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Re: Flyin' High - OtR Concert Review (long)

On Tue, 1 Sep 1998, Candace Elder wrote:

> By now you're probably wondering, "what about Wade and Brian?", well,
> that's what I was thinking.  After the first song, Karin informed us
> that Brian was still in the States because they didn't have enough money
> to bring him along (I'm pretty sure that was the reason she gave). 

"Didn't have enough money to bring him along." That's kind of strange. If
it turns out that Brian has left the band, or something, I will be very,
very sad.  :(  You know, I believe the reason he left Monk was because Ric
was putting less time in with the band in order to work with David Wilcox.
Same sort of thing with OTR and CJ?

> 3. Needle and the Bruise 

Cool, I'm glad to see some other members of the band are contributing. I
hope they play this one at the Taft Theatre (Ohio) show, as I've never
heard any of Jack's original work.

> 6.  Orphan Girl - This song was pretty much the only one besides
> Seahorse that rocked a little.  They brought Jeff Bird from the Junkies
> out for this one and he played Mandolin.  The harmonies on this were
> amazing (nice and close) and Jack did a really short basic guitar solo
> (nothing special).

Does anyone else find it kind of strange to hear somebody refer to Orphan
Girl and Seahorse as the songs on OtR's setlist that rocked. hmmm....

> 7.  Go Down Easy - Karin told a cool story before this one.  

That was a cool story. I'm glad to hear that it sounds like the band is
becoming a little more verbal with the audience again. For a while it
seemed like they didn't converse hardly at all like they used to.

> I think this may have been the first time OtR has performed in Canada (I
> could easily be wrong)

Yep, you are quite incorrect.  :)  I remember reading (in the first
Northern Spy, perhaps, I can't remeber...) that Over the Rhine played at
some little Canadian place, just North of the border, where only about 8
people showed up to the show, so Over the Rhine told the venue owner that
he need not pay them, since no one came to see the band. The shop owner
said that the only other band to ever offer that was the Sex Pistols, when
they had played before they had become heard of.

> I've got to get some Monk.

Yes, you do.

> As far as the Junkies are concerned, they put on a really good show.  I
> haven't been a dedicated Junkies fan, but I think I may be now.  If you
> want info on their show, email me personally because this is an *OtR*
> list and I've gone on long enough already.  

Sure, I'll take some info. I figure this IS an Over the Rhine list, and
right now CJ has as much to do with them as anything else, especially
since half the band is playing in on some of the tunes.

> Candace

Thanks for the review, Candace. That was somehow refreshing.

> PS I got DNotY finally...haven't listened to it yet though.

I love "Amelia's Last" from that CD. Haven't listened to it in quite a
while, though.

Word everybody,
scott

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