Niedziela 6 Lut 2011, 17:30

Jeu 20 jan. – Patti Smith acoustic trio
It was my 3rd Patti Smith experience since 1996. The first time was with my father in Concarneau (south Brittany - France), I was 16 and I consider it as my first gig ever.
All 3 gigs were very unique to my own appreciation…
The first one back in July 1996 took place in an old town under the moonlight, by the sea…Simply beautiful ! Patti sang and said poems…
I will never forget this evening…

My second Patti Smith concert took place in my favourite parisian venue. The Bataclan, in July 2004. It was a more classical gig compared to the first one but the atmosphere in the audience was crazy ! A lot more than my first one when I was 16 ! I felt this way maybe because I was older this time and knew a bit more about the woman…I've appreciated that gig in a different kind of way ;)

And the last one…but not the least ! She introduced the gig as being the second unplugged one she was giving in her whole career ! The first one was (from what she told us) played in the 1970's with Bob Dylan !
And what I can say is that this evening Patti spoke to my soul…I cried and felt undeniably good ! Unplugged dreams…The feeling of attending a one in a life time live experience ! My legs are still shaking…Thank you Mrs Smith ;) You're simply amazing !!!

Here is the setlist of this Unplugged dream ;)

- Boots of Spanish Leather (Bob Dylan Cover),
- Grateful,
- My Blakean Year,
- We Three,
- Daydream Believer (The Monkees Cover),
- Beneath the Southern Cross,
- Dancing Barefoot,
- Ghost Dance,
- Redondo Beach,
- Mother Rose,
- Strawberry Fields Forever (The Beatles Cover),
- Frederick,
- Because the Night,

(Encore):
- People Have the Power,
- Rock n Roll Nigger,

(Second Encore):
- Wing (in memory of Jean Genet)

Patti Smith with Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan, Jack Petruzzelli, Jesse Smith, Mike Campbell, Luca Lanzi and Andreas Petermann.