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looking forward to this afternoons (sleepier) pre gig get together
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The Gig....
Even though i live close to and work in Leeds this venue was a new one to me. On entering i liked it a lot, certainly had the look for a Sisters gig to me... pity the sound turned out to be a bit ropey..... that said i was plonked with a few peeps at the back near the door. from there it wasnt too good and i remember Scardwell saying he'd not been too impressed on his travels round the venue during the set. Bought a "Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire T-shirt" and chastised that Lancastrian Reverberator for even thinking about it !!!!!!
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Oceansize...... not too impressed.... load of racket with some Radiohead overtones for me. That said ide like to hear some of their stuff recorded to get a proper idea.
The Sisters for me were probably a notch above what i was expecting. Im not a huge fan of the Sisters live, but at least from the off there seemed to be intermitant bouts of angst which i always think is lacking. Again, soundwise with so much in the way of hard surfaces about i dont know what their foldback was like on stage so i expect not great and therefore not adding a pleasent atmosphere for them.
Not keen on Temple to start... wrong song in the wrong place for me, and how they can start it from the break ill never know. Crash, Ribbons were solid. The re-worked When You Dont See Me Actually worked for me... liked it.... then the set seemed to meander from moderate highs to moderate lows... FLA was awful... never get on with them trashing the riff..... lucretia with the understated bassline? NO. Suzanne and Romeo Down plodded dull as ever, Summer was indeed "Glorious" as ever. The new version of I Was Wrong.... jesus wept... Flood II was great on the night... Slept sounds interesting though as we will never hear a recorded version hard to tell. Anaconda rocked a fat one as did Giving Ground, Dominion and Alice. Finally Vision Thing was anthemic , powerful and a reminder of what are now, by comparison bygone days!!
Being Picky aside though still looking forward to tonight and hopefully Marian, Valentine etc.
I find few things as frustrating as Sisters gigs.
Paddy.