A stand for gold
Posted by Patrik Edvardsson | Posted in Beach Boys , Bob Dylan , Christopher Owens , Curt Cobain , Girls , No Age , Paradiso , Patrick Wolf , The Tallest Man On Earth | Posted on 1:48 PM
Girls were wounderful last night. Singer and Curt Cobain look a like Christopher Owens moved his way through his debut album, easily jumping from fuzzy Beach Boys sounds via sun drenched No Age punk and pulled of an amazing version of their breakthrough ballad Hellhole Ratrace. Someone in the audience told him 'your so dreamy' and Owens answered, 'your mom is dreamy'. It was all very cosy and the second guitarists hair was epic.
Then we sneaked in to see Patrick Wolf (picture) in the big hall. I'm still trying to process that event. But just let me say that if Patrick Wolf happens to come to a town near you, I think you should go. He has one of those voices that makes the hair on your arms stand up like they were soldiers in the army. He also professed his love for Amsterdam, being the gay icon that he is, and when he left the scene in a gold covered outfit after several costume changes and recklessly throwing himself and his songs through everything from epic balladry to industrial metal (!) I biked home feeling I just witnessed something very special.
Tonight I am back in Paradiso to witness The Tallest Man On Earth. Or Bob Dylan junior, as I like to call him.
Patrick Wolf was actually among the best at Way Out West this year, but the 40 minute show was far too short. For how long did he play yesterday?
He played a long time in Amsterdam, a bit over one and a half our at least. I think he had to in order to show off all of his costumes, and at one point, white underwear.