17 December, 2003, El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.

review by Kylee

Where to begin? I made a trip out of Mark Lanegan's 3 California tour dates. Along with visiting a couple cities I'd never seen before, I was blessed with the opportunity to see my favorite musician three times.

The final Enemy set of the tour had Troy and the guys dressed up for the Los Angeles crowd a little more than the previous two shows. They rocked as usual, with many cheers for Kellii Scott who I was very impressed by.

Mark Lanegan Band got up on stage in a fairly timely fashion, once again opening with Pendulum. Borracho was breathtaking as usual, and I love the way Message to Mine kicks in. Death Don't Have No Mercy was also outstanding, although the lyrics have apparently changed from the studio track. On Jesus' Program was once again beautiful, although I think the upped tempo decreases its moving power a little bit. The 'Iiiii've.. loved and lost' in I'll Take Care of You prompted more than one yell from some of the females in the crowd. If I remember correctly, the set list this time was the same as Sacramento, which was:

Pendulum
Borracho
Message to Mine
One Way Street
Sleep With Me
Don't Forget Me
Wedding Dress
Little Bit of Rain
No Easy Action/Miracle
Creeping Coastline of Lights
Death Don't Have No Mercy
On Jesus' Program (sped up)
Because of This/Hotel
I'll Take Care of You
Methamphetamine Blues
---
Mockingbirds (acoustic)
She Done Too Much (acoustic)/River Rise
Fix

But no, that's not all! For the final song of the show, they set up a microphone for Mr. Greg Dulli and Mark (with the use of a scribbled lyric sheet) and Greg Dulli together sang their track from Twilight Singers -- Blackberry Belle, Number Nine. It could have used a bit more practice, but it was very special to hear as that CD had been an integral part of my road music. All in all, the guys did a great show every night in California, sticking it out even when they were extremely sick with the flu, and Troy, Brett, Eddie, Norman, and Kellii are all outstanding musicians and did an excellent job of being Mark Lanegan Band and Enemy. As for Mark, I don't need to tell ya that he is one magnificent musician... but I will anyway. Ladies and gentlemen, Mark Lanegan is one magnificent musician. And that is that!