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     Andy Member Username: I_am_andy Post Number: 14 Registered: 08-2006 |
For those with cable (and I think also digital free to air) in Australia, 10:30 Monday night (26 Feb), ABC2 is showing Grant and Robert's Studio 22 session. It was recorded about '99 or 2000 I think. Been waiting years to see this, ever since getting the Studio 22 compilation CD which has my favorite version of Head Full of Steam. This ones going straight to the pool room. | ||
| Austin McLean Member Username: Bruegelpie Post Number: 35 Registered: 09-2004 |
Sounds like a great show. What songs were played? | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1301 Registered: 05-2005 |
Anyone able to YOUTUBE IT? | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2007 |
Saw it on ABC2 here in Brisbane last week. Recorded in 1999 I think. Set list as follows: 1. Magic In Here 2. Head Full Of Steam 3. Cattle & Cane 4. Bachelor Kisses 5. Baby Stones 6. Love Goes On 7. Lee Remick Show only went for 30 mins or so. At end of show, Grant says that although they had performed in Europe in 1998, this was the first time they had perfromed (these songs) in Australia for 10 years, since 1989. Head Full Of Steam is wonderful version, after a nervouis start from Robert, it really chugs along. Cattle & Cane really loose version. As with all iconic songs, you can't not help but comare with original, and how imprtant the drumming was to that song. This being acoustic, it lacked something, but I was still moved by it, had an intensely moving aspect to this perfromancve, being so intimate. Also Baby Stones sees Robert doing a wonderfrul Elvis like chorus. (Not sure what album BS off?) Robert says at end ,they were friends before they were musicians. You can tell. | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 23 Registered: 06-2005 |
Hi David, "Baby Stones" is from Robert Forster's first solo album "Danger In The Past"...I love that oft quoted line from it (In our house anyway) "every man for the rest of your life will be less than me" mirrors that one from "Cryin' Love".."I'm gonna come to your house cause I wanna see, he cannot be as good looking as me" He can be quite the comedian! | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 13 Registered: 02-2007 |
Thanks Peter, I'll have to check that album out. Got all Grant's solo stuff, but alas not Robert's yet. It's a great song. Love the line too. What are Robert's solo albums and which is the best do you think? | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 24 Registered: 06-2005 |
Hi David, my favourite is Danger in the Past which resides by the bedside locker most of the year round and is the album of his I play most. Mick Harvey produced it. Next was Calling from a country phone which my brother has had on me for the last two years, lovely Robert poem on the back cover and one of my favourite solo songs of his in Falling Star. I had a new york girlfriend was next I think, a covers collection that I bought on cassette so doesn't get played too often, I haven't seen on cd since or I would have replaced it, must search the web for it. It's a curious collection that includes Heart's How will I make it alone but has some absolute gems including my faves Guy Clarke's Broken Hearted People and Grant Hart's 2541. (Saw Hart and Forster play this song in the same venue in the same week!) Last on was Warm Nights which has a couple of duds on it but some beauts too in Cryin love, Loneliness and the title track. I love the warm sound Edwyn Collins produced on this album and some fine guitar work from him too. If you're a Collins fan, Dave Couse (A House singer) was presenting a radio show here a couple of weeks ago and had been out for an indian and a few beers with him, seems he's making a good recovery from his illness of a couple of years back. Danger in the Past and warm nights are always available in dood music stores, reasonably priced. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1282 Registered: 05-2005 |
Was that in the Mean Fiddler Peter? I was at those gigs too! Both brilliant. | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 26 Registered: 06-2005 |
sure was Padraig, a good week, almost as good as Vic Chesnutt, Robyn Hitchcock and REM in the same week in Summer of '95..they come in threes, like funerals. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1318 Registered: 05-2005 |
I wish I'd gone to that Vic Chesnutt gig. REM in Slane were so incredible. |