Lou Reed Live in Copenhagen 12-05-03 By Thomcats
I had a date in Copenhagen on the 12th of May this year. It was a first
date and you know how they are. One is a little nervous. Will we hit it off?
Will I like him? I needn't have worried.
Perfect venue, Falkonersalen in Copenhagen, holding roughly 4000 seated.
Sold out of course. Expectation in the air. The moment the first note
reverberated in the air, magic happened. I've never experienced something
quite like it. The whole room vibrated. The floor under my feet shook and
the movement transported itself within my body until I could feel the beat
all over within me. First of all it was the music and I heard nothing else,
I didn't start paying attention to the lyrics until he came to "Tell It
To My Heart". That's what he did at that moment. Talk to my heart. In so many
words. I looked at his figure clad in enternal black and his face white
in
the limelight, furrowed, marked. I wondered what the furrows were telling
about. For a newbie like me most of the music is new. I cannot break into
recognising happy applauses when the first notes of a wellknown and much
wanted song are played. I have just to tag along and I abandon myself to
the experience. The band is tight and observant behind him and are allowed star
performances here and there. Jane Scarpantonio renders a chillingly,<
freezingly, dark and intense cello solo in "Venus In Furs" and we are amazed
over the extraordinary quality of Anthony's voice in "Candy Says". At the
end of the show, music is played that is familiar also to me. "Perfect Day"
and "Walk On The Wild Side" pleases the audience no end. During "Perfect
Day" there is a performance by a Chinese monk. He dances in slow measured
motions the way they do it in the parks in China, especially in the foggy
mornings. I wondered if that kind of mental and physical training is
performed in the Park in NY too. It would be fitting anyway. The audience
won't let go of them. They shout and stamp the floor and rush to the front
beneath the stage. Two hours long. For all I cared he could have carried
on for another two hours. I wonder if we will have another date?
thomcats