Stereophonics albums
Discussion
My take on the Stereophonics first two albums?
These (in bold) are the pick of the bunch...
Word Gets Around =
1. "A Thousand Trees" Proper stand-out track. Listen to the lyrics carefully. Quite topical these days for a song written 20 years ago.
2. "Looks Like Chaplin"
3. "More Life in a Tramps Vest" An awesome tune that sums up life in a small South Wales town beautifully.
4. "Local Boy in the Photograph" To my mind a songwriting masterclass. Sad song about the loss of a friend in tragic circumstances.
5. "Traffic"
6. "Not Up to You"
7. "Check my Eyelids for Holes"
8. "Same Size Feet"
9. "Last of the Big Time Drinkers"
10. "Goldfish Bowl"
11. "Too Many Sandwiches"
12. "Billy Davey's Daughter" Delivers the line that gives the album it's title, and is a haunting lament for another tragic loss of young life. A perfect showcase for Kelly's voice too.
The whole album brings life in the area where Kelly Jones and me both grew up. It's a 'dirty' album really, simultaneously very gritty and real, yet romanticised and set to great tunes. Some of the saddest songs with the murkiest lyrics are also the most upbeat sounding melodies. My favourite, I think,is actually Billy Davey's Daughter, although you'll find it hard to drag your attention away from the intro to Local Boy...
Performance and Cocktails =
1. "Roll Up and Shine"
2. "The Bartender and the Thief" A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a track that refuses to leave any member of the audience behind. Phenominal when played live.
3. "Hurry Up and Wait"
4. "Pick a Part That's New"
5. "Just Looking" My favourite on this album. His delivery of this track is simply beautiful. Lower tempo, thoughtful, and has meant a lot to me at low points in my life.
6. "Half the Lies You Tell Ain't True"
7. "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"
8. "T-Shirt Sun Tan"
9. "Is Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today?"
10. "A Minute Longer"
11. "She Takes Her Clothes Off" Again, more downbeat lyrics, but delivered in such a way as not to bring you down, but to make you consider things.
12. "Plastic California"
13. "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up"
Not as many anthemic stand-out singles off this album, but it's certainly more than the sum of it's parts. I'd say it's hard to own either of the first two albums without at least knowing the other. They compliment each other so well.
I thought they lost their way a little with Just Enough Education To Perform. Success seemed to remove Kelly and co from the reality of life that gave them the inspiration for the first two albums. Their integrity was a little compromised maybe. Off this one I liked "Have a Nice Day" and "Everyday I Think of Money", along with the big single "Mr Writer".
From You Gotta Go There to Come Back I can only really recall "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)". To be honest, if this album quietly disappeared it wouldn't be that badly missed and the 'phonic's set list wouldn't change very much.
Language. Sex. Violence. Other? This next album was pretty "meh" for me.I preferred the first two albums, the early stuff, but paradoxically this was the album which brought my wife to the band. She loved "Superman" and I think I'm right in saying that "Dakota" is her favourite Stereophonics track of the lot.
Pull the Pin almost entirely passed me by. Although to be fair it was bound to really, busy as I was in unpleasant sandy countries far across the sea. One of those albums you buy "to complete the set" rather than because you really like it. If you skip any of them, make it this one i reckon.
Keep Calm and Carry On saw an improvement, but not by much. My wife,again, liked a couple of tracks off it, and I'd happily put it on repeat if i had nothing else to play, but another 'take it or leave it, your choice' sort of album. Definitely not essential listening for a newcomer to the band's work.
Graffiti on the Train saw a pretty decent return to form for the band, IMHO. "Graffiti on the Train", "Indian Summer" and "Roll the Dice" being my favourites. This is the album where my wife and I are closest to agreement on the quality of the content.
Keep the Village Alive kept the momentum up from the previous album, and again I felt it was closer in quality to the first two albums. "C'est la Vie", "Song for the Summer" and "I Wanna Get Lost With You" stood out for me, with that last one being the best live track of the three.
Scream Above the Sounds I have to admit I haven't yet heard in full. I've only listened to two tracks so far and of them I only liked one of the two. I'll hold fire on an opinion until I've heard it all the way through at least a couple of times.
Some damned good covers have been tucked away on 'B' sides and into live shows over the years too. Whatever your take on them, they are an incredible live band and if you get a chance to see them, for heaven's sake seize it with both hands (or send me your tickets if you don't want them!)...
These (in bold) are the pick of the bunch...
