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Lu review from the Albany TU…
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=576225&category=POPREVIEWS&BCCode=&newsdate=3/29/2007
It was my first time seeing Lu and the HBs live, and I was not disappointed in the least. The quality of the sound was extraordinary. Lu seemed at ease and eager to please. Got to meet and chat briefly with the Bastards after the show. They’re good “kids” and I wish them well. I do believe Erika is the real deal. 8)
Instead of stuffy, the TU writer found the Egg crowd “somewhat rowdy.” It’s all relative, isn’t it?
Ok, maybe it is just the venues that seem a bit stuffy. Don’t get me wrong, these places sound phenominal, and the spaces are in an of themselves pretty cool, but not venues for beer drinking and Lu’s rockin’ stuff. They just seem a little more formal, that’s all.
I’ve Lost It… I agree, give me the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, or HOB in Cleveland. With that being said, The Egg is aptly named. Little over 900 seating cap. built for sound, great acoustics.
I entered the Egg hoping for a few more” Lu on acoustic” songs, and exited extremely satisfied.
From the first note of Rescue, to the closing note of West, it was one of “those” nights for me. THAT VOICE in that room… words fail.
I was mildly concerned when they came out of the gate repeating the first 4 songs from Northampton. But all that melted away when Lu introduced Car Wheels, and just like that we were off down that gravel road.
I got my hands on the original setlist, and much to my delight realized how much she mixed it up… always a good thing in my opinion.
I forget the order, but Pineola, Jailhouse Tears, Fancy Funeral, Overtime, Drunken Angel, and I Lost It, were not on the original list.
Sorry I’m rambling… I thought it was a great show, and I met David in the elavator before the show to boot.
ps I am sold on him as Lu’s bass player.
pss West was a stunning, shimmering, beautiful closer.
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