Postby alb123 » Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:07 am
It's funny that you mention Leonard, himself, believing Recent Songs to be one of his "best" albums. I do believe that it is a very, very strong album. Lyrically, it is the most adventurous of his works, maybe until The Future, and I also adore the album. What strikes me as strange, then, is why Leonard almost never performs anything from this album besides "The Gypsy's Wife" during his concerts. I know that artists typically choose set-lists based on what they think the audience will want to hear, but when you tend to play 30+ songs per show, you could pepper in more than one song from that album if it's YOUR favorite, as the performer...no? I've always found this curious. Even when Leonard was touring in 1979-1980 he didn't really play the album in its entirety.
ALB
Waterbury, CT - May 14, 2009
Las Vegas, NV - Dec 11, 2010 (Final Show of Leonard's 3 year World Tour) INCREDIBLE!
Boston, MA - Dec 15, 2012 (Best L.C. concert I've been to!)