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FLASHBACK BLUES
WINDOW SHOPPING THROUGH THE PAST
The Prine Shrine Archived pages
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WISCONSIN 2001
Madison
Civic Center, Madison April 7, 2001
Oscar Mayer Theatre w/Todd
Snider
By: Ryder
The show in Madison was great! John did a 2 hour set with a lead player
and bass. No drums. Didn't need 'em.He also threw in an acoustical set in
there. He played one new song "Other Side of Town" that sure
relates to my brother-in law, but that's another story. Enjoy the show.
By: kathy47
John took to the stage as the crowd rose to a standing ovation. In spite of going through a total hip replacement, he is better
than ever, crisp as celery, as fresh as bunch of new bloomed
roses.
The crowd was immersed in his singing and stories. JOHN was like
a breath of fresh air, his performance was incredible. We got to
hear a new song (ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN) which he had written
was he was recuperating from surgery.
JOHN and the guys (David and Jason) were vibrant, fresh and exhilarating. You would have never guessed that he had surgery
just 3 months ago! JOHN put on a great show, I think it was the
second best show I have ever seen.
As I had said JOHN, he is like a bottle of wine, that just gets
better with age!
I guess JOHN will never cease to amaze us! You are an amazing
person, with the greatest of talent and most of all your vibrant
personality! Thanks for everything!
Best of all I got to meet with some of the best friends a person
could ever have. If it wasn't for MR. PRINE, I would have not gained
some of the most wonderful people I know.
I'd like to let you people know that, I look forward to seeing
you guys, as much as I doing seeing PRINE...well almost!
For me it is easy to be drawn to not only what he sings, but the
compassion he has, for what he does! He is a true master of
stories and words. It's very evident that a bout with cancer, a
total hip replacement, there is no end to what he will continue
to do!
JOHN in better than any magician, because he can pull more than
a rabbit out of his hat! Just watch the audience to see how they
are mesmerized with his great talent! It leaves me in awe to watch
the crowd and their reactions, I can't imagine how JOHN feels.
JOHN you are the greatest!
Ya' know JOHN, you might be 10% titanium, but you are 90% platinum!
With JOHN, it is like putting your quarters in a slot machine,
and hitting the jackpot!!
Thanks a mil...JOHN
And thanks to the best friends a person could ever have!!!
By: Ann
Wanted to let you know about the Madison show. It was fantastic! Set list
was pretty much the same as what you mentioned he played in Milwaukee...he
did change the acoustic part though and didn't do "Killin' the
Blues" during the encore. Sound was very similar to the Souvenirs
CD...very intimate. The Madison acoustic set was: You Got Gold Donald
& Lydia and a song John dedicated to a very ill friend of his - a
guitar player named Sandy Bull - that he said "probably won't see
another full moon". It was one of his favorites - That's The Way The
World Goes 'Round. All in all one of the best show's I've ever seen. I
have to commend the audience in Madison...kept quiet when you were suppose
too! ;) except for the guy sitting right behind me who felt the need to
sing every song...at least he was singing on key! Wish I was headed to the
next venue... John did tell a story about an Oshkosh newspaper snippet
about him playing in town...they listed a few of his big hits...Sam Stone,
Illegal Smile and Hell in There! Way to go Oshkosh! ;)
FOLK SINGER PRINE DELIVERS THE GOODS
Published on Monday, April 9, 2001
© 2001 Madison Newspapers, Inc.
Byline: By Rob Thomas The Capital Times
Date: 4/7/01
sent in By: JimS
"Whaddya want to hear?" John Prine asked the audience, leaning forward on his wooden stool. Well, where do you start?
Prine is a folk singer who has an amazing catalog of songs that stretches back over 30 years, a collection of funny and sad and true tunes that contain rough edges and soft spots where you least expect them.
Before a sold-out crowd at the Madison Civic Center Saturday night, Prine delivered an affecting evening of his music. From one of his earliest tunes ("Souvenirs") to one he just wrote this past winter ("The Other Side of Town"), it's a remarkably consistent body of work, and there's nothing like seeing him perform it live.
The last time he was in town, at the Barrymore Theatre in 1999, he was on the mend from a few rounds with neck cancer, making the show especially poignant and meaningful. This time, he told the crowd that he just had hip surgery last January.
"I got a new hip made of titanium," Prine said. "The doctor says it'll last for 28 years. I said it's nice to know it'll still be out there doing shows after I'm gone."
Prine started the show with two backing musicians, an upright bass player and an electric guitarist, while he played acoustic guitar for much of the night. It was a flexible setup that provided surprising force for foot-stompers like "Fish and Whistle" or gentle understatement for more elegiac tunes like "Souvenirs."
Midway through,
Prine did a solo acoustic set, which included lovely versions of songs such as "You Got Gold" and his duet with Iris DeMent, "In Spite of Ourselves." While Prine's voice gets unexpectedly deep in conversation, possibly a byproduct of his neck surgery, his singing voice is as strong as ever.
