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Post by telfordstoke on Nov 14, 2023 23:11:45 GMT
Just finished a week on-call and day off tomorrow and at the Birmingham Institute tonight to see Death Cult. Been looking forward to this since I was astounded with the announcement that the Cult were going to tour a frankly bloody fantastic Death Cult/ Dreamtime/Love set! Lot of history for me with the Cult early on, who were a band I absolutely loved (well until I didn't...)! I remember them changing name and dropping the "Death" on The Tube when they unleashed Spiritwalker, which is still their finest song. I'd heard the DC EP's and were very prototype tribal goth, but Dreamtime coalesced that into sheer magic, esp with the late lamented Nigel Preston giving them the drummer they NEEDED. Dreamtime was a killer album and made gold from some of the old DC songs, plus some brilliant new ones. Simple but great riffs, a tight as hell rhythm section (Jamie bobbing up and down whilst thrashing the basslines) , Ian like a whirling dervish, great visually and channeling his inner native American lyrically and icing on the cake was Billy Duffy conjuring simple yet hard riffs with sheer White Falcon arpeggio magic sprinkled on top. What a bloody band. Always liked how they'd enhance the songs live , esp Billy changing some of the guitar parts and always for the better. Saw them in London early 85 shortly after Ressurection Joe came out and then again on the Love tour, another great album if,to me, less so than Dreamtime (but what a sound courtesy of Steve Brown!) Last saw them on a festival in 1986 and they were good but a little disappointing, Ian starting to turn the corner into a wannabe rock god and the earlier material taking a back seat.
Will never forget my shock when they announced they'd scrapped the next album and then dropped the Rubin Electric . Not saying there aren't decent songs but (and as many will know, I love my rock and metal,) the last thing I wanted from the Cult was to be a second rate metal band recycling AC/DC riffs and Ian as a knock-off Morrison/Plant. But that's what we got and it made them stars and a lot of money, so what do I know lol. But they lost me mainly ,a few decent songs on subsequent records for sure but not enough to get that excited about. Always liked Billy and seen him several times on some side projects.
Not naive enough to think they could have sustained the early vibe and image and clearly the advent of the 90s killed even the bigger selling goth acts stone dead, but Electric was too much too soon for me. So I was shocked and flipping over the moon to see this. Yes it's niche and the venue choice echoes the old days but feel vindicated that they seem to see this as unfinished business but the 40 years since changing from DC is a more than appropriate time to do this. There's a lot of people here at these shows who feel the way I do clearly. Was seriously debating doing a few shows but this will have to do me, so it's a one-off, and a very welcome one!
Billy has finally swapped the Les Paul for the Gretsch again and I couldn't be more buzzing. I've avoided the spoilers but can probably guess alot of the set but hey surprise is all. But if they do Ghost Dance and Moya I'll be well happy and the Love stuff will guarantee a couple of massive songs clearly! So a day off tomorrow and tonight a hot sweaty night in the superb Digbeth Institute and a couple of beers to boot and the Cult !
Write that earlier so just on way home ,that was magnificent,well paced and great setlist ,big chunk of Death Cult then Dreamtime stuff then Love and a blast through SDC Moya and then Sanctuary to finish..go see them if you can, Astbury in good shape and voice and flipping heck Jamie Stewart came on to do bass for a couple of songs. Very bloody amazing
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Post by telfordstoke on Nov 15, 2023 10:54:03 GMT
Not been to the new Civic yet, got Geddy Lee tickets in December. Are you standing in the stalls or on the balcony? It's a spoken word event Daz and have got 5th row centre in stalls
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Post by cdf on Nov 15, 2023 19:49:51 GMT
Queens of the Stone Age in Manchester last night. Wow, just wow! Especially the last 3 songs they did on their encore.
Next for me is Sunday at Shiine on Weekender at Butlins Minehead
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Post by stiggerstackle on Nov 15, 2023 20:43:35 GMT
Cliff bastard Richard at Blackpool Opera House last night.
Took my mum for her 70th. It was like a social services lost and found. I’m 50 and was by far the youngest person there. I could feel the eyes of elderly women all over me, desperate for a peek of my long johns.
