This is my first post to the message board as I couldn’t let the magical evening at The Stables go by without comment. I’ve been listening to Suzanne’s music since the first album but for some reason have never managed to see her play live. I realised on Friday night what I have missed. I have been going to gigs since 1974 covering the whole spectrum of popular music but I have never been so captivated than by Suzanne’s performance at The Stables.
The Stables is a small venue and the audience are usually quite reserved (or polite as Suzanne noted). Suzanne appeared to be quite nervous for the first couple of numbers (did the reserved crowd add to the tension?) and believe it or not she actually lost her way (vocally!!) half way through Marlene!!! "I've been playing that song for 20 years and have never goofed until tonight" she quipped. Did we care - not at bit it just added to the charm of the evening. The reading was "The Happy Gravedigger". We got Small Blue Thing for one of the first encores ("It would be rude not to play what the audience asked for" she commented to the band). For the second encore Suzanne asked for requests - Song Of David - "wow, we haen't done that for a while" you could see Suzanne wracking her brain for the lyrics, trying a few chords, trying to convince the bass player that he did know the song!!!!

I always gauge the impact of a show by how long after I have the songs in my head - well it is now Monday and they are still there (loud and clear) and I have listened to nothing else all over the weekend.
It was a wonderful, enthralling and totally captivating evening. Thank you Suzanne, take care and please hurry back to the UK.

OOh David you are soo lucky!
after seeing Suzanne in Salisbury I was desperate to go again, and ummd and ahhd about going all the way up to MK to see her, phoning for tickets at the last minute only to be told of course they were all sold out I will now have to content myself with 'Retrospective' (when it lands on my doorstep!) or until next time she tours-(I'll be there!) Have fun all you lucky guy's going to Shephards Bush tonight!
Jan

Hello!

I just wanted to say that I was at the Stables gig too! I thought it was one of the best concerts I had been too for a very long time. I have followed Suzanne's songwriting since the 80's, but this was only the second time I had seen/heard her live. The Stables was a perfect venue, so intimate and personal, I really felt thoroughly involed in the whole evening - and it was a bonus for me to hear Martyn Joseph too! The highlight of the evening for me was Song of David - mainly because I was the one who asked her to play it!! It is one of my favourite songs (although how can you choose - there are so many!) I was so pleased she gave it a go. Anyway this is the first time I have contributed to this message board - so I will not out stay my welcome.

Neil

Here's a video clip of Suzanne's soundcheck here at The Stables in Milton Keynes from the upcoming documentary.

http://homepage.mac.com/mooncusser/Vega/iMovieThea ter119.html