It was during this set that he debuted his new song, "The Other Side of Town." It fit in nicely with Prine's trademark character studies, a ruefully funny tale of a beleaguered husband whose only way of dealing with a sharp-tongued wife is by mentally tuning her out. ("My body's here with you catching hell/But my soul is drinking beer down the road a spell.")
The backup musicians returned for the rousing final third of the show, during which Prine occasionally grabbed an electric guitar and showed that the hip surgery was a complete success.
Folk singer Todd Snider got an incredibly warm response from the crowd when he opened the show. Underneath that mop of long blond hair lives a songwriter's brain that's wired much like Prine's.
In addition to satirical tunes such as "My Generation" and "Just in Case," Snider has a knack for more serious fare. "Missing You" is an almost unbearably sad song about his late father, and "Lonely Girl" twists and untwists love song conventions in intriguing ways.
Snider said he wrote the lyrics to "Lonely Girl" from notes he had scribbled on a napkin while trying to get up the nerve to talk to a woman across the restaurant. That woman later became his wife, something that's almost too movie-script perfect to happen in a song by Prine or Snider.
Pabst
Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
w/Todd Snider, April 6, 2001
By: Carol
I'm still flying high from the show at The Pabst Theatre. Everything was
perfect. My 17yr. old daughter and I had such a fantastic time! The 3rd.
row, center seats (that we won-a dream come true) were excellent. I always
enjoy a Prine show-he could sit there and do nothing and I'd be tickled
pink. Sitting so close is really special, though, just so engaging. John,
Jason and Dave all played superbly and John just comes across as so kind.
They all looked liked they were truly enjoying themselves. Todd Snider is
great-the crowd gave him a standing ovation and he sang some more-seemed
touched by the reaction of the audience. He was available at intermission
to sign CD's (my daughter bought one! A good sign!) and after the show my
daughter and I had our picture taken with him. Of course, it would have
been really cool to meet John as well and get a photo as a souvenir (As
I'm sure hundreds of people would like to do.) but it wasn't to be. There
were some family and friends with passes and I would think John was pretty
tired out. I did have a rather large sign (we love J.P., thanks to the
radio station, etc.) with me that I held up before the show and at the
end-I didn't want to be obnoxious or block anyone's view. But John looked
at the sign and us and with a smile and a nod, acknowledged it which was
really neat. We met so many nice people before and after the show: Steve,
the DJ from WKLH, other contest winners, Reeda, the webmistress and people
traveling with her, and other Prine fans-like one big, happy family. It
was a special night for my daughter, Molly and I. Now she knows why her
mom has been such a big Prine fan all these years and I think it has
opened up a new world to her. It wasn't just a concert, it was like
getting her baptized- a real experience. OK, I know I'm starting to sound
flaky, so I'll sign off. Bye all, If you're going to the show, ENJOY!
Carol
By: Tom
Spanish Pipedream
Spend The Night With Me
Souvenirs
Fish and Whistle
Milwaukee Here I Come
Grandpa Was A Carpenter
Far From Me
All The Best
Angel From Montgomery
Everything Is Cool
Big Old Goofy World
Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian
One Red Rose
Other Side of Town (New)
In Spite of Ourselves
Sam Stone |
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Bear Creek
Aint Hurtin Nobody
Great Rain
Sins of Memphisto
Hello In There
Lake Marie
Encore:
Please Don't Bury Me
Illegal Smile
Killin The Blues
Paradise (With Todd Snider)
Todd Snider 8:00 - 8:30
Prine 9:00 - 11:00 (No Break)
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Snider is solo acoustic. Prine plays half the show solo (nice and
intimate). Top of the show and last part of the show he has a bass player
and a lead guitar. That's it! No drums. I strongly suggest you check
out Todd Snider. He is fantastic! I even ended up with the guitar pick
John damn near destroyed
during Lake Marie.
Grand
Opera House Oshkosh, WI
w/Todd
Snider April 4, 2001
By: Gmac- Neenah, WI
"How Lucky Can One Man Get" to be able to sit in the second row and see a wonderful show?
The answer is VERY lucky.
All the snow may not have quite have turned to water in Wisconsin, but John Prine's opening performance in 2001 warmed a lot of hearts on a chilly evening. He comes across as a guy you'd love to have a beer with and shoot the breeze. He was in a good mood and hooked the audience with his wit and stories.
The Prine magic was superb. I have followed him for 30 years, but seeing and hearing him on stage is tops! His acoustic set in the middle portion of the show was top shelf.
Todd Snider was wonderful in the lead-off position. He mixes humor into story. He has a Prine-like delivery; but I caught a bit of Dylan and Kristofferson in there too. Many patrons went out to the lobby and bought his CD. "Just in Case"...check it out
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