I made the mistake of taking her out for an Italian beforehand, and as I have a very distinguished hair colour and a captain birdseye beard, I could tell people in the restaurant (all possible cast members of cocoon) were looking at me think ‘son or lover?’. Put me off my tagliatelle.
Cliff, to be fair was fucking great for 83. As I was brought up listening to his albums stacked up on the record player when my mum did housework, to my eternal shame I found I knew 80% of his set off by heart, and to be fair he does have a couple of absolute bangers.
Mum asked me to look out tickets next time he tours. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that at least one of them won’t be making it.
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Post by jaybee on Nov 16, 2023 17:49:24 GMT
I shall be going to see The Christians at the New Vic Theatre on March 13th. A cracking band still Thanks for the 'heads up' - tickets booked!
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Post by cdf on Nov 16, 2023 18:34:17 GMT
Cliff bastard Richard at Blackpool Opera House last night. Took my mum for her 70th. It was like a social services lost and found. I’m 50 and was by far the youngest person there. I could feel the eyes of elderly women all over me, desperate for a peek of my long johns. I made the mistake of taking her out for an Italian beforehand, and as I have a very distinguished hair colour and a captain birdseye beard, I could tell people in the restaurant (all possible cast members of cocoon) were looking at me think ‘son or lover?’. Put me off my tagliatelle. Cliff, to be fair was fucking great for 83. As I was brought up listening to his albums stacked up on the record player when my mum did housework, to my eternal shame I found I knew 80% of his set off by heart, and to be fair he does have a couple of absolute bangers. Mum asked me to look out tickets next time he tours. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that at least one of them won’t be making it. Did he do We dont Talk anymore?
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Post by stiggerstackle on Nov 16, 2023 19:24:23 GMT
Cliff bastard Richard at Blackpool Opera House last night. Took my mum for her 70th. It was like a social services lost and found. I’m 50 and was by far the youngest person there. I could feel the eyes of elderly women all over me, desperate for a peek of my long johns. I made the mistake of taking her out for an Italian beforehand, and as I have a very distinguished hair colour and a captain birdseye beard, I could tell people in the restaurant (all possible cast members of cocoon) were looking at me think ‘son or lover?’. Put me off my tagliatelle. Cliff, to be fair was fucking great for 83. As I was brought up listening to his albums stacked up on the record player when my mum did housework, to my eternal shame I found I knew 80% of his set off by heart, and to be fair he does have a couple of absolute bangers. Mum asked me to look out tickets next time he tours. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that at least one of them won’t be making it. Did he do We dont Talk anymore? He certainly did, and it had some of the old dears in literal raptures.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 16, 2023 19:25:20 GMT
Did he do We dont Talk anymore? He certainly did, and it had some of the old dears in literal raptures. How about his greatest, Wired for Sound?
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Post by ChesterStokie on Nov 16, 2023 19:30:23 GMT
Cliff bastard Richard at Blackpool Opera House last night. Took my mum for her 70th. It was like a social services lost and found. I’m 50 and was by far the youngest person there. I could feel the eyes of elderly women all over me, desperate for a peek of my long johns. I made the mistake of taking her out for an Italian beforehand, and as I have a very distinguished hair colour and a captain birdseye beard, I could tell people in the restaurant (all possible cast members of cocoon) were looking at me think ‘son or lover?’. Put me off my tagliatelle. Cliff, to be fair was fucking great for 83. As I was brought up listening to his albums stacked up on the record player when my mum did housework, to my eternal shame I found I knew 80% of his set off by heart, and to be fair he does have a couple of absolute bangers. Mum asked me to look out tickets next time he tours. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that at least one of them won’t be making it. I confess I too have been to a Cliff Richard gig. It was about 15 years ago and I went because it was billed as Cliff Richard & The Shadows. I wanted to see The Shadows and I thought it would mean Cliff would concerntrate in his best stuff from the 50s and 60s and give the later stuff a miss. Well I was not disappointed. Got all the rock ‘n’ roll classics and The Shadows (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett so the real thing) did some stuff on their own including Foot Tapper and Dance On! (2 of my favourite instrumentals, by anyone). Fair play to Cliff, he was in his late 60s but could certainly put on a show. I do remember feeling slightly out of place though surrounded by middle aged women, now 15 years on all old women!
