(TV) Patti Smith in Copenhagen

["leif joley" <leifjoley@hotmail.com>]

Patti Smith came to Copenhagen yesterday, and she gave that performance "the 
award for must fucked-up show" of her five week tour, which is soon to be 
finished. There was some apparent problems on stage, especially when she was 
to play the clarinet; she also became disturbed by a press photograher: 
"take your shit and leave", she told him through the microphone.

I bought my ticket at the box office an hour prior to the concert, but it 
seemed that Vega - formerly a People's House - was packed, which could mean 
about 1,500 patrons. Much left-wing populism from the stage. Hand-shaking, 
calls for hand-clapping and singing a-long. Cover versions of "When doves 
cry" and "Jumpin Jack Flash". The band was good, but the guitar playing 
could be more imaginative, but Jay Dee Dougherty is undoubtly one of the 
best drummers around. The show went on for a 2h30min. She finally seemed to 
be overwhelmed by the audience's enthusiasm.

Haven't seen her since '95, at the Roskilde festival, but she seemed to be 
in fine form. Her voice was terrific. Now, in her older days, one could see 
similarities between her and and the late Jean-Paul Sartre - her strong 
glasses revealed a certain squinting that I haven't seen before. Those who 
back in '78 were horrified by the cover of "Easter" could see that she 
nowadays has adopted more common female shaving habits.


Leif J, Sweden

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