


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vagina_Monologues
Maybe a good subject for "Everything Else" - LOL
Love Dino Soldo - a very fine musician - and I think he is a terrific compliment to Leonard Cohen and this show! That is my opinion. And - same about all the fine musicians and singers with whom Leonard has chosen to tour! The best of the best. (Similar opinion about those who accompanied him in the past. Leonard knows good. As does Roscoe Beck - I believe he was somewhat instrumental - again - no pun intended - in putting together the band. And Sharon Robinson - who recommended the sublime Webb Sisters.) This group - I'm glad to see them all again, even if only "virtually," via video, as a result of people who are kind enough to film and then upload on YouTube.
As for reactions to performances, or new material, I take courage and go with my instincts and gut reactions. Everything is not always perfect. Or nothing is ever perfect. Something like that. Thankfully and blessedly. Also - I watch performances on YouTube - of the same songs - again and again- but in different venues - different days/nights. No performance is ever the same. And no audience is ever the same. The performances are, to a great extent, affected by the mood - and the energy - and type of energy - of an audience. It is felt. It is in the air. Energy is received - and given back -artistically melded into emotions - dictated by lyrics of the song. So - the same song - over and over again - is never the same - not to me anyway - and I know this to be true for others. Listening to a studio recording - that is a different. Not that, over the years, I have not listened to studio recordings over and over again. But in this age of heightened technology - I can now watch live performances of the same song - from different shows. Same songs, again and again. But adding the human element of the wonderful performers to the performances makes every show different.
But I digress - so back to my cheerleading.




Another video - good one - of Leonard's magnificent "Hallelujah" -
Uploaded by "Silvach30" (thanks!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2dEdI5pYNI