# I saw Aimee Mann tonight...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 26, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002 "2003-01-26T06:52:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002/1 "2003-01-26T06:52:56Z")

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She was great, the sound was off (keys incredibly loud with no bass and tons of hissing treble, vocals with far too much bass and no compression), and the crowd SUCKED. It was made up of really grumpy old people. Bleh.

Still, she put on a great show. Her stage banter is funny and great, and her songs are awesome. And yes, she really does sound like that, it’s not some studio trick. Overall, quite glad I went.

Lucki Chaarms, M.D.\*

[sup]\*Magically Delicious[/sup]

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002/2 "2003-01-26T09:15:43Z")

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I am insane with jealousy.

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**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002/3 "2003-01-26T13:05:03Z")

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She’s coming as close to me as Asheville, but it’s on a night that I can’t go. That’s a shame–her new album is fantastic.

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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002/4 "2003-01-26T13:55:36Z")

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Are her and Micheal Penn still an “item?”

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**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002/5 "2003-01-26T14:27:16Z")

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**DoctorJ** - Couldn’t agree more. That album is TOTALLY underrated. I can’t believe that the critics who drooled all over themselves for Wilco’s _Yankee Hotel Foxtrot_ didn’t completely adore _Lost in Space_.

She played maybe 5 songs off of that album though, focusing more on older stuff… it seemed like the crowd was less familiar with _Lost in Space_ than _Magnolia_ and _Bachelor No. 1_. A shame, I think, as much as I love the older albums. I was hoping to hear more from the new album. Eh, whatta ya gonna do?

LC

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**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-aimee-mann-tonight/151002/6 "2003-01-26T14:30:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Turek \*  
> \*\*Are her and Micheal Penn still an “item?” \*\*

Married, I think.

All her work is good but I like **Whatever** and **I’m With Stupid** the best.