Word Gets Around =
1. "A Thousand Trees" Proper stand-out track. Listen to the lyrics carefully. Quite topical these days for a song written 20 years ago.
2. "Looks Like Chaplin"
3. "More Life in a Tramps Vest" An awesome tune that sums up life in a small South Wales town beautifully.
4. "Local Boy in the Photograph" To my mind a songwriting masterclass. Sad song about the loss of a friend in tragic circumstances.
5. "Traffic"
6. "Not Up to You"
7. "Check my Eyelids for Holes"
8. "Same Size Feet"
9. "Last of the Big Time Drinkers"
10. "Goldfish Bowl"
11. "Too Many Sandwiches"
12. "Billy Davey's Daughter" Delivers the line that gives the album it's title, and is a haunting lament for another tragic loss of young life. A perfect showcase for Kelly's voice too.
The whole album brings life in the area where Kelly Jones and me both grew up. It's a 'dirty' album really, simultaneously very gritty and real, yet romanticised and set to great tunes. Some of the saddest songs with the murkiest lyrics are also the most upbeat sounding melodies. My favourite, I think,is actually Billy Davey's Daughter, although you'll find it hard to drag your attention away from the intro to Local Boy...
Performance and Cocktails =
1. "Roll Up and Shine"
2. "The Bartender and the Thief" A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a track that refuses to leave any member of the audience behind. Phenominal when played live.
3. "Hurry Up and Wait"
4. "Pick a Part That's New"
5. "Just Looking" My favourite on this album. His delivery of this track is simply beautiful. Lower tempo, thoughtful, and has meant a lot to me at low points in my life.
6. "Half the Lies You Tell Ain't True"
7. "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"
8. "T-Shirt Sun Tan"
9. "Is Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today?"
10. "A Minute Longer"
11. "She Takes Her Clothes Off" Again, more downbeat lyrics, but delivered in such a way as not to bring you down, but to make you consider things.
12. "Plastic California"
13. "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up"
Not as many anthemic stand-out singles off this album, but it's certainly more than the sum of it's parts. I'd say it's hard to own either of the first two albums without at least knowing the other. They compliment each other so well.
I thought they lost their way a little with Just Enough Education To Perform. Success seemed to remove Kelly and co from the reality of life that gave them the inspiration for the first two albums. Their integrity was a little compromised maybe. Off this one I liked "Have a Nice Day" and "Everyday I Think of Money", along with the big single "Mr Writer".
From You Gotta Go There to Come Back I can only really recall "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)". To be honest, if this album quietly disappeared it wouldn't be that badly missed and the 'phonic's set list wouldn't change very much.
Language. Sex. Violence. Other? This next album was pretty "meh" for me.I preferred the first two albums, the early stuff, but paradoxically this was the album which brought my wife to the band. She loved "Superman" and I think I'm right in saying that "Dakota" is her favourite Stereophonics track of the lot.
Pull the Pin almost entirely passed me by. Although to be fair it was bound to really, busy as I was in unpleasant sandy countries far across the sea. One of those albums you buy "to complete the set" rather than because you really like it. If you skip any of them, make it this one i reckon.
Keep Calm and Carry On saw an improvement, but not by much. My wife,again, liked a couple of tracks off it, and I'd happily put it on repeat if i had nothing else to play, but another 'take it or leave it, your choice' sort of album. Definitely not essential listening for a newcomer to the band's work.
Graffiti on the Train saw a pretty decent return to form for the band, IMHO. "Graffiti on the Train", "Indian Summer" and "Roll the Dice" being my favourites. This is the album where my wife and I are closest to agreement on the quality of the content.
Keep the Village Alive kept the momentum up from the previous album, and again I felt it was closer in quality to the first two albums. "C'est la Vie", "Song for the Summer" and "I Wanna Get Lost With You" stood out for me, with that last one being the best live track of the three.
Scream Above the Sounds I have to admit I haven't yet heard in full. I've only listened to two tracks so far and of them I only liked one of the two. I'll hold fire on an opinion until I've heard it all the way through at least a couple of times.
Some damned good covers have been tucked away on 'B' sides and into live shows over the years too. Whatever your take on them, they are an incredible live band and if you get a chance to see them, for heaven's sake seize it with both hands (or send me your tickets if you don't want them!)...
yellowjack said:
My take on the Stereophonics first two albums?
These (in bold) are the pick of the bunch...
Word Gets Around =
1. "A Thousand Trees" Proper stand-out track. Listen to the lyrics carefully. Quite topical these days for a song written 20 years ago.
