Wow! What a couple of days those were. Gr8 to meet up again with Michiel, Joris, Janie, and Marc, but what a bummer Janie was poorly on Friday - big hugs from Witney.
The two gigs were truly awesome - Rick, Karl, and Darren seem to be flying. Right from the first song on Thurs (Croc, I think) I knew that this was gonna be special. Born Slippy on Friday - well, what can I say (?) - I have never been to a gig where the crowd has got soooo into a song - the energy was so intense, it was if every member of the audience was on a million drugs! Just awesome!! And the setlists (??) The ult classics, the current popular, and then some real oldies (confusion the waitress - never heard that live! - cherry pie, spoonman, twist (last heard @ brixton 2002))
Plus, if that wasn't enough, a support act of outstanding musical creativity. I never would have believed that a guy with an amplified acoustic guitar, his voice, and some repeat/sequencer thingeys could create such beautiful and complex sonic soundscapes. A truly innovative and gifted musician. His guitar playing, particularly during the last track with the ever intesifying appregio, is just truly awesome. His singing voice reminded me of Brian Molko of Placebo. And by some freaky coincidence, my local record shop today (I live in a small market town in Oxfordshire) had a copy of his record "Charmed and Strange" - I am listening to it as I type.
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03-01-2008, 02:43 PM
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