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Last
night Aimee Mann played the Muffathalle in Munich. I was
in the tenth row, and took a few pictures (below).
The
show was great, and the audience, although reserved, responded
really well to the songs from Magnolia. The encores were
"Driving Sideways," "Invisble Ink,"
"Telescope" (in response to audience request),
"Fourth of July," and "Deathly."
I
would've loved to hear "Red Vines," but otherwise
the show was fantastic.
She
spoke often during the show, greeting the audience with
several sentences in German early on (I heard several approving
comments around my seat) and talking about the last time
she was in Munich, a few years ago. She said she enjoyed
herself and that the show was good, and then asked whether
anyone was in the audience who had seen her the first time.
Only a few people yelled out, and she seemed a little taken
aback, joking that maybe the show wasn't as good as she'd
thought, if only three people came back.
She
also talked about the new album, Lost in Space, saying that
many of the songs were about people who felt disconnected
from life and turned to addiction to help themselves feel
different, or better. Then she told a short anecdote about
a reviewer who wrote, "Why does Aimee keep writing
songs about the record company? For instance, 'This is How
it Goes.'" She then said she wasn't sure why anyone
thought it was about the record company, since the chorus
begins, "It's ALL ABOUT DRUGS." She joked that
she'd thought that was pretty clear, but maybe not clear
enough.
The
show was great. Aimee had good rapport with the audience
and the band really rocked. Paul Bryan (the bassist) opened
for Aimee with about five songs, and had a nice response
from the audience.
The
set was as follows (thanks to Frank, from the Aimee Mann
message board):
Intro
Music: Lujon, by Henry Mancini
1.
Real Bad News
2. The Moth
3. Calling It Quits
4. Sugarcoated
5. Humpty Dumpty
6. Susan
7. Amateur
8. Wise Up
9. Save me
10. You Could Make A Killing
11. That's Just What You Are
12. This Is How It Goes
13. Pavlov's Bell
14. Long Shot
first encore:
15. Driving Sideways
16. Invisible Ink
second encore:
17. The Other End Of The Telescope
18. 4th of July
19. Deathly
See
below for the pictures, and click to enlarge.
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