Blue Coupe 8/2/13 Londonderry NH-possible spoilers
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:47 pm
To start, if any of you have the chance to see them, DO IT. Fantastic show with three 60 somethings cooking for two hours with more energy and fun in their performance than people half their age with 24 songs! Have read in numerous posts of various Sick Things hooking up with others at shows and my wife and I were joined by the charming and cheerful Jaded! The venue was small, but we got there early and were front table so I could watch DD punish the hell out of his bass! Here is the set list:
1-"Everybody Goes Insane"
2-"Under My Wheels"-Joe pointed to our table during "I'm driving right up to you!"
3-"Be My Lover"-Joe went into the crowd briefly. Good version.
4-"Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll"- Excellent version of the Blue Oyster Cult chestnut with Albert bashing away on a surprisingly small kit with two little Godzillas on either side of the bass drum. Joe got right next to us and my wife touched his guitar.
5-"You Like Vampires"
6-"Hallows Grave"
7-"Burning for You"-My wife is a huge BOC fan, but this song has never floated her boat. I like it, though, so always good to hear.
8-"Caught in a Dream"-Sheer bliss! My all time favorite song and the first time I've heard it in concert...hope to hear Alice do it at some point.
9-"Hellfire Hurry"
10-"Nosferatu"-If "BFY" kind of sagged her spirits, then hearing this perked my wife right up. She has commented that the Cult never played their vampire songs (most that seem to have Joe Bouchard's hand in them... ), although the last time we saw them, they played "I Love The Night". Really creepy song that follows the 1922 film to the letter. Joe popped his high E string, but didn't miss a trick or lick.
11-"Joan Crawford has risen from the Grave" -Joe on the keys, with Albert coming out in front of the mike for parts of the song.
12-"I'll Forever Stick Around"- Dennis finally gets a lead vocal in a nice sentimental song that ended with him blowing a kiss to his cool wife.
13-"Modern Love"- Joe and Dennis go into the crowd.
14-"I'm Eighteen"- Awesome version with Albert playing harmonica a la Bob Dylan and the ACG ending.
15-"Supernatural Love-Albert back on the vocals.
16-"Used Car"-Jeez Louise, all three of them in the crowd! Even Angus Young not this social! Harmonica/Guitar duel from the Bouchard brothers.
17-"Godzilla"- Would rather have heard "Hot Rails To Hell" over this, but a decent version with Joe and Dennis singing the high guitar parts. Dennis with the help of his bass telling the story of "Little Godzilla" growing into "Big Godzilla" Albert put on a small G mask and BACK into the crowd tapping on chairs, tables, the wall before coming back, chasing Dennis off the stage with a BIG G mask on and an short energetic drum solo. All this time, Joe is restringing his guitar before closing the song.
18-"Ain't Dead"-Albert on vocals.
19-"School's Out-Still the anthem's anthem and good version.
20-"Prophets, Dukes and Nomads"
21-"Ride With Me"
22-"More Cowbell (Gotta Fever)"-Dennis on vocals, he and Joe running around and Albert busting up a stick. Hilarious!
23-"Devil's Highway"-Dennis announced it would be in a film released in October and the title, according to the STUK homepage is A SHORT HISTORY OF DECAY.
24-"Don't Fear The Reaper"-One of the Cult's best songs and Joe really rips it up here-in fact, I think he does a better job than Donald Roeser!
Bought some swag and met the band afterwards. Both Bouchard Brothers as nice as can be-someone in the know told my wife that Albert gives the best hugs and she had to agree! Joe signed my Deadringer and Bouchard Dunaway Smith CDs -and looked surprised that someone had them-as well as the two Blue Coupe/Solo albums he has done. Dennis and his wife, Cindy were as great as ever, signing all my ACG sleeves as well as Deadringer and BDS. The whole band was graciously signing, posing and talking with all the fans.
So, as I said at the beginning of this long narrative, pay a babysitter's exorbitant fee, call out sick, do the roadwork (an hour for us), but definitely see Blue Coupe! YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED!
1-"Everybody Goes Insane"
2-"Under My Wheels"-Joe pointed to our table during "I'm driving right up to you!"
3-"Be My Lover"-Joe went into the crowd briefly. Good version.
4-"Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll"- Excellent version of the Blue Oyster Cult chestnut with Albert bashing away on a surprisingly small kit with two little Godzillas on either side of the bass drum. Joe got right next to us and my wife touched his guitar.
5-"You Like Vampires"
6-"Hallows Grave"
7-"Burning for You"-My wife is a huge BOC fan, but this song has never floated her boat. I like it, though, so always good to hear.
8-"Caught in a Dream"-Sheer bliss! My all time favorite song and the first time I've heard it in concert...hope to hear Alice do it at some point.
9-"Hellfire Hurry"
10-"Nosferatu"-If "BFY" kind of sagged her spirits, then hearing this perked my wife right up. She has commented that the Cult never played their vampire songs (most that seem to have Joe Bouchard's hand in them... ), although the last time we saw them, they played "I Love The Night". Really creepy song that follows the 1922 film to the letter. Joe popped his high E string, but didn't miss a trick or lick.
11-"Joan Crawford has risen from the Grave" -Joe on the keys, with Albert coming out in front of the mike for parts of the song.
12-"I'll Forever Stick Around"- Dennis finally gets a lead vocal in a nice sentimental song that ended with him blowing a kiss to his cool wife.
13-"Modern Love"- Joe and Dennis go into the crowd.
14-"I'm Eighteen"- Awesome version with Albert playing harmonica a la Bob Dylan and the ACG ending.
15-"Supernatural Love-Albert back on the vocals.
16-"Used Car"-Jeez Louise, all three of them in the crowd! Even Angus Young not this social! Harmonica/Guitar duel from the Bouchard brothers.
17-"Godzilla"- Would rather have heard "Hot Rails To Hell" over this, but a decent version with Joe and Dennis singing the high guitar parts. Dennis with the help of his bass telling the story of "Little Godzilla" growing into "Big Godzilla" Albert put on a small G mask and BACK into the crowd tapping on chairs, tables, the wall before coming back, chasing Dennis off the stage with a BIG G mask on and an short energetic drum solo. All this time, Joe is restringing his guitar before closing the song.
18-"Ain't Dead"-Albert on vocals.
19-"School's Out-Still the anthem's anthem and good version.
20-"Prophets, Dukes and Nomads"
21-"Ride With Me"
22-"More Cowbell (Gotta Fever)"-Dennis on vocals, he and Joe running around and Albert busting up a stick. Hilarious!
23-"Devil's Highway"-Dennis announced it would be in a film released in October and the title, according to the STUK homepage is A SHORT HISTORY OF DECAY.
24-"Don't Fear The Reaper"-One of the Cult's best songs and Joe really rips it up here-in fact, I think he does a better job than Donald Roeser!
Bought some swag and met the band afterwards. Both Bouchard Brothers as nice as can be-someone in the know told my wife that Albert gives the best hugs and she had to agree! Joe signed my Deadringer and Bouchard Dunaway Smith CDs -and looked surprised that someone had them-as well as the two Blue Coupe/Solo albums he has done. Dennis and his wife, Cindy were as great as ever, signing all my ACG sleeves as well as Deadringer and BDS. The whole band was graciously signing, posing and talking with all the fans.
So, as I said at the beginning of this long narrative, pay a babysitter's exorbitant fee, call out sick, do the roadwork (an hour for us), but definitely see Blue Coupe! YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED!