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Saturday, October 30

Dave Dobbyn - Palmerston North, N.Z. 2011 (aud)

The Square
Palmerston North, N.Z.
Oct. 1, 2011


audience recording (sound quality: VG+)

01 Language
02 Slice of Heaven
03 Outlook for Thursday 
04 Maybe the Rain
05 Blindman's Bend
06 Lap of the Gods
07 Beside You
08 Only Love Remains
09 Whaling
10 You Oughta Be In Love
11 Rain On Fire
12 Be Mine Tonight
13 Pour the Wine
14 Love You Like I Should 
15 Loyal
16 pre-encore break
17 Just Add Water
18 Hanging In the Wire 
19 Welcome Home

ROB SEZ: New Zealander Dave Dobbyn is a musical treasure to longtime Kiwi & Aussie fans, but he's more or less unknown outside Australasia. That's a real shame, since he's been justly celebrated for decades by better-known musicians such as Neil & Tim Finn. If you want to find out what you've been missing, this recording is a decent place to start. It features old classics from Dave's "DD Smash" days through more recent solo hits. (I also recommend my earlier DD post HERE.) I wish I knew more about this recording, such as who to thank and who Dave's fellow musicians are. Safe bet the drummer is the fab Ross Burge (The Mutton Birds). Other than a lack of info, I have no complaints about this fine offering.


   

3 comments:

  1. If you like this recording, you’ll also appreciate this one:

    Corner Hotel
    Melbourne, Australia
    Nov. 14, 2012

    audience recording (sound quality: VG to VG+)

    Language
    Lap of the Gods
    Hanging In the Wire
    Pour the Wine
    Rain on Fire
    Guilty
    Beside You
    Whaling
    Just Add Water
    Outlook for Thursday
    Be Mine Tonight
    Devil You Know
    Love You Like I Should
    Loyal
    Blindman’s Bend
    This Town
    Welcome Home

    I only have it as shared by the taper, in very good-sounding MP3

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/6hwlf359tnwsfoh/Dave%20Dobbyn%20-%20Corner%20Hotel%2C%20Melbourne%20AUS%202012-11-14%20AUD-MP3.zip?dl=1

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  2. DD's career has two main phases, defined by his religious conversion. This show with his pre-faith material is particularly compelling. Thank you!

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    1. Interesting observation, Anonymous. Personally, I date DD's "conversion" to around 2000, with the album Hopetown. Although subtle, the religious influence is there in the lyrics if you're looking for it. My take is that the setlist here is about 3/4's well-known songs and 1/4 more recent & religiously-influenced songs such as "Just Add Water," "Pour the Wine," "Only Love Remains."

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