Re: Vancouver show

I'm not so bothered by the recorded tracks but I do miss the days of a full
band.  I just always loved the way she played off other musicians and
harmonized with other vocalists.
Perhaps we will get that again at some point.  It takes money though.

David

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 1:20 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

>  The Vancouver show last weekend was . . . not the best Jane/Issa show
>  (I'm using Jane since she seems to be referring to herself as Jane
>  again in some venues), but not necessarily just because of the
>  audience.
>
>  B
>
>  The audience was, for lack of a better word, strange -- a couple
>  fellows in the audience kept yelling out duing monologues, during
>  songs: comments that were adoring of Ms. Siberry, but also really
>  annoying to the rest of the audience and obviously distracting to the
>  artist. Why they persisted, I don't know.
>
>  B
>
>  Issa's voice was in fine form . . . . But I still find it off putting
>  when she starts her solo shows singing to a backing track. She's been
>  doing that for about a decade now, and on Saturday she used it for
>  the first three numbers and later on. It's really awkward, I find, as
>  a concert-goer. (The friend I brought along with me, who hadn't been
>  to a Jane show before was also really bothered by the kareoke
>  approach).
>
>  B
>
>  She switched to voice and guitar later, and then to voice and piano
>  -- which is when the show really picked up in earnest.
>
>  B
>
>  But I have to admit that I left the show rather sad.
>
>  B
>
>  HIGHLIGHTS:
>
>  Mama Hereby
>
>  Barkis is Willin'
>
>  B
>
>  Better luck next time. I've seen so many GREAT Jane/Issa shows, that
>  I had all of those to compare to.
>
>  B
>
>  Glen