Badly Drawn Boy's Tsunami Gig
On Saturday Damon Gough (AKA Badly Drawn Boy) played a beautiful stripped-down set at Cardiff Millenium Stadium as part of a benefit for tsunami victims. If you were not in attendance, you best click here to get MP3s of that show (and others). He closed the gig with two of my faves: the Dylanesque "A Minor Incident" and a jazzy "Once Around The Block." I'm a huge fan of the scruffy Brit (as I'm sure many of you are), but if you happen to be new to this knit hat wearing, Backstreets subscribing, modern day troubador, start with Mercury Prize winner Hour Of Bewilderbeast. I like Nick Hornby's description best: "It's recognizably English without all the irritations that implies. It's got soul, it's literate without being pretentious, the quiet bits aren't wimpy, it's not boorish... Who else is there?"
Posted at 7:22 PM
Ooh! Above You, Below Me in one of my favorites. Thanks for the link.
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Thanks for the link. I heart BDB. He's got this sweet acoustic "Live at Glastonbury" promo record out that captures another show of his. Such a unique live performer.
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man, that's a good show. i like how he has to stop "above you, below me" three times while he orders the crowd around.
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BDB is great...but anyone else get REALLY tired at his shows cuz he plays for over 3 hours? Literally, 3+ hours. I need to see him at a venue with chairs.
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He always wanted to be Bruce Springsteen so I think the long concerts are an ode or aspiration. At least his shows are novel and original and not just: play song-tune-repeat-encore. Who else passes around baby pictures?
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