hi jason! (and kakki!) i was waiting to see what you'd
have to say about my aimee mann review, since i know we've
written about her before. unfortunately, she didn't do
"ghost world" (killer song) OR "4th of july" (which i think
i remember elvis put as one of his "best records of all
time" in that vanity fair piece). i would have LOVED to hear
more stuff from "whatever"...like "should've known" (i can't
dig her voice enough on the line "but i was busy talking
on the PHONE") or "mr. harris" (sentimental fave) or
"fifty years after the fair" (the lyrics here are haunting,
strange, and wonderful all at once). and if she'd played
"ray" or "stupid thing" from "i'm with stupid" i might have
keeled over with sheer delight. oh well.
i thought "calling it quits" came alive in the concert,
especially the "get tough girls" line that she did
a cappella...and that one was never a super favorite of
mine. um, what else? the crowd loved "deathly" and
"one"...but "it's not safe" is still ringing in my mind...
why do i think if joni's heard that song she loves it?
and i know i was kind of harsh on michael: first of all,
he's a total babe (yowzers, though, i think his jeans were
tighter than hers!) -- and i enjoyed his songs. i don't have
any of his stuff but i'm going to look into the one that
you mentioned. there was one song he did, kind of bluesy,
or country, something about "you look good from the
freeway" (?) that i really liked.
as for the comic...i'm still blllleeeccchhh on him. banter--
who cares about banter???--ira and georgia barely said two
words at that amazing irving plaza show i saw a couple of
months ago (yep, i'm a huge YL fan and now "and then the
nothing" is never off the player) and they were captivating.
plus they did an achingly beautiful, feedback drenched
version of "somebody's baby" by jackson browne (!). i'm
not kidding!
OK, i realize this is getting VERY njc but i'll leave
it on the list because it's music related anyway...
-- emily
