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on Tuesday May 15 2007, @08:00PM
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Setlist (Score:2, Informative)
First of the Gang to Die
The Youngest Was the Most Loved
You Have Killed Me
Disappointed
Panic
Let Me Kiss You
-band intro-
I Just Want to See the Boy Happy
I Will See You in Far-off Places
The National Front Disco
At Last I Am Born
Irish Blood, English Heart
All You Need is Me
I've Changed My Plea to Guilty
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Drive-In Saturday
Everyday is Like Sunday
Ganglord
Life is a Pigsty w/piano coda and Auld Lang Syne
How Soon is Now?
Encore:
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side
There was an early stage invasion attempt I think around the time of Disappointed or Panic, and during You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side a few people made it up there or got close. I can't say for certain anything Morrissey said, but I believe he said "Am I Still Illinois?" or something like that, and made some of the usual lyric changes (such as "if George W. Bush doesn't kill you" in I Will See You), though I could swear in Born he sang "vulgarians know" rather than "vegetarians know" as he usually does.
In my opinion the highlights of the night were: TQID, Disappointed, NFD, All You Need is Me, and Someone on Your Side.
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great show! (Score:1)
he did comment about liking the weather (it's rainy, foggy and chilly today), he said also something to the effect of "it's nice to be appreciated."
He came out in a suit and then slowly stripped down
even though it was a seated venue, the first few rows got up and had their elbows up on the stage - I think you needed a bracelet to get into that section.
He shook many many hands..... asked Julia how she was (and something else) she said she was honored to be there (or something.... god my memory's really going with age).....
the crowd in the balcony was pretty tame - a few people dancing, but most just sitting. The couple in front of us did not even clap in between songs (?)
we made our way down to the main floor after about 3 songs and the atmosphere was fantastic down there - except for a few people who kept going on beer runs and the couple who spent half the show making out in front of us (blasphemers!!) but there were enough really cool people dancing, singing and clapping to cancel out the few who were sitting down or just standing with their arms crossed.
Multiple stage attempts were made - security wasn't harsh, but they were planted in the aisles and the best way to get up there was to climb over the seats, which one guy did - he ran over all the seats but I don't think he got to the Moz - security got him....
for the last song, it looked like it was going to get out of hand and Moz sort of hung back and kind of mumbled through but it settled down and he was able to finish....
oh, one weird thing - well, something I hadn't seen before at a concert before - there was a sign language interpreter off to the left side of the stage with a spotlight shining on them.....
merchandise was pretty lame - they had the usual morrissey in old english letters, they had the morrissey in lipstick, but then they had a girl's wifebeater with Morrissey in pink letters and then it said Greatest Hits upside down..... it was wierd. They also had a navy blue MOZ Posse (it looked like a college name t-shirt) that Moz's security wore..... they also had a shirt with a pretty bad picture of him - I don't know what they were thinking picking that shot...... also a money clip...... can't remember what else.....
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Visconti...was there! (Score:1)
The show was good, really loud, the highlights being Disappointed and Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
The Life Is A Pigsty/Auld Lang Syne/HSIN medley was sublime...absolutely perfect. I could say more but it seems like every show pretty much follows the same basic course.
Early on there was one failed stage invader who got manhandled and taken offstage, then some successful ones at the very end. Security were pricks.
Always a fly in the ointment...
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Oh Yeah, One More Thing (Score:1)
Maybe he could stop taking the shirts off...PLEASE....it isn't 1991 anymore, Mozzer...just a suggestion.
And...did first verse of You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side in the first person.
Too many trumpet solos, too. They seem to be creeping up everywhere.
OK I'm done. Good show.
Aaron
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Lucky Lisp (Score:1)
Please being back Lucky Lisp!
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Why... (Score:0)
I WANT SUEDEHEAD!!!!!!
To all my friends (Score:1)
Always-
Ken S.
(the nerd with the flowers, etc.)
