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Post by shimmery on Jul 28, 2007 18:43:50 GMT 10
Hi guys! I'm just back online, sorry we didn't get back earlier, our Hut went to 3am!  I'll write about the brilliant hut in the other threads later, but wanted to say how much we all loved seeing Damien singing last night!! We didn't get to see him at all apart from onstage, but that was to be expected as we knew he wasn't well. He came on first, then there were 3 other acts. Back in a moment! |
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Post by shimmery on Jul 28, 2007 18:46:02 GMT 10
Damien's first song was Nat King Cole's "When I Fall in Love, It Will Be Forever", followed by "Summertime" which had "Moondance" by Van Morrison in the arrangement as well (all glorious!) and was sort of the way Damien merges Fall at Your Feet with With or Without You, all really seamless.
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Post by shimmery on Jul 28, 2007 18:57:45 GMT 10
The stage design was sooooooooooooooo beautiful! It was all black curtain with sparkly stars in it (like Swoon City) and a grand piano in the middle (all the other performers used the piano) and above the piano was a huge red ribbon in sparkly lights, and the stage was framed 4 ways by big crossed over red ribbons, from floor to about 5 metres high I suppose, like the way a present is wrapped up in ribbon - oh it looked so beautiful!!!!!
Wanted to take a pic so badly but the tickets had in big bold letters NO PHOTOGRAPHY and there were lots of ushers so we didn't want to get in trouble.
Peter Coussens (so gorgeous) came on and introduced everyone and Damien was first and apologised that he had a cold, he had a cup of lemon and honey with him on stage.
Though he said that and we had been worried about him performing when he felt so sick, we were all thrilled to see him and oh his voice was beautiful as always. The sound in the theatre was A+++++ I think possibly the best sound I have heard of a Damien show yet, really rich acoustic tone.
I loved the arrangements he gave to the songs, he was playing his flame guitar as he sat on a stool and spoke how he used to listen to these songs from his Mum & Dad's collection and loves to sing them now. He apologised to not finish with a musical song as his voice was wearing from being sick and he did a lovely rendition of Hallelujah.
SO he did 3 songs, the 2nd song had another full song in the middle though, and it was really really magical, we all had seats quite close, I think I must have only been about 4m away from the stage. Don't think he could see us from the stage but it looked like he was trying to look into the dark to see the audience, and though he wasn't well he engaged beautifully with the audience who all were very appreciative.
It was a funny time of day to go see a show at 11:15pm! but we all enjoyed it very much, the last 2 shows I've seen of Damien have been small scale and I just love to see him in a minimal environment, just him with his guitar, magic. When we came out I was saying that every time we see him sing it seems like such an honour and the others agreed. Absolute star. We all so appreciated the effort he must have made just to be there.
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Post by gj on Jul 28, 2007 19:03:41 GMT 10
No chance to catch D - he was first up and then we were 45 minutes of other acts ........but I'm happy if he just went home to bed............to take care of himself.
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Post by 12ktina on Jul 28, 2007 19:24:02 GMT 10
It would have been great to hear him sing some new songs!!! Shame no one got to meet him, but it's probably a good thing that he was on first and got to go home relatively early! And it sounds like you girls were having your own Damienfest in Sydney - well done!!!!  |
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Post by Leithal Dame on Jul 28, 2007 19:54:35 GMT 10
"Moondance" by Van Morrison!! Ohhhhhh swoon. I love that whole album and would love to have heard D do anything of Van's. Most of all I'd love to hear him do Into The Mystic. sigh
Thanks for the report guys!
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Post by morgaine on Jul 28, 2007 19:59:44 GMT 10
Have to say D was an absolute trooper...sung b-ewtifully even with a cold....D-VINE., Summertime was   SWOOOOOOOOOON. Then for the last one...he admited he was going to sing some familiar (ie. easy)..so it was...errr..Hallelujuah!! Like...if that's the easier option, imagine what the other ones were!!! Post concert Hut was LOOONG, and v. funny (very elegant surroundings too....) High Tea, anyone? |
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Post by Leithal Dame on Jul 28, 2007 20:12:20 GMT 10
Yes, I can just imagine D doing Summertime Morgs! I envy you. High tea would just hit the spot! |
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Post by shimmery on Jul 28, 2007 20:23:35 GMT 10
Yes High Tea at midnight - oh we know how to RAGE!  Was a brilliant Hut and OMG we were so thrilled to hear Damien sing those songs. LD I love that album too, any songs off that album. Into the Mystic and Crazy Love are particular favs of mine from that one, but they're all great. Ahhhhhh ACOUSTIC Summertime!!! Gah it was glorious wasn't it Morgs! |
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Post by Spud on Jul 28, 2007 21:34:29 GMT 10
Damien's first song was Nat King Cole's "When I Fall in Love, It Will Be Forever", followed by "Summertime" which had "Moondance" by Van Morrison in the arrangement as well (all glorious!) and was sort of the way Damien merges Fall at Your Feet with With or Without You, all really seamless. What's Summertime? As in who's it by? |
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Post by gj on Jul 28, 2007 21:49:42 GMT 10
"Moondance" by Van Morrison!! Ohhhhhh swoon. I love that whole album and would love to have heard D do anything of Van's. Most of all I'd love to hear him do Into The Mystic. sigh Thanks for the report guys! Yeah I'm a huge VM van and Into the Mystic would be fab |
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Post by Womby on Jul 28, 2007 21:52:09 GMT 10
When I Fall in Love - O M G - please say you have audio of this *insert begging smilie x 100*
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Post by gj on Jul 28, 2007 21:54:46 GMT 10
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Post by dmac on Jul 28, 2007 23:44:13 GMT 10
Sounds musically wonderful . Thanks so much  for the reports gj, shim and morgaine  ;D |
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Post by shimmery on Jul 29, 2007 14:53:34 GMT 10
You're welcome dmac ;D It really was wonderful to hear Damien play those amazing songs, the range of music Damien is open to performing is so exciting, we are always treated to something unexpected |
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