Al On The Tonight Show

Post by **like_im_27again** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:41 am

Alcan

Good one, Nate!

I had a great time being in the audience after I had a chance to take a few breaths right before being ushered into the studio. We were cutting it so close, also arriving at around 2:30. I dropped off Jack and Tuck at the line and tried to find a parking space. After a few minutes I could see plainly that there was no parking nearby. All the while Tuck keeps calling to update me on how close they were to letting people inside. The sweat starts to bead up on my forehead...I was toying with the idea of parking in a 2 hour parking space I found and risking a big fat ticket or a tow. Then I quickly called a friend who lives a few blocks away and I was able to park in front of his place and then I jumped in his car and he dropped me off at the line. I made it with no more than 5 minutes to spare. Whew!

We all had a great time, and it was so nice to see Al and the band perform and I think this was a test for them to see if performing it in this manner will fly. I'm sure Al and maybe the band, too will be picking it apart way more than most of us. I have no doubt they'll get better and better at it after performing it on tour. Great job considering the difficulty.

The last thing Al did before leaving the stage (after doing the promos) was to turn to the audience (specifically to his fans, of course

) and wave. I think that made our day.

If anyone wants a VHS tape or a dvd, I can do that. I have it taped on Cox digital, and can offload it at the high quality setting, so just let me know if you need it.

Vikki

Post by **Driew_La_27** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:42 am

Jeremy I agree 99% on your points. Just like when the first "single" came out for SOL a majority of us were underwhelmed to say the least, but then when the album came out its not THAT bad of a video. I think the same will be said for the W&N performance on tour. I think Al had a week to put together a set and then rehearse it. So I'm not surprised at the lack of "creativity" that you're mentioning Jeremy. Also there could've been restrictions on the Tonight Show perventing Al from going into the audience like he did on the Wyane Brady Show. Something tells me he will change it up....

Weirdalfreak27 · Post by **Weirdalfreak27** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:45 am

Seeing this live was great. The people I went with were surprised that I hadn't seen Al live since the end of the Running With Scissors tour, but it's true! This is the first time I saw Al live in about 6 years. I'm glad I did, too! Not to mention I saw him with a bunch of friends! Usually when I went to Al's concerts, I went alone. On top of that, seeing the actual Tonight Show live was neater than seeing it on TV, imo. I thought Al coming in on the segue was a cool way to start the show.

I sort of expected some pre recorded bits, as we had been talking about that on the way up. Initially, I didn't think W&N would be a concert song, just because of how hard it would be to sing it all, unless there were some tricks that gave him time to breathe.

But that's what they did, and I still enjoyed it anyway. Not bad for the first performance I'd seen in 6 years!

Post by **Bruce the Duck** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:49 am

Driew_La_27 @ Nov 3 2006, 07:42 PM wrote: I think Al had a week to put together a set and then rehearse it. So I'm not surprised at the lack of "creativity" that you're mentioning Jeremy. Also there could've been restrictions on the Tonight Show perventing Al from going into the audience like he did on the Wyane Brady Show. Something tells me he will change it up....

See, I don't even think it's that he didn't have time. I'd be willing to bet that this performance is what we'll see on tour. The CP performance on Craig Killjoy's show was the same as the concert performance. And the WBUL was basically the same on the Wayne Brady Show as it was on tour, just adapted for a different audience and stage structure.

And it's not this performance specifically. It's ALL of the rap performances that I mentioned above.

OE, I know that most rap artists don't do much more than what Al did when they perform their songs (well, except for having an enormous posse of people who have nothing to do with the actual song on stage with them going, "Yeah" every three seconds). But with Al, I much prefer his performances where he brings original, inspired comedy to the stage, beyond just the lyrics of the song. And he doesn't do that with his rap songs.

Post by **Diva** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:12 am

Driew_La_27 @ Nov 4 2006, 07:08 AM wrote: And YES there was some Alcan, but you can also hear Steve's and Jim's voice also.

In the studio, it was very easy to hear Steve and Jim singing those lines. Vikki, I would soooooooo much appreciate it if you could burn a DVD for me [especially if you have the whole show, if they did a pan of the audience at any point? My Mom would love that.]. PM me and let me know the costs.

Cheers, Diva
still in AIH

Post by **like_im_27again** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:32 am

Will do.

Yeah, in the studio you could plainly hear Jim and Steve singing, and it wasn't until I got home and watched it on TV that I realized there was also "Alcan" in there.
--V

ProphetM · Post by **ProphetM** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:37 am

If anyone wants a VHS tape or a dvd, I can do that. I have it taped on Cox digital, and can offload it at the high quality setting, so just let me know if you need it.

That's really awesome!

btw Diva, have you checked your PMs?

Post by **mewrio** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:03 am

Well, personally, I thought it was pretty good. I didn't like the way the choruses were executed - they sounded too much like rapping and not enough like singing, and they just sounded a bit... well... lame. But considering the circumstances, the verses were really good, and there was a fair bit of good camera interaction.

I just hope that next time less of it looks lip-synced, because although I knew he was singing, I can see how someone could think he wasn't.

And, btw, I do want to thank Eldeemo for putting this up. It's great quality, especially since the whole episode is not likely to turn up on any "illicit sources"

Poptronixx · Post by **Poptronixx** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:07 am

Many thanks to all who put out The Tonight Show segment. It also gives non-US fans a chance to see what they are missing! I personally enjoyed it very much, and I was so glad to see Al and the band perform. From what I can tell, they also got a great round of applause as well

eldeemo · Post by **eldeemo** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:19 am

My "rip" was from an HDTV stream of the tonight show which is probably why the version I posted looked better.

Eldeemo