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| Simon Bonney © Raquel Pinheiro |
words & photos Raquel Pinheiro
Simon Bonney (Crime&The City Solution) is on tour as
Mark Lanegan's support act.
The Australian singer-songwriter is presenting Past,
Present, Future a compilation of his two album along with some new songs,
accompanied by violinist Bronwyn Adams.
Unfortunately due to a last minute re-schedule that saw
them starting fifteen minutes earlier, they played for a nearly empty room. In
their meagre half an hour Simon and Bronwyn were a joy to listen to. Simon's
beautiful songs and voice gently highlighted by the guitar and violin and complemented
by Bronwyn’s voice.
In sharp contrast Mark Lanegan and his band, presenting Somebody's
Knocking, his latest album, soon become morose. Morose may be an oxymoron since, by default, that
is the essence of Lanegan’s voice and songs.
However, at their best when the melodies are smoother,
the arrangements more vibrant and the voice takes off from its more uni-dimensional
tone as in the great Field Songs, Lanegan’s songs and voice shine. The same is
true of his collaborations with Isobel Campbell and The Queens of The Stone Age.
With an uninspired band, less or nonexistent arrangements
and a set list that, aside briefly towards the end, hardly took off to other dimensions
we’re left with a loud, strong, but not layered sound and a hoarse voice. Not
that any of it made a difference to the many devotees that filled the room.
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| Mark Lanegan © Raquel Pinheiro |
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