Paul Westerberg, at KFOG,
San Francisco, CA. 12th September 1996.
Set-list:
Disc One: (63:45)
1.
Waiting For Somebody
2.
Valentine
3.
Once Around the Weekend
4.
These Are the Days
5.
I Will Dare
6.
Ain't Got Me
7.
Achin’ To Be
8.
John, I’m Only Dancing (Bowie cover)
9.
Mamadaddydid
10.
Black Eyed Susan
11.
Merry Go Round
12.
Angels Walk
13.
Love Untold
14. Left
of the Dial
Acoustic Radio session (Unknown
location & date)
15. Mamadaddydid
16. Love
Untold
17. Skyway
18.
Sadly Beautiful
Notes:
Complete show: Yes.
Musicians: Paul Westerberg: vocals & guitars.
Tommy Keene: guitars. Michael Bland: drums. Ken Castain: bass.
CD quality: OK copy. Some errrm, “vinyl crackle” on
the last 4 tracks.
Remarks:
I wasn’t there for this show or tour. So here are some reviews from people who were there:
Review 1: Hey all, sorry this took so long to write, but on Sept. 12 KFOG hosted
a live broadcasted private concert with Paul and the entire band at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley, CA. They picked 10 very lucky people to witness the show in a very
closed setting and I was one of the lucky 10. IT WAS AWESOME! He played a
shorter version of his set that he has been playing on his tour. He played for
about an hour and ten minutes. After he finished his set he started walking out
of the studio like he was going to leave for good, but then the crowd started
yelling for him to come back. Paul turned around and mumbled, “I’m coming back,
I need to use the bathroom.”
I brought all
kinds of neat things for him to sign. He signed my I’m in Trouble 45, the
Eventually CD cover, my 14 Songs limited edition book, and best of all my
Rickenbacker guitar. I almost talked him into playing it during his set. He
asked if it was a 6 string or a 12 string and if it was in tune. I replied,
“it’s never in tune.” He laughed, but ended up not playing it. He did hold it
though. It was an incredible night.
Billie Joe,
from Green Day, was also there. He is a huge Replacements fan. Oh, one more
thing about the night, when he signed the I’m in Trouble 45 he seemed really
impressed about seeing the 45 like he hasn’t seen one for a while. He pulled it
out of the sleeve and started to carefully scrutinize it. He tried to remember
what they had scratched into the groove. If you hold it just right you can see
the words “power trash” etched in. I never knew that was on there until he
showed me.
The following
night I saw him at the Fillmore in San Francisco. It was an incredible show. I
wanted to correct the other person who wrote in about the show, he said one of
the songs was called King of America when actually the title is Stain Yer
Blood. He again sat on the steps of his bus and signed autographs after the
show. I went up to him again and thanked him for signing all of my stuff from
the night before and for not getting impatient. He was truly a great person. He
told me to hold on to the 45, but get rid of the guitar. I thought that was
funny. Oh, one more thing about that 45. When he was signing the cover he drew
a halo around Bob’s head. I think he really misses him. Anyway. a great two
days. I can’t wait for a new record (which he said to a friend of mine, “it
might be sooner than you think”) and the next tour. Feel free to email me at
GRandall@FairIsaac.com or unbalance@aol.com with any news or questions about my
meeting the greatest songwriter of our generation.
Review 2: I too got to go to the private KFOG live broadcast at Fantasy Studios.
I am the girlfriend of the person who also wrote about it and I just had to
throw in a few words of my own. It was really a once in a lifetime experience.
All in all there was about a total of 25 people in the studio during his
performance. I, of course, was sitting directly in front of him.
He sounded
really great. During one of the commercial breaks the guy sitting next to me
was yelling at Paul to get him to give him the towel that he was using to wipe
the sweat off of his forehead (I thought I was a big fan). Paul being the sport
he is graciously handed over the towel. He even signed it for him after the
show. The guy in return gave Paul a first edition album of Big Star’s first
album. A pretty good trade.
During the
show whenever Paul would begin one of his songs the KFOG DJ would like very
confused and kept looking at this piece of paper he had in his hand. We later
discovered that Paul wasn’t following the set list that he had given him.
Sounds about right, doesn’t it? After Paul was done playing and he returned
from the bathroom he hung out with his eager fans. I got the feeling that
although he was being very giving, open, and friendly that he just going
through the motions, like he was numb to his surroundings.
I suppose he
might start feeling a little anonymous after awhile especially when dealing with
very excited and crazy fans! I had all of these meaningful and expressive
thoughts that I wanted to tell him, but when I got my chance I acted more like
a starstruck 12 year old. He was so wonderful and patient about signing all of
my stuff and taking a few photos. It really made my whole year. I just hope
that I get another opportunity to say everything I wanted to say. Anyway, the
concert was fantastic and the concert at the Fillmore the next night was
terrific as well.