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Never heard Lu do a song called Hard Road. Can someone advise? Is this new?
I can’t say for certain that the song was performed last night, but Hard Road is track nine on Happy Woman Blues. I had to look it up, because I always thought the song was called Bill.
First off, thanks for posting the set list for those of us who couldn’t be there! Some definite highlights, IMHO, in People Talkin’, Overtime, Everything Has Changed, West, and Minneapolis, assuming they were performed well.
I’m a little surprised at how many of the second set songs came from the albums that were the focus of the main set – five out of the ten, it looks like. And had I been there, I’d probably have been a bit disappointed that so many of the songs played were regular staples of the last couple years – I’m thinking in particular of Come On, Honey Bee, Unsuffer Me, Righteously, and Real Live Bleeding Fingers. Nothing against the songs, but I’d have been hoping for some (relatively) more obscure stuff from the last three albums. Words Fell, World Without Tears, Words, Where Is My Love, If Wishes Were Horses would all be welcome additions to the setlist.
That said, I obviously didn’t get to see the show and a good performance can redeem a much worse setlist than last night’s, so I doubt too many fans were disappointed. BTW, she didn’t really play Unsuffer Me in both the first and second sets, did she?
I should also add that while I don’t think I’m really going to regret missing the 3rd night in Chicago, the only reason I’ll miss it is because I can only make two and I’m more invested in seeing the songs from the first six albums. If time (and the two-and-a-half-hour commute to and from the shows, in the middle of a workweek) was not a factor, I’d gladly go see the 3rd night regardless of the setlist. So take my criticism with a grain of salt. 🙂
Lafayette, are you going to be able to make the trip to Chicago at all?
Thanks for the detailed report, stoger. I’m so jealous of you guys. Sundays!?! I hope that’s not just a one-off.
I wouldn’t be disappointed at all to get this exact setlist in Chicago. 🙂
Holy cow, what a setlist! Sharp Cutting Wings, The Night’s Too Long, Factory Blues…how long until the Chicago shows again? I can’t wait…:)
I can’t watch the videos yet (at work), but based on what people are saying about them, I’m eager to get home and check them out. I’m always impressed by how good audience footage can be. My cheapo camera takes decent video but horrible audio, as I discovered after the wedding show. 🙁
I’m guessing what’s permitted at a Lucinda show varies based on the venue. Based on what I’ve seen at recent shows as well as the discussions about and links to videos here, I’m assuming that pictures and videos are okay with Lu and Tom (and if I’m mistaken, I apologize and I’ll keep that in mind in the future). I was a little annoyed with security at the Pabst in Milwaukee. I took a couple pictures without realizing the flash was on, and was asked very nicely to turn it off but told that I could take pictures with the flash off. No worries there. Later on, though, I was taking video (that probably wouldn’t have turned out to be very good anyway – see above) and a different security guy grabbed my arm and told me to stop, adding “you’ve already been warned about this before.” Um, no, I wasn’t – I was told not to use the flash, so I didn’t.
Anyway, in general, I think the artist and the artist’s security should dictate what’s allowed, not the venue. Of course, this goes both ways – if the artist doesn’t want any photos/videos taken, the venue should respect that even if it’s normally allowed. This discussion reminds me…Bob Dylan is notoriously strict about not allowing photos and videos, and it led to something hilarious at one of his ’08 shows. It was an outdoor show at a casino in southern Indiana, and at the concession stand they were selling disposable cameras. So a ton of people bought them and were taking pictures at the start of the show. After about three songs, security finally told them they couldn’t, and I’m sure it led to some disgruntled people who’d just paid something like $15 for a cheap disposable camera. Me, I was just wishing I’d brought my camera; I could have gotten some good and rare shots. I don’t even bring one to Dylan’s shows because it’s not nearly worth the hassle. I’ve gotten chewed out by security just for having my cell phone open.
Great review, Lafayette. I’m glad you enjoyed the show (and that drum head is pretty cool), and I understand what you mean about the inevitable disappointment that’s going to come now whenever she doesn’t play I’m So Happy I Found You, regardless of how good the rest of the show is. I’ve watched the Youtube video you mentioned numerous times, and I’m still in awe of what she did with that song. It would probably be another addition to our wedding playlist if the album had already been released.
