I decided to just copy this here so it will be permananent. The real link is here .
‘Secret’ show lets Bravery work out kinks
By Kerry Purcell
Boston Herald Features Reporter
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The Bravery played “Fearless” during Monday’s “Not So Secret Show,” at T.T. the Bear’s Place, but the Brooklyn-based band looked hesitant as it played tunes from its unreleased CD, “The Sun and the Moon.”
Compared to past shows at which crowds jumped up and down as singer Sam Endicott stood tall on stage amps and bassist Mike H. jumped from speakers in nothing but heavy eyeliner and a smile, this was subdued. For the first of three intimate preview concerts, the Bravery squeezed on stage in business-casual attire - sans eyeliner - and sparked the night with fan favorite “Unconditional.” Audience members bobbed their heads to the keyboard-heavy tune but never showed an abundance of enthusiasm. After all, they were just feeding off the band’s energy.
New tracks from the unreleased album - “Believe,” “This Is Not the End,” “Knife,” and “If This Is It” - offered a refreshing change from the rings, beeps and the boops of tracks from the Bravery’s debut CD. With deeper keyboard notes, rock-solid bass lines and tempestuous guitar riffs, the new stuff has a melancholy sound but it still prompts people to dance.
Drummer Anthony Burulcich’s speedy cymbal combinations and steady bass drum beats are essential to the band’s danceability but he hasn’t mastered Phil Collins’ talent for drumming and singing at the same time. Most songs were overloaded with shaky harmonies but this was band members’ first time playing the new songs live - we’ll cut them some slack.
Following a short break, the band smooshed back onto T.T.’s stage for a two-song encore of “Honest Mistake” and “Rat In a Wall.” The latter looks like a promising hit for these guys who once had a media-fueled beef with the Killers.The IV Thieves, who hail from England but live in Austin, Texas, opened.
The Bravery with IV Thieves At T.T. The Bear’s Place, Cambridge, Monday.
kapurcell@bostonherald.com
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Oh God how bad can music be?
So I have had a spate of effusive blogs extolling the virtues of various bands- this is not one of them!
We went to see The Bravery last night at TT the Bear's, this was a gig for them to showcase new songs. We got there in time to hear the end of the Four (IV) Thieves. They were pretty good, and I would probably have liked to see more but the weather sucked and getting into town took far longer than we expected. The club was packed as people milled around looking to see the first time the Bravery showed off their new songs. at the front was a contingent of young girls who I would have doubted being 18, if they were not that young they certainly were juvenile.
The band came on and played through some of their hits and songs from the new album.
Set included An honest mistake, Unconditional. As I stood I realised that the new songs stunk just as much as the old ones. Yes there was some reaction mostly from the young girls and family for the new ones but there was a lot of people just standing around. The music is just awful, bland pathetic and abysmal trite lyrics. Then there is the band who are just ridiculous, pathetic and full of themselves. These guys are a waste of a record contract lets hope the new CD bombs like a submarine and this group disappear off the face of the earth.
We went to see The Bravery last night at TT the Bear's, this was a gig for them to showcase new songs. We got there in time to hear the end of the Four (IV) Thieves. They were pretty good, and I would probably have liked to see more but the weather sucked and getting into town took far longer than we expected. The club was packed as people milled around looking to see the first time the Bravery showed off their new songs. at the front was a contingent of young girls who I would have doubted being 18, if they were not that young they certainly were juvenile.
The band came on and played through some of their hits and songs from the new album.
Set included An honest mistake, Unconditional. As I stood I realised that the new songs stunk just as much as the old ones. Yes there was some reaction mostly from the young girls and family for the new ones but there was a lot of people just standing around. The music is just awful, bland pathetic and abysmal trite lyrics. Then there is the band who are just ridiculous, pathetic and full of themselves. These guys are a waste of a record contract lets hope the new CD bombs like a submarine and this group disappear off the face of the earth.
Monday, November 13, 2006
I died and went to Heaven.......
and was serenaded by an angel called Green Gartside.
When I was a teenager and was listening to music more influenced by pretty boys and glamorous videos, I was handed a copy of 'Songs to Remember' and told this was the music to adore. I learnt and became a person with a wider music landscape.
