Word: concert
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...back and rush through their encore, losing some of their entertaining zeal in the process. Despite the restrictions of club management, Better Than Ezra still got the crowd jumping with their final song, "Desperately Wanted," in which they turned the house lights on above the charged audience. Overall, the concert was emotional and energetic, ranging from touching and sentimental melodies to amusingly obnoxious stage antics. This variety of music and attitude are reflections of the new sound of Better Than Ezra on How Does Your Garden Grow...
...songs from the new album were well suited for a live set, especially when coupled with the band's commanding, entertaining and downright hilarious stage performance. The band did not spend the entire concert plugging their new album, but instead shuffled in a variety of hits and almost-hits from their two previous major record releases, Deluxe and Friction, Baby. Griffin paid homage to his New Orleans roots with an emotional rendition of "King of New Orleans." But he was quick to remind the audience of his Boston connection, parking cars for a semester at Boston University, which...
...only the singles that received radio play. Two of the most powerful moments occurred when they deviated from the typhoon of pop hits. With just an acoustic guitar, mournful vocals and a single spotlight, Griffin silenced the crowd with a beautiful, delicate rendition of "Porcelain." Later, Griffin stopped the concert in order to playfully explain the lyrics of "Happy Day, MeMe", which was inspired by the joy he felt waking up to the still-sleeping face of a loved...
...refreshing part of the concert was what was left out: vicious self-promotion. The new album was only mentioned once, and Griffin briefly revealed that the next single would be "At the Star,s, which was then performed with a simple, yet effective string arrangement and piano accompaniment. The steam-up-the-car-windows ballad climaxed with the lamenting lyrics "I've finally found that/Everybody loves to love you when you're far away...
Harvey didn't stick around to clear things up. Besides a few side projects with interesting talents like Tricky and John Parish, she attests to having grown nervous with her growing fame and unconfident in the kabuki-ish performance art she was creating in concert...