I had planned to spent this morning on a bunch of housekeeping chores that I’ve been putting off. So much for good intentions…. While I was having my first cup of coffee and checking my email, I “accidentally” found myself unwrapping a DVD that had just arrived from Alec, and slipping it into the conveniently-placed slot in the front of my PowerBook. And so for the last couple of hours I’ve been transported across time and the Atlantic….
It’s a wonderful performance, anchored by six songs from the just-released album Absent Friends and including most of the older favourites like “National Express”, “Generation Sex”, “Tonight We Fly”, and “Something for the Weekend”. For me, the highlights are probably “Leaving Today” and “Sunrise”, with which he closes.
The only disappointment is the complete lack of songs from Regeneration. I know that it was a stylistic departure, and doesn’t match the range of the instrumental ensemble in this show, but it would have been nice to hear “Note to Self” or “Perfect Lovesong. Never mind.
Thanks, Alec. And now I guess I’ll have to reschedule the rest of my weekend….