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Random anecdotes (Score:0)
In "Let Me Kiss You" (I believe) the mic stand dropped down while he was singing, which caught him a little off-guard. He covered it up by immediately ripping off his shirt.
Just a side question, though, how tall is Morrissey? I was in the front and he struck me as kind of short...Maybe I'm wrong.
All You Need Is Me (Score:1)
Thanks
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wow (Score:0)
Other Comments (Score:1)
1. During "HSIN" he sang "See I've Already Waited Too Long" and before the next line said "Look at this face" and he make a circling gesture
2. T-Shirts said "Greatest Hits Tour" but from the set-list you could tell this wasn’t so.
3. There was a Julia moment when he asked her something and she replied that she was honored to be here.
4. There were some heavy rains during the day and Morrissey commented that he loved the weather.
5. I think it was after "Drive-In Saturday" that he said "Don’t feel obliged to applaud"
6. The stage was only about three feet off the ground. I was surprised that there weren’t as many stage attempts. The security was like the monkeys in the Wizard of Oz, quickly scooping up any attempters.
7. The band were dressed like bus boys at an Italian restaurant, black pants, black ties, black vest, white shirt with sleeves rolled up above elbows.
8. The Walker Brothers got a good round of applause, being from Chicago. No relation, but there is also a chain of fantastic breakfast restaurants called Walker Brothers in the area – try the apple pancake.
9. There were posters outside the auditorium advertising that Andy Rourke would be DJing an after party
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Security =1, 40 year old =0 (Score:1)
A few times during the show, I ran down to get close and a different old security guard was bitchin –face to face- at me that I needed to leave and that standing in the aisle violated fire codes and shit. I also took some pics –didn’t turn out too great- and was threatened by another guard that I better put my camera away before it gets confiscated. I guess I’m lucky I wasn’t tossed earlier!
All in all – a great show. He looked and sounded amazing. I thought the crowd was kind of lame except for the audience favorite tunes. I wish more stage attempts had been made but I was pretty happy for that guy to get his hug early on in the show. I don’t understand all the people right next to the stage standing there subdued with their elbows resting on the stage. Lucky suckers –Julia included- to have touched him tho. I honestly think he saw me with all my attempts and sitting so close –being one of the only people dancing and with my hands up all night.
Props to Chicagoan Matt Walker. My friend has his old drum kit and kind of knows him…enough to actually leave him a voice mail that we were coming to the show and that his obsessed girlfriend would give her right arm to get backstage (I almost did!
Well, maybe I get a half a point for my invading attempt but I figured what the hell, I’m 40, I’m gonna go for it. I think if I didn’t have my purse with me, I would’ve made it
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The Band (Specifically the drummer) (Score:1)
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No DeRogatis Review (Score:1)
review this one. Only so much to go around!"
Here's a link to the Aragon review
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/derogatis/3
Still waiting to see if Greg Kot did one.
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Lame Crowd (Score:0)
We were going nuts in our seats. And the woman next to us was crying. She was cute. We didn't stand up though cuz no one else was! Now thinking back we should of just stood up. Screw everyone else if all they saw was my big butt!
For that reason I think I had more fun when he came to Chicago in November at the Aragon. It was pretty much the same set. Even the video clips before the show started was the same. But the fans were going nuts!
But over all, the show was awesome! My favorite (besides the old classics) was Life is a Pigsty. SO AMAZING!! And I loved that people would try to get on stage. Those damn security gaurds! Good for you...40 year old fan! At least you tried to get up there! Now that's an experience you'll never forget!
Metromix Review (Score:0)
"Andrew Brenneman
Chicago, IL,
Amazing show. I would give it 3.5 stars if I could. Very few bad points: opening act Kristeen Young (?) was abysmal, might have been better if the sound mix was tweaked abit, but as is unlistenable...would have been nice to hear a few more Smiths tunes, in particular Suedehead. Otherwise amazing show, Moz seemed like he really like the venue and teh crowd. I think the formality of the Auditorium suited him, and it lent itself to better security so he probably felt that he wouldn't be attacked, although the crowd did go wild at one point and started rushing the stage. He was of a mind of for the majestic. Pigsty was incredibly powerful, as was How Soon is Now. the oversized bass drum adding in no small part to the intensity of the respective climaxes. I just got back from the show so I am a bit wiped, but I know it will be a show I shan't forget."