When I heard that Green had been nominated for the 2006 Mercury prize I was surprised and intrigued. I delved around and found a copy of "White Bread Black Beer". It wasn't until I spotted the gig at the Paradise being advertised that I started to seriously listen to this album. Sounding deceptively simple the songs weave their tendrils into your brain until you are seriously hooked.
Last night just seemed to be the gig I have been waiting half my life to see. Jeffrey Lewis opened up, interesting as we had seen him open for Sons and Daughters last year but hadn't caught who he was. He plays interesting little tracks with his angle being for many songs he creates little cartoon videos for them. Music isn't wonderful and the voice can be atonal but the concept is sweet and his songs amuse.
Setlist for Scritti
Snow in Sun
Robin Hood
After 6
E 11Th Nuts
Come Clean
The Word Girl
Dr Abernnathy
The Boom Boom Bap
The Sweetest Girl
Hands Up
Brushed
Cooking
Road To No Regret
Skank Bloc Bologna
Die Alone
Mrs Hughes
Woodbeez
Encore
Edge
D2O
Green seemed not totally at ease on stage but was open and talked to the audience throughout the show. He had to have lyrics for many songs because as he told us once he has recorded songs he doesn't like to listen to them again. Many times he was very self denigrating but his voice was everything it is on record. Green isn't rough but at over 6 foot, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt he is certainly not effete in any manner you might imagine. For this man to open his mouth and pure honeyed vocals to stream out was a pleasure to behold. A side note he felt his voice was rough! The audience was in the palm of his hand warmly applauding and gently moving to his music. I do not tend to gentle sweet songs but several times I just stopped in my tracks and took in the wonder of this man singing.
To be honest I probably would have paid twice the ticket price just to see him sing The Sweetest Girl but to have the opportunity to see him sing through 19 tracks was astounding. A funny moment happened during the start of a song shortly after he had
taken a drink, he stopped and had to burp.The crowd just laughed. I can start to pull out highlights but when the songs you loved start to get over 1/3 of the set you start to realize you just loved the whole experience.
You missed this? Shame on you!
The murmurings after the show suggested it was worthwhile sticking around, so we did. As we waited we tagged our way into the edge of a conversation with the keyboard player (keyboard plus 2 apple macs). He was telling the story of practising WoodBeez for the first time and how Green had stopped and said no it wanst quite right. At which point he turned round to the musicians and asked if they Had a copy of the original- they didn't. They ended up downloading the track from itunes so they could make sure they got the details right. There had been an article in The Boston Phoenix saying WoodBeez was impossible to play live and I mentioned this comment. The keyboard guy said it was pretty impossible and he had been managing about 4 different parts with all the computers etc and how Green refuses to have anything recorded before hand. The sound guy did a sweet job.
Then Green came out and stood talking to folks, hugging women and posing for photos and just being as sweet as can be. Yes I got my hug and to tell him just how amazing both the new album is and his concert voice is in general.
I just seem to be on a roll of talking to people in bands who are just as nice as can be. But then I am going to see the Bravery tonight so I am sure that will stop.
When I was a teenager and was listening to music more influenced by pretty boys and glamorous videos, I was handed a copy of 'Songs to Remember' and told this was the music to adore. I learnt and became a person with a wider music landscape.
When I heard that Green had been nominated for the 2006 Mercury prize I was surprised and intrigued. I delved around and found a copy of "White Bread Black Beer". It wasn't until I spotted the gig at the Paradise being advertised that I started to seriously listen to this album. Sounding deceptively simple the songs weave their tendrils into your brain until you are seriously hooked.
Last night just seemed to be the gig I have been waiting half my life to see. Jeffrey Lewis opened up, interesting as we had seen him open for Sons and Daughters last year but hadn't caught who he was. He plays interesting little tracks with his angle being for many songs he creates little cartoon videos for them. Music isn't wonderful and the voice can be atonal but the concept is sweet and his songs amuse.
