Winnipeg Show

Stoger (I assume that is just an online name):

Here is a review of the Winnipeg show complete with a mini-setlist. Sounds like more of the same re: similar song selection and relatively uninspired performance. Looks like she could use a much deserved rest at the end of this leg…

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/W/Williams_Lucinda/ConcertReviews/2008/11/08/7347146-sun.html

Enjoy,

David

“The remainder of the show’s first half was a bit more subdued, however, alternating from the syrupy singing and lilting guitar solos of Steal Your Love to the impassioned optimism of Tears of Joy; from the ode-to-suffering People Talkin’ to the bittersweet ballad Jailhouse Tears (cut as a duet with Elvis Costello on the new disc, but given the torch-and-twang treatment by one of her bandmates yesterday).”

This certainly sounds like (and I hear it as) reviewer-speak for a dip in the show’s momentum. I am not a fan of “syrupy singing” nor “lilting guitar solos.” Not good descriptors, really of a hot performance. But then again I am not a cheerleader on this board.

Thanks,

David

Hmmm, ax to grind? Not really. Allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste. Pleased to meet you. Hope you guessed my name, but what’s puzzling you, is the nature of my game. No ax to grind, silly, just a dialed in ear and an honest realization of what is a good performance… Standards, you see. It’s OK that every show and tour is not the best, really. No need to be defensive–you may not be a cheerleader but you sure sound defensive. Maybe LW is just plain tired of the road. I know I would be…

David

Expectations? Clapton is my all time favorite. However, I feel he has done his very best work in the past when he was using and probably ‘felt’ the blues. I do not wish him to return to that lifestyle.

Maybe the same is true with Lu and her emotional past and the way she brillantly expressed it. If this is true, I also love her just the way she is and am glad she is happy with her life. Best wishes Lu.

This was the second time my wife and I saw Lucinda. Both times have been here in Winnipeg at the Burt.
The concert was outstanding! I wasn’t sure if she could top her last show but it was even better the second time round. Much more varied set that included songs from most of her albums. It’s not too often you see a musician breaking away from the setlist to take a devoted fan’s request, but we got to see that happen on Friday night at the Burt. Doug Pettibone is also a great musician. Lucinda’s band complement her very well. The sound for the show was exceptional. The band also got a very warm response from the audience as the warm up act. It was awesome hearing their version of Zep’s “Black Dog”. Lucinda road weary? I doubt it. That’s where she gets her inspiration. That’s where the crack in her beautiful unique voice comes from. The show should have been sold out, but I guess too many concert goers blew their entertainment budget dollars on Celine Dion tickets and Halloween costumes!?! Thanks for coming back to the “peg”, Lucinda. Come back again soon!

@stoger wrote:

Setlist [even a partial one]??

1. Real Love
2. Steal Your Love
3. Tears of Joy
4. People Talkin’
5. Jailhouse Tears
6. Can’t Let Go
7. Greenville
8. Drunken Angel
9. I Just Wanted To See You So Bad
10. Out of Touch
11. Little Rock Star
12. Essence
13. Come On
14. Changed the Locks
15. Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings
16. Honey Bee
17. Joy
18. Righteously
19. I Live My Life
20. It’s a Long Way To the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)

Thanks, dude: and good to see that Car Wheels triple in the middle of the main set.