#10 was definitely a treat. Tom was looking pretty stylin' tonight with a maroon blazer and purple shirt. And to celebrate my 10th Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers show, they played "Gloria", my absolute favorite Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover. It's been six years since I last heard that song live.
Setlist, then notes:
YOU WRECK ME
LISTEN TO HER HEART
I WON'T BACK DOWN
EVEN THE LOSERS
FACE IN THE CROWD
MARY JANE
END OF THE LINE
BAND INTRO
SAVING GRACE
FREE FALLIN’
YOU DON’T KNOW HOW IT FEELS
SWEET WILLIAM
LEARNING TO FLY
DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE
REFUGEE
RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM
GLORIA
AMERICAN GIRL
* This was my first time at the new Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. A beautiful arena. My seat was way closer to the stage than last night and cost me $30 less. Got there just in time to see Steve Winwood perform "Gimme Some Lovin'". I knew then, the show was going to be changed up a little bit.
* Gloria, Gloria, Gloria. Seriously, I almost knocked over a guy holding beer. I was so excited. I was jumping and screaming and it wasn't until a minute in that I had my digital camera with me. Got it out and was able to record the audio for most of the performance. This is the one song that hasn't been publicly released and I have not found a bootleg with it. I am so happy. Hearing Gloria was worth the price of admission alone for both shows.
* Pretty much the same setlist as last night. The show was under two hours, but it was less jamming, so I could deal.
* I really want Benmont Tench to be my friend. He is so awesome.
Let the Tom Petty withdrawl begin. I just hope I don't have to wait another two years to see them again.
Quote of the Day:
"Yes I've been your fool before / and I probably will again" -Tom Petty, "Ways to Be Wicked"
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tom Petty #9
When: June 17, 2008
Where: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Opening Act: Steve Winwood
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers concert #9 was good, if not a little uneven. Below is the setlist, followed by comments:
YOU WRECK ME
MARY JANE
I WON'T BACK DOWN
EVEN THE LOSERS
FREE FALLIN'
CABIN DOWN BELOW
SWEET WILLIAM
END OF THE LINE
CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME (w/Steve Winwood)
GIMME SOME LOVIN¹ (w/Steve Winwood)
SAVING GRACE
FACE IN THE CROWD
HONEY BEE
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS
LEARNING TO FLY
DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE
REFUGEE
RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM
MYSTIC EYES
AMERICAN GIRL
* Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers didn't go on stage until 9:35pm. Tick tock, tick tock.
* The crowd was so energetic and so into it for the first five songs. Probably the most diehard crowd I can remember. There was even chanting. But after those first five songs, it seemed the band - not the crowd - took themselves out of the intensity. They went into lesser known songs, Cabin Down Below and Sweet William, a song only released in Europe. It really deflated the crowd and it took some time to get that level back.
* Seeing Steve Winwood perform Gimme Some Lovin', one of my favorite songs, with the Heartbreakers was a highlight. That and Even the Losers.
* Ya know what makes Benmont Tench so cool: the man wears a suit and tie when he comes on stage. Love ya Benmont.
* Mike Campbell is continuing his transformation into Adam Duritz. Seriously. He has the white-guy dreds and the big beard. His bad taste in fashion is countered only by his incredible guitar mastery.
Looking forward to Newark tomorrow!
Quote of the Day:
"Tell me why you lay there / revel in your abandon" -Tom Petty, "Refugee"
Where: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Opening Act: Steve Winwood
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers concert #9 was good, if not a little uneven. Below is the setlist, followed by comments:
YOU WRECK ME
MARY JANE
I WON'T BACK DOWN
EVEN THE LOSERS
FREE FALLIN'
CABIN DOWN BELOW
SWEET WILLIAM
END OF THE LINE
CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME (w/Steve Winwood)
GIMME SOME LOVIN¹ (w/Steve Winwood)
SAVING GRACE
FACE IN THE CROWD
HONEY BEE
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS
LEARNING TO FLY
DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE
REFUGEE
RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM
MYSTIC EYES
AMERICAN GIRL
* Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers didn't go on stage until 9:35pm. Tick tock, tick tock.
* The crowd was so energetic and so into it for the first five songs. Probably the most diehard crowd I can remember. There was even chanting. But after those first five songs, it seemed the band - not the crowd - took themselves out of the intensity. They went into lesser known songs, Cabin Down Below and Sweet William, a song only released in Europe. It really deflated the crowd and it took some time to get that level back.