Setlist for Scritti
Snow in Sun
Robin Hood
After 6
E 11Th Nuts
Come Clean
The Word Girl
Dr Abernnathy
The Boom Boom Bap
The Sweetest Girl
Hands Up
Brushed
Cooking
Road To No Regret
Skank Bloc Bologna
Die Alone
Mrs Hughes
Woodbeez
Encore
Edge
D2O
Green seemed not totally at ease on stage but was open and talked to the audience throughout the show. He had to have lyrics for many songs because as he told us once he has recorded songs he doesn't like to listen to them again. Many times he was very self denigrating but his voice was everything it is on record. Green isn't rough but at over 6 foot, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt he is certainly not effete in any manner you might imagine. For this man to open his mouth and pure honeyed vocals to stream out was a pleasure to behold. A side note he felt his voice was rough! The audience was in the palm of his hand warmly applauding and gently moving to his music. I do not tend to gentle sweet songs but several times I just stopped in my tracks and took in the wonder of this man singing.
To be honest I probably would have paid twice the ticket price just to see him sing The Sweetest Girl but to have the opportunity to see him sing through 19 tracks was astounding. A funny moment happened during the start of a song shortly after he had
taken a drink, he stopped and had to burp.The crowd just laughed. I can start to pull out highlights but when the songs you loved start to get over 1/3 of the set you start to realize you just loved the whole experience.
You missed this? Shame on you!
The murmurings after the show suggested it was worthwhile sticking around, so we did. As we waited we tagged our way into the edge of a conversation with the keyboard player (keyboard plus 2 apple macs). He was telling the story of practising WoodBeez for the first time and how Green had stopped and said no it wanst quite right. At which point he turned round to the musicians and asked if they Had a copy of the original- they didn't. They ended up downloading the track from itunes so they could make sure they got the details right. There had been an article in The Boston Phoenix saying WoodBeez was impossible to play live and I mentioned this comment. The keyboard guy said it was pretty impossible and he had been managing about 4 different parts with all the computers etc and how Green refuses to have anything recorded before hand. The sound guy did a sweet job.
Then Green came out and stood talking to folks, hugging women and posing for photos and just being as sweet as can be. Yes I got my hug and to tell him just how amazing both the new album is and his concert voice is in general.
I just seem to be on a roll of talking to people in bands who are just as nice as can be. But then I am going to see the Bravery tonight so I am sure that will stop.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Scritti Politti, Bravery, Cinematics
So what gigs are coming up? We are going to see Scritti Politti on Sunday. 'The Sweetest Girl' has ended up on more various CDs than would be imaginable for a guy/band that is such a publicty-phobe. So having first heard and fallen in love with Green Gartside's voice more years ago than I would admit without severe coercion, I am actually going to get the chance to see him live. It was astounding to see his CD "white bread and black beer" get a Mercury nomination and listening to this CD you do tend to worry about hyperglycymia it is just so sweet but also addictive. I don't expect a lively concert but some slower concerts are just required.
The Bravery play TT the Bears on Monday night, the Bravery, a band who are part hyperbole. I am never sure whether to take them seriously but at least at TT's the screaming minors will be exempted and we will have the chance to see how the band have grown if they have and make our own evaluation as to whether they will survive as a band not to be reviled.
Then on Thursday, our local music paper is having a 10 year anniversary party and a surprising addition to the line-up is the Glasgow band The Cinematics. When we went to SXSW last March we had never heard of The Cinematics, but went to the Scottish Arts Showcase on Friday afternoon (at least part time). Waiting to go in we saw several young over frenetic friendly Scottish guys milling around who in retrospect turned out to be members of the Cinematics plus other bands. Their earnestness was kind of cute. When we sat and listened to bands several new bands really made an impression, we liked Lucky Luke, The Cinematics and Paolo Nutini and were very under impressed with The Fratellis. This impression lead us to use the last Saturday night slot to go see The Cinematics do their official SXSW slot. We were impressed and glad to have made the decision though when crib addiction sets in hard I sometimes second guess myself as we missed the chance of a third cribs show to see the Cinematics.
To cut a long story short, they play great music, are good guys and I am so glad to see them play Boston and I will be there hopefully to see them go down well.
The Bravery play TT the Bears on Monday night, the Bravery, a band who are part hyperbole. I am never sure whether to take them seriously but at least at TT's the screaming minors will be exempted and we will have the chance to see how the band have grown if they have and make our own evaluation as to whether they will survive as a band not to be reviled.
