magnetic fields tonight

[HoyaSaxa03]

meh.  first night of the tour and it showed.  boring setlist.

[snailhook]

did they play anything pre-69 love songs?  i'm more of a fan of the '90-'95 magnetic fields.

[Vas Deferens]

I disagree. I loved the setlist as they really mixed it up this time. Glad that they didn't do "The Book of Love", "Papa Was a Rodeo" and "Yeah! Oh Yeah!" (three songs that they always play) and instead played some other cuts from 69 Love Songs.

snailhook, they played "100,000 Fireflies", "Fear of Trains", "You and Me and the Moon", and "All The Umbrellas in London".  "Fear of Trains" was probably the biggest surprise of the night, though it was sung by Shirley.

meh.  first night of the tour and it showed.  boring setlist.

[oso]

They also played "Falling in Love With the Wolfboy" and three songs from records by The 6ths.

[Vas Deferens]

I counted 4 songs from The 6ths (Lindy Lou, Movies in My Head, Falling Out of Love, Nights Falls Like a Grand Piano).

They also played "Falling in Love With the Wolfboy" and three songs from records by The 6ths.

[oso]

Ah, you are correct. I forgot about  "Movies in My Head"

[snailhook]

i'd be happy with that song selection. 

[oso]

These are out of order, but here are songs I recall being played. Anyone want to add/subtract?

100,000 Fireflies
Fear of Trains
You and Me and the Moon
All The Umbrellas in London
You Must Be Out of Your Mind
Interlude
We Are Having a Hootenanny
Better Things
The Nun's Litany
Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget
I Don't Really Love You Anymore
Falling in Love with the Wolfboy
Kiss Me Like You Mean It
I'm Sorry I Love You
Acoustic Guitar
Lindy Lou
Movies in My Head
Falling Out of Love
Nights Falls Like a Grand Piano
I'm Tongue-Tied

[azaghal1981]

Completely agree with Joe. Very good show. Really want to do at least one NYC one.

[bellenseb]

Looks like a great show, they did a good job of mixing it up from the last Lisner show. Presumably lots of folks were at both. Although, I think I'm glad I saw the last one versus this one, if only to hear Take Ecstacy With Me and All Dressed Up In Dreams.

[HoyaSaxa03]

they played a lot of early stuff, i think "all the umbrellas in london" was the highlight (is it possible to call one of the most depressing songs ever written a "highlight"?) ... "you and me and the moon" and "fear of trains" were also great ... "the nun's litany" is one of stephin's best songs, i love hearing it live with all the production crap from the album stripped away

i much preferred the setlist from the last lisner show .... they were also just kind of out of sync on a lot of songs, seemed like first show issues that will be ironed out

shirley was predictably fantastic, such a great voice and range, all of her songs really hit their mark

[Vas Deferens]

First set:
1. Lindy-Lou (The 6ths) 
2. You Must Be Out of Your Mind 
3. The One You Really Love 
4. Interlude
5. You and Me and The Moon 
6. Better Things 
7. Falling In Love With The Wolfboy 
8. I Don't Want to Get Over You 
9. I'm Sorry I Love You 
10. Acoustic Guitar 
11. The Nun's Litany 
12. I Don't Know What To Say   
13. Night Falls Like A Grand Piano (The 6ths) 
14. Falling Out Of Love With You (The 6ths)

Second set:
15. Kiss Me Like You Mean It
16. We Are Having A Hootenanny
17. All the Umbrellas in London
18. Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget 
19. The Dolls' Tea Party 
20. I Don't Really Love You Anymore 
21. Walk a Lonely Road 
22. Always Already Gone 
23. Movies In My Head (The 6ths)
24. Fear of Trains 
25. Summer Lies 
26. From a Sinking Boat 

Encore:
27. I'm Tongue-Tied 
28. 100,000 Fireflies

[azaghal1981]

So this is on Dime.


Given that there was next to no amplification, it is a very distant sounding recording. Still sounds good with a little EQ boost, though.

[reggie]

man the opener for this show was godawful