Ron
"Ran" Waite Wing
In Concert: Rufus Wainwright |
In Concert: Rufus
Wainwright
|
I had never heard of Ben Kweller, but the audience sure had! He's a throw back to the 60's: hair style, clothes, guitar and electric piano playing, an anti-folk hero of sorts. His music took a chapter out of the 60s, it was a combination of protest, hope, need and peace--and the audience loved it. He shined when it was "Sha, Sha" time, the audience was singing, dancing and partying along with him.
When Rufus
arrived, he walked out on stage and sat at the grand piano.
Dressed in a shirt and tie, he launched into his repertoire.
We heard songs like "I Don't Know What It Is,"
"Vibrate," "Crumb By Crumb," "Gay Messiah," "Little
Sister," "The Art Teacher," and "Matinee Idol."
(I had to look up the lyrics that I recognized, in order to figure out
what songs he had actually sung.) He
accompanied himself on piano for some of the songs and played the guitar on
others. He asked the crowd about the
SU basketball team, and then told them how he had been on vacation when this gig
had been booked. All of a sudden, a
female voice from the audience yelled out "I love you," but it was
quickly overshadowed by a male voice shouting "No, I love you."
Rufus responded slyly with "my mom loves me."
He then introduced his half-sister Lucy Roach.
She sang background harmony on "Katonah." His
concert was on the same night as the Academy Awards, which he did mention.
He dedicated his song, "The Maker Makes," which was included in
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Rufus is very clever, fusing numerous classical/opera elements into his contemporary songs, but to me, his music is an acquired taste. No matter what I thought of this concert, I'm still glad that I saw him perform live. You can find him online at www.rufuswainwright.com.
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