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| May 23, 1998 show @ the Cooler, New York, NY | The Covers Record |
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Los Angeles, CA It's generally known that Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) gives bad show because she gets insecure and freaked out and tends to get upset when she makes mistakes. She's also just kind of weird. So it was against my better judgement when I attended her recent show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, after having attended two shows in NYC over the last few years. Hair covering her face like a Ramone, she interupted nearly every song, but every song was as gorgeous as it is on The Covers Record, if not more. The raw beauty of her voice is amazing, accompanying herself with such spare intstrumentation. Weaving one song into another, she stopped only to switch from electric guitar to piano (as on the album). You'll need to listen to the album many times before you can truly appreciate its loveliness. (I recommend starting with Covers and What Would the Community Think.) Then see her live. Forgive her insecurity and hesitations, even cheer her on. But she will move you. |
|| Cat Power (35k) || there are more photos but I haven't scanned them in yet ||
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The Covers Record (2000) with samples
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Moon Pix (1998) with samples
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Myra Lee (1996) with samples |
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What Would the Community Think? (1996) with samples |
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Dear Sir (1994) |
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