Then on Thursday, our local music paper is having a 10 year anniversary party and a surprising addition to the line-up is the Glasgow band The Cinematics. When we went to SXSW last March we had never heard of The Cinematics, but went to the Scottish Arts Showcase on Friday afternoon (at least part time). Waiting to go in we saw several young over frenetic friendly Scottish guys milling around who in retrospect turned out to be members of the Cinematics plus other bands. Their earnestness was kind of cute. When we sat and listened to bands several new bands really made an impression, we liked Lucky Luke, The Cinematics and Paolo Nutini and were very under impressed with The Fratellis. This impression lead us to use the last Saturday night slot to go see The Cinematics do their official SXSW slot. We were impressed and glad to have made the decision though when crib addiction sets in hard I sometimes second guess myself as we missed the chance of a third cribs show to see the Cinematics.
To cut a long story short, they play great music, are good guys and I am so glad to see them play Boston and I will be there hopefully to see them go down well.
Placebo Roxy Boston 20061108
When we decided to go see Placebo at the Roxy, we were looking a November as being a sparse wasteland with no concerts coming up. Now in retrospect we have 8 concerts in November with two concerts at the very tail end of October. This works out to 4 concerts last week, two this week and three next - hardly a wasteland.
So I admit to being only tangentially knowledgeable of Placebo and dismissive of She Wants Revenge. However I always do my musical homework and for the past two to three weeks I have been submerging myself in Placebo and she wants Revenge. So thats my excuse when I barely now any track names in the following screed.
Originally this gig had been touted as 'She Wants Revenge' headlining with Placebo as support. This was changed last week and Placebo set to close the show. Whether this was because of Boston specific murmurs or general tour experience is unclear but this show would have been a wasteland for She Wants Revenge if they had closed.
when SWR eventually came on about 8:40 they played a good fifty minutes to a loud if lukewarm audience. Coming from LA, their set reminded me of a second rate Interpol who guess what really didnt know how to use the stage and had little stage prescence.
Tee audience was largely static but did applaud and shout when songs finished. They are technically fine, I feel the songs can blur into each other with similar musical themes which dont jump out as seperate entities. Tear you apart was their closer and got at least some audience movement. As support bands go I thought they ranked somewhere between 6 and 7, decent performance decent music but not enough to warrant a myspace add or even to consider seeing them as a separate entity if they came to Boston without a pull of a Placebo headliner. But shitty emo as I had previously thought - I change my mind and applaud their efforts as solid in their genre.
Placebo came on stage, and the Placebo true fans are going to kiss my ass but I was just so surprised to see how small and pixie like Brian Molko is. They kicked off with Infra-Red, playing into Meds and kept going with many songs I knew but can't put a name to. They did play Special Needs plus many others. Brian did make a couple of political anti- war anti-government statements- WOO-HOO totally with you Brian!
So synopsis about an hour of playing less interaction than I would prefer, decent music even though some of the songs did tend to blur into each other. VERY weird audience which are not too accepting of other music. Interesting but I am probably on the fence about whether this would be a repeat occurrence.
So I admit to being only tangentially knowledgeable of Placebo and dismissive of She Wants Revenge. However I always do my musical homework and for the past two to three weeks I have been submerging myself in Placebo and she wants Revenge. So thats my excuse when I barely now any track names in the following screed.
Originally this gig had been touted as 'She Wants Revenge' headlining with Placebo as support. This was changed last week and Placebo set to close the show. Whether this was because of Boston specific murmurs or general tour experience is unclear but this show would have been a wasteland for She Wants Revenge if they had closed.
when SWR eventually came on about 8:40 they played a good fifty minutes to a loud if lukewarm audience. Coming from LA, their set reminded me of a second rate Interpol who guess what really didnt know how to use the stage and had little stage prescence.
Tee audience was largely static but did applaud and shout when songs finished. They are technically fine, I feel the songs can blur into each other with similar musical themes which dont jump out as seperate entities. Tear you apart was their closer and got at least some audience movement. As support bands go I thought they ranked somewhere between 6 and 7, decent performance decent music but not enough to warrant a myspace add or even to consider seeing them as a separate entity if they came to Boston without a pull of a Placebo headliner. But shitty emo as I had previously thought - I change my mind and applaud their efforts as solid in their genre.
Placebo came on stage, and the Placebo true fans are going to kiss my ass but I was just so surprised to see how small and pixie like Brian Molko is. They kicked off with Infra-Red, playing into Meds and kept going with many songs I knew but can't put a name to. They did play Special Needs plus many others. Brian did make a couple of political anti- war anti-government statements- WOO-HOO totally with you Brian!
