ChickenTenders
03-10-2003, 12:10 PM
I really enjoyed the first night here in Chicago. The songs sounded great with the full band.
Chan and the band took the stage shortly after midnight and didn’t leave until about 2:30am! Most of the songs with the full band were off the new album. I was hoping to hear He War, but they didn’t play it. After awhile, the band left the stage and Chan moved over to the piano by her lonesome self. She spent the first ten minutes adjusting the mic stand before she finally started playing. The crowd for the most part was pretty good. Other than some people in the back and sides who talked a lot during the set, everyone seemed to be patient and really into it, at least from where I was standing.
With the band, they played through each song cleanly, from beginning to end. But, when it was just Chan, she did her usual start/stop of songs, conversing with sound person, etc…
After a little bit, she switched from piano over to guitar and played a few songs. She then started into the White Stripes song(Dead Leaves…) and the rest of the band ran up and jumped on the stage and rocked out with her. The sound person kept telling her that the management wanted her to play one more song and wrap it up cause the bar was closing(2am). But, Chan and the band pretty much just kept fiddling around, going in and out of different songs, for another half hour.
Finally, the guitar player jokingly started playing the main riff from Satisfaction with his distorted guitar. Chan got all excited and told him to keep playing the riff while she laid down the guitar part she plays on her version of the song. It was really funny. They wrapped up the song, waved goodbye, and made their exit.
Overall, the show was excellent. My only complaint was that the band decided to play the entire show in almost complete darkness on the stage. Unless you were right up front, you could not see their faces. Has it been like this at the other shows on the tour?
You could tell that Chan was having a blast and having tons of fun with the show. Lots of interaction and joking around with the crowd. Anyone go see her solo set on the second night here in Chicago?
I made a recording of the show on my cheap little handheld tape recorder, which, much to my surprise, actually came out pretty good. If anyone wants to trade, let me know!
Good day to you.
Chan and the band took the stage shortly after midnight and didn’t leave until about 2:30am! Most of the songs with the full band were off the new album. I was hoping to hear He War, but they didn’t play it. After awhile, the band left the stage and Chan moved over to the piano by her lonesome self. She spent the first ten minutes adjusting the mic stand before she finally started playing. The crowd for the most part was pretty good. Other than some people in the back and sides who talked a lot during the set, everyone seemed to be patient and really into it, at least from where I was standing.
With the band, they played through each song cleanly, from beginning to end. But, when it was just Chan, she did her usual start/stop of songs, conversing with sound person, etc…
After a little bit, she switched from piano over to guitar and played a few songs. She then started into the White Stripes song(Dead Leaves…) and the rest of the band ran up and jumped on the stage and rocked out with her. The sound person kept telling her that the management wanted her to play one more song and wrap it up cause the bar was closing(2am). But, Chan and the band pretty much just kept fiddling around, going in and out of different songs, for another half hour.
Finally, the guitar player jokingly started playing the main riff from Satisfaction with his distorted guitar. Chan got all excited and told him to keep playing the riff while she laid down the guitar part she plays on her version of the song. It was really funny. They wrapped up the song, waved goodbye, and made their exit.
Overall, the show was excellent. My only complaint was that the band decided to play the entire show in almost complete darkness on the stage. Unless you were right up front, you could not see their faces. Has it been like this at the other shows on the tour?
You could tell that Chan was having a blast and having tons of fun with the show. Lots of interaction and joking around with the crowd. Anyone go see her solo set on the second night here in Chicago?
I made a recording of the show on my cheap little handheld tape recorder, which, much to my surprise, actually came out pretty good. If anyone wants to trade, let me know!
Good day to you.