True fan, I can tell. Suedehead? O jeez.
Just a personal tid bit... (Score:1)
It was interesting to see Moz not spend anytime stage left (looking at the stage), and then at the end come over and sit down on the stage corner holding these two kids hands in first row for at least 45 seconds. There was no barricade so 1st row was literally hanging on the stage. It was spooky how much time Morrissey with these 2 kids (12 year old boy and 14 year old girl). It was something they will NEVER forget. I know this, being their father and all. Thanks Moz!
Then Solomon Walker (bass) comes back to hand my son, barely keeping his eyes open for the whole show in front of Solomon – smiling of course, a set list, making sure he gets it cleanly as he shakes his hand. This follows by a true “hi-jack”ing from the the Sr. fan next door. Why a stranger would do that is pretty funny. What’s ironic about my sons kind (scared) gesture is he was handed another set-list copy from a security guard right after he felt cornered into given Solomon’s gift away. Good stuff. See you in CA!
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curb your enthusiasm (Score:0)
its always one of two things, either people crushing one another, rudely screaming the lyrics out loud or people who are stone still and barely alive. how about a happy medium? its okay to be a little happy to be at the party, sing along without audibly singing...do a little dance...its okay, you can whoop it up without being obnoxious.
i'd have given almost anything to have been able to be in the front row and gotten a handshake like those lucky people down front. i've been in the front 3 or 4 times, and that's never happened. it was a great show...thanks, morrissey!
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Sign Language Interpreter (Score:1)
p.s. funny to hear that I'm 'sexually ambiguous' - perhaps you mean 'gender' ambiguous? *smile*
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My first Morrssey show. (Score:1)
In totality I loved last nights show!
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he always amazes me (Score:1)
from what i hear that may have been the first time that he actually threw one of his ties out to the crowd, oh man if i could have gotten ahold of that one!
it was also great to hear "your gonna need someone on your side", that has definately always been a personal fav of mine.
the night ended with a small introduction and chat with tony visconti, extremely nice guy it was definately a pleasure for me!
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The planet is Morrissey on? (Score:0)
The queen
Panic
and How Soon is now are among his biggest smiths songs
First of the gang
Irish blood
Everyday is like Sunday are big solo hits.
But the remainder of the setlist, although it has a few more singles, doesn't really live up to the label.
Ganglord-A b side
All you need is me - Which I doubt much of the audience has heard
A David Bowie cover - Although this is quite a famous song.
At last I am born -one of his worst songs ever.
Etc etc
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Auditorium Post-show (Score:1)
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Auld Lang Syne... (Score:1)
I really do enjoy that Pigsty>HSIN punch, though.
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Good Show (Score:1)
I really liked when he played The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
BTW
Any Moz fans in Chicago
add me on Myspace
http://myspace.com/dopehat2006
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He signed my Viva Hate CD (Score:0)
Michael Stipe (Score:1)
I was asked, "Are Morrissey and Michael Stipe still dating?"
um...Still??? Were they ever??? Someone else asked me this a few weeks ago. Am I missing something? Were they EVER an item or just a rumor? I can't see it. I like MS but Foxy Moz could do so much better.
Thanks friends.
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What the hell was up with the sound? (Score:1)
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Great Show! (Score:1)
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Sound intro (Score:1)
I thought it was amazing but I was too excited about Morrissey to listen carefully. Any information would be much appreciated.
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Intro Music (Score:0)
Thanks
Forever England
same setlist as last time in chicago? (Score:1)
i dont mind if its the same setlist--cuz it was a great show..
i enjoyed moz's friendliness, i hadnt seen much of that in previous tours..he was talking to everyone last time
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Who is this Julia person?...Please help! (Score:1)
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