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Post by stiggerstackle on Nov 16, 2023 20:00:37 GMT
He certainly did, and it had some of the old dears in literal raptures. How about his greatest, Wired for Sound? Absolutely - highlight of the night!
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 16, 2023 20:01:51 GMT
How about his greatest, Wired for Sound? Absolutely - highlight of the night! Did he wear roller skates and tight denim shorts for it?
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Post by stiggerstackle on Nov 16, 2023 20:03:37 GMT
Absolutely - highlight of the night! Did he wear roller skates and tight denim shorts for it? No, but I closed my eyes real tight and conjured that glorious image, resulting in my own rapture.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 16, 2023 20:04:00 GMT
Did he wear roller skates and tight denim shorts for it? No, but I closed my eyes real tight and conjured that glorious image, resulting in my own rapture. 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Nov 17, 2023 21:40:15 GMT
Symposium absolutely brilliant again after reforming last year. I can't believe how a track called Bury You with the line "I wouldn't bury you, even if you died" sounds so joyful, but maybe it's more how cathartic those massive guitars sound and how enthusiastic the band are. They thanked security a couple of times for doing such a great job (lots of crowdsurfers, including frontman Ross). Everyone in the audience smiling once the gig was over, something I very rarely see.
Support band A were very good too, especially Nothing and a new track. Dega Breaks made this probably the best triple header I've seen in a long time. Symposium must be one of those bands who say "make the support sound as loud and as good as us."
If anyone in the London area happens to want to check all three out on Saturday night (10pm curfew), I have a ticket going free, as I can't make it. I'm kind of disappointed but not, because they were so brilliant last night, and I'm still buzzing off that!
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Post by Paul Spencer on Nov 18, 2023 2:02:38 GMT
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Post by ragbone82 on Nov 18, 2023 9:20:41 GMT
Symposium absolutely brilliant again after reforming last year. I can't believe how a track called Bury You with the line "I wouldn't bury you, even if you died" sounds so joyful, but maybe it's more how cathartic those massive guitars sound and how enthusiastic the band are. They thanked security a couple of times for doing such a great job (lots of crowdsurfers, including frontman Ross). Everyone in the audience smiling once the gig was over, something I very rarely see. Support band A were very good too, especially Nothing and a new track. Dega Breaks made this probably the best triple header I've seen in a long time. Symposium must be one of those bands who say "make the support sound as loud and as good as us." If anyone in the London area happens to want to check all three out on Saturday night (10pm curfew), I have a ticket going free, as I can't make it. I'm kind of disappointed but not, because they were so brilliant last night, and I'm still buzzing off that! WOW Symposium, that’s taken me right back to year 11. Saw them a few times back in the day. Quality live band with some fine tunes. Personal favourite has to be disappear
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 18, 2023 12:30:50 GMT
Couldn’t find the upcoming gigs thread but definitely interested in this one. ABC in January at the Regent playing The Lexicon of Love album with orchestra. www.bandsintown.com/e/104614378
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Post by maninasuitcase on Nov 18, 2023 12:42:41 GMT
Couldn’t find the upcoming gigs thread but definitely interested in this one. ABC in January at the Regent playing The Lexicon of Love album with orchestra. www.bandsintown.com/e/104614378Looked at that but the prices are a little excessive.
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Post by ChesterStokie on Nov 18, 2023 12:51:13 GMT
Couldn’t find the upcoming gigs thread but definitely interested in this one. ABC in January at the Regent playing The Lexicon of Love album with orchestra. www.bandsintown.com/e/104614378Looked at that but the prices are a little excessive. Saw ABC on the original Lexicon Of Love tour in 1982 at Deeside Leisure Centre. My ticket was £4.50. I remember my future wife got slightly upset about it because I went with a different girl.
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Post by marylandstoke on Nov 18, 2023 15:39:36 GMT
Brian Posehn last night.
Superb opening set by Tommy Simbazo.
