corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
I saw Cat Power in concert last night, and was really pleasantly surprised.
I'd maybe heard 5 or so songs by her in the past, and hadn't cared for any of them. I'd also read she'd had a breakdown/snit/something on stage at one point, so I'd written her off as an "oh i'm so fragile" indie chicks with a guitar.
My boyfriend is old friends with a woman who is singing backup for Cat Power on this small tour supporting her new album, so we got to go to the show.
Color me impressed! She was up there with an 11-piece, Memphis-soul-bluesy band, and was just really great. The songs were good (even if they got a little too similar after a while), her voice was cool, her mannerisms were ... odd and a little annoying, but whatever.
The girl standing next to me commented that not only did the songs sound exactly like they do on the album, but she was playing them in order, which I found funny ... but also a good thing, because my initial thought was "oh, I like these songs here, but I bet she's just a chick with a guitar on the album or something." Now I have to buy this album!
Are there any Cat Power fans here? I'm very curious to know what her other albums have been like. Now that my preconceived notions have been blasted out of the water, I want to know what else I might have been missing!
I'd maybe heard 5 or so songs by her in the past, and hadn't cared for any of them. I'd also read she'd had a breakdown/snit/something on stage at one point, so I'd written her off as an "oh i'm so fragile" indie chicks with a guitar.
My boyfriend is old friends with a woman who is singing backup for Cat Power on this small tour supporting her new album, so we got to go to the show.
Color me impressed! She was up there with an 11-piece, Memphis-soul-bluesy band, and was just really great. The songs were good (even if they got a little too similar after a while), her voice was cool, her mannerisms were ... odd and a little annoying, but whatever.
The girl standing next to me commented that not only did the songs sound exactly like they do on the album, but she was playing them in order, which I found funny ... but also a good thing, because my initial thought was "oh, I like these songs here, but I bet she's just a chick with a guitar on the album or something." Now I have to buy this album!
Are there any Cat Power fans here? I'm very curious to know what her other albums have been like. Now that my preconceived notions have been blasted out of the water, I want to know what else I might have been missing!