In retrospect, the Belle and Sebastian/The New Pornographers concert was pretty damned good; the memories of that evening were, well, memorable. That night, however, I was in a pretty shitty mood: it was hot, my body was sore for standing up too much and trying to hail a lost Allan by waving a bundle of posters for half an hour, and I didn't get an ounce of sleep the night before.
But like I said, looking back it was an indeed an enjoyable and memorable experience -- the kind I'd go so far as to say "one of the best concerts I've been to." The New Pornographers were kick ass, and they played my all-time favorite song, "The Bleeding Heart Show." It was also then and there that I have fallen head over heels for Neko Case. Too bad the lighting was non-existent, as they were considered an "opening band" for Belle and Sebastian.
B&S also had a spiffilicious show. I especially loved how Stuart Murdoch danced up and down and all around the stage, even stage-diving into the audience. Likewise, Stevie Jackson's weird and quirky dances proved to be worth the fatigue and aches I was experiencing.
My only real gripe about the show was that they played too much of their new stuff. Don't get me wrong; it's good, but I fell in love with the polite, very introspective Belle and Sebastian -- the kind of B&S who played "Dirty Dream Number Two" and "This is Just a Modern Rock Song". I'm glad that they played "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (with a random member of the audience sharing her vocals for the female part) and "The State I Am In" at the end of their first set.
For the complete setlist for the March 10th, Chicago show (and Jeff and Sara -- you guys went to two different shows, and I'd like to know what they played), here it is:
"Expectations"
"Another Sunny Day"
"Funny Little Frog"
"A Century of Fakers"
"Sukie in the Graveyard"
"To Be Myself Completely"
"Electronic Renaissance"
"Dress Up In You"
"Lazy Line Painter Jane"
"The Blues Are Still Blue"
"We Are the Sleepyheads"
"Piazza, New York Catcher"
"Simple Things/Middle Distance Runner"
"Your Cover's Blown"
"Dog on Wheels"
"I'm a Cuckoo"
"The Wrong Girl"
"If You Find Yourself Caught in Love"
"The State I Am In"
Encores:
"White Collar Boy"
"Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying"
"Sleep the Clock Around"
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