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A subject * of Re: mad-mission-digest V4 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Thursday, October 19 2000 Volume 04 : Number 291 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: RE: Keswick [Gary Jacques ] MM: Patty/Emmylou in Boston last night ["Luca, Joseph" Subject: MM: RE: Keswick Don, you can't beat coffee and a Lucky Strike with Emmylou in the morning. LOL Nice meeting you. Gary - -----Original Message----- From: Donald Henn [mailto:donhenn@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:18 PM To: mad-mission Subject: MM: Keswick MMers , First things first. Emmylou is due apologies for my ridiculing her "love is like a stove" line. Apparently , the lyrics I looked up were those for the Nazareth version. Someone reminded me that Roy Orbison did "Love Hurts" , & I decided to take his CD with me. Roy's older version says "love is like a stove". I prefer flame , but don't think a writer's words should be changed. I felt real stupid sitting there when they started the song last night. That's what happens you run the mouth w/o putting the brain in gear. Sorry , Emmylou. Met up with old friends Karla , Dave & Darcie at the Keswick Tavern. Karla & I arrived first , & met Patty Shick from Pa , while we were waiting. Dave & Darcie managed to meet Patty outside the theater when they pulled up with "Nobody's Crying" blasting out of the car. Later , as Karla , Darcie & I were hanging out at the back of the theater(Karla knows everyone in the area , including the theater staff) , Darcie saw Patty going in with her phone to her ear. Then , Darcie got to meet another of her heroes , Buddy Miller. She talked to him for awhile & gave him one of her CDs. We also met Patty Blee from NJ & Tony at the tavern. Later , as Karla , Darcie , Dave & I were outside the theater , I suddenly felt a great sense of dread & foreboding. Some one came up to us & asked for Darcie. It was "The Evil One". I had to summon up all of my will power & courage to prevent the Evil from overpowering me & corrupting my innate goodness & purity of heart : ) (Aside to Gary , Emmylou spent the other half of the night looking at me , & in the end , chose Good over Evil). Set list: Racing in the Streets Poor Man's House Perfect White Girls Goodbye One More Girl Moses Making Pies Forgiveness Mary encore Sweet Lorraine Again , Patty's performance was at that level I'm come to expect from her. Every song was a treat. I looked for the lines that I thought were missing in Greensburg , & they were there , so I may have just missed them. "One More Girl" also had the lines that might attract the attention of the PC police , so the PWG thing is , hopefully, an isolated incident. That seemingly perfect tonal quality of Patty's voice stood out for me during the concert. Whether she was doing the "la la la" of PWG , or the "hey hey hey" of PMH , just listening to "The Voice" was preferable to any other artist out there. I've always been impressed with the way most musicians can subordinate their own talents when doing back-up for others. I especially noticed it on the cruise Patty performed on , when some of the musicians would jam after hours. Once some one would take the lead , the others would just fall into support mode , not competing for attention. When Patty was doing her own lines on "One Big Love" with Emmylou , I don't think I would have recognized her voice because it was so subdued. I'm not sure if Emmylou has the hang of that yet.While she did fine on the album cut , & she & Patty did some great harmony during the quieter passages of the live version of "Mary" , I think that Emmylou went too loud & too high during other parts , making it sound more like a competition than a song. That said , I have to praise Emmylou & her band for a great performance on their own. Substantially better than Greensburg. So much better , that I looked up her tour schedule to see if Greensburg was one of their first shows , but it was their 16th. I was amazed to find how familiar the music sounded after only hearing it once , so maybe it sunk in at a deeper level than I realized. In the Greensburg review , I mentioned "Bang the Drum Slowly" as being in Patty's league. I would say that a great deal of Sundays show was in Patty's league. Not enough to take the pennant from Patty , of course , but enough to put her in competition for 2nd with the other greats. Patty & Emmylou were almost as good as a Patty headliner. I even considered going to the next 3 shows & trying to get tickets from a scalper. I discovered since getting home , that Emmylou never wrote many of her songs until her new "Red Dirt Girl" album. She wrote everything on that , except for Patty's "One