posted by david on Tue 23 Dec 2003 @ 03:59 PM

You could say Lisa is having a good couple of years. Last year her "Car Tape" album got a lot of attention (including an ARIA nomination) and this year she's launched her new album "Version Originale" and landed the support slot for Neil Young's Australian tour. I was ambivalent about the new album for most of the year (Car Tape did nothing for me) but some of the new stuff is starting to click with me and the best way to see it is in the live setting. The key fault with the new album is the sequencing: it opens strong but seems to fade a little as it closes, as if it opts for too much mellow stuff near the end. A live performance means everything gets mixed up, arrangements get re-worked (stripped back or rocked out) and everything just feels right. Her band can't be faulted and the atmosphere seems so relaxed that when guests like Jen Anderson drop in to add her own touches, the audience only has more reason to grin.

Lisa 552 x 800 (58kb)	Lisa and Doug Robertson 538 x 800 (52kb)	Shane O'Mara 689 x 800 (53kb)
Jen Anderson and Lisa 800 x 679 (66kb)	Shane and Garret Costigan 699 x 800 (61kb)	Shane and Lisa 800 x 771 (73kb)
Shane, Garret, Lisa, Doug and Royce 800 x 277 (38kb)	Lisa 756 x 800 (57kb)	Lisa and Jen 800 x 418 (54kb)
Lisa, Doug and Royce 800 x 510 (59kb)	Shane 712 x 800 (67kb)	Shane, Lisa, Doug and Royce 800 x 738 (87kb)
Lisa, Doug and Royce 800 x 530 (61kb)	Doug, Lisa and Royce 766 x 800 (89kb)	Garret 787 x 800 (78kb)
Garret and Lisa 800 x 770 (102kb)	Doug, Lisa and Royce 800 x 683 (83kb)	Lisa, Doug and Royce 786 x 800 (91kb)
Peter Jones, Shane, Lisa, Doug and Royce 800 x 571 (62kb)	Lisa and Royce 795 x 800 (54kb)