Joe Jackson

Any other suckers out there who paid $40 each to see Joe tonite? I admit it…I got a ticket. But it's been YEARS since I saw him and his "Night and Day" album was a huge part of my university soundtrack.

I'm such a sucker I have three extra tickets, which I'm *hoping* to get rid of for $35 or so bucks tonight. It's JJ and Graham Maby – I thought this would sell out quick.

I think I'll be there!

raul midon is awesome… but im not paying $40 to see him and some other guy from ages ago that no one cares about.

Raul Midon is boooooring.

Originally posted by Some Guy:
raul midon is awesome… but im not paying $40 to see him and some other guy from ages ago that no one cares about.

Wouldn't miss it. Should be great.

What is his set list like these days……is he going to do some old stuff or what ever new stuff he is into - i aint paying 40 to hear some new experimental…….

I'm checking out Duff's about 8:45 until just about Joe time, if anyone wants to try a $4.00 20 oz Guinness with me!

Originally posted by Bags:
I'm checking out Duff's about 8:45 until just about Joe time, if anyone wants to try a $4.00 20 oz Guinness with me!

Look for us at Duffs! We should be there in time to watch the second period of the hockey game, then over to the club to see Joe.

I'm hoping that this lineup means that we'll hear more of the stuff from the 1979-1984 period.

What time is Joe Jackson time? I know this is the kick off night of the tour - so who knows what they will play. It's Graham and Dave Houghton - the original drummer from the 80s stuff.

I think I will skip Raul and just show up for Joe Jackson.

10pm

I'll be there - I haven't seen him in YEARS but he was a favorite of mine back in HS. Actually, I think I last saw him was at Hammerjacks in Baltimore - the old one, it was demolished to make room for the football stadium. His opening act was a quiet young lady accompanied by a cello player - by FAR the quietest act ever to play Hammerjacks - it was really pretty ridiculous.

I haven't heard of Raul Midon before but I'm looking forward to checking him out as a free bonus. And it's not a sellout? I guess $40 is too much, OR most of the people old enough to appreciate him aren't willing to stay up past midnight on a school night ;)

Originally posted by mizerock:
Actually, I think I last saw him was at Hammerjacks in Baltimore - the old one, it was demolished to make room for the football stadium.

Was that 1991 or 1992? If so, I was there!!!

Since no one else has posted anything about the show, I'll take a stab. Joe Jackson is great, extremely talented, a gifted pianist, and the band were fantastic. My issue was with his fans, most of who were obnoxiously loud, talked more and more as the night went on, and couldn't stand in one spot. I had about 6 people literally walk right into me last night, and it wasn't even crowded. I guess maybe some people don't get out to concerts much and thus aren't socially conditioned. But why drop 40 clams to go to a concert when you're just going to stand there to drink, smoke, talk, and not even listen to the music? It's not like it was a loud rock show. It was pretty disappointing to me that people would go to a show and behave like that. But the fact of the matter is the minute you walk through that door of the club, you're not entering what is just a bar…it is a concert venue, and there are musicians on stage who deserve some degree of respect and attention. Why bother going at all if you could do what you are doing across the street in the Irish place? You'd have a hell of a lot more money for booze.

Well, that was a DAMN fine show. It was apparently the first show of the tour, but there weren't any real flaws. He played for about 1hr 40 mins but it seemed to speed by. Joe may be looking his age, but he sure doesn't sound like it. His voice was strong and dead on. I was also really impressed with his piano playing. He may not have flashy chops (a la Ben Folds) but he does have some serious, jazz influenced technique.

He played alot of the 'classics' - Stepping Out, Slow Song, It's Different For Girls, Is She Really Going Out With Him - but there were a few songs that he left out like Sunday Papers, Look Sharp and I'm The Man.

At one point, he was playing a new song, and I remarked to my wife (xcanuckette? le maudit americain?) that he was using the "Steely Dan" chord quite a bit - it's an add9 or add2 chord, depending on how you voice it. And what does he do but follow it up with an outstanding cover of Steely Dan's Rose Darling (from Katy Lied). Excellent!!! Definitely some influence there.

Overall, it really was worth the $40. Joe was in great shape and I continue to be impressed with Graham Maby's bass playing.

One quick (catty) word about the crowd. Holy crap. Average age was mid 40s and showing it. I hope I don't look like that when I hit 40. Oh, wait… :roll:

Originally posted by bearman:
My issue was with his fans, most of who were obnoxiously loud, talked more and more as the night went on, and couldn't stand in one spot.

Yeah - I didn't want to get *too* catty but the crowd was the type that rarely gets out to shows anymore (strains of Bob Seger's Rock and Roll Never Forgets run through my mind). They just wanted to wait to hear The Hits and ignored anything else. I felt bad for Joe a few times when he was playing a great solo and people were talking quite loudly. I'm hoping the monitors were loud enough to cover up the chit chat.

Maybe the show wasn't that good if the crowd wasn't into it?

Originally posted by xcanuck:
Well, that was a DAMN fine show. It was He played alot of the 'classics' - Stepping Out, Slow Song, It's Different For Girls, Is She Really Going Out With Him - but there were a few songs that he left out like Sunday Papers, Look Sharp and I'm The Man.

During "Is She Really Going Out With Him," I was thinking that I know it's the biggest 'hit,' but I'd much rather hear I'm the Man, Sunday Papers, Beat Crazy or Happy Loving Couples….whatcha gonna do.

Good show – spot on about the crowd, xcanuck. It was funny to see these groups of 3 to 4 mid-40s men who were clearly there together. It's like a time machine window of a crowd you'd see at, say, The Editors – 20 years later without the baseball hats, less hair but same cool tees. ;)

Originally posted by xcanuck:
I felt bad for Joe a few times when he was playing a great solo and people were talking quite loudly. I'm hoping the monitors were loud enough to cover up the chit chat. [/QB]

He got paid for it, so don't feel to bad for him.

Originally posted by xcanuck:
They just wanted to wait to hear The Hits and ignored anything else. I felt bad for Joe a few times when he was playing a great solo and people were talking quite loudly. I'm hoping the monitors were loud enough to cover up the chit chat.

If you noticed, during the new songs half the folks weren't paying attention at all – talking, etc. What's funny about that is the crowd gave GREAT cheering, hooting, yelling, clapping etc., to Joe – so seemingly they were really in to it.

I actually thought that all the moving around was an aspect of the crowd size – in other words, there was room to move around, so folks did. WE noticed the same thing – I was mid-crowd, and you would have thought there was a designated walkway in front of us, with little lights on the ground leading you to the bar.