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| Photo by Kevin Norris |
Lennon took the stage after openers Kamila Thompson and Women and Children. He played his latest record, Friendly Fire, in its entirety. Highlights included the Marc Bolan-penned tune "Would I Be the One" and an energized version of Lennon's tune "Headlights." Honestly, there were no songs throughout the night that were not hauntingly beautfiul.
As much as I don't want to compare him to his father, Sean undeniably inherited his father's sense of humor. He spent almost as much time during his set talking in-between songs as he did playing and he was incredibly funny and charming the entire time. As he slipped into a British accent at one point, I couldn't help but be transported to one of the old Beatles' press conferences we've all seen footage from. It was uncanny.
He reminisced about his first appearance at the Cat's Cradle at the age of 18. He played the Cradle with Yuko Honda's (his current keyboard player) band, Cibo Matto. Sean commented that while the rest of the world had changed over the years, Carrboro had managed to stay cool -- even if the Cradle doesn't stock liquor at its bar. He continued to go on about his dinner early that night at Crook's Corner. "Southern food... it's no Tofutti," he said.
After playing a new song called "Smoke and Mirrors," he told the crowd about how the French interpreted the song as being about pot (smoke) and cocaine (mirrors). It's a far cry from the song's actual meaning, which Sean said reflects his thoughts on the charade of life, but he was definitely amused by the French audience's superficial intrepretation.
Lennon closed the show with the song "Mystery Juice" from his first album, Into the Sun. It would be the only song of the night from that album.
With his incredible songwriting skills and musical ability, we should all hope that there is not another 8 year period between his new album and his next work.
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