The Seeker of Good Songs
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This is my note from the Stockton show...
Prior to Kristeen Young coming on stage I was checking the merchandise table so didn't hear it all but some country/western style music was playing, then when I went in a Rockabilly type song played with the lyric "Jungle, Jungle...Jungle Rock..."and another with lyrics "Push In Push out....walk walk walk walk..."
A song that sounded something like Dead Can Dance or This Mortal Coil, but wasn't them...soft voice, organ music...
And two songs by Klaus Nomi.
I went in and out a couple time so didn't hear it all.
Surprisingly to me, there were a large amount of children at the show with parents. At least 5 different kids ages 4, I'd say to maybe 8.
One kid complained that her earplugs were hurting her ears.
Another was a small boy who was who came in sleeping on his dad's shoulder and the dad propped him in his own seat, wrapping him in a towel.
There were two children, boy an girl aged 6 or so on parent's shoulders during the show.
I am a parent, but just thought it odd to bring kids that young to a show. My son said he wanted to go, but I know that he'd be totally disinterested once he'd be there and it'd b way too loud for him. And expensive too...minimum $80 after venue fees for a ticket for a child to sleep in.
Kristeen Young's set.
He drummer sure gets a work out. during a pause after a few songs he was breathing hard.
Her voice at times does have a Kate Bush sound, but that is the only reference to her I'd ever make.
Her lyrics were very difficult to make out, and even when she spoke between songs, I couldn't understand her.
Some people were yelling "Morrissey" between her songs and she seemed to be annoyed at that. There appeared to me, to be only two people that were into her music, two girls, they were dancing to beats in their seats, but one of them appeared to be quite drunk.
When people would yell "Morrissey" between he songs, she would yell back, "Shut the F**k up!"
Kristeen played 10 or 11 songs...seemed like a lot for an opening act.
After she went off, a video projection played, in lieu of music before Morrissey came on.
The first segment was on some Spanish language music video..an old one from the 60's or 70's. Then a concert clip of the New York Dolls from, again some Spanish language TV program from the 70's.
Then some odd clip of a woman singing "The twelve days of Christmas" it seemed like an amateur hour type thing, but think it was an act to appear that way...the singer seemed to get drunk as the song progressed.
Then a clip of some black and white British film or tv show..of 3 men in a room, and a scuffle about the older guys luggage.
The a clip of Bridgette Bardeau performing Bubble Gum, I believe. It starts with her getting out of an old Rolls Royce.
Then a video clip of a wardrobe/screen test of James Dean and another actor. It is for the film East of Eden. It is silent. The guys are just wearing different clothes and turning around for the camera, presumably for the director to decide which wardrobe selection looks best or for lighting,etc.
Then a clip of the New York Dolls guy again, Poindexter or whatever his real name is, I forget right now, an old clip of apparently homemade footage of him lighting up a Marijuana cigarette as he called it, but then some one off camera say t is only a Turkish Tobacco cigarette.
After that, the screen goes down (or up depending on the venue), the lights go out and "Imperfect List" comes on. When that ends, the show begins.
Oh, at the Stockton show, I found it curious, that after Kristeen was done and before Morrissey started, or was it before Kristeen started, I forget, staff of the venue, walked up and down the aisle, circling the venue, spraying some aerosol cans, air freshener, I guess, but I didn't notice any fragrance. I thought it odd.
Prior to Kristeen Young coming on stage I was checking the merchandise table so didn't hear it all but some country/western style music was playing, then when I went in a Rockabilly type song played with the lyric "Jungle, Jungle...Jungle Rock..."and another with lyrics "Push In Push out....walk walk walk walk..."
A song that sounded something like Dead Can Dance or This Mortal Coil, but wasn't them...soft voice, organ music...
And two songs by Klaus Nomi.
I went in and out a couple time so didn't hear it all.
Surprisingly to me, there were a large amount of children at the show with parents. At least 5 different kids ages 4, I'd say to maybe 8.
One kid complained that her earplugs were hurting her ears.
Another was a small boy who was who came in sleeping on his dad's shoulder and the dad propped him in his own seat, wrapping him in a towel.
There were two children, boy an girl aged 6 or so on parent's shoulders during the show.
I am a parent, but just thought it odd to bring kids that young to a show. My son said he wanted to go, but I know that he'd be totally disinterested once he'd be there and it'd b way too loud for him. And expensive too...minimum $80 after venue fees for a ticket for a child to sleep in.
Kristeen Young's set.
He drummer sure gets a work out. during a pause after a few songs he was breathing hard.
Her voice at times does have a Kate Bush sound, but that is the only reference to her I'd ever make.
Her lyrics were very difficult to make out, and even when she spoke between songs, I couldn't understand her.
Some people were yelling "Morrissey" between her songs and she seemed to be annoyed at that. There appeared to me, to be only two people that were into her music, two girls, they were dancing to beats in their seats, but one of them appeared to be quite drunk.
When people would yell "Morrissey" between he songs, she would yell back, "Shut the F**k up!"
Kristeen played 10 or 11 songs...seemed like a lot for an opening act.
After she went off, a video projection played, in lieu of music before Morrissey came on.
The first segment was on some Spanish language music video..an old one from the 60's or 70's. Then a concert clip of the New York Dolls from, again some Spanish language TV program from the 70's.
Then some odd clip of a woman singing "The twelve days of Christmas" it seemed like an amateur hour type thing, but think it was an act to appear that way...the singer seemed to get drunk as the song progressed.
Then a clip of some black and white British film or tv show..of 3 men in a room, and a scuffle about the older guys luggage.
The a clip of Bridgette Bardeau performing Bubble Gum, I believe. It starts with her getting out of an old Rolls Royce.
Then a video clip of a wardrobe/screen test of James Dean and another actor. It is for the film East of Eden. It is silent. The guys are just wearing different clothes and turning around for the camera, presumably for the director to decide which wardrobe selection looks best or for lighting,etc.
Then a clip of the New York Dolls guy again, Poindexter or whatever his real name is, I forget right now, an old clip of apparently homemade footage of him lighting up a Marijuana cigarette as he called it, but then some one off camera say t is only a Turkish Tobacco cigarette.
After that, the screen goes down (or up depending on the venue), the lights go out and "Imperfect List" comes on. When that ends, the show begins.
Oh, at the Stockton show, I found it curious, that after Kristeen was done and before Morrissey started, or was it before Kristeen started, I forget, staff of the venue, walked up and down the aisle, circling the venue, spraying some aerosol cans, air freshener, I guess, but I didn't notice any fragrance. I thought it odd.
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