--- Surprise… In a rare last-minute decision, Angie joins me for the Joan Jett / Alanis Morissette concert!
--- Angie appreciates the Columbia Central Library parking lot secret. As at Hozier, the Merriweather crowd is packed, yet barely anyone is parked at the library, one hill away from the entrance! I appreciate Angie’s water bottle in the heat. I’m shocked Merriweather allows people to bring bottles. I’d assume one would be $89, to match the temperature. They wait for us to walk in to start the show…
--- “Victim ofCircumstance,” “Cherry Bomb,” “Do You Wanna Touch Me,” and “You Drive Me Wild” don’t drive me wild, but they’re solid.
--- “If You’re Blue,” a new single, is top so far — more breezy and upbeat.
--- Love that Jett includes that she got her musical start in Rockville, where she lived from 8 to 13! Wish I could understand almost anything else she said, as the microphone (or her lack of enunciation) seemed to swallow every other word.
--- “Different” basically sounds the same as the opening numbers — until a mini electric riff at the end, which was cool.
--- Clive Davis’ apparent cousin on the keyboard explains that they couldn’t get a record deal for years with a female guitarist as their lead. Hence the song “Fake Friends.”
--- Angie informs me Joan Jett is 65! So, compared to Bruce Springsteen (74), Paul McCartney (82), and first-time lead actress June Squibb (94), a spring chicken!
--- “Androgynous” has intriguing queer lyrics! Wish they weren’t lost in Mumble Land…
--- “Everyday People” (AKA the song from the Toyota commercial) is my favorite so far. Catchy rhythm and instrumental the middle — woo.
--- The crowd gets (justifiably) loud for “I Love Rock and Roll” — it’s fun!
--- “Crimson and Clover”: What?!?! My mind is blown as the best part of one of the my 100 favorite songs, Jimmy Eat World’s “A Praise Chorus,” was stolen from Tommy James and the Shondelles.
--- “I Hate Myself ForLoving You”: strong crowd song.
--- “Bad Reputation” makes me bounce and bounce and bounce. So many great Danny Ibanez Freaks and Geeks memories!!!
Grade: B/B+
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