Heartland

James Blast wrote:I think it must be a Yates' thing, although I do abhor the very idea of a 'wine lodge'

At least it's not an Orange Lodge!

So that's Yate's on Sauchiehall Steet?

Probably be closer to seven for me, once we've eaten.
Currently standing at Mr E + 4.

Ok MacFolks, spoke to The Weird Beard from Finneston (Andrew S) and a meet in Yates Wine Lodge (spit), Sauchiehall St. beginning at five o'clock will be the starting point.

Look forward to seeing you all, a great night and a great gig.

yours blastularly
James

James Blast wrote:Ok MacFolks, spoke to The Weird Beard from Finneston (Andrew S) and a meet in Yates Wine Lodge (spit), Sauchiehall St. beginning at five o'clock will be the starting point.

Look forward to seeing you all, a great night and a great gig.

yours blastularly
James

It's a Date

scotty wrote:It's a Date

and I thought you didn care

I'm leaving Dumbarton at 5pm, I'll be there around half past.Swatting up on Love and Rockets and Daniel Ash solo stuff just incase they feel like cheering everyone up.

Love In Buckets wouldn't cheer me up, Not Toenails most certainly would

James they will make you feel So Alive you might even Get Out Of Control

James Blast wrote:Ok MacFolks, spoke to The Weird Beard from Finneston (Andrew S) and a meet in Yates Wine Lodge (spit)

Says he who wanted to go to Nicos, a "wine bar". La-di-f**king-da. Anyway, I'll be hanging around somewhere between the doors of the ABC and Yates' interior from just after 5 onwards. Anyone else turning up this early? Do say hello if you see me, cos I'll probably not spot you otherwise.

any new MacHeartlanders, just look for red sunglasses and major beardage

IT'S TONIGHT IT'S TONIGHT

We'll be there at about five and will give you a shout Andrew

Have fun peeps!

IZ.

Oh scotty your excitement is SO OBVIOUS!

Yes everyone have a good gig TONIGHT.

Oh and Claire, once your *kidnapping* succeeds, send him this way once finished with him please.

In related news, I just popped onto Dimeadozen for the first time in ages, and love their new graphic for the 'Gothic Rock' category:

first one home... well
they were astonishingly great!

the place was fulla fuckin' goths tho!
and the ABC wiz mobbed, wall tae wall blackness

from what I can recall, they played:
in no particular order

• Burning From the Inside
  In Fear of Fear
  In the Flat Field
  She's in Parties
  Kick in the Eye
  Swing the Heartache
  Telegram Sam
  God in an Alcove
  Rose Garden Funeral of Sores
  The Passion of Lovers
  Silent Hedges
  Terror Couple Kill Colonel
  Dark Entries

and BTW, Steven I have that poster
a couple of creases but otherwise, mint!

cheers JB
Going to Newcastle Academy tonight!!

Any decent support? or should I stay in the pub?

scotty wrote:

He's ace.

What are the posters, then? Is it the Bela 12" poster like last time?

My old one's a bit tatty now but i'm gonna get a decent frame for this one and have it on the landing

No Support act.
One of my best gigs,right up there with AC/DC in the Glasgow Apollo in 1982.
Their records don't do them justice.

James Blast wrote:
from what I can recall, they played:
in no particular order

• Burning From the Inside
  In Fear of Fear
  In the Flat Field
  She's in Parties
  Kick in the Eye
  Swing the Heartache
  Telegram Sam
  God in an Alcove
  Rose Garden Funeral of Sores
  The Passion of Lovers
  Silent Hedges
  Terror Couple Kill Colonel
  Dark Entries

Plus :Bela Lugosi's Dead, Severence,Sigmata Martyr, Ziggy Stardust

I still can't believe I've been to a Bauhaus gig, it was Amazing, it could be the thing I've ever seen or heard live in my life, the sound was great, they played an excellent set, apart from all the Goffs it was a great night, I just wish I was going to more dates , so for all of you who are going to see them over the next week or so, you'll have a great time

Absolute blinder of a gig!
Good to put some faces to names - however briefly - must arrive
earlier next time.

Only downside was our friend, who was driving, helpfully took our bags
out of his boot and placed them on the pavement without telling us.
The survival rate of an unattended bag on Sauchiehall Street is not good!

Amazingly, we got most of the stuff back after a couple of girls found it and used my mobile to call my mate's number.
The advantage to buying a really cheap handset - it's not worth stealing!
Unfortunately, somebody had already been through the bag and grabbed our house keys - bloody stupid as there was no ID in the bag - probably
mistook the security tag for an address one and tossed the keys later.

Oddly enough, everything more or less worked out after the locksmith we
called cancelled. I remembered I'd left the living room window unlocked and
was able to "break in" and get the spare keys.
Guess somebody out there likes me!

Enough with the drama - back on topic - damn fine gig - I envy those who
are set to see some more.
Hopefully the rumoured album will come out and it won't be another 23 years before they're back in Scotland.

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!

no -honestly -i'm really not the slighteset bit jealous... i'm NOT!

glad you all enjoyed yourself -can't someone make me feel a tad better by saying how overrated they were, please?

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:glad you all enjoyed yourself -can't someone make me feel a tad better by saying how overrated they were, please?

Nope .

BTW... Blast and Scotty, ye missed oot "Hollow Hills".

"Hollow hills"

Good stuff, delighted to hear they are on form.

I was worried they'd have slumped since the 98 gig I saw

Erudite wrote:Absolute blinder of a gig!
Good to put some faces to names - however briefly - must arrive
earlier next time.

Agreed! Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to meet you as I left the pub early to ensure we got one of the comfy sofas to the side of the stage, which I ended up dancing on:-) The sofa I mean - not the stage. Great gig though. I hope they're as good in Brixton as they were last night.