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on Sunday March 22 2009, @08:00PM
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Philadelphia, PA - Academy of Music (Mar. 22, 2009) post-show
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Setlist (Score:2, Informative)
Billy Budd
Black Cloud
How Soon Is Now?
Irish Blood, English Heart
Let Me Kiss You
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
Seasick, Yet Still Docked
How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?
The Loop
One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
I Keep Mine Hidden
The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself?
Ask
Best Friend On The Payroll
Sorry Doesn't Help
Something Is Squeezing My Skull
I'm OK By Myself
Encore:
First Of The Gang To Die
All these songs were played, however I'm not sure if the order is correct. The middle on this set might be wrong (order wise) however I'm 100% sure about the last five songs as well as the first five songs. Review I will post later...
Viva Moz
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Disco Dancer, etc (Score:0)
amazing night!
Moderately disappointed (Score:1)
I ran into several people outside who had attended both shows and their sentiment was similar.
This further cements the idea that the Bowery show was a once-in-a-lifetime treat!
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First of the Gang Died (Score:1, Informative)
People were for the most part very friendly...one seemingly drunken screamer stageleft interrupted Moz's between song banter with screams of "MOORRISSEEEYYYY!" A few suited gents, probably pushing 50 or so, with their wives in the row in front of me(CC) sat through a large part of the gig(which uncomfortably placed the back of their heads, or arms since they were full of PDA, right below my beltbuckle, as it were). and they bolted before the encore.
Courteeners were great as well and should not be missed. Best Moz opening act that I've seen...
Picked up their cd signed by the band as well as the signed YoR- they had 30 signed by Moz and numbered and were up to the mid twenties on mine but you have to ask for them as there was no sign.
What's with guys thinking they are security? (Score:0)
Come on, bro. All you had to do was put her in front of you and huddle over her! She was like a foot and a half shorter than you, and you had plenty of room to "protect" her.
It's battle conditions during the encore. If you ain't ready for it, get your ass out of the pit before it starts!
Pics (Score:3, Interesting)
Thanks Scott for getting the one of me up on stage!
http://picasaweb.google.com/idrank1itbecame4/MorrisseyAcademyOfMusicPhiladelphia# [google.com]
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Thank you kindly (Score:1)
Side note: since there was no security check at the door please tell me that someone got an audio recording of this show. Anybody?
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My Review... (Score:4, Informative)
I went to the Montclair show on March 16th and thought that show was amazing and probably one of the best times I’ve seen Moz. Being an Philadelphian, I was even more excited to see Moz in my own city, however since he was playing the Academy of Music, I was somewhat surprised if not somewhat disappointed because of the vast amount of better venues our city has. I was hoping more along the lines of what NYC received like the Bowery or Carnegie, etc. My disappointed was confirmed when I got to my seat, all the way in the nosebleed section, the Amphitheatre, which cropped half of the stage. The sound was good, but I felt so far removed from the action and general excited that rises in the air for a Moz show! It was even more felt when the people in my area only really cared about the Smiths songs like “Ask”, “Disco”, and “This Charming Man”, and didn’t really go over for any of the YOR songs or most of the solo catalog.
Moving along to the merch… the merch guys told me they didn’t have the signed vinyls of YOR, like everyone was saying, they also didn’t have them at Montclair, however some fellow overheard me say this while I was leaving and informed me they only made them in CDs NOT the vinyl. Go figure the internet was wrong for several days. Also the tour shirts now don’t have ANY of the Florida dates and instead start with Myrtle Beach, SC. Interesting…
Onto Moz…
Moz sounded good, but not better than Montclair or as I was told in NYC. I assume the consistence traveling back and forth between States is starting to tire Moz down, but perhaps I’m over-analyzing it. The band sounded good, and Moz also threw out one shirt during “Let Me Kiss You”, that was it. One invader made it on stage during “I’m OK By Myself”, no security touched him in the process of getting to Moz but they quickly got him off stage. The encore was FOTGTD and the security was VERY heavy-handed in putting down the invasions and from my perspective it seemed one invader who got on his knee to get a handshake from Moz was choked out from behind and thrown off stage, nobody invaded after him, I think people got intimated, could be wrong though.
Also on the way out of the venue I got lost finding the exit and got backstage (the usher told me to go to this exit which lead me to the band equipment loading dock and then when trying to get out of there, took me to the locker rooms. All in all took me about ten minutes to find an exit. Wow)
In short, good show however my point of vantage did take a lot out of the overall excitement, especially when you can’t hear the people yelling at Moz and then he makes quirky comments about it.
A good time though, don't get me wrong.
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Death of... (Score:2, Insightful)
It's odd though. The philly show was the best show he's done. For anyone to think the Montclair show was better? Is bullocks. The sound system at the montclair venue is for teens.
The Academy of Music, where I've seen many operas, is the place to hear live music. Bowery is one of the most DONE places on the planet. It's been done since Bret Easton Ellis wrote glamorama.
I can't decide if the fans are getting old and more jaded, of if there is a new nothing knowing crowd that just keeps misinterpretting.
Last night Morrissey was so on he was off. The music sounded too perfect.