So synopsis about an hour of playing less interaction than I would prefer, decent music even though some of the songs did tend to blur into each other. VERY weird audience which are not too accepting of other music. Interesting but I am probably on the fence about whether this would be a repeat occurrence.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Little Man Tate Great Scott Allston 20061105
I have been in email, webpage forum and myspace contact with both the band and their management about this gig. Little Man Tate provide a powerful guitar sound without any garage sound to it with catchy tunes and lyrics to make you smile. On a side note it is refreshing to hear a slight lisp in Jon's voice which just makes the music more human. I always find myself singing along and smiling when I play LMT.
Talking to their tour manager (Richard?), the CMJ gig had technical issues with equipment breaking and finding enough adapters leading to them only doing five songs. I dont feel too sorry for the New Yorkers as LMT have currently played there twice and are playing again tonight.
I thought I was having a good time talking to the tour manager when the guys appeared but things just got better. For the next two hours or so me and my husband talked to LMT about what they had been up to, general LMT history, gig war stories etc. There are no pretentions with this band, they seem genuinely to want to meet and get to know the people who come to their gigs. Their attitude is that if a single fan will turn up or even a crowd of newbies they will play their heart out and feel lucky to do so.
They eventually went on (hey guys - this was not LMT's fault as they were waiting to borrow an amp, having come up on the train they tried to minimize what they brought and maximise what they borrowed). Even when the crew who set them up swapped Ben and Maz's normal playing position the guys groaned a little and said what the heck.
Set list was as follows
Man I hate your band
Sexy In Latin
(What what you got - track not played)
European Lover
Little Big Man
Hello Miss Lovely
and finishing with
House Part st Boothys
(missing out Down on Marie)
You can see the setlist here which was signed by the guys
I found it a bit weird to see Jon (lead singer) seems to have the same habit as Alan Rake of gesticulating the lyrics but you adjust. Coming from scotland I said what the heck - and danced despite the fact the place was pretty empty. I got quite a few grins from Jon for that (Did I mention what a total sweetie this guy is......).
There were a few instances of feedback and I think they were still missing an amp but they put on a sweet show and the audience seemed appreciative giving loud applause after each song.
'Man I hate your band' totally kicks off a gig making you want to dance. 'European Lover' is only supposed to be able to be heard at gigs - oops whats that mp3 doing on my computer- mea culpa. 'Little Big Man' is only doing the rounds as a live mp3 and isnt supposed to be doing that. The others are all available either as demos or singles/b-sides. The boys are promising a track which no one has heard for the new album which they are well aware we are waiting for with impatience (January seems so far away). I did put a bug in their ear saying how much I loved 'Saved by A Chat Show' and 'Just Can't Take It' begging them to put them on the album though as these are B-sides they will be unlikely to go on the album. It was funny to hear Jon tell us that 'Who invented these lists' was written on the toilet! True story or pub story I really dont know.
There was much discussion of how the internet changes music and illegal downloads and leaks. I think it became obvious I had the leaked album but I pleaded necessity to keep me sane promising to buy it when eventually it comes out over here.
My point is people are dying for the opportunity to buy the Brakes CD and Battle's CD despite the fact they have a leaked copy, while people are downloading The Ordinary Boys then deleting it because frankly it is DREADFUL.
One point Jarvis Cocker shame on you dissing these boys, it seems Jon is a huge fan and is pretty upset about it while still idolizing you. As I said Jarvis is just a grumpy old man - a maker of sublimely mazing music but still a grumpy old man,
My kind of a night, a chance to meet LMT, to discuss their music, discuss music in general (yeah they think my music taste is way up to date and were amazed at what I am already listening to), discuss how music spreads these dates, plus see a great little set, dance a little and the guys gave me a cuddle - and the hubby didnt mind!
How embarrasing, seems like I typed the title of the taster down wrong and got some of the point wrong - its saved by a chat show not a chart show - God am I blushing! Finally I get it- 'Jeremy Kyle' is a british chat show' which makes the person smile - feeling oh so dumb........
