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I decided Sunday morning to attend this show, and thanks to Southwest Airlines and Lucinda, I had an enjoyable trip and evening.
I talked to Stoger at the show, and since his hotel did not offer a computer tonight, he indicated that I should start this thread, since my Courtyard hotel has computers. Stoger may embelish this report on Monday.
This venue, the Roseland Theater, is the only venue for the 9-show tour which is a typical rock concert hall. There was a large open area with people standing, and a large balcony with general admission seating. There were also chairs to the left and right of the open area, where people could sit between sets and songs, and periodically stand and move into the open area.
This show had a marvelous opening act: singer Sera Cahoone and her band from Seattle–they only played 30 minutes, but her music was great.
Lucinda then followed with this setlist:
1. I Just Wanted To See You So Bad
2. Big Red Sun Blues
3. Pineola
4. Greenville
5. Copenhagen
6. Born To Be Loved
7. Blue
8. Ventura
9. Still I Long For Your Kiss (dedicated to the late Duane Jarvis, on his birthday, in his hometown)
10. Metal Firecracker
11. Right In Time
12. Buttercup
13. Out Of Touch
14. Come On
15. Seeing Black
16. Essence
17. Honeybee
18. Righteously
19. Side of the Road
20. Lucinda then introduced M. Ward, who led the band in a song named “Oh Lonesome Me”.
I remember a very old song named “Oh Lonesome Me”, and this was not that song.
Stoger said that Neil Young recorded this song.
21. Joy (with M. Ward)@tonyg wrote:
Thx for the great report. I think M. Ward recorded Oh Lonesome Me with LW accompanying.
Here is the recording from last year’s album Hold Time. Beautiful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shCLfu8Pn5k
By the way, this seems to be a great trend for Lu on this mini west coast tour with “surprise” guest artists= Doug P. in Ventura and now M. Ward. What else is in store for us fans?
A 2nd by the way=It appears the historic Crest Theatre in Sacremento tomorrow night is sold out.
A dream encore with Chrissie has got to be in the cards don’t you think?
lwjYes, Paul–the amenities of the Budget Super Thrift Lodge of eastside Portland do not quite measure up to those of your Marriott brand properties; I’m embellishing among the great unwashed at the downtown public library now, prior to my flight home. Don Williams wrote “Oh Lonesome Me,” and last night’s version was certainly far afield (yet great) from the original
. Thanks for those who posted links to Neil and to the version on Ward’s record.Sera Cahoone had played a set at the No Depression Festival the day before, most of which I heard. I bought her newest CD there, though it proved five bucks cheaper at Roseland! She’s on the Subpop label, has opened for Son Volt and others, and I join Paul in singing her praises. Unlike in Seattle, she did not close this set with “Rocky Top,” serious balm for this native humble Tennessee boy.
“Greenville,” “Blue,” and “Still I Long for Your Kiss” were tour debuts.
It was great to hear “Copenhagen” and “Born to Be Loved” a second time. “Copenhagen” fades out slowly and gorgeously with the instrumentals, after the final “You..have disappeared” chorus. I love the long instrumental break in the middle of “Born.”
“Metal Firecracker” is the flat-out walk-the-dog song of this tour I think: man oh man. And I heard that Val didn’t even rehearse it prior to tour!
Maybe I’m just more jaded (or simply crabby after a week on the road), but choosing to stand toward the back was frustrating in terms of some fellow “fan” behavior. Someone felt compelled to yell out “Happy Birthday” to our Aquarian frontwoman at least three times–one of which was while she was respectfully talking about what would have been Duane Jarvis’ birthday. Perhaps it was the same loudmouth who boomed “Turn it up” after “Born to be Loved”–well, Lu proceeded to turn it down, as it were: an aching version of “Blue,” most appreciated by the majority of fans. “Come On” apparently not being enough for them, a gaggle of women to my right shouted “Righteous” [sic] repeatedly toward the end of the set: Perhaps they all missed the unit on adverbs in English grammar class some decades back. Then, when she finally played it (suffix and all), they had departed the premises. But these incidents aside, it was a splendid house. Alert to Oregon green bicyclists and vegans: Ted Nugent is booked into the Roseland tonight, so come on out 🙂 🙂
I was able to take a gander at the printed setlist, and “Minneapolis” was the alternative to “Side of the Road” as the solo encore opener. Man, I would have died for that one.
So who’s carrying the ball in Sacramento and beyond? The wind aside, I envy you. Great run.
Outstanding report Stoger. Have a safe trip home.
Lu has a heavy schedule this week, with shows everynight from Tuesday through Friday. I look forward to Thursday night.
Great shows!!
Back from Oregon and the No Depression Festival.
I concur with stoger that the crowd at the Roseland was a little roudier (drunk) than the some, but I believe it was the only bar show on this mini tour….
I was near the front and my (and my wife’s) joy was uninterrupted.
Amazing setlist and a great ROCK venue!
I was as impressed as everyone with Sera Cahoon and listened to her cd on the drive home..
What a week-end!!(AND I scored a concert poster from the venue that I believe will double as the new album cover!!!)
Took a snap of this reader board from the on-site snack counter at Roseland…
Lu rated higher on the bill than the “creamy tomato” soup… but did it get two stars to Lucinda’s one??
Venue art??
/Users/MikeD/Desktop/Lucinda Roseland Menuboard.jpgA neat approach to posting the Roseland Theatre set list from Setlist.FM
Beside the song title there is a play button to watch a video of most songs from past concerts.
The song lyrics are also displayed.
Regretfully not the new ones from Blessed.
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/lucinda-williams/2010/roseland-theater-portland-or-5bd58bec.html
lwjTOverby sent me this hand-written setlist that he wrote out & Lu annotated before the show to post…
Tom
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