December 1997 - Sinister

Sinister: The Manchester gigs...
by jkral＠webtv.net 30 Dec '97

30 Dec '97

So did anybody happen to get a set list from any of the shows? I'm curious to know what they played (since them playing in Wisconsin is probably out of the question). Thanks! Jaysen (jealous of all who attended). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Sunday's gig (not a very interesting title, huh?)
by Acrylica 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

Only my second posting this; I'm a great deal more prolific on the Pulp list, and I wrote this for it, but now my fingers are so tired that I thought I'd be lazy and put a copy on here too. So, if you're on Lipgloss just delete this! **************************************************************************** ************* Hello little mice. Yesterday I went to the B&S gig - it was both one of the best and the worst days of my life. And here's why: GOOD VERSION: Had a nice hotel room; saw some real live trams; made meself a new lipstick by putting Lipcote on top of my new purple glitter gel; backcombed hair and it went nice and big; tiara didn't fall off once; hotel near to venue; someone who looked like they should be in Suede next to me (I didn't have the courage to ask, but he was more like an amalgamation of all the members); lovely venue and stage setup (like a big "E" - as in the letter - with people all around - like how alveoli have a greater surface area 'cos they're folded - so more people could see) and a brilliant gig. I had surely the best place there - I was at the very front, just in front of Stevie (unfortunately someone else nicked off with the setlist when I was reaching for it). The band were terrific (after a bit of trouble with 'bel's cello - "och, it just dunt sound right!", "that cello needs a doctor!", "no, that cello needs a priest!"), various members pointing at my big hair before they started; lovely atmosphere; no security guards or barriers, so I was just leaning on the stage; no cramped conditions - all very nice. Normally u fight to get to the front, but this was so... relaxed. U could actually move your arms around, and it was nice and cool in the hall. All in all, a brilliant gig, except for... BAD VERSION: Got coach down, ate chicken tikka sandwiches and chocolate orange - as a consequence felt very sick; got to hotel, tired but still alive; left Bob the Tamagotchi in hotel room and forgot to feed him (when I got back he'd pooped everywhere!); feeling a little sicky, vision a little blurred; rain; standing around for ages at gig (and I was wearing my heavy platforms and the three pairs of socks I need to keep them on!), feeling a little queasy now, but luckily it's not too hot, and not at all cramped; stomach feels like it's digesting itself; feeling positively sick; in "Like Dylan..." begin to get a cold sweat on the back of my neck; the boyfriend asks do I want to get out? but I can't cos I've been looking forward to it for so long; big black blobs in front of eyes, band dissappear; can't hear them and I don't remember the next few minutes, but apparently I fell and cracked my head on the monitor (a nice bruise is now forming!); I come around and can't understand why he looks concerned, 'cos I just thought I'd closed my eyes for a second, but Suedebloke looks worried too; reassure boyfriend I'm fine; getting hot and then cold; having visions of throwing up on Stevies' shoes which I'd just been admiring a moment before, so I stick my head between two monitors and decide to be sick there; still haven't been sick, but everything's going black again; black out again, but when I come around again (and now this is the really trippy bit, and I swear to god I hadn't taken anything or even drunk anything beforehand!) there's flowers all over the stage, and on their clothes, following the guitars; after missing most of the next two songs, I feel much better; get back to hotel and sit with head in sink for half an hour, occasionely drooling or spitting bile. Not too good, huh? A special sorry goes out to Karl off this here list; he recognised me at the end of the gig (I think it was the red hair that did it!) and came over to introduce himself. I could still see flowers, and as far as I can remember this is how our converstation went (brackets indicate my slow and painful thought processes): K: Acrylica? Me: Ug? (there's a man. Who's he? I think I've lost my brain) K: Karl Me: Pardon? (Who's Paul?) K: Karl Me: Oh hello! (I'm going to vomit on him, I know I'm going to vomit on him) K: I saw u but didn't know if it was u, cos I was over there, are u OK? Me: Noo, I'm a bit ill actually (why's he swirling about and getting bigger and smaller?) K: Oh, too much to drink, heh? Me: No, no I haven't had any, it was the coach (urgh... I'm gonna retch on him) And then I don't remember much else, just pointing at his leather coat and then trying to climb down the big stone stairs in my heavy platforms. So, Karl... I'm sorry if I wasn't exactly with it, but u seemed lovely! Lots of love and (bleurghh!) iguanas... Acrylica sallydoll(a)lineone.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Manchester!
by MRissb7989 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

