Saw troubadour and personal musical blind spot Lloyd Cole again last week. This time at the nice, but not as intimate 3Ten under the big ACL Theater. Let me clarify the “blind spot,” comment though. Lloyd completely slipped through my radar for two decades, the Eighties and Nineties. Not even WMUR (my alma mater) or WXRT seemed to play his material very much so I’ve been catching up every time I see him. Maybe I should have my friend and concert buddy Mark (Mark M in the Comments) make a tutorial like I made one for Ethan on the New Pornographers (I’m also available to other tutorials for friends if they’re interested).
Lloyd was great. He told stories and jokes. The frustrating part was how limited the runs on his remastered sets were, argh! He also did the show in two parts since we’re all getting to the point when we need a Geritol break. One day I hope to see him perform with an incarnation of the Commotions (with or without Matthew Sweet on bass) and in his full electric regalia.
Thanks again for inviting me Mark.
Thanks for coming, Steve!