bluematrix wrote:
Or not.

Pretty much every track from the Austin City Limits set is as good as or better then the studio versions. A must for any Neko fan. Too bad this is the only track that gets any play here. This one is about par with the studio version because the vocals are a little flat (in comparison), but Jon's playing is kick ass.

Papernapkin wrote:
Yep. One trick pony. Have her come back when she's gained a bit more depth.

5 for the great musicianship behind the trapped cat wailing up front.

She has a relentless sameness to her songs. I have to turn it off.

bluematrix wrote:

Agree...Big Time!

Neko is aewsome live!

bluematrix wrote:
are you effing kidding me?

she missed STL due to the broken ankle. get well!!

Bad pass. I got to see Neko in a relatively small concert hall and she was utterly mesmerizing. Two magnificent hours.


horstman wrote:

This woman sings like Gabriel plays his horn.

All the way up to '11'.

man, the studio version is soo much better.

I did have the opportunity to see her play and passed. Kinda sorry but I think listening to two hours of just her would be too much. Her sound is like that. One song, or two is okay. More than that is overdose. She's like a great drug. Very good in small doses.

I am in Love with Neko Case........

I like my rock and roll imperfect; flawed, real, actual, transient, and passionate. Who cares if her voice in this take isn't perfect? She's a perfect example of what I admire in rock music and this particular performance highlights how imperfect she can be and still be appreciated. . .

I've seen Neko live and I thought she was everything her recordings promised and more. And although not every song she played came off exactly right, she was never the less transcendent in her performance - giving the live versions of those songs a breath of life not found in her recordings.

Go Neko!

What a voice.

Rocking-M wrote:

Oh I don't know.. I'd say it goes more from way to good.

Not to bad!

Add a point for being somehow Austin-connected. Hell, add two. Subtract one for subpar performance of her own tune. Gotta admit she has a pair of deep red bells, though.

ericsorensen wrote:Well, it's better then her other live stuff that's been released. However, this isn't from a live album where it's a collection of performances, it's from a single performance on Austin City Limits. This particular track wasn't the best, but overall it's really good. My favorite Neko album. And Jon Rauhouse does some great work on pedal and lap steel and banjo. I also highly recommend watching the DVD for the fun little bits in between songs.

She is awesome live and this doesn't do justice to how - usually - flawless she sings this song.

Pure class

Her short auto-biography reads she was born to two teenagers and subsequently raised by cats and dogs. I can relate. ^-^~ Tough lady. Glad she made it to a good place in that awful awful music "industry." We'd be at a great loss if she had given up a a point when most others would have.

really thought i'd love a live version of this killer song...but this version of it falls a bit flat (and sharp too) in places.

I agree, i need to hear something else before she goes on 4 and below list. . .

ericsorensen wrote:

I'm surprised she let this version get released. It's so spotty and she can do such great work. Her voice is breaking left and right.

What a talent.

I just bought this DVD. I'm going to watch it soon!

I prefer the studio version, but this still gets a '9'.
Got the shivers as soon as she started singing.

pannaramma wrote:

Ditto.

I used to wonder whether her producers were pushing her voice far forward in the recordings. But no, she's got a powerful, ringing style.