This may be a disappointment to some. She would have been the perfect dead Hollywood icon. But Courtney still has a lot to say.
She played the songs from Nobody s Daughter with her band in a most sophisticated fashion. She still rocks, and can get off a raspy yelp when she needs it. But now she has talented musicians backing her up, and arrangements.
The music is defined, hummable and well-constructed. So are the lyrics. Whenever Nobody s Daughter is released (this is still up in the air hello labels looking for a hit) old fans and new fans should be impressed by Courtney s ability to articulate her pain, anger and rebirth.
Last night, she had to tell the rowdy, packed-in audience to shut up many times so she could perform the new songs. They re all love songs, she told them, and much different from her hits Celebrity Skin and Malibu, which were treats for a crowd that wanted the old screwed up, directionless Courtney Love. It s not like she s become Mary Poppins.
There s no chance of that. In PCH, Courtney sings maybe to her dead husband , who committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth - I m up on Pacific Coast Highway/With your gun in my hand. Anyway, the good news is that Courtney Love is going to stick around a while.
With rock in such miserable shape right now, that s a good thing. This may be a disappointment to some.
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