[BT] 17 July 2004 - Chicago, IL (Radio broadcast!)

Saint Johnny · Saint Johnny on Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:44 am

Radio Broadcast! This has great sound...run and grab it from Smithstorrents!

http://smithstorrents.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=717

Morrissey
House Of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA
17th July 2004

Source: Westwood One Silver > CD-R > FLAC

Confirmed as non-MP3 derived, by Tau Analyzer 1.2.

Torrent created on 3rd November 2006

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A great quality recording, distributed to radio stations by Westwood One.
This came from a silver CD bought from eBay and was kindly provided by
elmirasusanna.

01. Introduction
02. Shakespeare's Sister
03. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel
04. Jack The Ripper
05. Rubber Ring
06. I'm Not Sorry
07. First Of The Gang To Die
08. I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
09. The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
10. I Have Forgiven Jesus
11. The Headmaster Ritual
12. Irish Blood, English Heart

DavidA
http://www.smithstorrents.co.uk

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17 July 2004
Blue Jam Sessions, House Of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA

Let Me Kiss You
Shakespeare's Sister
How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?
Jack The Ripper
Rubber Ring
I'm Not Sorry
First Of The Gang To Die
Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
I Have Forgiven Jesus
All The Lazy Dykes
Subway Train/Everyday Is Like Sunday
The Headmaster Ritual
Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
/Irish Blood, English Heart

After more than a month traveling here and there in Europe doing festivals, Morrissey crossed the Atlantic for one date at the Blue Jam Sessions weekend in Chicago, a festival aiming to raise money and awareness for music education programs in America's (particularly Chicago's) public schools. The concert was filmed, but it is unknown whether this was for Morrissey or the festival. There was a radio broadcast however of 11 of these tracks, on Chicago's WXRT the week after the concert.

Guitarist Jesse Tobias replaced Lil' Barry filling in Alain Whyte's shoes.
Morrissey was talkative and in a great mood, even if he had a go at American politics and McDonalds. He mentioned that he was happy to be in Chicago, even though it was the birthplace of McDonald's. When some people argued that it wasn't, he insisted "Yes it is... yes it is!"

He asked if everyone had seen Farenheit 911, and if not then they should. He also asked the fans not to vote for Bush in the upcoming election: "He's
brought so much shame to America, more than any other president in the
history of this country." He asked the audience that if they knew anyone who were going to vote for him, to stop them, and to drug them on election day if they had to. This was received with cheers as well as boos, prompting him to ask his audience why some of them were booing.

Morrissey greeted his audience "I am glad to see you are all still alive."
The current single "First Of The Gang To Die" was dedicated to the New York Dolls' Arthur 'Killer' Kane who had passed away just a few days earlier. He said the man would be missed, and actually said that he was the fourth of the gang to die.

Morrissey had a jab the lack of success of "You Are The Quarry" in America. He said the album "reached #1 in many countries... of which this is not one." He went on to say "Oh, well... you have your preferences... the feeling is mutual." Besides that Morrissey did the usual band introduction and had the usual chats with front row regular Julia Riley. He also pointed the microphone to another fan in the front row, to ask her if she knew where South Bend Indiana was (a show was being scheduled there for the fall).

There was one failed and one successful attempt to make it on stage, both
during the encore of "Irish Blood English Heart" (on the setlist as "Irish
Pub"). The shirt Morrissey wore when he returned for the encore ended up in the crowd, just like a towel which he had used to wipe himself earlier.