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Lucinda, thank you for all the great music thru the years, and this amazing tour. Hoping you can play “Blue” tonight in Boston.
No Lefty, we did not get “Blue”. It was a good show; Lucinda’s voice sounded great & the band was in terrific form. My only complaint was in the song selection. She did too many other peoples’ songs. Did five covers and left out alot of her great songs. Thought the encore portion was anti-climactic. Many people in the Pavilion were leaving throughout! Did not do “Righteously”, “Essence”, Bleeding Fingers”, etc. I think the audience wanted to rock more. Attendance was not bad; I would estimate around 3,000 in a 5,000 seat facility. Maybe she’s just getting tired of doing some of the same songs night after night. Really enjoyed Charlie Louvin. He came out in the middle of the show and did a duet on “When I Stop Dreaming” and he was great. Also stayed on for “Get Right With God”, but it was the worst version of it I’ve heard. Only did three songs from “West” and they were all great performances. Going for the five LA shows; that should be interesting. Setlist follows (May not be exact order).
The Nights Too Long
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Pineola
People Talkin”
I Lost It
2-Kool 2-Be Forgotten
Fancy Funeral
When I Stop Dreaming (w/Charlie Louvin)
Get Right With God (w/Charlie Louvin)
I Live My Life (Fats Domino)
Come On
Honey Bee
Unsuffer Me
Joy
Encore:
Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Willie Nelson)
Disgusted (Lil’ Son Jackson)
Marching The Hate Machines Into The Sun (Thievery Corporation)
Are You Down?P.S. Doug Pettibone continues to be an unbelievable talent! Amazing musician!
Williams exudes earthy emotions
By Brett Milano
Friday, July 27, 2007 – Updated: 12:34 AM ESTMost artists seem to mellow with time, but Lucinda Williams just keeps getting raunchier. Last night she delivered a little bit of mournful country and a whole lot of guitar-slinging rock, including what has to be one of the summer’s sexiest performances.
“Unsuffer Me,” the standout track from her most-recent album “West,” was the centerpiece of last night’s sultry set at the Bank of America Pavilion. It’s a lowdown, slow grind of a song about longings that are partly spiritual but mostly carnal. Williams put down her guitar to undulate in front of the mike, using all her best come-hither growls. The tune peaked twice, each time with Williams’ shouts leading into guitarist Doug Pettibone’s power chords. Each time through it had both male and female fans screaming like they were watching a teen idol instead of an alt-country hero.
Williams has never been a timid performer – that’s part of her charm. When she sings about death, the sense of foreboding comes through. Funerals figured into two songs played early on with the Southern-gothic “Pineola” and the newer, more matter-of-fact “Fancy Funeral.” Nor does she hold back on the upbeat songs. Last night, “Unsuffer Me” was followed by a little-known Fats Domino number, “I Love My Life,” which sounded bawdier than Domino probably intended.
She even got away with covering one of the most macho country standards, Willie Nelson’s “Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” which led off a long and freewheeling encore.
Instead of sticking with her newest material, as she’s done at recent gigs, Williams played something close to a greatest-hits set, pulling out old favorites including “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” and “2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten.” (Oddly, she referred to a lyric book for both of those.) These and other oldies were transformed by her backup trio, which has turned into a lean and garage-y outfit in the Crazy Horse mold. Pettibone matched her thunder at every turn, playing steel and mandolin between his electric guitar outbursts.
Country legend Charlie Louvin opened with a set of tunes drawn mainly from the old Louvin Brothers’ catalog, ranging from the reverent “Christian Life” (covered by the Byrds and others) to the ahead-of-its-time “Great Atomic Power.” Having just turned 80, Louvin is clearly loving the new career he’s had since the alt-country crowd rediscovered him.
But because Louvin made his name as a great harmony singer, his best moments came when Williams invited him back during her set.
As always, I really enjoyed the show last night. It was extra speical as I surprised my wife (worlds biggest Lucinda Fan (besides all of you of course)) with front row tickets. I though Lu and the band sounded great. It was certainly a different set-list from which we are use to. On the drive home we were commenting on some of the songs that seemed to be missing. Thats not to say we didn’t love the songs she played, which we did. The only downside was it seemed a little short. She packed it up at 10:30. I think the equipment was in the van by about 10:35.
Thank you augwest for the posting from the Boston Herald. The only error the writer made is that he mentions that Doug played steel. He did not. I stayed for the whole show, many others left. The steel guitar was set up on stage but he didn’t play it.
I thought the same as you, dfw2010. It got over early, but when I counted the songs up I realized they had played 18. She probably talked a little less last night. I could see you people in front going crazy all night.I thought it was a great show; ever better than the Northampton performance. It was a thrill to see Charlie do “The Christian Life”, as I’ve always loved the Gram Parsons/Byrds version. Lucinda and the band sounded great and I greatly enjoyed the new material. The only dissapointment for me were the empty seats but I guess some folks simply do not get it.
One of the most enjoyable shows I’ve ever seen. It had an “Exile on Main St” vibe…only much better.
Ms. Williams is an American treasure.
Cheers
Bruce
Worcester, MATim, saw her at Bushkill (poconos) this week. I had a similar reaction- too many covers and the end of the show and encore seemed anticlimatic. We also had poor attendance but being out in the middle of nowhere I expected that. The first 6-7 songs were excellent as was Unsuffer Me. I did enjoy some of the covers (Come to me baby, was one) but still would rather hear Lucinda’s originals.
Edge, it was the same with me in Boston. After the first six songs I really thought it was going to be one of those special shows. It was unreal. But I think when Charlie Louvin (who I really enjoyed!) came out, they somehow lost their momentum. The encore was kind of a downer with all the covers and then “Are You Down? (No pun intended) But it couldn’t compare to the version on Live At The Fillmore. I don’t know why she played it , and especially at that point in the show.
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