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Wednesday 8th Outside it was raining - just like it had been during the full 3 1/2 hour drive up here. The venue - Pusterviksbaren - is a small place and tonight it seems pretty much filled up to it's 200 person capacity. Opener Jon Auer (of the Posies) is very talkative indeed - his show seems like a 50-50 combination of stories and music. Some of his songs are pretty good and a few of the stories kind of funny but all of it seems to be a fixed part of the set, rather contrived. I praise myself lucky that I didn't see him at the Stockholm show (the next day I got confirmation from Lieve that it had been pretty much an exact repeat)! He does try a few experiments like inviting a drummer from the audience to accompany him on a miked guitar case and also walking down into the crowd to perform a song there. |
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So eventually he gets off the "stage" - which is really just a small raised triangle in the corner of the room - and after a short wait Juliana appears. It only takes a couple of songs to convince me that this is going to be another great show. She's in a really good mood and seems full of energy, and this combined with a very appreciative audience in an intimate venue is a sure recipe for success! The energy thing is really striking during a song like Everybody Loves Me... which she delivers to perfection while kicking and jumping as if 1992 was only yesterday. And she talks a lot this evening but it's the exact opposite of the studied material we got from Jon Auer - this is all very spontaneous and ad lib. Here's a few samples: |
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"if you were french you'd agree with me"
"ssshhh!"
Hey I'm forgetting to talk about the music now - that would be the main thing after all. Here's the set list:
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Mountains Of Love came about after someone in the audience asked her if she could play it - she made a brave attempt and got through the first verse before having to conclude that the answer was no - but stressing that "I'm not afraid to fail". The Lemonheads cover was a surprise - my favorite of the set would probably be the last one which hasn't really got an official name but Am I Ever On Your Mind would be a good guess. Hoping to hear more of that one. |
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Mood of the evening: Intimate and high energy |
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