Considering Jay Leno tonight.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Nov 19, 2023 8:39:02 GMT
That looks superb. Didn't know it was on last night. Not a massive fan of Maxim shouting his way through the set though. Seen them a few times and it gets a bit irritating after a bit. Saw Willie J Healey at Band on the Wall. Great gig. Lot to be said for a venue that is sold out but not unnecessarily packed.
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Post by hawklord on Nov 19, 2023 11:51:23 GMT
Grace at The Waddington Suite last night.... simply brilliant.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 20, 2023 10:39:19 GMT
Myself and my girlfriend went to see The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown in Birmingham last night. The venue was a place called the Hare and Hounds, a large pub with an attached room for gigs. We enjoyed a drink and the faded Edwardian splendour of the pub first, then moved to the attached room. It was old school with a guy sat by a table with a cash box and a clipboard to usher us in up the steep staircase to a small hall with a small low stage. Quite an atmospheric place. Arthur and his band were simply brilliant. Arthur is to my mind,is the godfather of heavy metal vocals , an early pioneer of progressive rock and has an influential visual look (Alice Cooper and Kiss owe him). I just couldn’t believe how good his voice and range were for an 80 year old guy. The songs segued into one another with the band moving seamlessly into the next song while Arthur changed his outfit for near enough every song. The band were excellent back up and proper rock musicians with respect for Arthur’s sound. The visuals were stunning. I can’t ever remember getting sucked into a performance like this, I really did go somewhere else. The set list based mainly on his best work from 1968-75, with a lovely new folky number chucked in. Arthur has this image of a one hit wonder with a gimmicky image, wrong, he is a proper rock musician with an excellent back catalogue brilliantly performed. Arthur walked past me after the gig and I patted him on the back and said ‘thank you Arthur’ to which he gave out a pleased sounding chuckle (made my night 😁).If you get the chance go see him.
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Post by hawklord on Nov 20, 2023 11:03:15 GMT
Myself and my girlfriend went to see The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown in Birmingham last night. The venue was a place called the Hare and Hounds, a large pub with an attached room for gigs. We enjoyed a drink and the faded Edwardian splendour of the pub first, then moved to the attached room. It was old school with a guy sat by a table with a cash box and a clipboard to usher us in up the steep staircase to a small hall with a small low stage. Quite an atmospheric place. Arthur and his band were simply brilliant. Arthur is to my mind,is the godfather of heavy metal vocals , an early pioneer of progressive rock and has an influential visual look (Alice Cooper and Kiss owe him). I just couldn’t believe how good his voice and range were for an 80 year old guy. The songs segued into one another with the band moving seamlessly into the next song while Arthur changed his outfit for near enough every song. The band were excellent back up and proper rock musicians with respect for Arthur’s sound. The visuals were stunning. I can’t ever remember getting sucked into a performance like this, I really did go somewhere else. The set list based mainly on his best work from 1968-75, with a lovely new folky number chucked in. Arthur has this image of a one hit wonder with a gimmicky image, wrong, he is a proper rock musician with an excellent back catalogue brilliantly performed. Arthur walked past me after the gig and I patted him on the back and said ‘thank you Arthur’ to which he gave out a pleased sounding chuckle (made my night 😁).If you get the chance go see him. Excellent review sir.I've seen CWOAB twice this year,supporting Hawkwind at Manchester and at HRH Prog Sheffield, stunning both times.I first got hooked on CWOAB in 94 when they played The Wheatsheaf.Arthur is an absolute star.I intend to go next year's gigs at Wakefield,Birkenhead and Gt.Yarmouth.I saw Ozric Tentacles at The Hare and Hounds a few years ago and it's a great venue.Again thanks for the review.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 20, 2023 11:27:47 GMT
