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Went to see Motorhead last night, supported by Girlschool and The Damned.
Unfortunately missed most of Girlschool, but got the beers in and really enjoyed The Damned, and Motorhead, were well, Motorhead!
My ears are still ringing, a thoroughly enjoyable night, made all the better by this:
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Captain Sensible
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And Lemmy, obviously
Nice one Dan - are you sure Lemmy is actually alive, though, on that picture?! ;)
I loved Girlschool as a spotty 12yr old - and the Damned a few years later - sounds like a cracking gig!
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Originally Posted by tubehunter
went to see Regina Spektor last night, it was good, but a couple of niggling factors spoiled my night a little.
1. The venue (Birmingham Academy) has recently moved, and has decided to not sell bitter, and the only lager on sale was Carlsberg, blech!
2. The setlist. Nothing off the first 2 albums, almost ALL of the new album, which is OK, but still probably the worst one.
3. The crowd. The (mainly female) crowd would whoop and scream excessively at EVERYTHING. Regina starts a song (WOOOO) Regina ends a song (WOOOO) Regina picks up a new instrument (WOOOO) Regina talks to the crowd (WOOOO) Regina says a naughty word in her song (WOOOO) and of course the usual.... it wasn't a loud gig, and if the song was a single, everyone would sing along, partially drowning her out. I paid £22.50 to hear Regina, not you lot.
Went to see Alice Cooper last night, excellent show.
Played all the classics, with a few nice surprises (The Awakening, The Black Widow)
The stage show was unsurprisingly fairly spectacular, a guillotine, an iron maiden, gallows, an evil nurse, and plenty going on most of the time.
Unfortunately Alice stormed out and got straight on his bus, so we didn't get to meet him, but it was still a great show.
My last gig:
Rodrigo Y Gabriela at the Manchester Apollo
Very enjoyable live performance from two talented guitarists who have great rapport with the crowd and eachother. Amazing the range of sounds they can get from two accoustic guitars. Got a little bit 'samey' towards the end but that would be my only critisim. If you buy the new 11:11 album with the DVD you get some nice live footage and some of them rehersing tracks from the album.
My next gig:
Wolfmother at Manchester Academy on January
I'm re-discovering my rock roots and have agreed to go and give them a try. Should be a lively start to the year!
Rodrigo Y Gabrielle are a really great live band and I agree the way the audience gets into the music makes it even better
Yeah those rock roots are well worth hanging onto
MIDLAKE in Southend on Tuesday (and me a Leyton Orient fan, I was lucky to get out alive!).
Superb performance, great band.
Fairport Convention at The Roses Theater, Tewkesbury on Friday night....
excellent gig, they've still got it, plenty of variety, old and new etc.
picked up their latest album from the show, and I have to say I'm very impressed with it.... it even has an XTC cover on it!
Rammstein concert last night at the MEN in Manchester - what a f*cking riot that was!! :lol:
Simply awesome musically and as a performance spectacle in itself... :stalks:
And my God it was painfully loud! We were sat pretty high up overlooking the stage and I could feel my trouser flaps flapping and chest cavity vibrating with the sheer intensity of the bass impact from the PA system - those amps must have been kicking out quite a few kilowatts of power :eek:
Marco.