Absolutely fcukin' incredible night!
I was born a couple of months after Bauhaus last played in Scotland, so it was my first chance to see the band that were my absolute favourites (*whisper* -
even above the Sisters) during my late teens. Not to mention the noble gentleman who - ahem -
helped me survive those lonely years.
Well, in recent years I haven't listened to them quite so much... but last night's gig was without a shadow of a doubt the best concert I have EVER been to. Fantastic venue and top company is always a good place to start
. And once the show began... well...
Murphy's voice just blew me away. Rather than being simply a very pale imitation of their records, I'd second what Pat said - their records don't do them justice. To be just 10 feet (aaarrrrrggghhhh!) away from the booming lungs of that consumate showman was something else. And Ash's guitar playing was very impressive too... he made noises on that thing which I had previously thought must be synthesisers.
I'd have to scrape the barrel to come up with any criticism. The only real "classic" they didn't play was "Mask", which is one of if not my absolute favourite Bauhaus track. And Murphy, although not matching up to the description Pat was tormenting me with earlier "He's 15 stone with a beer belly now!"
, is a slightly podgier, balding version of the cadaverously thin love god we once knew. Which made lugging him away in my suitcase after the gig slightly more difficult than I'd anticipated
. And Daniel Ash looks more like Bono with every passing year
.
But now I'm just being petty. They were ace.
And it was lovely to see you all there!