*---* HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINISTER BABIES *---* Being a dismally contrary sort, I feel the need a strike a sour note amid all the joyous list kerfuffle follow last night's Shepherd's Bush hoedown (yes, I know I was the one telling you all to stop whining, even when you really weren't, following the Leeds and Nottingham shows). It was just too damn big. They play quietly - it's part of the appeal. The Empire demanded noise they couldn't and wouldn't provide. And as these things get bigger, the experience is somehow diluted (God forbid they ever play a festival) and, in this case, poisoned by, well, quite a large number of fuckers, basically. I'm not suggesting for a moment that the B&S live extravaganza be restricted to a small coterie of listfolk and their ilk at venues you couldn't swing a cat in. Oh no. But perhaps a short residency at a medium-sized theatre would be a reasonable solution in the case of the capital. The band might enjoy that. Perhaps I'm being financially naive... (More radical alternative: don't play London at all... it wasn't cheap to travel to West Yorkshire granted, but the beer's not as expensive...) Musically, I thought it edged Nottingham. I was pretty choked during "Strap" too. And finishing with the France Gall song was perfection. To be honest, all this disgruntled muttering - it's only the post-gig comedown talking, or the realisation that I'll never see anything as good as Leeds again in my life... Unless Scritti Politti tour again. Mike. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+