2. "Looks Like Chaplin"
3. "More Life in a Tramps Vest" An awesome tune that sums up life in a small South Wales town beautifully.
4. "Local Boy in the Photograph" To my mind a songwriting masterclass. Sad song about the loss of a friend in tragic circumstances.
5. "Traffic"
6. "Not Up to You"
7. "Check my Eyelids for Holes"
8. "Same Size Feet"
9. "Last of the Big Time Drinkers"
10. "Goldfish Bowl"
11. "Too Many Sandwiches"
12. "Billy Davey's Daughter" Delivers the line that gives the album it's title, and is a haunting lament for another tragic loss of young life. A perfect showcase for Kelly's voice too.
The whole album brings life in the area where Kelly Jones and me both grew up. It's a 'dirty' album really, simultaneously very gritty and real, yet romanticised and set to great tunes. Some of the saddest songs with the murkiest lyrics are also the most upbeat sounding melodies. My favourite, I think,is actually Billy Davey's Daughter, although you'll find it hard to drag your attention away from the intro to Local Boy...
Performance and Cocktails =
1. "Roll Up and Shine"
2. "The Bartender and the Thief" A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a track that refuses to leave any member of the audience behind. Phenominal when played live.
3. "Hurry Up and Wait"
4. "Pick a Part That's New"
5. "Just Looking" My favourite on this album. His delivery of this track is simply beautiful. Lower tempo, thoughtful, and has meant a lot to me at low points in my life.
6. "Half the Lies You Tell Ain't True"
7. "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"
8. "T-Shirt Sun Tan"
9. "Is Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today?"
10. "A Minute Longer"
11. "She Takes Her Clothes Off" Again, more downbeat lyrics, but delivered in such a way as not to bring you down, but to make you consider things.
12. "Plastic California"
13. "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up"
Not as many anthemic stand-out singles off this album, but it's certainly more than the sum of it's parts. I'd say it's hard to own either of the first two albums without at least knowing the other. They compliment each other so well.
I thought they lost their way a little with Just Enough Education To Perform. Success seemed to remove Kelly and co from the reality of life that gave them the inspiration for the first two albums. Their integrity was a little compromised maybe. Off this one I liked "Have a Nice Day" and "Everyday I Think of Money", along with the big single "Mr Writer".
From You Gotta Go There to Come Back I can only really recall "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)". To be honest, if this album quietly disappeared it wouldn't be that badly missed and the 'phonic's set list wouldn't change very much.
Language. Sex. Violence. Other? This next album was pretty "meh" for me.I preferred the first two albums, the early stuff, but paradoxically this was the album which brought my wife to the band. She loved "Superman" and I think I'm right in saying that "Dakota" is her favourite Stereophonics track of the lot.
Pull the Pin almost entirely passed me by. Although to be fair it was bound to really, busy as I was in unpleasant sandy countries far across the sea. One of those albums you buy "to complete the set" rather than because you really like it. If you skip any of them, make it this one i reckon.
Keep Calm and Carry On saw an improvement, but not by much. My wife,again, liked a couple of tracks off it, and I'd happily put it on repeat if i had nothing else to play, but another 'take it or leave it, your choice' sort of album. Definitely not essential listening for a newcomer to the band's work.
Graffiti on the Train saw a pretty decent return to form for the band, IMHO. "Graffiti on the Train", "Indian Summer" and "Roll the Dice" being my favourites. This is the album where my wife and I are closest to agreement on the quality of the content.
Keep the Village Alive kept the momentum up from the previous album, and again I felt it was closer in quality to the first two albums. "C'est la Vie", "Song for the Summer" and "I Wanna Get Lost With You" stood out for me, with that last one being the best live track of the three.
Scream Above the Sounds I have to admit I haven't yet heard in full. I've only listened to two tracks so far and of them I only liked one of the two. I'll hold fire on an opinion until I've heard it all the way through at least a couple of times.
Some damned good covers have been tucked away on 'B' sides and into live shows over the years too. Whatever your take on them, they are an incredible live band and if you get a chance to see them, for heaven's sake seize it with both hands (or send me your tickets if you don't want them!)...
Now that’s a review These (in bold) are the pick of the bunch...
Word Gets Around =
1. "A Thousand Trees" Proper stand-out track. Listen to the lyrics carefully. Quite topical these days for a song written 20 years ago.
2. "Looks Like Chaplin"
3. "More Life in a Tramps Vest" An awesome tune that sums up life in a small South Wales town beautifully.
