Sinister: This wasn't just ANY modern rock song....

[Declan and Noren Hynes]

i never post to the list, i could fall under the catagory of "lurker" if i 
had the time to lurk. but i feel compelled to post.
  i saw belle and sebastian last night after about 3 years of 
anticipation..... it was possibly the most surreal gig i've ever been 
to.... snow patrol were nice 'n noisy and i was told i look like isobel 
which obviously i was well chuffed at....
 but then...
  first of all it's crude to say so, and i didn't notice until a friend 
pointed it out to me, but stuart was "flying low". i fell so embarassed for 
the boy, 'cos once i'd copped on to it i realised that everyone else knew. 
people were whispering "someone should tell the bloke"... but nobody could 
bring themselves to do it. i just put such earthly things out of my mind 
and continued to enjoy the heady heights of sonic pleasure. that is until 
some loud types decided to inform stuart of the situation. "stuart, yer 
flying low" was bellowed much to everyones relief/embarassment.
but the kid didn't seem to understand and continued with the set, looking 
bored during songs and fluffing his words.
  then he kicked over the microphone stand oddly enough.... but that wasn't 
it for stuarts outbursts... at the end of the second last song he smashed 
his guitar and kicked some amps about, much to about half the crowd's 
pleasure. the other half, myself included were a bit shocked. i'm not sure 
whether it was before this display of rock n' roll excess or not but isobel 
sort of stormed off the stage grabbing her jacket.
   stuart said "sorry" and played the last song. then they all rambled off 
disjointly.
the crowd couldn't believe it was over and we stayed clapping for another 
half an hour, mercury rev stayed up in their side stage box aswell, we all 
expected more. nobody believed it was over, not even when they gave out the 
setlist. we were all waiting for more. more of what though?
the boys and girls onstage looked bored and unhappy. the music was 
wonderful, but the onstage atmosphere left alot to be desired.
  i'd like to know what was going on, but at the same time i wouldn't. from 
the first notes of "slow graffiti" i forgot everything else in my life and 
enjoyed the music for what it was.... beautiful.
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