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Posted in music on July 29, 2005
Antony Blasphemy from the Blogosphere
The Antony show at Town Hall last night was not lacking in bloggers.
* Manic Mess was the person (people) I saw leave early. I seriously couldn't believe it. The people who moved into her seats before the encore were happy.
* Central Village says NOT "best show ever."
* Modern Age accuses me of "stealing" and "climbing."
On the other hand....
"The concert was truly spectacular, just magically good--it was at the Town Hall, every seat was full and everyone in the audience was completely mesmerized," says Jenny D
"Antony and the Johnsons was the most beautiful concert I've ever seen, with the most silent, enthusiastic, attentive, obedient audience I've ever seen, which is really something because it was 4,000 hipsters," says Pigeon in the Sun
"Antony’s set was a retrospective ranging from songs off his first EP The Lake (“Fistful of Love” and the title track) to cuts off of I Am A Bird Now - but the highlight was definitely the grip of covers Antony and Co. kept springing on us. We’re talking Leonard Cohen’s “The Guests”, some Nico and some Moondog, and the encore tear-fest that was Lou Reed’s “Candy Says.” Catharsis!" says Fader
" I was a lil wary that his holyfuckingshit!, amazingly adaptive timbre would translate to the stage. I quickly realized I was a fucking retard." says Michael
BEST SHOW EVER (for now)
Posted on July 29, 2005 3:56 PM
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Comments (5)
how could you not switch the order and make it "climbing and stealing"? you know, the beastie boys? rhymin' and stealin'? brooklyn, where you at, son?
Posted by arocke | July 29, 2005 4:18 PM
shit. good one.
Posted by brooklynvegan | July 29, 2005 4:24 PM
Hey BV,
Any chance you'd show us what's on that purloined setlist, or have I missed it somewhere? What an amazing show (even though I totally couldn't see Antony behind the piano lid-- it was kind of like a private concert with the Johnsons with Antony being channeled in Ramtha-style).
Posted by Relby | July 29, 2005 5:38 PM
I think it's funny when people walk out of indie rock shows to make a statement. Still falls short of walking out on a four star general addressing your class of '68 college graduation.
Posted by Miguel | July 31, 2005 10:40 PM
PLEASE scan or simply post the setlist sooner than later... I'd love to know the order of the songs, and would love to see the actual list. More pics too! I, too, felt it was the best show ever. EVER. I drove up from Richmond, VA and would've been happy if I had gone to the show and immediately drove home.
If you can't post or scan the list, could you e-mail it to me?
Posted by Jonathan Knowles | August 1, 2005 6:22 PM