John Hiatt [with Nick Lowe & Paul Carrack] - Germany 1983 | so many roads

 

John Hiatt with Nick Lowe & Paul Carrack - 1983-12-11 - Hamburg, Germany (TV SBD)

John Hiatt

with Nick Lowe & Paul Carrack

1983-12-11

Rockpalast

Markthalle

Hamburg, Germany

TV SBD Recording

01. Soul Cruising

02. I Don't Even Try

03. A Saint Beneath The Paint

04. The Love That Harms

05. Tempted

06. Cruel To Be Kind 

07. Switchboard Susan

08. Love Like Blood 

09. Girl On A String 

10. Half A Boy, Half A Man

11. Raging Eyes

12. I Need You

13. Little By Little

14. Falling Up 

15. How Long 

16. Burning

17. Riding With The King

Encore:

18. I Can't Win

19. I Knew The Bride

20. Heart Of The City 

21. 6345789 

22. (What's So Funny About) Peace, Love And Understanding 

 

Speedy says: 

Today's post features 3 artists, all of whom I've seen live.  John Hiatt was the first show I attended after a 2 year hiatus due to the pandemic, on September 25, 2021 in Morristown. That was 34 years after the first tine I saw Hiatt, in August 1987 at the Pier in New York City. That gap is the 3rd longest time for me betwen seeing an artist, behind America (38 years between 1978 and 2016) and Pat Benatar (40 years between 1981 and 2021).  I saw Nick Lowe for the first time in July 1979 as part of Rockpile, at the same bill as Blondie at Belmont Race Track.  Then I saw Lowe for the 2nd time on April 1, 1983, backed by Paul Carrack. They led-in for Tom Petty.

This TV soundboard recording captures Hiatt, Lowe and Carrack in Hamburg on the German televison program Rockpalast on December 11, 1983, 42 years ago today.  Four years later, Lowe would help Hiatt record his breakthrough album, Bring The Family.

I was just listening to an interview this morning with Nick where he mentions that ‘What’s So Funny (About Peace, Love and Understanding) was the first song he wrote!!