Well no doubt the whole world and his dog will be writing to the list after what was THE weekend of 1997 (not to mention the rest of my life!) but Im going to tell you all about it anyway... I started by meeting fellow listees Julia, Paul and Sarah (Mad!) at Piccadilly Station, the first time Id actually met people from Cyber space before....all of them normal, with the possible exception of Sarah..... Stopping via the rather ace Manchester Youth Hostel, with Jim swelling our numbers, we pressed on to the Square Albert, and the drinking began in earnest, as fellow devotees began to arrive in dribs and drabs.....hellos to Suart (Worlds Tallest Man), Neil, Ali, Pamela, Paul, Tag, Soozy and all the rest of you beautiful people. Well, the gigs started well on the Saturday and just got better and better...The Town Hall was a fantastically ornate setting, and the band couldnt have been more superb. I was privileged to see all three gigs, and by the time Sunday night came I was in a state of absolute bliss....highlights for me were Dylan on the Sunday night, LLPJ in the afternoon, Stevies guitar playing throughout (what a COOL bastard), Isobels spangly dresses, the effortless interchanging of instruments between the members, the aftershow, the ferris wheel, and, well I could go on in a similar vein for days! Id just like to say thanks to everyone who made the weekend so memorable (esp Jim, Paul and Julia) and I hope to see everybody again at future gigs, in the chat room and on the list etc etc. Right, now for some sleep! Martin (aka Risso) XXXXXXXXXXXX ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: aftershow...aftermath
by Daniel Smith 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

Dear Listees Well after three triumphant shows (of which i only saw two ) i have to say WOW, a superb performance ( cellos aside :) ) and being a B&S virgin before i see why everyone raves about seeing them live. sorry just got in and had to write something though its not really very inspiring is it?? the spod P.S. I think the musical chairs is a theme more bands should adopt.The music stops and it's find a new instument to play you could call it "Musical Instruments" hehehehehehehe......ahem ......sorry

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Sinister: aftershow
by .j 0n 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

> oh well, i;ll write more later, just gotta say it was absolutley > brillant. tell me what happened at the aftershow....please! la la la i went. and spent my money honey on the dance in the room above the pub but soon it got very packed and after my shimmy to 'brim full of asha' and '..back off a lorry' by demin we left... well went downstairs. now- we were going to collect our bags and jackets and things but we over heard that '2 more taxis were yet to arrive' coyly we waited and lo - enter half of arab strab and stevie and hmm the drummer... whathisname.. or someone so we just hung around the bar - the landlord said he was only going to serve the band (it was late and they'd locked the doors) i said i was part of the band - the shoe shine boy - but well i didnt want another drink anyway. we waited around the pool table . i almost followed stevie into the toilets but was stopped. on the verge of obsession. ''just give me your camera, i'll corner him in the toilets '' ''what ?!'' ''he's just gone into the toilet - alone ..'' ''no no no, where will it all end ? you'll thank me one day.. '' ''not bloody likely..'' i chickened out anyway.. it was good though - everyone upstairs was waiting for the band to arrive and just downstairs some of them did. um we tried to look interesting - so someone would talk to us katrina was looking for david.. it was getting quite late so we left in search of the coach station and then it was bye bye manchester ... byee .jon ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Matinee Idols - Manchester Sunday afternoon review
by Johnston, John CT 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

