the same way, I think. It was one of the highlights too. After the second encore the show really ended. The drummer squeezed out his Luaka Bop T-shirt from sweet, they thanked the audience, smiling and laughing from ear to ear. Then they got off. Everyone shouted for DB to return. The crowd was really amazing, kept shouting and yelling and dancing. He did not return, though. In comparison with his former two tours DB was
in my opinion now far superior. The enryb tour was integer and introvert,
but a bit sad. The Feelings concert was more extravert but somehow
overdressed and technically not played well (at least, the one I
saw). But now…..hey, just one thing: go and see him. He is in good
shape, mixing old and new material with the right touch. - David K. So he was again in Paradiso, and
so I was! And of course, the music, the rhythms and - indeed - the amazing public (the mental generation!). I agree: it was not his greatest show, but with him on the stage you know something special is happening and I liked every minute of it. I think his singing has improved, the whole show did seem more polished, but with a very familiar touch. I loved the drumming. Now, I'm looking forward to the reactions I will get when I'm wearing this T-shirt! - Jan Hobbelink Setlist July 28, Seattle: 1. The Revolution 2. Nothing But Flowrs 3. God's Child 4. Broken Things 5. And she was 6. Once in a Lifetime 7. The Great Intoxication 8. Marching Through the Wilderness 9. Sax and Violins 10. Naive Melody 11. what a day that was 12. Desconocido Soy 13. Like Humans do 14. U B Jesus 15. I wanna Dance with Somebody 16. The Accident (encore) This was a great show. David was
in a great mood and very talkative. Mountain Winery is a very intimate,
outdoor venue, nestled in the hills of the South Bay. Here is the setlist: 8-1-2001 Mountain Winery,
Saratoga, CA *With string orchestra from Austin, Texas #First time played - Paul Samouilidis
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