4. "Local Boy in the Photograph" To my mind a songwriting masterclass. Sad song about the loss of a friend in tragic circumstances.
5. "Traffic"
6. "Not Up to You"
7. "Check my Eyelids for Holes"
8. "Same Size Feet"
9. "Last of the Big Time Drinkers"
10. "Goldfish Bowl"
11. "Too Many Sandwiches"
12. "Billy Davey's Daughter" Delivers the line that gives the album it's title, and is a haunting lament for another tragic loss of young life. A perfect showcase for Kelly's voice too.
The whole album brings life in the area where Kelly Jones and me both grew up. It's a 'dirty' album really, simultaneously very gritty and real, yet romanticised and set to great tunes. Some of the saddest songs with the murkiest lyrics are also the most upbeat sounding melodies. My favourite, I think,is actually Billy Davey's Daughter, although you'll find it hard to drag your attention away from the intro to Local Boy...
Performance and Cocktails =
1. "Roll Up and Shine"
2. "The Bartender and the Thief" A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a track that refuses to leave any member of the audience behind. Phenominal when played live.
3. "Hurry Up and Wait"
4. "Pick a Part That's New"
5. "Just Looking" My favourite on this album. His delivery of this track is simply beautiful. Lower tempo, thoughtful, and has meant a lot to me at low points in my life.
6. "Half the Lies You Tell Ain't True"
7. "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"
8. "T-Shirt Sun Tan"
9. "Is Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today?"
10. "A Minute Longer"
11. "She Takes Her Clothes Off" Again, more downbeat lyrics, but delivered in such a way as not to bring you down, but to make you consider things.
12. "Plastic California"
13. "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up"
Not as many anthemic stand-out singles off this album, but it's certainly more than the sum of it's parts. I'd say it's hard to own either of the first two albums without at least knowing the other. They compliment each other so well.
I thought they lost their way a little with Just Enough Education To Perform. Success seemed to remove Kelly and co from the reality of life that gave them the inspiration for the first two albums. Their integrity was a little compromised maybe. Off this one I liked "Have a Nice Day" and "Everyday I Think of Money", along with the big single "Mr Writer".
From You Gotta Go There to Come Back I can only really recall "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)". To be honest, if this album quietly disappeared it wouldn't be that badly missed and the 'phonic's set list wouldn't change very much.
Language. Sex. Violence. Other? This next album was pretty "meh" for me.I preferred the first two albums, the early stuff, but paradoxically this was the album which brought my wife to the band. She loved "Superman" and I think I'm right in saying that "Dakota" is her favourite Stereophonics track of the lot.
Pull the Pin almost entirely passed me by. Although to be fair it was bound to really, busy as I was in unpleasant sandy countries far across the sea. One of those albums you buy "to complete the set" rather than because you really like it. If you skip any of them, make it this one i reckon.
Keep Calm and Carry On saw an improvement, but not by much. My wife,again, liked a couple of tracks off it, and I'd happily put it on repeat if i had nothing else to play, but another 'take it or leave it, your choice' sort of album. Definitely not essential listening for a newcomer to the band's work.
Graffiti on the Train saw a pretty decent return to form for the band, IMHO. "Graffiti on the Train", "Indian Summer" and "Roll the Dice" being my favourites. This is the album where my wife and I are closest to agreement on the quality of the content.
Keep the Village Alive kept the momentum up from the previous album, and again I felt it was closer in quality to the first two albums. "C'est la Vie", "Song for the Summer" and "I Wanna Get Lost With You" stood out for me, with that last one being the best live track of the three.
Scream Above the Sounds I have to admit I haven't yet heard in full. I've only listened to two tracks so far and of them I only liked one of the two. I'll hold fire on an opinion until I've heard it all the way through at least a couple of times.
Some damned good covers have been tucked away on 'B' sides and into live shows over the years too. Whatever your take on them, they are an incredible live band and if you get a chance to see them, for heaven's sake seize it with both hands (or send me your tickets if you don't want them!)...
. Honesty I wasn’t aware of an album post Graffiti on the train - my bad.
Anyway I’ve heard a number of the new album tracks over the last month or so and today R2 Chris Evans show they were on live the songs were great so I iTunes the album.
Love it.
