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James earlier this summer in Toronto. They were touring with The Psychedelic Furs who put them to shame.
I’m all for bands playing new stuff but mix it in with the stuff people come to see you for.... James have some excellent early stuff but the only song the majority of the 2000 crowd knew was ‘Laid’ and Tim Booth even announced before they played it that it was a spur of the moment thing to even play that. Everyone in the crowd was pissed off that Sit Down didn’t get played.
I think James are a great band and some of their new stuff is good but I know what you mean... playing some of their older stuff wouldn’t have killed them.Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanton
I remember seeing Pulp just a few years back and Jarvis Cocker, as they started to play common people, said “I don’t care if Pulp are only ever remembered for this song, because it’s a brilliant song”... and they then went on to play a magnificent 12 minute version of it... it could have been longer. Brilliant.
Must say I've never wanted a band that disappointed me to die, so quite an extreme topic title.
...Mrs just said she saw Bowie at Wembley....Glass Spider Tour..
I quote...
the biggest heap of shit ever witnessed.... ever..in the world..
I think it is generally recognised that tour was bad. I was in Berlin a couple of weeks ago and we did a Bowie/Iggy tour. Our guide was a Bowie fanatic but even he admitted the Glass Spider tour was poor.
Although I could never say I didn't like Bowie, I did sometimes wonder what all of the fuss was about. I went along solely because it meant I could say that I had seen him live. Sounds like it was my bad luck that the only time I did that was on the tour which is recognised as being, possibly, his worst.
Maybe because my expectation levels weren't great beforehand, that concert just kind of washed over me and I cannot say I was that disappointed by it. It's probably a sign of the lack of impact the whole night had on me that I cannot remember for sure if Peter Frampton was there as well or whether Cardiff was one of the shows he missed on that tour?
...and for me it was Bad Company..Earls Court..around 76/77..boring.
[QUOTE=kendoddsdadsdogsdead;5005624]...and for me it was Bad Company..Earls Court..around 76/77..boring.[/
The gig was early '77, when they were touring the Burnin' Sky album. Not a good album at all by their pretty high standards. I've seen Bad Company a few times and always found them excellent. How come you found them boring?
Chuck Berry in Cardiff. Played an extremely short set with hired hands he picked up in yhe UK on landing.
..I was only 17..just getting into Punk...they just seemed bland
Before that gig, someone warned him about this but he was adamant it would work, saying you never can tell.
Ooh.
I saw The Clash 3 times and along with The Smiths, The Jam and early Springsteen, they were without doubt one the the best live bands I’ve seen :-/
Where did you see the Smiths mate?
I saw them at Essex University in 1984 when they were touring with their first album, then at Cardiff University, I think just before Meat Is Murder was released (I'd need to check that date though), then on 'The Queen Is Dead' tour at Brixton Academy, and then again later at The Brixton Academy. I still have some of the tickets
And they were fantastic every time - they definitely evolved over time, but we very powerful, every time.
Really interesting insight mate. Love hearing stuff like this. So jealous.I saw them at Essex University in 1984 when they were touring with their first album, then at Cardiff University, I think just before Meat Is Murder was released (I'd need to check that date though), then on 'The Queen Is Dead' tour at Brixton Academy, and then again later at The Brixton Academy. I still have some of the tickets
And they were fantastic every time - they definitely evolved over time, but we very powerful, every time.
It is difficult to articulate how good they were and how the gigs made me feel (admittedly I was in my late teens/early twenties) as it was such an important part of my life at the time (and to some degree still is).
I saw Johnny Marr at The Royal Festival Hall in early August and The Smiths songs that he played were rather predictably rapturously received. The encore of 'There Is A Light......' was marvellous, but was that just because I was subconsciously imagining that I was back at Brixton Academy in the mid 1980s, or because it is such a fantastic song? His son Nile was in the band too which definitely resonated with me as a father sons of a similar age. Very nice.
I have tried to explain to my boys but they just look at me blankly.. Like most people do.
The Smiths played Cardiff Uni in September '84. I'm pretty sure of that as I was thereI saw them at Essex University in 1984 when they were touring with their first album, then at Cardiff University, I think just before Meat Is Murder was released (I'd need to check that date though), then on 'The Queen Is Dead' tour at Brixton Academy, and then again later at The Brixton Academy. I still have some of the tickets
And they were fantastic every time - they definitely evolved over time, but we very powerful, every time.
Prefab Sprout at Cardiff University.
Beautiful records (Steve McQueen) that somehow didn’t translate to a live performance. Not the night that I saw them anyway.
Lol
Yeah. That wasn’t brilliant especially coming after the ‘Serious Moonlight’ tour which was meant to be fantastic.
That is how he operated though.
I saw him in Clapham and it was the same. Shambolic but entertaining at the same time.
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I agree on the first 3 but I can also understand why someone who saw The Clash in 1977 might not have had the greatest musical experience, particularly if their preference was for heavier rock. I didn’t see Springsteen until late 80’s.... sadly
Agree about The Clash. Brilliant live but maybe not for their musical prowess.
Yes, it is well known. He signed a contract to play for X minutes and that is how long he played for with no encores.
I saw him in 1982 and that's how it was
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