Live Recording - KCRW

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   You nailed it sarmadi. Madi please abandon the repartee, its not required! I recently saw Bjork live in Cambridge, on DVD. She's shy & didn't say boo between songs. The music did all the talking, it was both brilliant & mysterious.
Like jazz runner from DC & you yourself acknowledge...she needs some mighty coaching on her disheveled appearance & awkward stage presence. Her nervous body language is difficult to watch, especially from someone so talented.

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RonJon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: October 02 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Quote Reply Topic: Live Recording - KCRW Posted: October 31 2006 at 2:04pm
	You nailed it sarmadi. Madi please abandon the repartee, its not required! I recently saw Bjork live in Cambridge, on DVD. She's shy & didn't say boo between songs. The music did all the talking, it was both brilliant & mysterious. Like jazz runner from DC & you yourself acknowledge...she needs some mighty coaching on her disheveled appearance & awkward stage presence. Her nervous body language is difficult to watch, especially from someone so talented.

saramadi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: June 14 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 46	Quote Reply Posted: October 30 2006 at 7:35am
	First off, I ADORE Madi. And yes, the KCRW performance is excellent. I have everything she has ever recorded and love every song (including live performances from the Montreal Jazz Festival from (I think) 1997. Her studio performances and CD's are amazing. But a live studio performance is NOT a live public performance. I have seen Madi live four times (well, five including the Montreal Jazz Festival but that was soooo long ago). None of the four performances was totally successful although her voice was marvelous every time. Let's face it - from ever so many comments on this web site and my own experiences, I have come to understand that often Madi is just not comfortable on stage before a big audience. Her stage presence often leaves one squirming over how uncomfortable she seems to be. She's just not good at repartee with the audience. That doesn't make her a bad person. I still love her. But I think I have seen her "live" for the last time. I find it too hard to deal with her live persona. I will anxiously wait for her forthcoming CDs and guest appearances on other artist's CDs. Long live Madi and her music.
	Cheers!

lulu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: July 06 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Quote Reply Posted: October 27 2006 at 10:46pm
	http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/ mb061006madeleine_peyroux Friends and sceptics, If there was ever any doubts in your mind of the brilliance of Madeleine's live performances - check out this sublime footage from a recent radio interview that Madeleine did in LA in October. It will dispel the sour comments of Doug and others and I hope make up for the disappointment that a few forum members have felt at Madeleine's live shows. The performance is stellar - Madeleine clearly revels in this live studio session. Enjoy Lulu