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on Friday January 18 2008, @02:00PM
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Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie (January 18, 2008) post-show
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David...... (Score:0)
it's been down for 2 days!
Moz Show Details (Score:1, Insightful)
I didn't write down the setlist, but here are the highlights:
He opened with HSIN and encored with Playboys.
He played 5 new songs: All You Need is Me, Something is Squeezing My Skull (?), Lay Mama Down on the River Bed (?), I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris, One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell.
Other songs included (not in order): First of the Gang, I Just Want to See the Boy Happy, Tomorrow, National Front Disco, Billy Budd, The Loop, Sister I'm a Poet, Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself, Life is a Pigsty, Death of a Disco Dancer, The World is Full of Crashing Bores, Stretch Out and Wait, Irish Blood-English Heart,
He was very chatty and shook lots of hands (including mine 3 times)! Tossed one shirt.
Missed you Jessica!
Can't wait for tomorrow night!
hello (Score:1)
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Good Show (Score:0)
Can't remember exact set list but pretty much the same, longer than last nights, Morrissey seemed in a random mood at this gig, he wanted us all to know that he will have the last laugh.
Like the new members, bit sad that M has left, i think Moz was on top form
Good News (Score:1)
Once you get there, you probably won't want to leave for several hours, so bring a sleeping bag and toothbrush, friends.
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Standing by the flag not feeling shameful... (Score:1)
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Je suis Morrissey partout (Score:2, Informative)
Moz appeared to be in a much better mood tonight. The venue was even smaller than Clermont-Ferrand’s – about two thirds of the size; it was very sweaty and tightly packed. Audience was also more raucous. Girl in a Coma got another rousing, warm reception from the French and Germans.
00 Intro: Klaus Nomi -- “Wayward Sisters”
01 HOW SOON IS N?
02 FIRST OF GANG
03 BOY APPY
04 TOMORROW
05 ALL YOU NEED IS
06 NATIONAL
07 BILLY BUDD
08 SOMETHING IS SQUEEZING MY SKULL
09 SIMAPOET
10 DISCO DANCER
11 PIGSTY
12 LOOP
13 MAMA LAY SOFTLY ON THE RIVERBED
14 PARIS
15 WHY DON’T YOU FIND OUT FOR
16 CRASHING BORES
17 STRETCH OUT & WAIT
18 ONE DAY GOODBYE WILL BE
19 IRISH B. ENG H
20 ENC: PLAYBOYS
Moz introduced “Something Is Squeezing My Skull” by announcing that they had been in what is called a recording studio making what is called an album. Cue: lots of cheering. I think the leaked lyrics posted in the forum are correct.
http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t= 82238&highlight=new+songs+leaked/ [morrissey-solo.com]
This song mentions several antidepressants and antianxiety medications. I think I remember lorazepam is among them. The ending refrain is something like “Don’t give me anymore!” It reminds me of Moz asking us in Melbourne, Florida last year if we knew about Ativan. I nodded yes. Morrissey said, “It could really help you, especially YOU (as he pointed at me).” I was abashed and hid my face in my hands. This new song is really crackin’! It’s got a lively tempo and yummy, crunchy guitars. Pure pop genius!
The second new song “Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed” seemed about as catchy as you would imagine it to be from the title -- a curiously quick-paced but maudlin song in a minor key. It seems to lament the passing of someone who’s hounded unfairly and promises at the end to join “Mama” at the bottom of the riverbed. Somehow I imagine that Moz envisions himself as this persecuted “Mama” or at the very least identifies strongly with someone unfairly driven to a tragic death. Hmmm, I wonder why ; p. At the end, Boz and Christopher walked up to the free standing snare drums and beat along with Matt an awesome rhythm bringing the song to a close.
I think someone shouted out a question – what is the name of the new album. Moz asked if we were really interested, then asked how much money we had. Someone yelled, Do you take credit cards?
You may note that the written setlist (verbatim) is not as punsome as last year’s, though the songs are familiar from last year’s tour. It’s probably because “our new friend Christopher Pooley” (sorry if I got the spelling wrong) wouldn’t recognise the strange titles.
Moz wore a black shirt with brown trousers again. I think Th’Lads were all in brown again. Moz only threw out one shirt, though he did run off backstage at least twice. Kept changing into identical-looking black shirts. Apologies to the brown-lovin’ frinksters, but I think Moz in brown is my least fave look.
Before “Crashing Bores”, Moz said, “Every song has a filthy story behind it…” and this caused me to yelp in anticipation because the last time he said that phrase, he was prefacing “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side” (aka PORN, as written on the setlists). The porn pun has very special significance to me, and my story is indeed a filthy one. Because of my yelp, Moz looked down at me and asked if I were in pain. Then he asked if I had something to say, handing me the mic, this time without the twirling teasing.
I handed Moz the 2008 “So English, Frowning” calendar and apologised for it bec
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Re: Mama Lay Softly / Something Squeezing My Skull (Score:0)
exploding with happiness! (Score:1)
The venue was quite small and since I got there relatively early, I made it to the front row, left (Boz) side. Morrissey was in a very good mood, talkative, funny, witty and
I still can't stop smiling, I'm so happy! THANK YOU MOZ!
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Internet is not the world (Score:0)
Very nice gig (Score:1)
The venue was lovely, very intimate, It was the smallest I've ever attended a Moz show...
The highlights for me.. "Stretch Out...", "I'm throwing my arms around" (Great song), "The Loop".. Ahhhh...
Girl in a Comma kind of sucked... can't they start to loose some weight maybe...
Hope he decides to make some festivals in the summer, although Morrissey in the Festivals is a rather low scenery for most of us
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