Or maybe it was my seat? The perfect boxed parquay? I could see everything and sat mesmorized staring at the stage... whilst apparently no one else was enjoying themselves?
Saying you are board at a morrissey concert is like going to college to meet your spouse. Grow up.
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Fantastic show.... (Score:1)
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Moz-Beast is Released, Unleashed! (Score:3, Informative)
I am floored at how awesome tonight's show was. It was a total onslaught of power by Moz and his band and every moment was ecstacy. Moz whiplashed us all with a strong, rich belt; Boz, Jesse, Solomon, Matt (recognized twice by Moz tonight) were totally on their game rockin' out and giving 200% of their energy and musical talents with additional riffs, lilts (in Moz's case) and trills at full volume and energy; and Chris Pooley provided great keyboard accompaniment to the songs as well as a great steady whistle for I Keep Mine Hidden! (Whatever improv people were complaining about seems to be resolved now, imho.)
Tonight was the first time I felt Moz and his band were totally one. It was amazing and powerful and you could tell they were lovin' it, too. Setlist felt longer than usual, and the energy was so great to the end, it frankly wore me out. It was better than "s-e-x!"
A lot of Refusal was played: Black Cloud, Sorry Doesn't Help Us, Paris, Carol?, Skull, One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell (awesome power-bass opening by Solomon caught at least me by surprise). Solomon also had a featured bass-only closing, very dramatic (forgot which song in my post-show blur).
Speaking of drama, Moz made a great remark mid-show that "This is not rock n' roll...This is The-ah-tah!" It was so true and they totally delivered. The show began with a full, beautiful piano rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone." The grand entrance was quickly followed with a punchy, rockin' "This Charming Man." "Ask" was also played later in the set. "Best Friend on the Payroll" and "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself" was also good to hear.
Moz was very animated, physically and verbally communicative throughout (as was the band at least through shredding on their axes/guitars and pumping the drums all towards the audience). A light-blue shirt was stripped and playfully tossed stage right/house left during "Let Me Kiss You." Other playful things included Moz playing the tambourine on his head during "The Loop"; asking the audience if we knew who "Mott the Hoople" was and re-clarifying their name, then saying "we might as well be" or something. I don't remember all the band introductions (someone help?) except the familiar reference to Matt as "Solomon's twin" (they are so not) and "he sleeps at night wrapped in a Mexican flag, Jesse Tobias!"
Audience LP gifts from Carol & Linda were charmingly received ('59 Sinatra and not sure what else). I Drank It Became Four made the first (and only?) sucessful hug on stage (good going!). Others were pummeled, pulled, and tossed back during "First of the Gang" (no moat between pit seats/standers and the stage) where previously posted that Moz tried to keep up with at least handshakes and was scattered out of singing the words (very funny to hear him mutter-sing "I don't remember the words" repeatedly and very openly but honestly relieved when he did jump back into the verse "and he stole...").
What else...I heard that a couple lucky ducks got their wrists signed by Moz when he arrived before soundcheck and that they went straightaway to get them tattooed.
The Courteeners played very beautiful, echoing, Northern English, melodic rock. Hope they gain a good audience on their leg of the tour. Too bad Red Cortez wasn't booked for more. I'm ready for another Moz-curated festival. Speaking of which, new Siouxsie solo material was part of preshow music and someone else doing "I Have Forgiven Jesus" (who?). 12 Days of Christmas was added back into the intermission films...
Sorry this review is so scattered. I'm still seeing stars from the experience!
Cheers also to Franissey.
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Photos (Score:2, Informative)
He said that he would be posting them to pollstar.com which is a trade website for the concert industry. I checked this morning and they're not posted there yet.
Here's the URL: http://www.pollstar.com/photosIndexThumbnails.aspx?Tags=&SearchBy=&StartsWith= [pollstar.com]
I'll keep checking back and will update the thread if I see them.
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Academy of Music (Score:1)
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Phily (Score:1)
Good set list, with the adition of Farewell and disco dancer and I thought the sound was good.
I do wonder why Morrissey doesn't have a word with his security guys, they must know by now he doesn't mind the odd hug, but they get so brutal still.
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Moz ouch! (Score:1)
Fran aka Franissey
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Moz in Philly - review, grips, question (Score:1, Interesting)
Question: Who was the band during the opening film montage -- black and white, 60's sound, girl singer. Fantastic.
And who's the sailor? Looks like a 'roided out Ben Affleck.
Go see Morrissey. Tonight, no matter which city he is in.
philadelphia videos (Score:1)
www.youtube.com/cityjet
enjoy
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here's a review of the show i wrote for work (Score:2, Insightful)
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Roll on UK gigs (Score:0)
What merchandise is signed by Moz? (Score:0)
I'm a newcomer to the boards, and I'll be attending the Webster Hall gig. I was hoping to score a piece of merchandise signed by Morrissey. What are they selling? How many per gig? How much? And has it been difficult to snag one?
Thanks.
Moz--please forgive Philly (Score:1)
I hope he comes back to Philly and plays the Mann again! Now that was a great show!
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Security Onstage (Score:0)
Re:My "Black Cloud" tonight? (Score:1)
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Re:Philly (Score:0)
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