Seattlest: Cat Power Barfs Up A Hairball

Dominique

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:12:11 -0800

"She's touring with the Memphis Rhythm Band for her album The Greatest, a livelier, more audience-friendly album that resonates more with the drunken, hooting, college-girl set. The Memphis Rhythm Band has a rootsy, bar-band quality (except for their trumpet, who could blow), and their sound didn't exactly support what we're gonna call the Cat Power idiom." Well, this paragraphs says it all. I've seen her both solo and with the Memphis Rhythm Band and both times were brilliant. The band were amazing... Maybe if the audience were a bit better and gave her more encouragement?

Matt Silvie

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:35:24 -0800

John, you hated her live act and yet you saw her four times?

John

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:03:46 -0800

Don't get me wrong, I like her music, I'm not a huge fan but I like some of her music. But she is hands down the worst live artist I have ever seen. I've seen her a few times and 3 out of the 4 times it was the same thing. I am sickened that she sells out large halls across the country and plays festivals just to pull this crap. She should retire from performing live and just release records.

Dawdy

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:42:48 -0800

chan has been over for a long long time, but supposedly she was all rehabbed and doped on antipsychotics. i am guessing that didn't work either. she used to be pretty great back in the day, but i think she could really use a couple of years at an ashram listening to the wind. really.

MvB

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:37:36 -0800

Yeah, I found another blogger's commentary on that Neumo's show. Sounds fun. In all seriousness, this isn't just "shyness" we're talking about. It's cruel to put a musician in that position when it's clear they can't handle the tour pressure.

j

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:21:09 -0800

Same thing went down when she played Neumo's a few months back (though the pants thing is a new twist). It crossed the line from quirk to sickness and was pretty unwatchable. I felt bad for her and felt bad for buying a ticket to put her in that position.

Audrey

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:44:02 -0800

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Bitch is crazy.