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1 I Just Wanted to See You So Bad
2 Can’t Let Go [with a mini-bio of the Minnesota-born Randy Weeks]
3 Happy Woman Blues [written in Houston]
4 Crescent City
5 Circles & X’s
6 Pineola
7 Drunken Angel [with much talk of former Blaze Foley hang-outs in Houston like Theodore’s and Anderson Fair]
8 Side of the Road
9 Everything Has Changed [followed by “I didn’t realize how sad that song is”]
10 Something About What Happens When We Talk
11 Lake Charles
12 I Lost It
13 Joy
14 Tears of Joy
15 Real Love
16 Changed the Locks
17 Come On
18 Atonement [with a 3-4 minute intro, during which Lu makes an analogy between Houston and LA as towns that get a “bad rap”–as over against the Austins and San Franciscos]
19 Honeybee [with talk of Robert Johnson after]
20 Righteously
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21 Motherless Children [solo]
22 Guitar Slim cover
23 It’s a Long Way to the Top. . . .
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24 Hendrix cover [with another mention of Anderson Fair, and some talk about some documentary which apparently Lu is signing a waiver for: not sure]
25 Little Rock StarSo when’s the last double encore Lu show anyone can remember? Ramshead? Berlin? Surely some since, but this was a treat. There was a fine preview in the weekly alternative Houston Press which also managed to praise Buick 6 and clarify the spelling of lead guitarist Eric Schermerhorn’s name for me. This article says Buick 6 brings “the beans and the bacon.” Chet managed three syllables (“Thanks a lot”) in signing off, and Butch plugged their record a bit earlier, calling attention to an alternate version of a Little Honey song “not available anywhere else”–though he didn’t ID it as “Well Well Well.” Hopefully, merch person Jenna saw a spike in sales nonetheless. Lefty, had no idea you were so tight with the Heartless Bastards’ frontwoman or I would have conveyed more regards during my fleeting conversation with her in Austin. At any rate, hope someone will carry the setlist mantle in New Orleans, a show which might well officially end on Fat Tuesday. Can anyone say triple encore?
Thanks for posting, stoger.
I’m old enough to be Erika’s fa – fath – oh, never mind. I’m just rooting for the kid.
And, I’ll say it: Triple Encore, bring it on!Wow–Lefty and Stoger, can you believe it? I am actually speechless–yes, speechless… These first three shows are outstanding from many perspectives including arrangements, new guitar flavors, and song choices. LWs voice is fun to hear as she rambles through her song book with her signature Louisiana/Austin drawl and quiet, storytelling style. ES infusion of “country meets Iggy” guitar work offers up clear and sobering dimensions as framed against LWs catalog. Looks like I will find myself at the edge of a stage again in the near future–wish it could be at the HOB in NO but that’s not in my picture.
Thanks, for the reviews and setlists,
David
Lefty and David, thanks for the continued dialogue. I’d say Erika’s no “kid,” but yes, a quasi-fatherly stance towards her seems the most sensible, realistic one for males of our generation. David, good to see some of our posts can alter your stance vis-a-vis Lu 2009. I failed to mention that “Joy” had a bit of a false start in Houston, someone (Butch I think) launching “2 Kool” instead, maybe thinking back to Austin’s setlist. But Lu smiled it off, and the song more than lived up after being righted.
You are more than welcome, Stoger. Although I might be a bit “critical” in my approach to music and concerts, it doesn’t mean that I am ultimately arrogant or simply one-sided. It’s nice to see well-rounded setlists with folks like yourself reporting out in a timely fashion–thanks. As a fan who has seen/heard LWs career unfold since the mid-80s, I can dig my heels in from time-to-time–good, bad, or indifferent. Finally and without question, change is inevitable while growth is optional. Thanks, again, for your energy. David
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