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Barenaked Ladies,
Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, NC, June 14, 1997
Another trip to NC for BNL and of course, I wasn't disappointed. This was a great show,
in a small venue, in a part of the country that they had never played before. The show was
sold out and the approx. 900 capacity crowd danced and sang the night away. BNL was in
rare form, playing their full set with double encores. "I Live With It" is still
in the set, and Jim has really created a beautiful solo for the lead in on the electric
stand up. The stage was a bit small, so they couldn't do the "close in" acoustic
thing, but the whole thing was really "close in", so it didn't matter. Banter
this evening consisted of Steve's ditty about cigarettes (being in the backyard of RJ
Reynolds) and Joe Camel, and Ed chimed in that Joe Camel had both kinds of genitalia. Then
Tyler goes into an insane drumbeat chanting, "Dick, balls, and vagina" and
ultimately had the whole crowd singing along. It was hysterical. Ed and Kevin were crying
by the time it was finished. Later there was a tune by Ed about living in David Crosby's
beard to the tune of CSNY's "Ohio", and a very good mime act also by Ed (you
know, mime in the box). During $1M, Ed had the whole crowd singing along to "Tainted
Love". There was a bit of Kraft Dinner thrown, but I guess it was OK, since this was
their first time in Winston, and they seemed so surprised that so many people knew all
their songs.
They closed with the rap which still consists of Biz Marque, Spice Girls, and Prodigy.
The two encores were: A and Brian Wilson, and finally What a Good Boy. They left the crowd
begging for more. Ed had commented earlier that one fan before the show had said
"it's about @#*%ing time you guys played here" and Ed had to agree that it had
been long over due, with such a strong concentration of fans in the area. They announced
their VH-1 Hard Rock Live appearance for the following night. They just seem to be getting
more and more popular, and it makes me very happy for them.
No plans for any future shows right now, but I'm sure I'll get the fever soon and hop
another flight.
The opening band was Emmet Swimming from
Fairfax, Virginia. They were very good and had two memorable songs, "It's Been a Long
Time Since I've Been Good" and "I'm a Sell Out Now". They had a nice folksy
sound, with electric and acoustic guitars, another Hootie-esque style, but with a definite
unique voice in the very large lead singer.
On That Note, I'm outta here......
C
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