In Search of a Name » Jeremy Enigk

Setlist

Jen — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:11:10 +0000

So I went to see Jeremy Enigk play almost a year ago. After the show, I snatched a setlist and wanted to post it, but it got lost in the shuffle of daily madness until tonight. Here is the setlist!!!! Jeremy Enigk Setlist

See my original posts on the show here and here.

Jeremy Enigk – The Missing Link

Jen — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:59:39 +0000

I am currently listening to The Missing Link. I am sad to say that it’s exactly what I expected. After last year’s The World Waits, I wasn’t expecting to be excited by the music. Neither of these albums even compare to The Return of the Frog Queen. I guess some people reach their creative peaks very early in their lives.

The four “new” songs are unmemorable, at best. Enigk’s lyrics and vocal lines are very good, but with the lulling instrumentation flowing behind them, the songs flow right in one ear and out the other. The songs, over time, will find some glue to the musical receptors in my head, but as of yet, there’s nothing to grab onto.

The live versions of the other songs are good. If you liked the album versions of the songs, you will surely enjoy the live ones. I like the live versions better, myself. The energy seems more raw and that seems to breathe new life into them. I know when we saw him perform in December the songs were much more interesting than when I listened to the last disc. Don’t, however, let the term “live” mislead you. The last five songs were recorded “live in studio”. So, yes, that’s live. But not live as in there was an audience present. And if you are going to record songs this way and call them live, you might as well call studio-tracked songs “live” as well since each instrument was, technically, live.

Overall, if you are a hardcore Enigk fan, you probably need this CD. If not, it’s probably a waste of your money.

Emme Packer

Jen — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:43:27 +0000

Every once in a while, a new artist seeps into my consciousness little by little. Emme Packer is the latest to make her way in. Jerry introduced her to me a while ago when he listened to one of her songs on myspace. She sings sweetly and writes her own music. She plays guitar and earnestly works on her craft. At least, this is how she seems to me. Her most recent album, “Joy. The Machine.” she released on her own label. And it’s got a beautiful song on it titled “Enigk”, probably about Jeremy Enigk and (I’m guessing) his influence as a songwriter. I’m pretty sold on the CD, so I’m probably going to order it. I encourage you to check out her website and her myspace. Hope you enjoy!

Video

Jen — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:13:00 +0000

The videos were taken with my camera phone, so they kind of suck, visually, but the sound quality is surprisingly good for such a small device. Not to mention the fact that I was standing right next to the stage. What a great night!

Carnival

Lewis Hollow

Explain

Set it on Fire