Guerrmo

I thought the show in Raleigh was great, but if you have seen Lucinda multiple times, I can also see how you might want to hear some of her other work. I was turned onto her about 7 years ago, and own every record she has put out + a few bootlegs. I’ve purchased tickets to 3 of her shows, but I’ve always had some conflict come up,and had to give them away. This is the 1st time that I bought tickets and that I was actually able to use them, so this is the 1st time I have actually seen her live. She probably could have sang the phone book and I would have been happy. Discussing it with my wife afterward, we were kind of conflicted about the experience as well. We too would have loved to hear Pineola or Car Wheels (acoustic version would have been okay). On the other hand, it’s got to be incredibly hard to pick a dozen songs from a volume of work like hers, + the new stuff + a few cover songs, and fit it all into a 2 1/2 hour set. This is probably made more difficult by Lucinda’s propensity for taking chances, and doing things on her own terms. Who else has the balls to end a concert with Fats Domino song, a depression era protest song, and a very respectable cover of an AC/DC rock anthem as she did in Raleigh. The songs don’t always work well, but you have to admire her courage. At the end of the day it was a very good show even if we didn’t hear all the songs we wanted to hear. My wife and I came to the conclusion that it was kind of like sex. Even when it’s bad, it’s still really good.