Re: The Music Thread
Reply #52 –
Seen some modern singers live as well, tend to prefer venues with grundgy carpet and the long lingering smell of cigarette butts. Before she was famous Lorde would sing at cafe's around the Auckland waterfront, her old man was her the roadie and chauffeur, The kid was good then, probably better than modern pop music permits her to be now. Not a overly big fan of US music, but saw Amanda Palmer live at the Speigeltent and thought she was quite good, much to my families disgust! But she is not acrobatics and laser beams like the US performers, basically sits at a piano and bangs out tunes like Elton John, dressed a bit like him as well!
On Elton John, there was a bloke around Melbourne years ago who use to do live cover gigs in tiny little venues, I can't remember his name, he was a cracking performer, it can be hard to imagine how they don't have some success outside of the cover gigs.
Queen Works tour was good, Mercury was just on another level, The Cure was good as well.
Liked bits and pieces of Crowded House as well, but probably because back then we all drank at the same pub, so it has an influence.
Only music I can't get into is Country, don't ask me why, can't stand it.