David Byrne live

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:44 pm

I will have to upload videos when my internet connection, like the one I have here at home now, isn't ridiculously low. It was hard to take photos because everyone on stage was wearing white, making it nearly impossible for anyone to come out on camera. And we were actually not too far back, orchestra seats and all!

He didn't play that much new stuff. Of the old shit, he played...

"I Zimbra"
"Heaven"
"Houses in Motion"
"Slippery People"
"Life During Wartime"
"Born Under Punches"
"Once in a Lifetime"
"Take Me to the River"
"The Great Curve"
"Air"
"Burning Down the House" (this was in the second encore, it began with an organ intro, and then the lights went up featuring him and the rest of the singers and dancers in white tutus, joined at the crescendo of the song by the rockettes in matching white tutus and they all danced in a huge line formation before the end.)

Whatever may be going on in P&B I can assure you my life is anything but a failure. I just saw David Byrne live for the first time ever, and with the coolest fucking chick I've met in a long ass time, and the show was unreal to boot. Three for three, y'all.

Seiko Flossberg · Post by **Seiko Flossberg** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:08 pm

SYM wrote:Whatever may be going on in P&B I can assure you my life is anything but a failure.

barknee · Post by **barknee** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:45 pm

ill considered final statement there, makes you sound like mindbender mate!

think i might go and see byrne in LDN even though i have no interest at all in the new material. would be purely for the heads material.

The Iron Sheik · Post by **The Iron Sheik** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:07 pm

saw david byrne in edmonton, it was pretty fucking epic

i spazzed during "houses in motion"

it's worth seeing

i also bought this book at the show:

http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/tree_drawings/index.php

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:06 pm

^ was real tempted to buy some merch after the show but along with the realization that i could more than likely buy most of it online, the lines that had accumulated were too much to deal with after being in such a euphoric state.

barknee wrote:ill considered final statement there, makes you sound like mindbender mate!

eh. bit extreme but i'll buy it. wasn't my intent to go that route.

think i might go and see byrne in LDN even though i have no interest at all in the new material. would be purely for the heads material.

Well even with the new material he manages to make quite a convincing argument that he's still got it. But as it usually goes, anything played live makes the studio versions pale in comparison and on this occasion it was no exception. Back up singers and dancers plus the band itself are all tight enough to make it a worthwhile event. Highly recommended. Plus, Mark De Gli Antoni of Soul Coughing fame is in the band!

LilLeftBrain · Post by **LilLeftBrain** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:52 am

The Iron Sheik wrote:i also bought this book at the show:

http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/tree_drawings/index.php

book is great. I bought it on amazon a few years back, coupled with 'the new sins'.

Does he not play 'This Must be the Place" anymore? It's my favorite song of all time.

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:49 am

LilLeftBrain wrote:Does he not play 'This Must be the Place" anymore? It's my favorite song of all time.

Ditto. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't play it anymore.

The Iron Sheik · Post by **The Iron Sheik** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:18 pm

he didn't play "psycho killer" either

what's up with that?

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:49 pm

My guess is he was trying to cover the main ground of anything he did with Eno back in the day, thus the Fear of Music and Remain in Light material.

here's an excerpt by the way of "burning down the house" as promised. i'll try and get my great curve video up later.

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LilLeftBrain · Post by **LilLeftBrain** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:24 pm

David Byrne on Colbert last night
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SYM · Post by **SYM** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:03 pm

thank you for that! they even kept the same choreography and everything for the song. tight.

LyricalEONS · Post by **LyricalEONS** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:32 pm

new album with eno is hot fire be assured..dont worry about it

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