Belle and Sebastian Sunday Evening Gig -------------------------------------- I've just returned too Uni and suddenly i have my email powers back, so i would like to wish the list a Happy New Year. Having to read through nearly 900 pieces of mail has given me a bloody great headache and a must admit the delete button has proved a saviour. However... I went to the Sunday Evening gig in Manchester and i must admit that overall i had a great time. I thought that B+S played pretty good. From what i've read from the list it seems that many people were not overly impressed with the Saturday performance. This is indeed a shame. I felt that Sundays performance was pretty good. To be honest i didn't think B+S were superb but it was joy to see them and at times they bordered on brilliance. I do have one major query though... Who's idea was the room setup? As a fan it was bizarre to be part of it, it didn't matter where you were in the room your vision of the band at some point was always obstructed and difficult. Surely for a band so 'fresh' it would have been better and aided enjoyment if there was a more conventional layout. Maybe a more linear approach would have made the sound better too or at least easier to handle. It was as if at times the band were struggling with the whole setup. However... i felt the setup did give the gig a kind of 'unplugged' atmosphere and was easy to relax and 'just' listen. That was cool. I thought the set list was really good with some old favourites and some new songs. The two highlights for me was that 'hush hush' cover tune, haven't got a clue who that was by but it was performed superbly, and secondly about three songs from the end a new song with a catchy guitar riff, good stuff... I think overall the band performed well but i can't help but think that they made their task far more difficult by an obscure setup. Personally i felt that did well with what they had but maybe they should learn to walk before they run? Out of curiosity, where did people(the travellers)stay in the end, i arrived late in the city with my girlfriend and another couple and after getting lost and bothered around the dark streets we decided on the Portland Thistle Hotel. Now before you all start drilling me and labelling a me rich bastard my girlfriend paid for this on Visa(she was scared and cold), i was well impressed as you can imagine. I think they (the hotel folk)were even more impressed with our dress and particularly my Pavement T-shirt!!! Anyway enoughs enough so i better be going. If anyone has any comments go for it... Rich ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@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@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------