Supercilious Singing to the Choir
by FloraFlore on 4/29/13Town Hall - New YorkRating: 1 out of 5Billy Bragg has a great voice and clearly enjoys being in front of an audience, but his performance on Saturday night at Town Hall would infuriate any music lover. I share most of Billy's political views, but I don't go to concerts to hear simplistic, puerile rants about health care and activism and gay marriage. Sing more, lecture less, Billy. You came off as a tedious high school teacher who can't even illustrate his cant with interesting anecdotes. The glee over Margaret Thatcher's death is in extremely poor taste, and do you have any idea how many times you said: "I'm a" or "I'm not a"...(country singer, folk singer, punk, etc)? Seriously, buddy, you've become so narcissistic. Not one love song!!!! I would feel I'm owed an apology and a refund for sitting through that tendentious twaddle, but I really appreciated Kim Churchill, so at least Billy follows through on his interminable sermons and shows generosity to promising young talent that needs such help. But I don't know if I'll risk another Billy Bragg concert, because, if I want repetitive, reductive political views, I'll stay home and watch CNN.
