Morrissey at Santa Fe Convention Center, Nov. 19 2011: Setlist and initial review

My wife and I went to hear Morrissey at the Santa Fe Convention Center last night, Nov. 19th.  The setlist posted here agrees with my recollection: every song on the list was played, and the order seems correct although I wasn't keeping track in real time.  In detail:

I Want The One I Can't Have / You Have Killed Me / You're The One For Me, Fatty / Black Cloud / When Last I Spoke To Carol / Everyday Is Like Sunday / Maladjusted / Meat Is Murder / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Action Is My Middle Name / Speedway / People Are The Same Everywhere / Ouija Board, Ouija Board / All The Lazy Dykes / Satellite Of Love / Scandinavia / I Know It's Over // Still Ill

I'll probably write a lengthier review later; but a quick reaction is that if he's appearing near you later on this tour (check here) and it's not sold out, you should just get tickets and go.  I'm not a seasoned Morrissey fan---my familiarity was basically limited to the two-CD "Best Of" collection by the Smiths---but I'm a big fan now.   Granted I haven't been to a huge number of shows in the rock/pop vein, broadly construed, but his is probably one of the best two such concerts that I've ever been to.  (The other one in this league was Bob Marley at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, in 1978...the first US date of his Kaya tour.)   The two key things about Morrissey seem to me to be first, honest, emotionally true expression of what he thinks is important about life, and second, doing this through beautiful, melodic songs, beautifully sung.  His voice is clear and sweet, but with just the right amount of richness and resonance.  The result can be downright poetic, whether lyrical, stirring, melancholy, or all three.  The sound at the convention center was excellent, the words were mostly very clear.  A great place to attend a concert---being able to get so near the stage so easily was fantastic (though it wasn't enough for many who jumped the security fence, Morrissey then grasping their hands as he walked the front of the stage).  The band was excellent, tight and rocking hard, equally capable of putting over piano-heavy ballads and power rock.  Overall, they probably come down more toward hard rock than his typical backing, and this was no bad thing.  Morrissey came across as totally committed to communicating with his audience, and to pure, on-pitch, beautifully-phrased, from-the-heart singing.  The songs, including recent ones some of which are not even on record yet, were mostly excellent to great.  I may get around to a more detailed review later, but just wanted to put it out there that this was one truly great show by a man who is the genuine article---a star if I have ever seen one.  Don't miss a chance to hear him.