Essential listening:
WGA: **** Thousand Trees and Local Boy
P&C: **** Bartender and Just Looking
JEEP: *** Mr Writer and Have a Nice Day
YGGTTCB: **** Maybe Tomorrow and Rainbows and Pots of Gold
L.S.V.O: *** 1/2 Superman and Dakota
Pull the Pin: *** It Means Nothing and Stone
KCaCO: ** 1/2 Innocent and Trouble
GotT: **** Graffiti on the Train and Indian Summer
KtVA: *** 1/2 White Lies and Mr and Mrs Smith
New Album Scream Above the Sounds: Early days yet. All in One Night is a good departure for them, What's all the Fuss About? And Elevators are probably my faves thus far.
WGA: **** Thousand Trees and Local Boy
P&C: **** Bartender and Just Looking
JEEP: *** Mr Writer and Have a Nice Day
YGGTTCB: **** Maybe Tomorrow and Rainbows and Pots of Gold
L.S.V.O: *** 1/2 Superman and Dakota
Pull the Pin: *** It Means Nothing and Stone
KCaCO: ** 1/2 Innocent and Trouble
GotT: **** Graffiti on the Train and Indian Summer
KtVA: *** 1/2 White Lies and Mr and Mrs Smith
New Album Scream Above the Sounds: Early days yet. All in One Night is a good departure for them, What's all the Fuss About? And Elevators are probably my faves thus far.
yellowjack said:
12. "Billy Davey's Daughter" Delivers the line that gives the album it's title, and is a haunting lament for another tragic loss of young life. A perfect showcase for Kelly's voice too.
A comprehensive review of all the albums there, and my views are much the same. RE the above - had the pleasure of seeing Kelly on his tour in Glasgow when he did is solo thing - the "Only the names have been changed" album... It was all acoustic and for the encore he did a set of 'phonics songs including Billy Davey's Daughter, just him and strings. Was incredible, I have a good recording of it too somewhere, will try to dig it out.Cool Mart said:
New album's been playing in the car since Thursday and it's excellent ... can't wait for the concert next year !
How'd you get it a day early? It just dropped through my door this morning - yeah I still buy CDs - and I wondered to myself if future generations will ever know the fun of following a band for the best part of 20 years and having a physical album drop the door and listening to it all the way through
My favourite band along with the Foo fighters, have seen them in Cardiff everytime they've toured for the last 20 years.
As already said, the lfirst two albums are gold, the rest have a handful of good songs on them.
I love caught by the wind on the new album and then the way it goes into the second track taken a tumble. Also as a fan that was into them during the Stewart Cable days "Before Anyone Knew Our Name" is a beautifully sad song.
As already said, the lfirst two albums are gold, the rest have a handful of good songs on them.
I love caught by the wind on the new album and then the way it goes into the second track taken a tumble. Also as a fan that was into them during the Stewart Cable days "Before Anyone Knew Our Name" is a beautifully sad song.
Cool Mart said:
Jambo85 said:
How'd you get it a day early?
I've no idea, I ordered it from Amazon and was expecting it Friday .... the postman delivered it Thursday morning, the day before its official release ?Went off them years ago but loved the first two albums. Saw them tour WGA at the T&C in1997(?) I forget but they were all over the place, found out later they'd been on the beer from the sound check on!
Back then I was into Paragliding & us lot used to regularly schlep over to South Wales to fly around Merthyr, Abergavenny & so on. One Sunday we were all up & away from Nant y Moel at cloud base, flying cross country & I bombed out, landing in Cwmaman. I had an hour to kill before being picked up, so went to the pub & wandering around that village & having a pint threw those songs into a whole new light.
Back then I was into Paragliding & us lot used to regularly schlep over to South Wales to fly around Merthyr, Abergavenny & so on. One Sunday we were all up & away from Nant y Moel at cloud base, flying cross country & I bombed out, landing in Cwmaman. I had an hour to kill before being picked up, so went to the pub & wandering around that village & having a pint threw those songs into a whole new light.
Never realised A Thousand Trees was so old, it's played loads on Radio X. Damn fine song though.
My favourites are Bartender and the Thief, Dakota,and C'est la Vie, but the songs I've heard from the new album are good, although the one with the hours through the night,can't remember the title, could do with an extra hour,Up the Junction style, where they split up
Never seen them live though.
My favourites are Bartender and the Thief, Dakota,and C'est la Vie, but the songs I've heard from the new album are good, although the one with the hours through the night,can't remember the title, could do with an extra hour,Up the Junction style, where they split up
Never seen them live though.
From the first two albums, and very much the music that sent me onto the right path musically.... I don't think there is a track I would skip on either!
