This was the 4th time I have seen Aimee live, and whilst she was great once again, she has never been better than the first two times I saw her (esp the first time in 2000 with husband Michael Penn and comedian Patton Oswalt). Still, let's not look backwards.
The gig started off with a nice little set by Jenny Owen Youngs (she remembered to tell us who she was just before she left the stage!). Her debut album is a mostly average singer-songwriter offering; but live she has a humour and a sense of fun that help raise some of the weaker songs above their recorded status. This is not to say she doesn't have a few great tunes: 'Drinking Song'; 'From Here' and 'Fuck I was' are all top draw. Add to this a very entertaining cover of Nelly's 'Hot in Herre' (to the tune of Oasis' Wonderwall) and I think it safe to say she made a number of new fans. She is a star in the making.
Aimee was in a fun mood too - even if she wasn't sure whether or not the venue was still in London or not. The set consisted of a mix of old and new including two of her finest moments: - '4th of July', and by popular request (and complete with fluffed lyrics) ' Other end of the Telescope'. Also she played 'Momentum' (from the Magnolia soundtrack) which she hasn't played live before, mainly because she considers it a novelty track - sounded good though. In an ideal world I would have liked a few more of her rockier numbers, but her thanking us for the Beckhams just about made up for that.
The gig started off with a nice little set by Jenny Owen Youngs (she remembered to tell us who she was just before she left the stage!). Her debut album is a mostly average singer-songwriter offering; but live she has a humour and a sense of fun that help raise some of the weaker songs above their recorded status. This is not to say she doesn't have a few great tunes: 'Drinking Song'; 'From Here' and 'Fuck I was' are all top draw. Add to this a very entertaining cover of Nelly's 'Hot in Herre' (to the tune of Oasis' Wonderwall) and I think it safe to say she made a number of new fans. She is a star in the making.
Aimee was in a fun mood too - even if she wasn't sure whether or not the venue was still in London or not. The set consisted of a mix of old and new including two of her finest moments: - '4th of July', and by popular request (and complete with fluffed lyrics) ' Other end of the Telescope'. Also she played 'Momentum' (from the Magnolia soundtrack) which she hasn't played live before, mainly because she considers it a novelty track - sounded good though. In an ideal world I would have liked a few more of her rockier numbers, but her thanking us for the Beckhams just about made up for that.
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