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timerippleSo after some debate about timing, I did go to the Vienna Teng concert last night. It was... I hardly know. Extraordinary. More than extraordinary. I don't really have words for what it was like, so I'll just tell you more or less what happened.
I booked it out of class the minute we finished (we were having a Best Designed Book judging day--everybody brought in the book they’d written their design paper on-- and I maintain mine only lost out on a top three spot because nobody else in the room had actually read it.)
I guess the Red Sox were playing, because there were lots of red-jacketed people standing around the T stop. But luckily not going inbound. I made it to Davis Square by 7:21 (although seriously, who has a concert at 7:30 on a weeknight? I mean, really. This was partly explained when I looked at my cell phone on the way home and discovered it was after 11. Loooooong concert!)
Of the first two acts, I enjoyed The Paper Raincoats. They sang about New York, which I appreciated. Although possibly not the smartest move when playing in Boston on a Red Sox game night. I’m just sayin’.
The next guy played cello interestingly and sang incredibly annoying songs with lots of “ooooohhhh, baby”s. I sat back and longed for Crooked Still’s version of percussive cello.
Had a conversation with my neighbor about My So-Called Life, once I could no longer politely ignore him, and then he monologued about South Park for a while.
And at last there was Vienna Teng, and it was worth everything.
I’d never seen her in concert before. It was an incredibly emotional experience. What a voice. She started with “Whatever You Want”, did a new arrangement of “Gravity”, and then moved into songs from the new album. Several of them had much more of a rock sound than her previous work. All of them, every song she sang, had incredible emotional punch. At one point I was struggling not to burst into tears. For the encore she did a Simon & Garfunkel cover. And then lastly “City Hall”, pointed and triumphant.
And then it was over and it was eleven o’clock. How did that happen? I didn’t stick around to buy the new album because it was crowded and I wanted to catch the T, but I will be buying it soon.
*shivers*
I booked it out of class the minute we finished (we were having a Best Designed Book judging day--everybody brought in the book they’d written their design paper on-- and I maintain mine only lost out on a top three spot because nobody else in the room had actually read it.)
I guess the Red Sox were playing, because there were lots of red-jacketed people standing around the T stop. But luckily not going inbound. I made it to Davis Square by 7:21 (although seriously, who has a concert at 7:30 on a weeknight? I mean, really. This was partly explained when I looked at my cell phone on the way home and discovered it was after 11. Loooooong concert!)
Of the first two acts, I enjoyed The Paper Raincoats. They sang about New York, which I appreciated. Although possibly not the smartest move when playing in Boston on a Red Sox game night. I’m just sayin’.
The next guy played cello interestingly and sang incredibly annoying songs with lots of “ooooohhhh, baby”s. I sat back and longed for Crooked Still’s version of percussive cello.
Had a conversation with my neighbor about My So-Called Life, once I could no longer politely ignore him, and then he monologued about South Park for a while.
And at last there was Vienna Teng, and it was worth everything.
I’d never seen her in concert before. It was an incredibly emotional experience. What a voice. She started with “Whatever You Want”, did a new arrangement of “Gravity”, and then moved into songs from the new album. Several of them had much more of a rock sound than her previous work. All of them, every song she sang, had incredible emotional punch. At one point I was struggling not to burst into tears. For the encore she did a Simon & Garfunkel cover. And then lastly “City Hall”, pointed and triumphant.
And then it was over and it was eleven o’clock. How did that happen? I didn’t stick around to buy the new album because it was crowded and I wanted to catch the T, but I will be buying it soon.
*shivers*
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Date: 2009-04-08 04:11 pm (UTC)Cute. Flail, but calmly so. Concerts rock. :D
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Date: 2009-04-09 01:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-08 06:24 pm (UTC)I always end up close-to-crying at Vienna Teng concerts. she rocks my socks. ... man I am sad that she doesn't have another New England concert date up on her website. she better come back soon!
I ordered the cd from her site; shall hopefully arrive soon.
wasn't 'Antibellum' increible?!
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Date: 2009-04-09 01:46 am (UTC)'Antebellum' was absolutely stunning.
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Date: 2009-04-11 02:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-12 01:34 am (UTC)