Fiona Apple @ DPAC

She started off with a rant about people who say she looks too skinny and hasn't aged well. Apparently saying that would make me sexist.

Then, they did a bunch of her older songs. Then a break to rant about stupid people who keep making "Criminal" jokes about her recent run-in with the law. Then some more songs.

Her on-stage vibe - as you can imagine, given her songs - is wound-up, taught, caged, angry, intense. Her band keeps their heads down, she storms around her half of the stage. But the band was great. And she was great. The song selection was great (even if she did leave-out "Criminal"). Sadly, as with Blondie on the same stage, the sound was far too bass-heavy. Must be a problem with the venue. The overly-loud bass left her vocals frequently inaudible, since she does a lot of singing in a slight whisper. When she got louder, she sounded great, though.

A good show.

The crowd was full of people who could not tolerate silence. When the song got quiet, they started shrieking. When the band tried to do breaks in songs, they started shrieking. When she was talking, they started shrieking.

2 thoughts on “Fiona Apple @ DPAC

  1. Cris

    The crowd was full of people who could not tolerate silence. When the song got quiet, they started shrieking. When the band tried to do breaks in songs, they started shrieking. When she was talking, they started shrieking.

    You sound like a cranky old 42-year-old.

    1. cleek

      the world gets shriekier and skriekier every goddamned day.

      will nobody remove these blasted children from my precious lawn?

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