Rodney Crowell -- The Factory By Amanda on April 16, 2009 6:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (0)
I was going to write this up on Friday or the weekend, but the "i" key on my keyboard has stopped working. Thus liberated from the blogging obligation, I went back to bed to read the latest Val McDermid in between naps. And now it's Monday I'm back to not having time. I will just say it was an extremely satisfying night. Heavy on the last couple of albums, and only "'Til I Gain Control" and "Ain't LIving Long Like This" from that 70s-80s run of form (and if you are not familiar or have forgotten how good those records are, I recommend a revisit), but The Houston Kid is one of my desert island discs so I was happy. Starting with the hardboiled almost spokenword "Highway 17" is I think what they call in the TV biz a "cold open", throwing you right into to the disorienting action without any easing into it. Interrupted a couple of times by the noise of low flying aircraft -- a real authentic inner west Sydney experience that, to go with the authentic Texas singer-songwriter experience ...
Cat Politics reviewed the Melbourne gig.
Highway 17 (solo)
The Rise and Fall of Intelligent Design
I Want You #35
Moving Work of Art
Earthbound
Til I Gain Control Again
Dancing Circles Around the Sun (Epictetus Speaks)
Riding Out the Storm
Walk the Line (Revisited)
Closer to Heaven
Will Kimbrough solo:
Hill Country Girl
Yellow Mama
You Made Your Bed (w/ RC)
I Wish it Would Rain
Wandering Boy
Topsy Turvey
Rock of My Soul
Telephone Road
Fate's Right Hand
Still Learning How to Fly
Ain't Living Long Like This
It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night
Pancho and Lefty
Love is All I Need (solo)
By Jon Maclean
on April 16, 2009 12:15 PM
Thanks very much for compiling this setlist Lucille. I was at the show last night and thought it was sensational. Rodney is a very generous and warm performer, who showed why he is held in such high esteem within the music industry, even if widespread acceptance has eluded him.
By Amanda
on April 16, 2009 12:28 PM
Thanks for the comment, Jon. I agree with you -- and will add some comments to the post later. Only had time for the setlist and pic this morning.
By Andre Havard
on April 24, 2009 8:24 PM
Hi Amanda,
I saw Rodney with Will Kimbrough in London in February. The show he did then was a bit shorter due to it being a Sunday night (venues having to close earlier), but the evening was prety much as Jon described it.
He didn't go off at the end of the concert, instead staying to chat with the fans for quite some time, though that didn't go down too well with the venue staff, who wanted to shut up & shove off.
I just got tickets for Lucinda in London in July - Hooray!