Talking to their tour manager (Richard?), the CMJ gig had technical issues with equipment breaking and finding enough adapters leading to them only doing five songs. I dont feel too sorry for the New Yorkers as LMT have currently played there twice and are playing again tonight.
I thought I was having a good time talking to the tour manager when the guys appeared but things just got better. For the next two hours or so me and my husband talked to LMT about what they had been up to, general LMT history, gig war stories etc. There are no pretentions with this band, they seem genuinely to want to meet and get to know the people who come to their gigs. Their attitude is that if a single fan will turn up or even a crowd of newbies they will play their heart out and feel lucky to do so.
They eventually went on (hey guys - this was not LMT's fault as they were waiting to borrow an amp, having come up on the train they tried to minimize what they brought and maximise what they borrowed). Even when the crew who set them up swapped Ben and Maz's normal playing position the guys groaned a little and said what the heck.
Set list was as follows
Man I hate your band
Sexy In Latin
(What what you got - track not played)
European Lover
Little Big Man
Hello Miss Lovely
and finishing with
House Part st Boothys
(missing out Down on Marie)
You can see the setlist here which was signed by the guys
I found it a bit weird to see Jon (lead singer) seems to have the same habit as Alan Rake of gesticulating the lyrics but you adjust. Coming from scotland I said what the heck - and danced despite the fact the place was pretty empty. I got quite a few grins from Jon for that (Did I mention what a total sweetie this guy is......).
There were a few instances of feedback and I think they were still missing an amp but they put on a sweet show and the audience seemed appreciative giving loud applause after each song.
'Man I hate your band' totally kicks off a gig making you want to dance. 'European Lover' is only supposed to be able to be heard at gigs - oops whats that mp3 doing on my computer- mea culpa. 'Little Big Man' is only doing the rounds as a live mp3 and isnt supposed to be doing that. The others are all available either as demos or singles/b-sides. The boys are promising a track which no one has heard for the new album which they are well aware we are waiting for with impatience (January seems so far away). I did put a bug in their ear saying how much I loved 'Saved by A Chat Show' and 'Just Can't Take It' begging them to put them on the album though as these are B-sides they will be unlikely to go on the album. It was funny to hear Jon tell us that 'Who invented these lists' was written on the toilet! True story or pub story I really dont know.
There was much discussion of how the internet changes music and illegal downloads and leaks. I think it became obvious I had the leaked album but I pleaded necessity to keep me sane promising to buy it when eventually it comes out over here.
My point is people are dying for the opportunity to buy the Brakes CD and Battle's CD despite the fact they have a leaked copy, while people are downloading The Ordinary Boys then deleting it because frankly it is DREADFUL.
One point Jarvis Cocker shame on you dissing these boys, it seems Jon is a huge fan and is pretty upset about it while still idolizing you. As I said Jarvis is just a grumpy old man - a maker of sublimely mazing music but still a grumpy old man,
My kind of a night, a chance to meet LMT, to discuss their music, discuss music in general (yeah they think my music taste is way up to date and were amazed at what I am already listening to), discuss how music spreads these dates, plus see a great little set, dance a little and the guys gave me a cuddle - and the hubby didnt mind!
How embarrasing, seems like I typed the title of the taster down wrong and got some of the point wrong - its saved by a chat show not a chart show - God am I blushing! Finally I get it- 'Jeremy Kyle' is a british chat show' which makes the person smile - feeling oh so dumb........
Last week was busy
We saw Albert Hammond Jr on Monday night(10/30/2006). Unsurprizingly the venue was filled with Strokes fans, but don't count me in with this bunch. Sure I have Strokes CDs but they dont jump onto my mp3 player and refuse to leave like my Cribs, Paddingtons, Rifles and Reverend mp3s. I had found the album 'Yours To Keep' out there on the cybersphere - and had been listening to it for a few weeks before the gig. The Boston Globe reviewed the gig here. He played most of his album and the Strokes fans stood still then applauded.
Hey guys- MOVE!
The voice isnt the best in world, his songs can sometimes fall into background but he is trying something on his own. As the review said, the set was short as he only has one set of songs. No guys he definitely isnt going to do Strokes songs despite the underlying feeling thats why you showed up.
I am glad I went but saviour of the new face of music he isnt.