I've just got back from my day trip to Manchester so here's one boy's opinion of the gig for those who couldn't be there. If you're too busy to read the fascinating scene-setting stuff scroll down till you see ******THE GIG*****. Got the train to Manchester from London first thing in the morning. It was still dark when I left home and the sky was like a gigantic Scottish flag: Bluey/Purple with a perfect white saltire of intersecting vapour trails. A good omen I thought (or another bloody ad. for the Halifax Building Society). I'll spare the details of the rail travel and say that I arrived outside Manchester town hall in good time and joined the queue. It's an amazing building and as I waited to get in I was able to learn that it was built in 1877 in the Victorian Gothic style (It must have been hell to be a chisel in them days).Another plaque told me that Manchester was the world's first nuclear free zone. So an entertaining and informative day it was. Once on the inside, people were handing out Ice Cream which wasn't exactly what I most wanted but it was given with love so only a churl would refuse.(Was it you Katrina handing it out I didn't realise it might have been you till later or i'd have said hello) Anyhow the ground floor reminded me of the video to Wannabe - got the picture? Upstairs the band were going to be playing in the big hall. This was an amazing lofty room with coats of arms painted on the ceiling and murals on the wall depicting great scenes from Manchester's history: the Baptism of St. Edwin, the expulsion of the Danes (shame they forgot Schmeichal) etc. What with the massic pipe organ at the back (I wonder if Chris had a go) it was just like a Cathedral. ***************************************THE GIG**************************************** This would may have accounted for the most amazing thing about this afternoon; the sound quality. I've never been to a gig where the music was so beautifully crisp. The strings, the guitars, the keyboards, the drums, the Stylophone and assorted other instruments were all so clear and sounded absolutely beautifull. And atop this all was Stuart's voice which was faint or fanfare-like as needs required. Every song was the best I've ever heard it done I thought (although perhaps they could have upped the keyboards in Tigermilk - just to make it swing even more. If you've not heard it then it's one to look out for). At times I felt it was more like a recital than a gig, the music just shone out there. This was especially true on slower songs like Beautiful. Stuart started gently on his own and then the moment when the rest joined in was quite lovely because everything was so clear. Given the atmosphere I was sorry not to hear the State I am In which I reckon would have been sublime. But they made up for that in my books by playing Expectations which I hadn't heard live before. The atmosphere was very relaxed so the usual gaps between songs didn't matter, and there were a few line fluffs but Stevie did his best as prompt to Mr. Murdoch . The stage was U shaped with some of the crowd inside the U and the rest above and below if you see what I mean. The band were on the two vertical arms as it were. Being in the middle was a bit like being at Wimbledon to start with, heads twisting left and right to catch all the action. The bottom bit of the U was a handy gangway between the two stages so that people could change sides to get at the required instruments. However I thought it was a chance missed to have somebody up there doing interpretive dances - I'm volunteering. Other highlights included Stevie carefully explaing the chords to Track and Field to Stuart before starting, all the trumpet bits, Sarah's Stylophone break on Mayfly which was really clear this time, Isobel's sparkly dress (ooh bloomin 'eck), momentary disaster when Stuart knocked over his music stand and lost the words/chords he had carefully arranged, grooving to Tigermilk and many more. Above it was the sound though, so so beautiful. All in all it was a great success I thought. So as Harry Hill would say "Afternoon pop concerts by Belle and Sebastian - more please". And as a non-smoking non-drinker it was quite wonderful to see my favourite band in a non-smoking venue. Oh joy. Sorry not to meet more Listees. I met David when I got a T-shirt and hello to Jim, Paul, Stuart and Julia. I'm no longer a ferris wheel virgin. Right - I'm off to make some tea in my new Belle and Sebastian mug! :) Have a very Happy New Year, everyone. xxx john ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Daily Telegraph
by Ian W Halliday 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

In the review of the year, James Delingpole of the Daily Telegraph (London) wrote... Belle and Sebastian If You're Feeling Sinister (Jeepster). Like the black-and-white Seventies children's TV programme after which they are named, Scotland's Belle and Sebastian have become a huge cult among knowing twenty- and thirtysomethings. With its shy vocals, pretty melodies, quirky, affecting lyrics and deceptively amateurish air, this is the perfect Sunday morning record. It will also guarantee your CD collection instant credibility. -- So there we have it. Happy New Year to you all (even you Paul) Ian -- +--------------------------------------------------------+ | Visit my home pages at http://members.tripod.com/~iwh/ | | Travel pages http://jump.to/vanuatu | | Children's books | | http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7439/ | +--------------------------------------------------------+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: new kid's plea
by GntlTuesdy 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

Hey i just subscribed to this Sinister list. My name is neal and i'm a student in Philadelphia, PA. and I was wondering if someone REALLY REALLY nice could help me out. Of course i'm searching for "TIgermilk." Well, not the lp, just a dub. Is there anybody out there who would be willing to dub me a pretty good sounding version of this rare gem? If so, please email me and i'll give you my address! Thanks alot! neal ps did that Belle and Sebastian perfomance ever air on PBS? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: gig and stuff!
by Sarah 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

hi everyone! just gotta say to all the lovely people i met on Sat it was great to meet you! i wish i could have stayed at the aftershow, i was so guted i had to leave :((.....but it was still a brilliant gig! And i want to know *you* stuart david *you* had been drinking before hand. i don't know, forgetting to play your part to Dylan in the Movies..... And just to let all the other girls and boys know that i think i will have to marry Stuart M. Its his own fault for being such a sweetie. oh well, i;ll write more later, just gotta say it was absolutley brillant. tell me what happened at the aftershow....please! i really wish i culdv'e been there.....oh and if i told anyone on the list just to fuck off out of my way, i'm very sorry *ashamed* but i was pissed off then. sorry. oh well, love you all......can't wait for next time! I'M GOING NOW BYE!!!!!!! Sarah ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: hello--help me
by Oxyura12 27 Dec '97

27 Dec '97

List-people, I am here deep in very rural and very quiet america, and just having a dickens of a time finding any of the b-n-s's small ep's, and the record store clerks are of no help either-- lazy and dazed from all the roaring hours of prodigy and mary manson. Sad. Regardless, if you could direct me to a web site or something so I could buy the small ep's, I could be done with haunting these moody young men and women, and I'd be much obliged. Rocky ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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