Albums performed live in their entirety - Page 2

Neal · #16 01-08-2012, 01:20 AM

My first choice would be TOSOTM, but like has already been pointed out that will never, ever happen...

I'd settle for TISL or RAL though.

Dodfather · #17 01-08-2012, 05:54 AM

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If any of your are into Lucinda Williams, you probably already know this, but a few years ago she played 5 concerts in LA and 5 in NY and in both cities she played her first 5 CDs al the way through from start to finish (each CD a different night), and then some newer songs after she finished doing each CD. She also recently did Car Wheels from start to finish here in SF at the Fillmore. And last year, Rickie Lee Jones did a show here in SF where she did her first two CDs from start to finish (though she left off The Returns, the last song from Pirates). I guess my point is that it wouldn't be unprecedented.

I love Lucinda Williams and was so jealous of everyone in the US hwne I heard she was doing this! Those shows must have been fantastic. I had no idea Rickie Lee Jones did the same thing though, now that would have been really special!

PolishStevieFan · #18 01-08-2012, 08:39 AM

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Street Angel . i think the songs if she put in a little emotion would take on a different life, live

I agree

That would be my first choice. It would be the perfect re-examination of this underrated album and a way to put in in a totally different perspective for the fans.

PenguinHead · #19 01-08-2012, 08:56 PM

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Street Angel . i think the songs if she put in a little emotion would take on a different life, live

I love that idea, though it's the least likely album ever to be considered.

Other than that, her first album, Bella Donna, or her last album, In Your Dreams.

Elton John did it with his Captain Fantastic album. He performed the whole album (and ended the show with a few hits) even before the album was released. He just came on stage and told the audience he was going the play his new album in its entirety, and essentially, deal with it!

turquoise5 · #20 01-09-2012, 01:34 PM

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I love that idea, though it's the least likely album ever to be considered.

Other than that, her first album, Bella Donna, or her last album, In Your Dreams.

Elton John did it with his Captain Fantastic album. He performed the whole album (and ended the show with a few hits) even before the album was released. He just came on stage and told the audience he was going the play his new album in its entirety, and essentially, deal with it!

I saw a Boston concert in the late '80s where they performed all of Third Stage from start to finish.

I think Wild Heart would be great to hear in its entirety on stage. And in an alternate universe....wouldn't it be great if Christine came back and FM performed the whole White Album on stage. I would absolutely love that.

seekerj · #21 01-09-2012, 04:53 PM

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No, they all have at least a couple of songs that she's never performed. If she ever did this, it would be Bella Donna. She's performed all but three songs from that album. I could also possibly see her doing In Your Dreams in its entirety, or maybe The Wild Heart. RAL, TOSOTM, and SA don't seem to exist to Stevie anymore, sadly. Although she did apparently at least mention TOSOTM in an IYD interview recently.

Two.

Kind Of Woman and The Highwayman were never performed live on stage.

markolas · #22 01-09-2012, 06:07 PM

You're right...I was thinking she'd never performed Think About It, but she did.

PenguinHead · #23 01-10-2012, 12:26 AM

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You're right...I was thinking she'd never performed Think About It, but she did.

Think about it before you post

Dodfather · #24 01-10-2012, 03:46 AM

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You're right...I was thinking she'd never performed Think About It, but she did.

I thought she must have since it hadn't been menioned but I've never seen or heard any live versions. Whe did she do it? On the White Wing Dove Tour? Can anyone help me out? I love that song (possibly my favourite from the album) and wish there was at least one great live performance!

gypsy4life · #25 01-10-2012, 07:08 AM

Bella Donna! Although any of her albums would be wonderul!!
I own the Heart DVD where they did this...it was a learning experience for them...Nancy Wilson said it made her realize how much her guitar playing had changed over the decades.

Artemis · #26 01-10-2012, 07:33 AM

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I thought she must have since it hadn't been menioned but I've never seen or heard any live versions. Whe did she do it? On the White Wing Dove Tour? Can anyone help me out? I love that song (possibly my favourite from the album) and wish there was at least one great live performance!

I couldn't find any higher quality ones.

pattyfan · #27 01-12-2012, 07:35 PM

Wow, thanks so much for posting that. I was at that show so it's really special for me. If my memory serves me well, she opened with Gold Dust Woman but Think About It was the 2nd song

It's one of my favorites from Bella Donna. Thanks again

Kevin

GoldDustOrphan · #28 01-13-2012, 03:11 AM

During one of her Aussie interviews in November, Stevie discussed why she hasn't performed "I Can't Wait" since RAL....

No, it’s because we had such a horrible experience trying to sing that in concert. That’s the only song I ever did that was really on a loop. I didn’t write that track – it was already done. So I just went out and sang that vocal once, and then I sang it 3,000 more times, but it never compared with that initial vocal. But you can’t just play that, obviously. We had to use it with the loop onstage one night, and it was a train wreck. Nobody in my band is used to playing along with loops – it’s very hard. It was a nightmare, and when you have that experience with a song onstage…I’ve never tried it again.

The only thing I can say about that song is that I love singing it, and so do my backup singers. Maybe one of these days, for the next tour I do, I should bring it in and simply tell the audience I’m using a backing track, give my band a coffee break and send them backstage. Then me and my girls could stand in the middle of the stage with microphones and sing it. That would be great – but trying it out with an 11-piece band? That was crazy. So not singing it live has nothing to do with how I feel about the song and everything to do with how badly we butchered all those years ago.

markolas · #29 01-13-2012, 10:42 AM

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During one of her Aussie interviews in November, Stevie discussed why she hasn't performed "I Can't Wait" since RAL....

Oh, wow! I'm surprised, but happy to hear her discussing songs from that album at all. Even just to explain why she doesn't sing them. What was the context for her bringing that up? Did the interviewer ask her?

I was never in love with I Can't Wait and I can see how it would be hard for the band to perform it, but there are other songs from RAL (and TOSOTM) that they could definitely pull off. But at this point, I think I'd be happy just to hear her talk about those albums, even if she never sang a note of any of the songs from them again.

GoldDustOrphan · #30 01-13-2012, 06:23 PM

Yes, the interviewer specifically asked her about "I Can't Wait" and asked her to comment on her songs being remixed.