I'm tempted to blow off work for a little while and attend tomorrow's city council meeting because of this proposed ordinance: [link]

ETA: Ha, ordinance tabled. Go team.

Listening to Portishead's Third and suddenly hankering for a version of "Glory Box" that I'd found on Napster way back and have since lost, and I can't find the song again. It's not the live version (Roseland NYC) and it's not the original from Dummy. It was more hard and aggressive. Anyone know of which I speak and where to find it?!

Third is okay, it's Portishead, no doubt, but more of the shrill keening that I liked least about the band, and a dash of Beth Orton, which is okay in it's small dose, and a sad loss of the triphop sampling thing they did that I loved so.

I saw Leonard Cohen last night, and he is a god among men. He was in fine voice (seriously), and his band were amazing, as were his back up singers. His version of Hallelujah made the crowd jump up for a standing O. (Not the only one last night, but the only one for a specific song.) Who By Fire and First We Take Manhattan were my other favourites.

Set list:

First Set
Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure For Love
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
Anthem

Second Set
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Gypsy Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz

First Encore
Heart With No Companion
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan

Second Encore
That Don't Make It Junk

Final Encores
Closing Time
I Tried to Leave You

Listening to Portishead's Third and suddenly hankering for a version of "Glory Box" that I'd found on Napster way back and have since lost, and I can't find the song again. It's not the live version (Roseland NYC) and it's not the original from Dummy. It was more hard and aggressive. Anyone know of which I speak and where to find it?!

I think that's one of the versions on the "Glory Box" ep. I have it, but I don't really know how to get things from one of my CDs to someone else. I'd need somebody to walk me through the process. Not terribly tech saavy, I'm afraid (so, of course, I work in IT).

Give Third a few more spins. It's a slow grower for sure, but once it gets its hooks in (and it does have hooks), it's a keeper.

Looking at the Leonard Cohen song list makes me wonder how his really old songs sound with his voice the way it is now (I'm thinking specifically of So Long, Marianne, which is my favorite song of the first album).

Love love LOVE First We Take Manhattan!

Looking at the Leonard Cohen song list makes me wonder how his really old songs sound with his voice the way it is now (I'm thinking specifically of So Long, Marianne, which is my favorite song of the first album).

I have to say, his voice sounded better than I thought, based on clips I've seen of him live. However, So Long Marianne had been rearranged (I can't describe quite how--It had a bit of a swing to it.) and I thought it was the weakest song of the night. But that maybe because it actually took me about 30-45 to recognize it.

Oh, man, Sue, I am so incredibly jealous of you. Amazing.

One of the highlights of my concert-going life was when Tori Amos covered "Famous Blue Raincoat" at the show I saw back in 1996.

Oh, man, Sue, I am so incredibly jealous of you. Amazing.

He's playing in town for three more nights. I kind of wish I had tickets to them all.

One of the highlights of my concert-going life was when Tori Amos covered "Famous Blue Raincoat" at the show I saw back in 1996.

I have that version! It's on the Tower of Song tribute album.

It's on the Tower of Song tribute album.

Ooh. I had that on cassette. Maybe I still do. But I'll have to get it from iTunes or buy the CD.

::makes mental note::

eta: I saw Cohen in Mpls sometime around 1993-ish. It was weird - the audience would applaud certain lines in his songs. Oh, amazing concert, btw.

Sue, I am so green right now, you could call me Kermit.