Well, Battery Park was last night and it was a great, great show.
We were, though, stuck in a downpour for a long time before the show
started. Thankfully, though, it cleared up half an hour before the show
started.
Rebirth Brass Band were alright. Not everything they did turned out all
that great. And the fact that we were all impatient for Ani to come
onstage didn't exactly help.
When Ani did come onstage, she seemed to be in a really good mood. Very
talkative with the crowd, all that good stuff. Don't ask me to repeat
the setlist because I just can't remember it all right now. She did play
a bunch of new songs, including "Up, Up, Up" and "Come Away(?)." And she
played "In or Out" as a solo acoustic number for us. Of course, lots of
annoying people were also there, but at least she didn't play
"Untouchable Face" and give them the opportunity to scream during the
chorus. One particularly annoying girl felt the need to scream out "I
love you Ani!" (with a terribly hoarse and disgusting voice) during
"Pulse." Several of us had been wishing we could tear out her voicebox
before the show, and that moment really made us wish that we had. She
also did the best version of "Two Little Girls" I have ever heard her
play.
Really, though, I just don't know what to say. For the most part, the
crowd seemed generally cool. And Ani, Andy, Jason and Julie were all
very much on, as well, so like I said, it made for a great show. It made
being drenched for a long time beforehand completely and totally worth it.
Neil Tejano