Friday found us at Lloyd Cole. It was pretty suprising to walk into the Paradise and see rows of seats set out. The person we were sitting beside said he heard only about 200 tickets had been sold and this is an easy cop-out to hide this.
Last November (wow it is really that long ago? My memory had this pegged as being in spring) we went to see Echo & The Bunnymen and found ourselves surrounded by aging suburbanites in a depressingly dull crowd. Here at Lloyd Cole you could see the audience had aged with Lloyd. He looks just the same as ever apart from the grey hair but that could have been the subdued red lighting. Coming off a cold he avoided songs with high notes to save his voice for further shows. His statement that he was saving his voice so he didnt disappoint in Canada was met with one of many examples of boorishness from the audience during this show. Loud comments of 'Screw the Canadians who cares about them!' I didn't want to be part of this audience as it sickened me. Between the stupid housewife who called out 'We love you Lloyd' in every dead air moment, the idiots calling out for commotion songs incessantly (He did play 'Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken' and 'Cut Me Down' but I wouldnt have given in that much if I had been him) to the morons shouting out or whooping in totally inappropriate places the audience should have been gassed and put out their misery. Lloyd - there were some sane people in the audience and as one I apologise for the idiots. A beautifully laid back concert totally at sorts from my norm but one for which I certainly glad I made room for.
Now for the concert that made my week. I previously blogged about the fact Little Man Tate were going to play Great Scott and spent time trying to get the word out.
Of course I am biased, as an ex-pat Brit I crave to hear British accents and the broader the better. I also despite every effort can't get 90% of american music and until internet radio saved my listening habits had retreated to only listening to my old CDs. Thank god Steve Lamacq saved the day and pointed me to many bands who make my working day bearable as the soundtrack to craziness.
I can't even remember how I first heard of LMT, via Steve or via an internet board suggesting them but I can track it down to them being my top listens way back at the start of April 2006. Yes I know really late for a UK person but fairly up to date for a person living in this musical wasteland. Review to follow but enough to say if you missed this you are a moron!
My photos are here
Hey guys- MOVE!
The voice isnt the best in world, his songs can sometimes fall into background but he is trying something on his own. As the review said, the set was short as he only has one set of songs. No guys he definitely isnt going to do Strokes songs despite the underlying feeling thats why you showed up.
I am glad I went but saviour of the new face of music he isnt.
Friday found us at Lloyd Cole. It was pretty suprising to walk into the Paradise and see rows of seats set out. The person we were sitting beside said he heard only about 200 tickets had been sold and this is an easy cop-out to hide this.
Last November (wow it is really that long ago? My memory had this pegged as being in spring) we went to see Echo & The Bunnymen and found ourselves surrounded by aging suburbanites in a depressingly dull crowd. Here at Lloyd Cole you could see the audience had aged with Lloyd. He looks just the same as ever apart from the grey hair but that could have been the subdued red lighting. Coming off a cold he avoided songs with high notes to save his voice for further shows. His statement that he was saving his voice so he didnt disappoint in Canada was met with one of many examples of boorishness from the audience during this show. Loud comments of 'Screw the Canadians who cares about them!' I didn't want to be part of this audience as it sickened me. Between the stupid housewife who called out 'We love you Lloyd' in every dead air moment, the idiots calling out for commotion songs incessantly (He did play 'Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken' and 'Cut Me Down' but I wouldnt have given in that much if I had been him) to the morons shouting out or whooping in totally inappropriate places the audience should have been gassed and put out their misery. Lloyd - there were some sane people in the audience and as one I apologise for the idiots. A beautifully laid back concert totally at sorts from my norm but one for which I certainly glad I made room for.
Now for the concert that made my week. I previously blogged about the fact Little Man Tate were going to play Great Scott and spent time trying to get the word out.
Of course I am biased, as an ex-pat Brit I crave to hear British accents and the broader the better. I also despite every effort can't get 90% of american music and until internet radio saved my listening habits had retreated to only listening to my old CDs. Thank god Steve Lamacq saved the day and pointed me to many bands who make my working day bearable as the soundtrack to craziness.
I can't even remember how I first heard of LMT, via Steve or via an internet board suggesting them but I can track it down to them being my top listens way back at the start of April 2006. Yes I know really late for a UK person but fairly up to date for a person living in this musical wasteland. Review to follow but enough to say if you missed this you are a moron!
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