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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Michael Carpenter World Tour... |
| Date | Mon, 02 Jun 2003 14:34:48 -0500 |
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The Sunday show here in Chicago was quite swell also. It was at the Beat
Kitchen (now under the management of Mike G. of Magnaphonic). Attendance
was about 40 or 50, with a bunch of Auditeers there. One attendee drove 10
hours to the gig.
The crowd was definitely enthralled, because when the music dropped down, it
was so quiet. I think things were a bit subdued on a Sunday night, but
there was still great interaction with the audience. I missed the two guys
from the Webstirs, as I was socializing outside the music room. I saw some
of Gidgets Ga Ga, who have a raspy voiced singer and played some solid
stuff. When Michael broke a string near the set's end, the GGG guitarist
lent Michael his acoustic Ovation -- oh, the Fellowship of Pop.
It was a fine set -- he played two great new songs. "Rubber Ball" is happy
jaunt with somewhat of a Buddy Holly vibe. "Good Enough" has somewhat of a
'60s R & B feel in the chorus, with Michael soaring to the top of his range.
He also did a Cloud Eleven cover (eek -- forgot the title...)
Check him out, if you get the chance ---
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: "Biff Bang Pow" <biffbangpow@cox.net>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: "Audities" <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Michael Carpenter World Tour...
>Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 14:05:28 -0500
>
>Nebraska stop last Friday evening. This backyard event was attended by
>around 40 bodies (including a gaggle of amped up chilluns). From the
>sounds
>of it, the demographics were very similar to Bruce's Not Lame gig. Here
>are
>my random thoughts on the evening:
>
>The vast majority of people there were newbies to the Michael's music.
>However, it did not take more than a couple of songs before he had the
>crowd
>fully in his control. I would bet that most of our guests had not
>purchased
>a cd by a new artist in many a moon. By the end of the first break in
>between sets, most everyone had purchased at least one of his cd's, and
>many
>had purchased 2-3!
>
>Michael forgot the words to "Mr. Tambourine Man", but turned it to his
>advantage by his own self deprecating wit. In the second set he freaked
>everyone out by pretending to forget the lines to one of his own songs.
>
>This has already been noted in previous tour reports, but it bears
>repeating. His rapport with the audience, and the in between song
>anecdotes, set up each new song brilliantly. At one point when he
>mentioned
>that he was talking too much, someone shouted out that they loved the
>stories.
>
>Songs from all 3 solo releases were played, as well as covers by The
>Beatles, Cloud Eleven, Monkees, Dylan & the Brady Bunch! The crowd
>provided
>hand-claps & background shouts for both Beatles covers, much to Michael's
>pleasure. After the show, he had a crowd of autograph seekers surrounding
>him. To have this happen in your own backyard is truly surreal.
>
>But happen it did, and the entire visit will remain a cherished memory,
>impervious to fade.
>
>Thanks to Bruce/Not Lame for leading me to the talent back in '99, thanks
>to
>Anna Borg for coordinating the tour stops & being such a selfless promoter
>of good music, and of course thanks to Michael & Kelly for traveling so far
>to share the music.
>
>---Steve
>
>
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