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Jenney · 04-19-2007, 06:51 AM

Last night's show at the Warner Theater seemed like it was sold out, or near sold out. The Warner is a beautiful old theater that has been renovated and is just gorgeous now. I once had an audition there and it intimadated the stuffing out of me! I much prefer sitting in the audience there!

Here's the set list from last night's show.
Cotton Jenny
Carefree Highway
Sea of Tranquility
14 Karat Gold
Never Too Close
In My Fashion
Ring them Bells
Rainy Day People
Shadows
Blackberry Wine
The Watchman's Gone
Ribbon of Darkness/Sundown ( some yahoo, who's voice was very familiar, sang out the last Over You during the pause, cracked me up!)
The Wreck

Intermission

Triangle
Hangdog Hotel Room
All the Lovely Ladies
Clouds of Lonliness
A Painter Passing Through
Waiting For You
If You Could Read My Mind
Make Way for the Lady
Baby Step Back (more about that later!)
Pony Man
Early Morning Rain
Encore: Old Dan's Records

The crowd really seemed to appreciate Terry's playing, and they loved Gord. One woman called out for Pony Man, which Gord eventually did. It took her a min to catch on he was playing it, and when she did she yelled out Thank You! Then, Today's my birthday! Man, she had a set of lungs on her, she was loud!
I went to the show with my brother, and a friend who is a fan, but not a Lighthead. It was the first show I'd been to in years that I wasn't with another Lighthead, and I found it was very different. My friend enjoyed hearing some of the new stuff, and found APPT and Cloud's of Lonliness both very sad. Especially APPT. It was poignant as his voice was a a bit strained on that song.
My brother wondered out loud why Gord didn't drop the songs a half a key (uh oh!), and when he started playing the Wreck commented that he thought that song was his finest, and that it was the best example of folk music that he's ever heard. That it told a story, and memorialized an event that could have been lost. When Gord started playing Baby Step Back, my brother asked me what he was saying. He thought GL was singing Baby Got Back! He thought it was odd, but gave GL credit for trying to be contemporary! Steve thought that maybe Gord should try busting out some gangsta moves and change it to Baby Got Back. I don't think the song will ever be the same for me! It was pretty darn funny!

I'll be seeing GL on the first night of this 10 day tour, and the last day. Wish I could squeeze more in, but can't happen right now.

Jenney

[ April 19, 2007, 19:33: Message edited by: Jenney ]

04-19-2007, 06:51 AM	#2
Jenney Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Rocky Hill, CT USA Posts: 558	Last night's show at the Warner Theater seemed like it was sold out, or near sold out. The Warner is a beautiful old theater that has been renovated and is just gorgeous now. I once had an audition there and it intimadated the stuffing out of me! I much prefer sitting in the audience there! Here's the set list from last night's show. Cotton Jenny Carefree Highway Sea of Tranquility 14 Karat Gold Never Too Close In My Fashion Ring them Bells Rainy Day People Shadows Blackberry Wine The Watchman's Gone Ribbon of Darkness/Sundown ( some yahoo, who's voice was very familiar, sang out the last Over You during the pause, cracked me up!) The Wreck Intermission Triangle Hangdog Hotel Room All the Lovely Ladies Clouds of Lonliness A Painter Passing Through Waiting For You If You Could Read My Mind Make Way for the Lady Baby Step Back (more about that later!) Pony Man Early Morning Rain Encore: Old Dan's Records The crowd really seemed to appreciate Terry's playing, and they loved Gord. One woman called out for Pony Man, which Gord eventually did. It took her a min to catch on he was playing it, and when she did she yelled out Thank You! Then, Today's my birthday! Man, she had a set of lungs on her, she was loud! I went to the show with my brother, and a friend who is a fan, but not a Lighthead. It was the first show I'd been to in years that I wasn't with another Lighthead, and I found it was very different. My friend enjoyed hearing some of the new stuff, and found APPT and Cloud's of Lonliness both very sad. Especially APPT. It was poignant as his voice was a a bit strained on that song. My brother wondered out loud why Gord didn't drop the songs a half a key (uh oh!), and when he started playing the Wreck commented that he thought that song was his finest, and that it was the best example of folk music that he's ever heard. That it told a story, and memorialized an event that could have been lost. When Gord started playing Baby Step Back, my brother asked me what he was saying. He thought GL was singing Baby Got Back! He thought it was odd, but gave GL credit for trying to be contemporary! Steve thought that maybe Gord should try busting out some gangsta moves and change it to Baby Got Back. I don't think the song will ever be the same for me! It was pretty darn funny! I'll be seeing GL on the first night of this 10 day tour, and the last day. Wish I could squeeze more in, but can't happen right now. Jenney [ April 19, 2007, 19:33: Message edited by: Jenney ]