Not even sure where to start. We hit the 10pm show in the MFA auditorium, and it was… ridiculous. Cat Power, much like the homeschooled Spelling Bee winner, Rebecca Sealfon, gave one of the most socially awkward performances ever. Crack Power started off by playing half a song before stopping and apologizing and requesting more reverb. Then less reverb. Then more. And so on. She kept the crazy going by going a few bars into “House of the Rising Sun” before quitting again. Afterwards, another half of a song. Then she told the sound guy to stop staring at her.
After a few starts, stops, pee breaks, and apologies for being angry, out of tune, equalized, etc… she pretty much played every song again. We left after about two hours. She claimed to mess up five out of seven songs. It was amusing, annoying, sad, silly, serious, and one hell of a trainwreck. She may be a drama queen, or just plain crazy, but either way, truly memorable.
You said it.
All I know is… I’m going to have one hell of a tough time editing down my recording. Yikes.
Comment by brad — September 6, 2006 @ 9:52 am
bwahahaa
Good luck, dude. It could all be awesome or all be terrible.
Comment by chris — September 6, 2006 @ 10:01 am
i’d like to hear it in it’s entirety
you know, to make sure people know she’s a friggin nutjob
Comment by sambot — September 6, 2006 @ 11:42 am
I think I’m gonna have to post two versions of the thing: Just the songs vs. Just the breakdowns & apologies. Hard to say which one will be longer…
Comment by brad — September 6, 2006 @ 1:22 pm
the pee break chatter should be good
Comment by chris — September 6, 2006 @ 2:28 pm
Yeah dude, don’t edit it! Let the world know! I personally enjoyed it, and the rumor that she may have NOT been intoxicated just blows my mind.
Comment by Junkindatrunk88 — September 6, 2006 @ 3:11 pm
I was joking when I said “I’ll have whatever she’s having”…
but O’Douls? Good god, man!
Comment by chris — September 6, 2006 @ 3:15 pm
coat check guy: “yeah. i heard she’s off the wagon. i guess that explains the empty 6 pack of o’douls downstairs.”
Comment by sambot — September 6, 2006 @ 3:29 pm
Did anyone else hear the man in the back of the auditoriom violently coughing every minute and a half or so? It made an already aggrivating show downright painful.
Comment by Alex — September 9, 2006 @ 12:57 pm
Yeah, definitely.
He was a couple rows behind us and I was fully expecting to get hit in the back of the head by a flying lung.
Comment by chris — September 9, 2006 @ 11:43 pm
I guess I was lucky for going to the early show then, cause it was awesome
Comment by Andre — November 29, 2006 @ 10:27 am