Pix from Alain Whyte @ the Knitting Factory 3.16.04; setlist
posted by davidt on Wednesday March 17 2004, @09:00AM

Some Totally Random Moz Fan writes:

Well it was a great set played by Alain Whyte - including several Smiths' songs- and after the show backstage he told me that the NME actually misquoted him back in the day when it wrote that Alain said "I wasn't a big fan of the Smiths". What he ACTUALLY said was that he was a HUGE fan - and was blown away by "William It Was Really Nothing" on Top of the Pops and loved the Smiths- but wasn't a massive enough fan that had every single B-Side and everything else. So they left all that out and only kept the negative part.

Here are the pix I took:

Alain-Whyte-Knitting-Factory-3.16.04 photo gallery

My camera was 2 hours old - I just bought it tonight- so when I was backstage getting a picture with Alain I accidentaly had the "video" selected so here is the "accidental video" of us smiling waiting for the camera flash that never came (link to QuickTime movie, alternate link).

Alain is saying "Better hide the cig!" I am on the left, Alain middle (obviously), and "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" Jose Maldonado is on the right.

---
Update: 03/17 19:37 GMT: An anonymous person sends the setlist:

1. suedehead
2. baby i'm strange
3. stuck
4. crushed
5. were you ever in my life
6. that joke isn't funny anymore/what difference does it make
7. black dog day
8. dream a wish away
9. i miss you
10. face value
11. there is a light that never goes out
12. playing for you
13. everyday is like sunday/i know it's over

14. baby come back
15. hard times

16. this Charming man

---
Update: 03/18 05:58 GMT: Desperately Kind writes:

I've got a review of the Alain Whyte show in the live reviews section of my music site, Desperately Kind. The review is at http://halfaperson.tripod.com/live.html

 
Morrissey-solo Login
Nickname:

Password:

Public Terminal

[ Create a new account ]

Related Links
  • NME
  • Some Totally Random Moz Fan
  • Alain-Whyte-Knitting-Factory-3 .16.04 photo gallery
  • link to QuickTime movie
  • alternate link
  • Desperately Kind
  • http://halfaperson.tripod.com/ live.html
  • More on Band/Associates
  • Also by davidt
  • This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
    Pix from Alain Whyte @ the Knitting Factory 3.16.04; setlist | Log in/Create an Account | Top | 89 comments | Search Discussion
    Threshold:
    The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
    which songs? (Score:0)
    can you let us know which Smiths and Morrissey songs he played?
    cheers.
    John
    Anonymous -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @09:13AM (#90809)
    accidental footage (Score:0)
    I get nothing, just a white screen.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @09:23AM (#90811)
    • Another Link To Try by Mud (Score:1) Wednesday March 17 2004, @10:00AM
      • Jay by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday March 17 2004, @11:39AM
        • *wink* by Mud (Score:1) Wednesday March 17 2004, @11:59AM
      You have to join the MSN Group before... (Score:1)
      you can watch the video. It's in the documents folder, which only members can see. Takes less than a minute to join, but you need a hotmail address first I believe.

      Alain looks cool -- real cockney isn't he?

      Erm...how old is Jose?
      king leer -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @09:40AM (#90815)
      (User #80 Info)
      • Another Link To Try by Mud (Score:1) Wednesday March 17 2004, @10:06AM
        • nope by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday March 18 2004, @03:20AM
          thanks jay! (Score:1)
          great photos.... was the crowd receptive to his "solo" songs?
          VIVAMOZ <unhappy_planet@yahoo.com> -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @09:58AM (#90817)
          (User #184 Info | http://www.510vintage.com/ )
          there are two types of people on this earth.... unfortunately, i've forgotten what they are
          • Welcome ;^) by Mud (Score:1) Wednesday March 17 2004, @10:09AM
            Wondering... (Score:1)
            Did he play any of the new songs? Or talk about the new album?
            fut -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @10:56AM (#90833)
            (User #401 Info | http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamklaus/ )
            • No Quarry by Mud (Score:1) Wednesday March 17 2004, @11:05AM
              • Re:No Way Jose by fut (Score:1) Wednesday March 17 2004, @11:23AM
                • Welcome ;^) by Mud (Score:1) Wednesday March 17 2004, @11:29AM
              Alain is playing Johnny songs (Score:0)
              jeez
              Anonymous -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @11:46AM (#90851)
              pathetic (Score:0)
              um...why is this guy playing smiths songs and morrissey solo stuff he had nothing to do with? so does he not only work with morrissey, but moonlight as a morrissey tribute act? that's just sad...i guess he knows he'd never have a career otherwise.
              Anonymous -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @11:58AM (#90855)
              Gretsch Guitars with Cowboy Shirts (Score:0)
              I love Alain and i think he's a great singer. It's very out of character for me to flame in this way that has totally nothing to do with the music or the way he sounds, but this has been bothering me for years...

              Playing Gretsch Guitars with Cowboy Shirts is too much overkill...like a striped shirt with striped pants, and/or a striped tie. And...I live in Texas, and rednecks ain't all they're cracked up to be. It's kinda hard to swallow that lump when I see my heroes tip their hat to that image in the first place. To each his own, sure...but still...(gulp). I hope Alain isn't driving that Gretsch around in a Ford F150 while wearing a cell phone holster like the assholes here in Austin. All that's missing on that Gretsch is a Dale Earnhart "3" sticker. I know I'm laying it on thick now, but for some reason I feel like I have to say something due to the large number of years I've been seeing this particular fashion statement. I have 2 ways to go: this way or the Adam Ant cap gun way. Since we're all grown up and dress serious now in rock & roll, I'll go the cell phone holster way.
              Anonymous -- Wednesday March 17 2004, @09:33PM (#90906)
              explain this Mr Eric Hartman... (Score:1, Insightful)
              if the producer is so important in making Alain's and Boz's songs remotely listenable, how come so many of us love 'First of the Gang' when we've only ever heard the live version, and haven't got a clue what the producer's gonna do with it?

              no-one will ever match Johnny Marr's astonishing creativity, particularly his 1986-87 peak. not Boz nor Alain nor any other pop song composer on planet earth.

              But Boz and Alain have provided some fantastic pieces of music over the years admittedly mixed in with some less good stuff. but after 7 years, Moz will have picked their strongest musical compositions and his own sharpest lyrics so, hopefully, we're in for an absolute treat, and that's thanks to Morrissey, Boz and Alain.
              John
              Anonymous -- Thursday March 18 2004, @01:18PM (#91015)
              • Let me explain... by Eric Hartman (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @03:09AM
                • Re:Let me explain... by Lon (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @03:33AM
                • Re:Let me explain... by Mozzarella (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @05:12AM
                  • Re: by Eric Hartman (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @05:25AM
                    • Re: by This Years Model (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @06:25AM
                      • Re: Oh please... by Eric Hartman (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @06:34AM
                        • Re: by Eric Hartman (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @06:42AM
                          • Re: by This Years Model (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @07:24AM
                            • Re: I doubt it by Eric Hartman (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @07:31AM
                          • Re: by Mozzarella (Score:1) Friday March 19 2004, @06:26AM
                    Did someone record Alain's show? (Score:1)
                    Please say you did....someone....

                    If so, please email me at
                    whitewatersky@yahoo.co.uk

                    andrew
                    whitewatersky -- Tuesday March 30 2004, @04:14PM (#93074)
                    (User #6975 Info)


                      [ home | submit story/news item | archive/search | past polls | faq | preferences | terms of service | rss ]