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Juliana Hatfield, December 11, 1997, Fitzgeralds, HoustonI've been a Juliana Hatfield fan forever. Well, at least since 1989, when I first heard this group called The Blake Babies. They had this unique pop sound with childlike female vocals. One of the Babies, Juliana, ultimately went on her own. What draws me to her sound is that she can really rock on the guitar while displaying this innocent quality, a dimunitive, waifish figure on stage. Influenced by one of the most clever song writers of our time (Evan Dando, she went out with him for a while in the 80s), Juliana knows her way around rock music. She has several albums including "Hey Babe", "Forever Baby", "Become What You Are", "Only Everything", and her recent EP "Please Do Not Disturb", with a full length CD planned in the near future. This is the second time I've seen her live (last time back in 94 in Cincinnati). Both shows were similar. She played a straight set with a little chat and a lot of music going through songs like "My Sister" (although she doesn't have one of her own), "Addicted", "Supermodel", "What a Life", and "Universal Heartbeat". While I thoroughly enjoyed the show, what I found to be obviously missing was representation from "Hey Babe" which I particularly like and includes the song "Everybody Loves Me But You." I guess she doesn't want to go back to that point in her career, because in both shows that song was omitted. I now consider it "pulling a Juliana Hatfield" when a band doesn't play the one song you want to hear. Sort of like if Billy Joel didn't play Piano Man. Anyway, I don't know why Juliana isn't more popular or played commercially because she is very good. I understnd that there have been some problems with labels and some personal problems. I hope that she can get things working for her because I feel that she could really take advantage of the push toward promoting women rockers. I would have expected her to be on the forefront of the Lilith Fair trend. However, if she is having fun, I can't blame her for laying low. She rocked in front of the 200 or so at Fitzgeralds this night and that's all that matters. Oh, and I'm sorry to say that I don't remember the name of the opening act, but they were pretty good. I do remember a very nice rendition of "Little Drummer Boy" at the end of their set. If anyone knows their name, please send me an email to fill in the blank between my ears. On That Note, I'm outta here...... C |
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