Mesmerizing

Liz Phair In Boston, MA, October 6, 1998


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The following description of Liz's performance in Boston, MA is courtesy of the mulderv40@aol.com (taken from the newsgroup alt.fan.liz-phair):

Subject: Setlist: Boston 10/06/98
Date: 7 Oct 1998 03:01:05 GMT

Liz Phair
Avalon; Boston, Ma 10/06/98

01. Explain it to me
02. 6' 1"
03. Cinco de Mayo
04. Love is Nothing
05. Support System
06. Never Said
07. Johnny Feelgood
08. Dance of the Seven Veils
09. Uncle Alvarez
10. Polyester Bride
11. Supernova
12. Flower
13. What Makes You Happy
14. Mesmerizing
15. Divorce Song
16. Whitechocolatespaceegg
17. Perfect World
18. Stratford On Guy
19. Fuck and Run

This show was broadcast over the radio. I can't believe they didn't bleep out one word in the entire set!


The following description of Liz's performance in Boston, MA is courtesy of the news@world.std.com (taken from the newsgroup alt.fan.liz-phair):

Subject: Boston show= Fabulous!
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 04:58:14 GMT

Just saw Liz tonight; here is the set list from the show:

Explain it to Me
6'1"
Cinco de Mayo
Love is Nothing
Support System
Never Said
Johnny Feelgood
Dance of the Seven Veils (vocals were much stronger than I expected)
Uncle Alvarez
Polyester Bride (rocked much harder live)
Super Nova
Flower (couldn't believe she did this!)
Whatever Makes You Happy
Mesmerizing (incredible!)
Divorce Song (really Great!)
White Chocolate Space Egg
(encore)
Perfect World (Liz&guitar with backgroung vocals- really strong)
Stratford on Guy
Fuck and Run (absolutely great!)

All and all, I must say: this band sounded very tight and rocked much harder than I expected. Liz's stage presence was *much* improved: Her between song banter, though occaisionally awkward, had a shy charm to it. During the songs, however, she was very much into the music: dancing, shimmying and playfully interacting with the band. I was amazed at just how good the songs from "Exile" sounded live: they were all sublimely good.....My only criticism is that she did not introduce the band members.....

Hope you all can catch one of the shows: it truly was great!


The following description of Liz's performance in Boston, MA is courtesy of the Ben Radlinksi (taken from the mailing list Support System):

Subject: Boston Show! and a side note...
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 09:31:28 -0400

I must say that the Boston show was also amazing. Played all my favorites (Divorce Song, Stratford-On-Guy, Support System, and even Dance of the Seven Veils!), and Liz was, well...HOT! I know it's pretty cliche, but she was....unnnnngggg...HOT, when she sang "Flower." The slide show went on for too long (almost 3 cycles).

Liz was so animated and self-assured, and didn't sound nervous at all. She seemed very "at home" at Avalon, responding to cat calls and telling the audience that "it means a lot to me that you're here, a lot more than you know." That was sweet. I loved the amped up version of "Fuck and Run." A bass line adds a lot to that song. "What Makes You Happy" rocked out, big time, whith Liz going crazy at the end. All in all it was a wonderful show. I danced my ass off.

On a side note: Did anyone notice that if you take the WCSE case apart, underneath the white plastic is a large eye. Creepy. It's been staring at us the whole time, and we never even knew it.

BenRAD


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