Re: preconcert tunes

["Ed Ezergailis" <moriarty>]

Re:
> I was at the (don't laugh) Sisters of Mercy concert at the 
> Aragon in Chicago last night, the pre-show music was the 
> Velvet Underground and Patti Smith. My boyfriend and I were, 
> apparently, the only ones in the place who noticed and cared;
> we wanted to tell everyone to shut up so we could hear her.  
> It was the highlight of my evening. Also heard "1959" on WXRT 
> last week, and the DJ mentioned that he wished he could have 
> gotten out east to see Patti&Co. perform. Barring college 
> radio and CIMX in Windsor, Ontario, this was the first time 
> I've heard Patti on the radio, plus pleasant DJ commentary.
> 
> Mo

Why laugh? Andrew Eldritch has been a big Patti fan since he was young.
Although he's never (to my knowledge) given her the influence or stature
that someone like Stipe does - he usually reserves that for Leonard Cohen -
he has gone on record as saying Patti was a big influence on him early on. 
Not that its the same or anything, but remember Sisters Of Mercy had a song
called 1959 way back on Floodland. 

Finally, a post I didn't laugh at,
Ed