Big Love" . Maybe Patty has inspired her. She has a great voice , & it's my impression that she reaches the rafters even faster & higher than Patty. She also has that tinge of melencholia in her voice that makes Patty's so appealing. I know that this & my Greensburg review are waay too short , but I have a life , you know : ) Next up; Oberlin. My friend , my friend , you are traveling So many secrets are unraveling Some other picture's coming into view Patty Griffin "We Are Water" Don ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 11:25:16 -0400 From: "Luca, Joseph" Subject: MM: Patty/Emmylou in Boston last night Howdy-- Quick de-lurk to pass along some info about last night's show. Patty's opening set absolutely electrified the crowd, many of whom were obviously there to see her. I'll leave exact details to others, but from what I can remember, her set, in no particular order after a riveting opener of "Racing in the Streets," included "Poor Man's House," "Change," "Mary" (with Emmylou joining her), "Perfect White Girls," "Another Girl" (? What's the exact title?), "Goodbye," and an encore of "Forgiveness." Patty was funny: Before she played that, she talked about having so many choices, and not knowing which song to play; she changed her capo five or six times during the time it took her to say that. Two standing-O's for Patty Jean and many whoops and screams of appreciation let her know that she was back in her old home. She was wearing what looked like distressed black vinyl boots, a black tee that said "Queen of Black," and a multicolored, sort of geometric '70s skirt (um, could someone please help out a color-blind guy here?). When Patty came out to join Emmylou for a couple of songs, including "One Big Love," Emmylou said something to the effect of, "You know, you spend many years in the music business, and you think you've heard and seen it all, and then along comes Patty Griffin with that beautiful voice and the poetry that moves you so deeply, and you wonder how you ever lived before it." It was quite touching. Emmylou and Spyboy were fantastic, mixing stuff from "Red Dirt Girl" with nuggets from throughout her sterling career. They were able to excel on the spare and gorgeous acoustic "Love Hurts" and then on the scorcher"Water from a Deeper Well," on which Buddy Miller was blistering. Back to Patty...Today's Boston Globe had this to say about her: "It's easy to see why Harris has taken Griffin, now based in Austin, Texas, under her wing. With some of the finest songs, and one of the most riveting voices in recent memory, Griffin bridges the poetry of folk, the urgency of rock, and the melodicism of pop. She previewed a pair of new songs from her upcoming third CD, "Silver Bell," but the set's highlight was a surprise duet with Harris on 'Mary,' which ended with the two women, separated by a generation but bound in spirit, whispering in perfect thirds." So there. I was lucky enough to have fourth-row center seats (my boss and her husband had front-row center), and the combination of the nearness to these wonderful women, plus the perfect acoustics of the Berklee Performance Center, made it a truly spectacular evening. I believe that Billy Beard was seated right in front of me (actually, we were booted out of his seats when my friend and I mistakenly sat in the third row when we arrived), and there were some very enthusiastic Patty fans in the fifth row, just behind me to the left. Any of you on this list? For what it's worth, it's been too, too long since I've seen Patty--maybe 18 months? But she sounded as strong and fluid and beautiful and ranging and confident as I can ever recall. She was in fine, fine form, and I can't wait to see her as the main event soon. I loved gracious, elegant, legendary Emmylou, but Patty...well, you understand. I'm still hoping to see the dream double bill of Patty and Dar some time... Anyhow, I'll stop now. Ciao, Joe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:03:07 -0400 From: "Donald Henn" Subject: MM: Re: Patty/Emmylou in Boston last night MMers , Thanks to Joe for de-lurking & providing us with excellent reviews. His own & the Boston Globe's. I hope we can get such able reviews from NY , NJ , & the UK. ("One More Girl" is the name you were looking for) As "The Evil One" said "the big names in the music industry are all over Patty's work". Emmylou , The Dixie Chicks , Jackson Browne. It won't be long now , until Patty gets her due success. Speaking of "The Evil One" , did you notice that I smoked Lucky Strikes , or do we have that in common too ? That scares me ! It makes me think that the Evil is lurking in me also , waiting for the slightest misstep to throw me spinning into the abyss of fire & brimstone. Lord , help me ! So if you meet me Have some courtesy Have some sympathy and some taste Use all your well-learned politisse Or I'll lay your soul to waste M. Jagger / K. Richards "Sympathy for the Devil" Performed by The Rolling Stones > Howdy-- > > Quick de-lurk to pass along some info about last night's show. Patty's > opening set absolutely electrified the crowd, many of whom were obviously > there to see her. I'll leave exact details to others, but from what I can > remember, her set, in no particular order after a riveting opener of "Racing > in the Streets," included "Poor Man's House," "Change," "Mary" (with Emmylou > joining her), "Perfect White Girls," "Another Girl" (? What's the exact > title?), "Goodbye," and an encore of "Forgiveness." Patty was funny: > Before she played that, she talked about having so many choices, and not > knowing which song to play; she changed her capo five or six times during > the time it took her to say that. > > Two standing-O's for Patty Jean and many whoops and screams of appreciation > let her know that she was back in her old home. She was wearing what looked > like distressed black vinyl boots, a black tee that said "Queen of Black," > and a multicolored, sort of geometric '70s skirt (um, could someone please > help out a color-blind guy here?). > > When Patty came out to join Emmylou for a couple of songs, including "One > Big Love," Emmylou said something to the effect of, "You know, you spend > many years in the music business, and you think you've heard and seen it > all, and then along comes Patty Griffin with that beautiful voice and the > poetry that moves you so deeply, and you wonder how you ever lived before > it." It was quite touching. > > Emmylou and Spyboy were fantastic, mixing stuff from "Red Dirt Girl" with > nuggets from throughout her sterling career. They were able to excel on the > spare and gorgeous acoustic "Love Hurts" and then on the scorcher"Water from > a Deeper Well," on which Buddy Miller was blistering. > > Back to Patty...Today's Boston Globe had this to say about her: "It's easy > to see why Harris has taken Griffin, now based in Austin, Texas, under her > wing. With some of the finest songs, and one of the most riveting voices in > recent memory, Griffin bridges the poetry of folk, the urgency of rock, and > the melodicism of pop. She previewed a pair of new songs from her upcoming > third CD, "Silver Bell," but the set's highlight was a surprise duet with > Harris on 'Mary,' which ended with the two women, separated by a generation > but bound in spirit, whispering in perfect thirds." So there. > > I was lucky enough to have fourth-row center seats (my boss and her husband > had front-row center), and the combination of the nearness to these > wonderful women, plus the perfect acoustics of the Berklee Performance > Center, made it a truly spectacular evening. I believe that Billy Beard was > seated right in front of me (actually, we were booted out of his seats when > my friend and I mistakenly sat in the third row when we arrived), and there > were some very enthusiastic Patty fans in the fifth row, just behind me to > the left. Any of you on this list? > > For what it's worth, it's been too, too long since I've seen Patty--maybe 18 > months? But she sounded as strong and fluid and beautiful and ranging and > confident as I can ever recall. She was in fine, fine form, and I can't > wait to see her as the main event soon. I loved gracious, elegant, > legendary Emmylou, but Patty...well, you understand. I'm still hoping to > see the dream double bill of Patty and Dar some time... > > Anyhow, I'll stop now. > > Ciao, > > Joe > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 22:52:34 -0500 From: "Jason and Jennifer Burton" Subject: MM: A couple of questions I can't keep up with every post on this list, so I hope you'll excuse me if these issues have discussed recently... Is there currently a set release date for Patty's new album? I thought it was originally sometime in October, but I've check CDNOW and Borders and don't see any info there, so I'm guessing it's been pushed back. Is it currently indefinite? Also, in checking the Borders sight it mentioned a few albums Patty sings on - a couple by Paul Ellis and one by Ray Wylie Hubbard. Anyone have these? I've heard OF both artists, but haven't actually HEARD them before. Patty's presence aside, are they a good buy for someone who's into Patty, Emmylou, Julie and Buddy Miller, Steve Earle, Innocence Mission, Wilco, Jayhawks, Victoria Williams, etc.... Jason The Single Collector WWW.SINGLECOLLECTOR.COM Hard to find CD Singles, Promos, Imports, and Vinyl ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V4 #291 *********************************