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Roxy Music on the Road 2001
Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA - 31th July 2001
| Support Act: Rufus Wainwright - see details here |
| Setlist:-Re-make
/ Re-model, Street Life, Ladytron, While My Heart is Still Beating,
Out of the Blue, A Song for Europe, My Only Love, In Every Dream Home
A Heartache, Oh Yeah, Both Ends Burning, Tara, Avalon, Dance Away, Jealous
Guy, Editions of You Encores: Love Is The Drug, Do The Strand, For Your Pleasure |
| Review: - I 'm Grateful to Pete Campbell for this personal review: Five years ago this show probably would have meant the world to me. I was heavily into Roxy Music then. I always held out hope that rather than "settle" on hearing the Roxy classics performed by Bryan solo, I might actually see the rest of the band live someday. These days, Roxy doesn't quite consume my life as it did in the mid-90s. Still, once I heard they were touring, I knew that I would road trip to wherever necessary to see them . Living in Nebraska, I knew I'd have to drive a good distance! Luckily Minneapolis is relatively close. I must say, once Rufus Wainwright finished (great performance), and the stage curtain displayed the words "Roxy Music" on it, I got my first chill. Here are my impressions, divided into Highlights and "Lowlights" (If they can really be called that) Highlights: --"Remake..." was a way-cool curtain raiser. Took me a verse or two to locate Bryan on the stage (at his rear-stage keyboard)! "CPL593H!!!" --"Ladytron" Probably my all-time favorite Roxy song. Phil's solo was hellish. --"My Only Love" A surprise. Chris Spedding had a very tasteful, effective solo here. --"Out of the Blue" I don't particularly care for this tune normally, but Lucy's violin solo outdid Eddie Jobson's original. The crowd went crazy for the first time this night. --"In Every Dream Home..." Of course it was awesome. --"Tara" Extended duet between Andy and Lucy. Very nicely done. --"For Your Pleasure" At first it seemed an odd one to end with, but those trippy sounds really lent themselves well to each player's exit. --Paul Thompson's drumming. Absolutely jaw-dropping. Especially on "Ladytron". --Observing Lucy and Julia on percussion, I thought "Yep, Bryan had a hand in choosing them, I'm sure." And they played as superbly as they looked. "Lowlights": --I could hardly hear Andy's wild solo after "Ladytron's" first verse (one of my all-time fave Roxy moments) due to the overpowering sound mix. --The crowd was pretty subdued around my seat, which was far back anyway. --No "More than This" or "Virginia Plain"!?!?!?! --"Both Ends Burning" was "un-discoed". Kinda clunky-sounding. --I wish Phil took the lead more. As it was he was almost too-diplomatic in sharing guitar duties with Chris. --The visual effects equipment obstructed the view on stage a few times. Most notably it blocked Bryan as he did the fabulous whistling during "Jealous Guy." Still, it was regal. A great show from a band who got me through my mid-20s. I am very glad I held off going to see Bryan Ferry solo, and I hope the guys find a way to make this reunion a bit more permanent. |
| External Reviews: - Star Tribune here St. Paul Pioneer Press here (not a fan I think...) |