* Seeing Steve Winwood perform Gimme Some Lovin', one of my favorite songs, with the Heartbreakers was a highlight. That and Even the Losers.
* Ya know what makes Benmont Tench so cool: the man wears a suit and tie when he comes on stage. Love ya Benmont.
* Mike Campbell is continuing his transformation into Adam Duritz. Seriously. He has the white-guy dreds and the big beard. His bad taste in fashion is countered only by his incredible guitar mastery.
Looking forward to Newark tomorrow!
Quote of the Day:
"Tell me why you lay there / revel in your abandon" -Tom Petty, "Refugee"
Sunday, June 08, 2008
F*****g Playwrights
In the past week I took in two plays by two of our most noted playwrights -- both of whom have writing styles of the, um, colorful sort.
First up was "November" written by David Mamet. I saw Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross a few years ago on Broadway and have seen scads of his films through the years. It helps that William H. Macy, Mamet's friend, former student and co-founder of the Atlantic Theatre Company, appears in most of his work. It's a fair statement that I became a fan Mamet because of my tremendous fandom of William H. Macy. Mamet has such a knack for dialogue, peppered with curses and swears, not for arbitrary reasons, but because they belong.
"November" stayed in that Mamet tradition, though lesser so than in other works. The play starred Nathan Lane as a fictional president. This is the first opportunity I've had to see Nathan Lane on stage, so I did all I could to take it all in. It also stars Dylan Baker, who I saw in Mauritius and who creeped the hell out of me in "Happiness", as well as Laurie Metcalf, best known as Jackie on "Roseanne". This play would have been a lot better had it come out at the beginning of President Bush's second term instead of the end. Still, the points were still on the mark and did play for many laughs. Nathan Lane truly is a master of the stage and it was a treat to finally see him in his element.
Next up is Reasons to Be Pretty a brand new play by Neil LaBute. This was third play in his trilogy of plays about women and appearance. The first, The Shape of Things, I saw as the movie, not the play. The second was Fat Pig, staring Jeremy Piven, I saw a couple years back and now, Reasons to Be Pretty. Besides liking LaBute's work, the other draw to the show was Allison Pill, my current favorite stage actress who I saw in Blackbird and Mauritius. She has such immense talent and it is a treat anytime I can see her on the stage. This was my favorite play of the trilogy. The focus is on beauty and how it exists and the pressures of coping with beauty and/or lack thereof. It was both wonderfully acted and written. Huge kudos to all.
Quote of the Day:
"The best way to make fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match." -Will Rogers
First up was "November" written by David Mamet. I saw Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross a few years ago on Broadway and have seen scads of his films through the years. It helps that William H. Macy, Mamet's friend, former student and co-founder of the Atlantic Theatre Company, appears in most of his work. It's a fair statement that I became a fan Mamet because of my tremendous fandom of William H. Macy. Mamet has such a knack for dialogue, peppered with curses and swears, not for arbitrary reasons, but because they belong.
"November" stayed in that Mamet tradition, though lesser so than in other works. The play starred Nathan Lane as a fictional president. This is the first opportunity I've had to see Nathan Lane on stage, so I did all I could to take it all in. It also stars Dylan Baker, who I saw in Mauritius and who creeped the hell out of me in "Happiness", as well as Laurie Metcalf, best known as Jackie on "Roseanne". This play would have been a lot better had it come out at the beginning of President Bush's second term instead of the end. Still, the points were still on the mark and did play for many laughs. Nathan Lane truly is a master of the stage and it was a treat to finally see him in his element.
Next up is Reasons to Be Pretty a brand new play by Neil LaBute. This was third play in his trilogy of plays about women and appearance. The first, The Shape of Things, I saw as the movie, not the play. The second was Fat Pig, staring Jeremy Piven, I saw a couple years back and now, Reasons to Be Pretty. Besides liking LaBute's work, the other draw to the show was Allison Pill, my current favorite stage actress who I saw in Blackbird and Mauritius. She has such immense talent and it is a treat anytime I can see her on the stage. This was my favorite play of the trilogy. The focus is on beauty and how it exists and the pressures of coping with beauty and/or lack thereof. It was both wonderfully acted and written. Huge kudos to all.
Quote of the Day:
"The best way to make fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match." -Will Rogers
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