Been a while since the show but thought that I’d post about it now too. I had read quite a fair bit about The Frames being a pretty special live act, so expectations were quite high. Needless to say my expectations were not only met, but exceeded. It seems that The Frames are rated more highly in Ireland than U2 - they have four CD's compared to U2's 3 in the best reviewed Irish CDs).
There is something fresh, about their style and lyrics. I quite liked the way the songs are constructed, and the enthusiasm with which they were performed. One of the other things I love about The Frames (aside from Hansards voice) is the acoustic guitar, and the violin (which just adds quite another rich layer to their music).
The highlights of the show for me were, Song for Someone, Seven Day Mile, Star Star, Say it to Me Now (performed acoustically) and Fitzcarraldo. The moment of the night was during the introduction to People Get Ready when he was teaching us the chorus, he mentioned that they had finally had written a song with a chorus, like U2~!
There were camera's filming the show, apparently it will be on the Metro's website, but wait and see. Another surprise during the night was Holly Throsby. I had not heard much of her music before but quite enjoyed her music. Towards the end of their set, Glen Hansard invited Holly Throsby on stage, and they sang New Partner (written by Will Oldham) together. The only real negative about the night for me, was how the crowd talked through Holly's set.
Setlist (Not quite sure about the below, I thought they played Fake, and am not sure about the order).
Song for Someone // Lay me Down // 7 Day Mile // Stars are Underground // Pavement Tune // God Bless Mom // Revelate // Star Star // Falling Slowly // Fitzcarraldo // Happy // Finally // Say It To Me Now // Ghost of Pickering Wood (instrumental) // Sad Songs // Rent Day Blues // New Partner (w/ Holly Throsby) // People Get Ready // Red Chord
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Rumour has it that, they will be back in Australia in March....
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