Oil Can Boyd Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Excellent show last night from Stephin Merritt and company. The stuff from Distortion (which I'm not wild about) sounded great, as it was really stripped down. Setlist below (which I took from someone's blog): Setlist (album; when the artist is not The Magnetic Fields, artist is listed first):1. California Girls (Distortion)2. I Don't Believe You (I Don't Believe You 7", i)3. All My Little Words (69 Love Songs Vol. 1)4. Come Back From San Francisco (69 Love Songs Vol. 1)5. Old Fools (Distortion)6. Xavier Says (Distortion)7. Walking My Gargoyle (The Gothic Archies - The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events)8. Too Drunk to Dream (Distortion)9. Till the Bitter End (Distortion)10. Night You Can't Remember (69 Love Songs Vol. 3)11. I Thought You Were My Boyfriend (i)12. Water Torture (Stephin Merritt - Eban & Charley Soundtrack)(Intermission)13. Lovers From the Moon (The Wayward Bus)14. I Wish I Had an Evil Twin (i)15. Give Me Back My Dreams (The 6ths - Hyacinths and Thistles)16. Grand Canyon (69 Love Songs Vol. 2)17. Papa Was a Rodeo (69 Love Songs Vol. 2)18. Drive On, Driver (Distortion)19. The Nun's Litany (Distortion)20. The Tiny Goat (The Gothic Archies - The New Despair)21. Smoke and Mirrors (Get Lost)22. Zombie Boy (Distortion)(Encore)23. Three-Way (Distortion)24. Take Ecstasy With Me (Holiday, Original Susan Anway vocal recording released on Oh, Merge: A Merge Records 10 Year Anniversary Compilation)25. Book of Love (69 Love Songs Vol. 1) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 wow, quite a diverse setlist! who did the vocals on 'Lovers From the Moon?' always wondered how the album would have sounded had Stephin taken over on the vocals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 wow, quite a diverse setlist! who did the vocals on 'Lovers From the Moon?' always wondered how the album would have sounded had Stephin taken over on the vocalsY'know, I don't remember!Shirley Simms is touring with them and she, Claudia, and Stephin mixed things up. One of the new song that Shirley sings on the album was sung by Stephin. Claudia sang All My Little Words and Water Torture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SquashedFrog Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Y'know, I don't remember!Shirley Simms is touring with them and she, Claudia, and Stephin mixed things up. One of the new song that Shirley sings on the album was sung by Stephin. Claudia sang All My Little Words and Water Torture. Check out the new Chicago magazine for an interesting interview with Merritt. Talks about how he is dealing with his hearing loss in a live setting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Check out the new Chicago magazine for an interesting interview with Merritt. Talks about how he is dealing with his hearing loss in a live settingHmmm, can't find it on-line.Last time I saw them (2004) he asked the audience to snap instead of clap. The other night he covered his left ear when people clapped. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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