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shindell-list-digest    Sunday, September 11 2016    Volume 12 : Number 622



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  [RS] fair enough                                    [ptjameson@comcast.net]
  [RS] Shindell in Oldenburg (4th September 2016)  [Johannes Schult <jutze@j]

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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 04:21:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: ptjameson@comcast.net
Subject: [RS] fair enough

I remember back a couple of decades ago when a friend defended Springsteen on one of his "lesser" releases.  It seemed like she had no ability to discern his better work from his not-so-great compositions.  It was as if, because of some particularly distinctive early creations, he was given a pass for later discs that were clearly inferior.

And, though Richard Shindell will never approach the prolificness, nor the urbane patina, of Springsteen, he, too, attracts an audience that is at once fiercely loyal and, soon after, bitingly critical. Whether the former begets the latter, who knows? 

But I'm willing to admit to being a "no holds barred" loyalist for the last, oh, 24 years.  And, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that, given his body of work, I'll still travel up to 200 miles to see him, and subject my wife to the whole post-show analysis, followed by the obligatory next few weeks of re-delving into a catalog I know all-too-well...

Eventually, he's a brother...closer in age than any of my three, more prolific than any of us combined, and a dude who just...does it his own way...and that may be one of his many...secrets.

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Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 19:55:00 +0200 (CEST)
From: Johannes Schult <jutze@jutze.com>
Subject: [RS] Shindell in Oldenburg (4th September 2016)

Shindell in Germany - it felt like my patriotic duty to attend the show in
Oldenburg last night. The Wilhelm 13 is a sweet, cozy venue. A steady stream of
people arrived, every other wondering aloud that they had expected to be the
only ones in the audience. (NB: The soccer match Germany vs. Norway took place
that night.) In the end, the promoters had sold all tickets, making the event
not just a musical success.

The show began shortly after 8 pm with bAll Wide Openb, preceded by a quick
bGuten Abend - that's all I gotb. The first set featured lots of newish songs.
bTransitb was more enigmatic than ever. It helped that the sound was very good,
particularly the vocals. bCarelessb was another early highlight. During bParasol
Antsb, Richard kept glancing at his lyrics book. With bAscentb he warned the
audience there would be mistakes because he hadnbt practiced the song and didn't
have the lyrics at hand. The rendition was spotless, though. This resulted in
the situation of all available copies of bBlue Divideb being sold during the
break. bSatellitesb on the electric guitar had a nice drive. bAtlas Chokingb has
to be one of my favorite Shindell songs, and that nightbs version was awesome.

The second set contained old and new, originals and covers side by side. The
venue wasn't as hot as the U.K. pubs, and Richard seemed to appreciate the lack
of sweat running down the guitar body. Anyway, AYHN got some additional bAre You
Happy Now?bs at the end and Clara lost some line during the last chorus. After
announcing bThe Next Best Westernb and tuning the electric guitar for several
minutes, the Western was ditched in favor of bThere Goes Mavisb on the acoustic
guitar.

bAny requests?b, Richard asked when he was called back for an encore. Silence.
Then someone said: bCourierb. Good choice, if you ask me. Haunting song, happy
Johannes!

The second encore was a classic. I was just a bit confused by hearing the Joan
Baez story while Richard seemed to play the intro to Mary Magdalen on the
bouzouki. Naturally, bReunion Hillb was played, eventually.

bAny more requests?b, was the question before the third encore. Silence. Then
someone said: bChe Guevera T-Shirtb. bThat's a long and complicated songb, said
Richard, considered it briefly, but then opted for bStray Cow Bluesb.

Setlist:
(All songs played on the acoustic guitar unless otherwise noted.)

Set 1:
All Wide Open (electric)
The Deer on the Parkway
Transit
Careless
Parasol Ants (bouzouki)
Ascent
Satellites (electric)
Atlas Choking

Set 2:
We Learned the Sea (electric)
A Summer Wind, a Cotton Dress (bouzouki)
Midnight Bridge (bouzouki)
I Know You Rider
Are You Happy Now?
Get Up Clara
There Goes Mavis

Encore 1: The Courier

Encore 2: Reunion Hill (bouzouki)

Encore 3: Stray Cow Blues

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