Divaman: Femme Schmidt, Bryan Ferry

Divaman 08.10.19	Femme Schmidt played a bunch of stuff from a new album she has coming out in September called "The Luv Project," plus a mediocre cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide". Ferry played almost all of his greatest hits, with the exception of "Virginia Plain", which was inexplicably removed from the tour's playlist a few days ago. (Boo!) Ferry's playlist can be found at https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bryan-ferry/2019/united-palace-theatre-new-york-ny-4b9f9f1a.html.
zakalwe 08.10.19	Virginia Plain removed? Shocker!
Divaman 08.10.19	It's not my favorite Ferry song, but it was the first Roxy Music song I ever heard.
TwigTW 08.10.19	I went last week Diva, and thought it was great. This was the first time Ferry/Roxy didn't play Virginia Plain (or Do The Strand)--that I've seen. The highlights for me were Out Of The Blue, In Every Dream Home and Can't Let Go. He could never do all the songs I want to hear, but I thought he played a satisfying selection. For a man in his 70s, Ferry still is quite the showman.
Divaman 08.11.19	I agree. I was just bummed because he had played "Virginia Plain" earlier in the week, but dumped it out of his playlist after that. (Or maybe it's just the case that that's the song he does when he has extra time, and the last few nights he's had to cut it.
Divaman 08.11.19	Kickass band, though. Is that older guitarist an original Roxy Music member? He was very impressive. I also particularly liked the girl with the sax, and the female backup singer (who was amazing on "Avalon").
budgie 08.11.19	ah so femme schmidt is the german mazzy star group you mentioned the other day? & how was the performance of If There Is Something? "It's not my favorite Ferry song, but it was the first Roxy Music song I ever heard." the B.O.B. was mine. crazy track!
Divaman 08.11.19	Well, I'm not sure how to answer that. It sounds like you like that "If There Was Something". For me, "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" and "If There Was Something" were the two worst songs in the setlist back to back, and my wife used that 2-song run for a bathroom break (before scurrying back in time for "More Than This". It seemed to go over well with the rest of the crowd, though.
budgie 08.11.19	ah yeah i adore that song. mostly asked because the vocal performance on it is pretty wild and i figured it may have been one of the tracks he was a little ragged on
Divaman 08.11.19	I don't remember his vocal being too bad for that song. The ones I noted for my blog write-up (which I'll probably write tomorrow) that the vocals were off on were "Dance Away", "Take a Chance on Me", "To Turn You On" and "More Than This". I'm not sure if this was something about those particular songs, or because they came a little later in the show and his voice was weaker. Some of it also could have been a monitor issue. There were times he was pressing his headphone to one ear as if he having trouble hearing his own voice. (They also had the drums, which were behind him) surrounded by a clear plastic wall, which I'm guessing was because without it, he would have had trouble hearing himself over the drums.)
TwigTW 08.11.19	"he had played "Virginia Plain" earlier in the week, but dumped it" I didn't know that. Now I'm bummed too, lol ...Funny you ask about the guitarist. We were trying to figure out who he was after the show. He isn't an original Roxy Music member. I would have recognized Phil Manzanera's name (and fallen out of my chair) during the introductions. I don't remember what his name was, but it didn't ring a bell for me. I enjoyed the violinist too. She was great during Out Of The Blue ...and, of course, the woman singing on Avalon was outstanding, like you said.
TwigTW 08.11.19	The surprise of the evening (for me) was Boys And Girls. I had no interest in hearing that song (and many people used it as a bathroom break), but I thought it was pretty good. It fits his voice now (which, sadly, isn't what it used to be). I loved If There Is Something and In Every Dream Home, but they probably weren't the best fit in a set-list made up of mostly songs from Avalon and Boys and Girls. It would have been a good night for Like A Hurricane. I wish he played that one.
Divaman 08.12.19	For anyone interested, there's a (much, much, much, much) fuller (War and Peace length) write-up about the show now posted on my blog at longislandmusicguy.blogspot.com. And Twig, I think the guitarist's name is Chris Spedding. I found it online in a review of the tour by some guy in New Zealand.
Divaman 08.12.19	It's allegedly a write-up about the show. But it's just as much about diabetes, being on "the list", Reverand Ike, and a manky British GPS app named Percy.
TwigTW 08.13.19	Interesting review Diva, it sounds like the night was an adventure. So surprised no food in the venue, I thought they made half their money that way!
Divaman 08.14.19	Many do, but I guess because this place is owned by a church, it's different.