I’m really looking forward to the NY shows because I think there will be more songs from every record and some surprises-maybe even a couple things that weren’t on albums.
Oh boy…this sounds interesting. 😉 Thanks for all the info, Tom.
Lafayette, you rock. I never would have thought of that. 🙂 I think I’ll have time to print it before the show – I only have about an hour and a half drive to get there tonight, which is nice.
Well, I don’t think there’s much I can say about the big night that hasn’t already been said…but I’ll try anyway. 🙂 I didn’t think I was going to make the trip to Minneapolis, but then I came to my senses and realized – how often is an opportunity like this going to come up? So I drove up there Friday afternoon, excited and nervous as heck about the whole thing.
I finally got to meet some of the familiar names at the forum here – tntracy, stoger, Lafayette, paul_from_losangeles, as well as bigsubi and his lovely wife Mercedes. I couldn’t believe the two of them came all the way from Barcelona, Spain – how incredibly cool. And it was great meeting Caroline and Sandy too, even though they’re not regular posters here. 🙂
We were among the first people into the venue. I’m not used to being on a guest list, so that was a new experience. I ended up almost directly in the center of the floor just a couple feet back from the rail, so probably six feet or so away from Lucinda during the show.
And what a show it was. Paul already posted the setlist here, but I’ll just say that even if it had been a normal show with no wedding or post-show festivities, it would have to rank as the best Lucinda show I’ve ever seen. Five of the first nine songs (Motherless Children, Stop Breaking Down, Lafayette (!), Big Red Sun Blues, and Sweet Old World) were songs I hadn’t seen in the eight concerts I’d previously attended. She also played two of my favorites, I Just Wanted To See You So Bad and Pineola, and two more songs I hadn’t heard before – Plan to Marry and the amazing I’m Happy I Found You, the Hank Williams song she wrote the music for. The last one was just about perfect, though you could tell she was getting emotional while she sang, and I’m even more excited for that album to eventually come out (which is tough because I’ve been excited about the project ever since I first heard about it). I only wish it was already released because that song would probably get played at my upcoming wedding.
The ceremony itself was beautiful. It was wonderful seeing Miller Williams read The Caterpillar, and afterwards I realized that I’d encountered that poem in college but must have read it either before I got into Lucinda’s music or before I knew that he was her father, because I never realized that she was the daughter mentioned in the poem. I thought Lu and Tom’s vows were really sweet (check out the Youtube video of the ceremony, if you weren’t there) and the cheer that went up when they kissed was deafening.
And then there was the reception. It was gorgeous – I especially loved the wedding graphic that was on the candles, the temporary tattoos we were all given as we entered, and on the TV monitors throughout the restaurant. I ended up staying much later than I expected to, given that I had to drive back to Wisconsin that night, but I had a blast chatting with everyone. (Special thanks to Lafayette for being my adopted mom for the night :)) Obviously Tom and Lucinda were very busy with family, friends, and fans, but I did get a chance to meet and congratulate both of them in person. And I got a wonderful picture with Lucinda, which I’m still incredibly excited about! I also couldn’t resist telling her that my fiancee and I are playing I Just Wanted To See You So Bad at our wedding (in less than three weeks now!) because that song meant so much to us when we were in a long-distance relationship. It’s not often that you get to meet an artist and tell her how much her work means to you, but to get to do it at such a momentous and personal occasion of hers? Priceless.
I finally left the reception (which was still going strong) around 2:00 am. The 4.5-hour drive back home wasn’t exactly fun, but I was still on a high from the incredible night, so I managed.
I still can’t get over being invited to such a special event. Tom and Lucinda, thanks again for letting me and the other fans be a part of it. What a generous and cool thing to do for us. As I said on Friday, congratulations and best wishes to both of you for a long and happy marriage!
I got pretty much the same shot from a couple feet behind TNT (well, I took it at the same moment, anyway) but his picture looks a lot better. Way to go!
Okay, you all twisted my arm…I’m in. 🙂 Not sure exactly when I’ll be hitting town, but I look forward to meeting people and putting faces to forum names. I’ve met a ton of people following Dylan, but haven’t really gotten to know any Lu fans and it’s time to change that!
