Last Night’s Antony & the Johnsons Show at Town Hall

Went to see Antony & the Johnsons last night at Town Hall. Going in I wondered whether he would be able to maintain the haunting and operatic tone he deftly displays on I Am a Bird Now. I had heard only a handful of his live recordings and I wasn



Oh, Michael.
After reading your review, I read some more about this dude and thought he’d be something really spectacular. So, I downloaded some shit, and um… what? Like, I grew up singing and had some training, and a perfect voice this dude does not have. His tone is nice and very consistent, but he has no control over his vibrato and often falls flat when he attempts to hold a note.
So disappointed.
I bet he would be interesting to see live, though. The music IS good, and I’m sure he delivers a haunting, riveting live show, but sigh.
Art? Art? Is that you? We were afraid you’d drowned in a vat of Broiled Black Cod with Miso. We’ve missed you! Please come back to us soon…