We went to a Joel Plaskett concert at the Rebecca Cohn auditorium this past weekend and it was awesome!
It was his last date on his tour supporting the new album, three. It’s way mellower than the songs of his that I normally like, but it’s still pretty cool. We actually bought the album at the concert and were surprised/disappointed as to how much better he sounded live than on the album. Surprised because it either takes a terrible recording (which this isn’t) or a very talented individual to put on a better sounding live show than the studio album. Disappointing because in contrast, the concert makes the album sound a little crappy. Rose Cousins and Ana Egge in particular were always in perfect harmony and had great presence at the show. On the album… eh…
He did a great acoustic version of True Patriot Love which is my wife’s favourite song.
Unfortunately my favourite wasn’t on the list:
But that’s ok because there were so many great songs, new and old.
Finally, to top this post off, I thought I’d post a new find for Canadian music fans. Gord Downie with Joel Plaskett and The Emergency singing one of Joel’s most popular songs:
fashion // Jun 17, 2009 at 4:43 am
Never really heard of joel paskett but your article gives a fair enough idea. good going mate.
Electric gates // Jun 17, 2009 at 7:43 am
I also have never heard of Joel Paskett but im willing to give him a listen
Business Gas // Jun 17, 2009 at 9:43 am
Im going to give him a listen. SOunds like a good gig to see
Camping yorkshire // Jun 20, 2009 at 5:10 am
@fashion – You should check this guy out he is really good and well worth a listen
Umbrella Companies // Jun 20, 2009 at 6:01 am
I really want to check him out. I have heard a couple of sngs but really want to see him live
how does the stock market work // Jun 20, 2009 at 8:50 am
I liked that couple video it’s fantastic in fact i have saved that in my blog also saying at as some great videos to see!
gurtey // Jun 21, 2009 at 5:54 pm
well…sounds great ..will surely listen and tune to the music…way to go.
Redorigami // Jun 22, 2009 at 4:49 am
Never heard before, sounds great. Thanks.
halter swimdress empire waist // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:00 am
I saw Joel Plaskett Emergency open for the Tragically Hip in Washington, DC, at the 9:30 Club and have seen him before in the DC area. What a fantastic songwriter and live performer — one of the best shows I saw last year!