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08:53 AM, Oct 10, 2009 |
Date of Concert: 10/6/2009 | Location: Portland, OR, USA
Full review with photos at: http://jazzsick.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/aimee-mann-pdx09/ [pic] I got into Aimee Mann after several promptings by my friend Bruce, and then eventually via her quite powerful role in the P.T. Anderson movie, Magnolia (1999). Her spot in that movie and her pervasiveness on that soundtrack made me pay attention. I’ve stuck with her through some great albums, including a doozy of holiday album (but I don’t blame her, I blame the general holiday music content). Her albums are always pretty damn consistent… consistently good. I just never got the chance to see her until now. I happened to be up in Portland for work; so I naturally found my way to the venue. :) I really like the Aladdin Theater… it’s a classy theater, and every show I’ve seen here has been great (Jude and Yael Naim), and I plan on hitting the Aladdin at least 2 or three more times this year (Múm, the Swell Season, and maybe Stryper… but mainly for the humor aspect of that show). [pic] The opener was Nick Lowe, who I didn’t know. Apparently I knew some of his songs, specifically “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding” (he wrote for Elvis Costello, and I’ve heard the A Perfect Circle version). Nick played about 50 minutes, and probably 15 songs. He had some very good, short pop songs. I can see why people like him. I mean, he kinda blended into the background to me, but he had a charm and lyricism that I can admire. [pic] Aimee Mann came on around 9:20pm with two keyboardists. Throughout the set, they both swapped around many instruments… mainly keys, but also guitar, shakers, drums, recorder. She played a short 40 minute pre-determined set before breaking out into the audience request portion of the show… [pic] Setlist: 2 hours * The Moth * Nightmare Girl * Momentum *a fave of the night* * Build That Wall * Par For The Horse * Amateur *a fave of the night* * This Is How It Goes * Wise Up *a fave of the night* * Save Me [false start - see comments below] ——————— * Real Bad News [start to the audience requests] * Long Shot * Looking For Nothing * Freeway *a fave of the night* * Jacob Marley’s Chain * 4th Of July * Mr. Harris * Video *a fave of the night* * Ghost World * You Could Make A Killing *a fave of the night* * Red Vines * Invisible Ink * Susan * One (Harry Nilsson cover) * Encore: Save Me *a fave of the night* * Voices Carry So, the first attempt at “Save Me” got an odd response from a few ladies… almost like the cheering as you’re going up a rollercoaster. Aimee pointed that out and countered it with how depressing and co-dependent-y the song was. Then she went into some really depressing (but funny) new lyrics for the song… which led into the giggles; so she couldn’t even finish the real version of the song. She came back to it later for the encore. [pic] Aimee was really fun… much more fun than I thought she’d be. I mean, her songs really meander on the line of depressed, melancholic disappointment; however, she was quite bubbly, and giddy in spots. Her three-piece band really worked well together in a pinch. Great, long show… check her out if she swings by!!! She’s only a short West Coast tour this fall; see the remaining handful of dates below… [more pics] ~Dan
Chanteuse Aimee Mann gives an out-of-this-world performance to a packed house at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse. Robb D. Cohen / robbsphotos.com
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