Jason wrote:
> Also, just to defend Michael a little further, the show isn't supposed to
> be all about Aimee in the first place. The Acoustic Vaudeville shows were
> conceived of as joint venture to showcase both artists' material and
> they're both to receive equal billing. Of course, this is undermined in
> many cases by promoters who tend to advertise otherwise and focus more on
> Aimee, who admittedly has a higher profile, making her seem like the
> headliner and Michael as a guest or opener, when that's not the case and
> there is no headliner. In fact, the show I saw in Toronto was very
> misleadingly promoted as an Aimee-only gig with no word on if there'd even
> be a headliner. We didn't know if Michael would be there or not until the
> show actually started. It may have thrown a few people off who weren't
> expecting him, but I personally was glad he was there.
Thanks for the info. They were co-billed at the Largo, too, but I guess I
assumed that it would be more about Aimee. I actually like Michael Penn's
music very much (very Beatle-ish) and enjoyed him at the show. It did occur
to me that maybe Aimee liked the showcase concept and that it made her more
comfortable to be surrounded by Penn and friends than to be out there on her
own carrying it all. That was the first time I saw Aimee live, however, and
while she was fine, I would have appreciated her much more if my focus was
not broken up by the performances of the others that were interspersed
between her songs. When I later received the great compilation of mostly
her solo songs live, it was almost like hearing her for the first time in
contrast. Just my take as an Aimee neophyte!
Kakki
