Patti Smith
May. 13th, 2000 07:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevins_concertsI got a ticket to see Patti Smith in Chicago, at the Riviera. The Riviera was an ornate old theater, but was pretty beat up. The plaster work was painted in purple, black and gold. They had removed all the seats on the main floor, so I was down front.
Patti had released a new album, after a long hiatus, in 1996, and had started to creep into my perception. R.E.M. had invited her to perform on their album, and a lot of artists were talking about her. Her debut album, Horses, in particular, was being pointed out as one of the greatest albums of all time. Eventually, I had to get it. It took a couple of listens, but I was hooked. Next, I got her post-hiatus Gone Again. It was very different from Horses, but I loved it too.
In 2000, she released an album and went on tour. I hadn't been aware of her on tour before that, so I was excited to get a chance to see her. I don't think I had Gung Ho at the time, but I probably had Peace and Noise by then. I'm surprised I heard about this Chicago show, at that time. I would have rather seen her on my birthday, two days later, in Madison, but maybe I already had plans that night.
Patti, guitarist Lenny Kaye, drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, bassist and keyboardist Tony Shanahan and guitarist Oliver Ray.
I can't honestly a say much in specific about the show, but it was fantastic. Looking at the setlist, it was a good combination of her hits (Because the Night, Dancing Barefoot, People Have the Power) and my favorites (Summer Cannibals, Land, Gloria, Redondo Beach). Land leading into Gloria, with the Band of Gypsies' "Machine Gun" in the between! She played her clarinet for "Spell" and read the words off of a music stand.
Setlist from setlists.pattismithlogbook.info/
One Voice, Lo and Beholden, Boy Cried Wolf, Spell, Dead City, Redondo Beach, Distant Fingers, Summer Cannibals, Beneath the Southern Cross, Ghost Dance, Because the Night, Don’t Say Nothing, Dancing Barefoot, About A Boy, Gone Pie, Free Money, Wild Leaves, Gung Ho, People Have the Power, Land/Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix)/Gloria*
* with Jackson Smith on guitar. Gloria includes words from Gung Ho and Rock N Roll Nigger
Patti had released a new album, after a long hiatus, in 1996, and had started to creep into my perception. R.E.M. had invited her to perform on their album, and a lot of artists were talking about her. Her debut album, Horses, in particular, was being pointed out as one of the greatest albums of all time. Eventually, I had to get it. It took a couple of listens, but I was hooked. Next, I got her post-hiatus Gone Again. It was very different from Horses, but I loved it too.
In 2000, she released an album and went on tour. I hadn't been aware of her on tour before that, so I was excited to get a chance to see her. I don't think I had Gung Ho at the time, but I probably had Peace and Noise by then. I'm surprised I heard about this Chicago show, at that time. I would have rather seen her on my birthday, two days later, in Madison, but maybe I already had plans that night.
Patti, guitarist Lenny Kaye, drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, bassist and keyboardist Tony Shanahan and guitarist Oliver Ray.
I can't honestly a say much in specific about the show, but it was fantastic. Looking at the setlist, it was a good combination of her hits (Because the Night, Dancing Barefoot, People Have the Power) and my favorites (Summer Cannibals, Land, Gloria, Redondo Beach). Land leading into Gloria, with the Band of Gypsies' "Machine Gun" in the between! She played her clarinet for "Spell" and read the words off of a music stand.
Setlist from setlists.pattismithlogbook.info/
One Voice, Lo and Beholden, Boy Cried Wolf, Spell, Dead City, Redondo Beach, Distant Fingers, Summer Cannibals, Beneath the Southern Cross, Ghost Dance, Because the Night, Don’t Say Nothing, Dancing Barefoot, About A Boy, Gone Pie, Free Money, Wild Leaves, Gung Ho, People Have the Power, Land/Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix)/Gloria*
* with Jackson Smith on guitar. Gloria includes words from Gung Ho and Rock N Roll Nigger