Kakki wrote:
>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!
That's cool -- I can definitely understand that. For me, it was probably less
distracting/disorienting alternating between the two performers, since I was familiar
with both of their material, but for others, the transitions back and forth must have
seemed awkward. Maybe it would be easier if they found another way to structure the
show, whereby the performers still get the same amount of time in the spotlight as
before, but without the flow of the show being broken up so much. (Maybe a short set
of all Aimee, Penn's entire set, then a longer set of Aimee to finish the show?)
I think you did sum up in just two words part of what I like about Penn's music so
much -- "very Beatle-ish"! No wonder it's hard for me to resist...
Cheers,
Jase
NP: Jon Brion, _Meaningless_
