After canceling his last two shows in Pittsburgh, Morrissey final rawked the Burgh. And rawk, he did. After cancelling a bunch of shows earlier on the tour, you couldn't help but feel pessimistic. But the wait was worth it.First off...a HUGE round of applause to one of the most enthusiastic crowds these eyes have ever witnessed at a show in Pittsburgh. Morrissey was clearly flattered, and everyone in attendance deserves a big smack on the back. In the past, I've been pretty harsh on audiences at Pittsburgh shows. "Lame" has been an understatement for previous efforts. I have often walked out of other venues in shame, embarrassed at the less than enthusiastic crowds, and disappointed in knowing that some of these bands won't return because of it (GBV, Yo La Tengo, Deerhoof to name just a few).
But Morrissey was visibly impressed. After opening with "This Charming Man," he asked the bewildered crowd, "Seriously?!" It was a fine moment, one where you just wanted to give the guy a hug. And if you've never been there, Carnegie Music Hall has seats. It seems every time I see a show where seats are involved (Spoon, Decemberists, Dressy Bessy), the band has to basically ask the audience to stand up. Not here. Before Morrissey made one step onto the stage, the entire audience was amped and standing. Bravo, Burghers.
Oh...yes, there was plenty of man love in the crowd. More than a few adventurous folk made their way onto the stage to give the Moz a big hug. Love was definitely in the air. And for good reason. Seeing him play live for the first time ever was a real treat for me. And I'm not even the biggest fan in the house.
Some other old Smiths tunes that I remember being played: "Ask", "Death of a Disco Dancer", "How Soon Is Now?" There was no "Half a Person", and the one tune I would've requested "Unhappy Birthday" was also left off the set list. Oh, well. It was a grand 1.5 hours of solo stuff and Smiths stuff dabbled in.
The shirt stayed on for 3 or 4 songs, I believe. Good friend of the program, Kono, was in attendance and belting out lyrics front and center. He was also about an arm's length away from a nice sweaty pink button-down, courtesy of Moz himself.
btw: Enjoy the one and only photo from the show I got.
note to self: recharge batteries. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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morrissey 2009 = david lee roth 2009
irish blood, english heart baby!
so close to the shirt, pissed off the people next to me cuz apparently they were not prepared for a singing, dancing, drunken maniac, they left early i moved up to the third row, was thinking about making a stage invasion, i helped the guy who got nabbed right at center stage and he kept encouraging me to go first, think the plan was i get tackled he hugs Moz, had i been i perfect health i would've done it, called off work the next day, banner night.
Ha! We saw you to our left...you were definitely having a blast as expected. Sucks about the lame peeps next to ya. Most of the people around us were pretty cool.
I can't believe I had no battery in my camera. We had an opportunity for some great shots.
Good times!
for the sake of honesty, i checked out some vids of this concert at youtube. the result is a sincere "thank you" for your old battery.
to heal you, we have love.
to heal you, we have love.
to heal you, we have love.
Nice!! So you liked it. I could give you a big hug right now :)
um, no.
worse than anticipated -- that's saying lots.
but i don't know if your smiley face means you knew that.
Hater.
Hater.
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