Saw the first show in Dead Can Dance's comeback tour last night in vancouver. Best show i've ever seen. It was at the Orpheum which is one of the best venues i've been to. normally I like Brendan and Lisa's stuff equally but live, Lisa's voice just defies description. It's a weapon. You feel like she could flatten a building. I know a lot of people here are dying to see the show so i'll write a bit about it but if you prefer to be kept in suspense stop reading know.
The show was like a religious experience; the crowd was frenzied. Standing ovation at the beginning, again halfway through after The Host of Seraphim, and we got three encores, the third a solo piece by lisa after half the crowd had given up and left. They played the entire Anastasis album, along with a few traditional folk pieces I didnt know, a song from brendan's solo album (i think - not sure), and old classics Rakim, Sanvean (which brought tears to my eyes), Summoning of the Muse and maybe one or two others I cant recall. The new album sounds great live. I particularly liked The Return of the She-king. Cantara was a notable omission, and brendan didnt sing anything older unfortunatwly (would have loved In the Kingdom of the Blind or something like that). It was particularly touching to hear lisa, who hadnt spoken all night, whisper "you're amazing" after her last song.
