A Jackson Browne tour was an unexpected chance to catch up live with a songwriter who I have been listening to for decades and the front row seats added to the anticipation. He wrote some great lyrics and I have a particular penchant for the following from "The Late Show". It's the way the detail is added to the analogy that I find compelling.
Look--
It's like you're standing in the window
Of a house nobody lives in
And I'm sitting in a car across the way
(Let's just say)
It's an early model Chevrolet
(Let's just say)
It's a warm and windy day
He didn't do this track but he did a number of classic tracks from his back catalogue as well as tracks from his most recent album "Time the Conqueror". After starting with a recent track "Boulevard" he did an older track that I hadn't come across before called "Barricades of Heaven" which was immense. "Fountain of Sorrow" came early on as well as one of the best of the recent tracks "Giving that Heaven Away". The incredible quality of the songwriting just kept coming as he did "For a Dancer" - so poignant; "These Days" - so introspectively honest; "Lives in the Balance " - one of the best angry political songs around.
There was some of his more upbeat output as well "Rosie" and "Running on Empty" before the encore of "After the Deluge" - another immense song and a perfect way to end.
Yet another contender for gig of the year
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