O/T Steve Earle & The Dukes (and Duchesses), Manchester Academy, Thursday 3rd November 2011
Hello,
Another 'second-time around' show but this was so much more enjoyable than the Steve Earle solo show that I saw a couple of years back. In fact, this was one of the best shows that I have seen this year...just dynamite from the big man and his fabulous band!
The only other similarity with the Arctic Monkeys show was the same ticket price of £30: this show was almost twice as long but the time fairly flew! And no, that wasn't entirely down to having the gorgeous Mrs. Earle (number seven) to gaze at either...although I would have been happy to er, have her by herself. In fact I know that I saw Mr. Earle checking out his wife's arse on more than one occasion. Good on you Sir.
Filth aside, Allison Moorer delivered an absloutely jaw-dropping take on 'A Change Is Gonna Come'. All I can tell you is that I don't think that I have ever heard as amazing a female voice. Honestly.
You know that Steve comes with a wee bit of attitude re-adjustment thrown in for free: the second song ended with the words "...@#$%& you B.P.", so you know where you stand alright. As he puts it, "I love my job because I get to play stuff like Bluegrass and sneak some Pinko shit right in there, hah-hah!".
The occasional between song stories are conscience-pricking and frequently have you laughing out loud. He would be good fun to go for a couple of pints with...well, you know what I'm saying. Mountain Dew it is then.
This was the kind of ensemble that could and did swap instruments (ukelele, bazoukki, pedal steel, any number of guitars...) and vocals easily. Swine. Just a fantastic show by all on that stage- thanks!
Set 1
1.Waitin' on the Sky
2.The Gulf of Mexico
3.Little Emperor
4.Molly O
5.Every Part of Me
6.City of Immigrants
7.Tom Ames' Prayer
8.My Old Friend The Blues
9.Someday
10.Guitar Town
11.Days Aren't Long Enough
12.Broken Girl
13.Getting Somewhere
14.A Change is Gonna Come
Set 2
15.Copperhead Road
16.Dixieland
17.The Galway Girl
18.The Mountain
19.Free Men
20.Meet Me in the Alleyway
21.God Is God
22.Heaven or Hell
23.Crash Test
24.I Ain't Ever Satisfied
25.This City
26.Taneytown
27.Hard Core Troubadour
28.The Revolution Starts Now
Encore:
29.Johnny Come Lately
30.Devil's Right Hand
31.Hillbilly Highway
Encore 2:
32.All You Got
33.The Unrepentant
Cheers,
Simon.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-11-04 19:57 by SimonN.