Myself and my girlfriend went to see The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown in Birmingham last night. The venue was a place called the Hare and Hounds, a large pub with an attached room for gigs. We enjoyed a drink and the faded Edwardian splendour of the pub first, then moved to the attached room. It was old school with a guy sat by a table with a cash box and a clipboard to usher us in up the steep staircase to a small hall with a small low stage. Quite an atmospheric place. Arthur and his band were simply brilliant. Arthur is to my mind,is the godfather of heavy metal vocals , an early pioneer of progressive rock and has an influential visual look (Alice Cooper and Kiss owe him). I just couldn’t believe how good his voice and range were for an 80 year old guy. The songs segued into one another with the band moving seamlessly into the next song while Arthur changed his outfit for near enough every song. The band were excellent back up and proper rock musicians with respect for Arthur’s sound. The visuals were stunning. I can’t ever remember getting sucked into a performance like this, I really did go somewhere else. The set list based mainly on his best work from 1968-75, with a lovely new folky number chucked in. Arthur has this image of a one hit wonder with a gimmicky image, wrong, he is a proper rock musician with an excellent back catalogue brilliantly performed. Arthur walked past me after the gig and I patted him on the back and said ‘thank you Arthur’ to which he gave out a pleased sounding chuckle (made my night 😁).If you get the chance go see him. Excellent review sir.I've seen CWOAB twice this year,supporting Hawkwind at Manchester and at HRH Prog Sheffield, stunning both times.I first got hooked on CWOAB in 94 when they played The Wheatsheaf.Arthur is an absolute star.I intend to go next year's gigs at Wakefield,Birkenhead and Gt.Yarmouth.I saw Ozric Tentacles at The Hare and Hounds a few years ago and it's a great venue.Again thanks for the review. Thank you for the kind words. I felt a bit compelled to write something, it was a bit special. My girlfriend who really only knows ‘Fire’ was blown away. I’ll be off to Birkenhead myself, I didn’t know about the other dates so thanks for the heads up.
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Post by pretzel on Nov 22, 2023 14:26:39 GMT
Sunday evening, me and the missus had the pleasure of meeting top Oatcake muso, Vadiation Ribe at Strines Nightingale, a quirky little pub venue near Stockport. The main reason for going was to see the wonderful Hannah Aldridge, who I've already seen this summer, but this show was to be something much more special. Support band, The Pleasures, featured a lovely country singer, Catherine Britt from Australia and if I'm honest, they were worth the admission fee alone. As expected, the addition of a band took Hannah to a different level and the whole night was truly amazing, culminating in everyone on stage for the closing number 'Burning down Birmingham'. This was probably amongst the top three gigs I've been to this year. A busy eight days gig going (by my standards) peaks this weekend with seeing another Aussie; blues singer/guitarist Kara Grainger, at another tiny venue in Derbyshire. Then it's my first visit to Eleven (go figure) to see the mighty FM. Don't ask me why but I've also turned down the opportunity to see Percy Plant with Saving Grace at The Viccy Hall tomorrow night. A sold out show and I passed forward the offer of a £65 ticket for a tenner to a mate. Well he'd better be a bloody mate after that selfless gesture ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/cj7bsBj2jOTuEAUVaPt5.gif)
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Nov 23, 2023 10:02:23 GMT
Julie Byrne in a small venue in Bristol last night. Was at the back of the small crowd but could hardly see her or the band as they were sat down which kind of spoilt the connection for me. Good but not great...
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Post by pretzel on Nov 23, 2023 10:37:07 GMT
Julie Byrne in a small venue in Bristol last night. Was at the back of the small crowd but could hardly see her or the band as they were sat down which kind of spoilt the connection for me. Good but not great... I assume you mean they were sat down and you were stood up? That would be pretty shit really. The stage at the hall we use is pretty high and some of our acts ask us if they can play on the floor in front of it to feel closer to the audience. My answer has always been no because people pay to come and see a gig, not so much the back of peoples heads. When you have a world class guitarist, like Willy Porter for instance, I really like to be able to see what he's doing as well as listening to it. Tis what it is though sometimes as most small venues dont have much of a stage (if at all). Attachment Deleted
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Nov 23, 2023 12:24:42 GMT
Exactly mate. They were all sat down and you really needed to be much closer. The venue is only 200 capacity! In another small venue in Bristol I saw Jake Xerses Fussell and again, he sat down, and I had made the mistake of being a little late so was at the back. It totally alters your experience of a gig. There is a moral there so no need to explain it ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/0m0lbCuTEBzaRn6f8QaM.gif)
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Post by mutters on Nov 26, 2023 11:04:57 GMT
Stu Allan Memorial 2023 at Bowlers Manchester
Another good night, didn't seem as good as last year, but maybe I'm getting old
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