Back in the day of B-Sides this was one of my favourite Phonics tunes, love playing it too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYF-UJjnYw
And Kelly doing Good to be Out at Morfa I'll always remember, after a montage of some great Welsh Tries, what a night that was!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcZXmr1_gYw
Back in the day of B-Sides this was one of my favourite Phonics tunes, love playing it too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYF-UJjnYw
And Kelly doing Good to be Out at Morfa I'll always remember, after a montage of some great Welsh Tries, what a night that was!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcZXmr1_gYw
OP this gig must be about now?
Saw them in Aberdeen last night, flawless musically as always, a full two hours, cracking setlist. Went with one of my school friends, we were in a band together at school and covered a lot of phonics tunes, so full on nostalgia!
Highlight for me was Mr and Mrs Smith which Kelly used a beautiful Gretsch 12 string for, capo'd at the 7th if anyone's interested.
Jamie the drummer finished with a drum solo on a separate stage.
They also used a wee stage at the front for a more intimate acoustic-ish rendition of I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio which the crowd largely saved them the hassle of singing! Handbags and Gladrags also made a welcome return to the set list at this point.
A couple of the newer numbers featured a bloke doing some Stones-esque sax work which was wonderful - would love to hear more like this!
Zero patter from Kelly though which was a bit odd, and for the first time I've seen I felt he was visibly not that that happy to be playing crowd pleasers like Have a Nice Day. Still bloody excellent though and I feel sorry for the youth of today who won't know the pleasure of following a band for 20 years!
Saw them in Aberdeen last night, flawless musically as always, a full two hours, cracking setlist. Went with one of my school friends, we were in a band together at school and covered a lot of phonics tunes, so full on nostalgia!
Highlight for me was Mr and Mrs Smith which Kelly used a beautiful Gretsch 12 string for, capo'd at the 7th if anyone's interested.
Jamie the drummer finished with a drum solo on a separate stage.
They also used a wee stage at the front for a more intimate acoustic-ish rendition of I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio which the crowd largely saved them the hassle of singing! Handbags and Gladrags also made a welcome return to the set list at this point.
A couple of the newer numbers featured a bloke doing some Stones-esque sax work which was wonderful - would love to hear more like this!
Zero patter from Kelly though which was a bit odd, and for the first time I've seen I felt he was visibly not that that happy to be playing crowd pleasers like Have a Nice Day. Still bloody excellent though and I feel sorry for the youth of today who won't know the pleasure of following a band for 20 years!
Jambo85 said:
OP this gig must be about now?
Saw them in Aberdeen last night, flawless musically as always, a full two hours, cracking setlist. Went with one of my school friends, we were in a band together at school and covered a lot of phonics tunes, so full on nostalgia!
Highlight for me was Mr and Mrs Smith which Kelly used a beautiful Gretsch 12 string for, capo'd at the 7th if anyone's interested.
Jamie the drummer finished with a drum solo on a separate stage.
They also used a wee stage at the front for a more intimate acoustic-ish rendition of I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio which the crowd largely saved them the hassle of singing! Handbags and Gladrags also made a welcome return to the set list at this point.
A couple of the newer numbers featured a bloke doing some Stones-esque sax work which was wonderful - would love to hear more like this!
Zero patter from Kelly though which was a bit odd, and for the first time I've seen I felt he was visibly not that that happy to be playing crowd pleasers like Have a Nice Day. Still bloody excellent though and I feel sorry for the youth of today who won't know the pleasure of following a band for 20 years!
They seemed to be getting quite a lot of heat of facebook for actually going ahead with the show due to the weather, Delicate little fans saying it was a disgrace and putting their fans lives at risk FFS. Apparently it was the promotors decision so perhaps they were not happy with that.Saw them in Aberdeen last night, flawless musically as always, a full two hours, cracking setlist. Went with one of my school friends, we were in a band together at school and covered a lot of phonics tunes, so full on nostalgia!
Highlight for me was Mr and Mrs Smith which Kelly used a beautiful Gretsch 12 string for, capo'd at the 7th if anyone's interested.
Jamie the drummer finished with a drum solo on a separate stage.
They also used a wee stage at the front for a more intimate acoustic-ish rendition of I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio which the crowd largely saved them the hassle of singing! Handbags and Gladrags also made a welcome return to the set list at this point.
A couple of the newer numbers featured a bloke doing some Stones-esque sax work which was wonderful - would love to hear more like this!
Zero patter from Kelly though which was a bit odd, and for the first time I've seen I felt he was visibly not that that happy to be playing crowd pleasers like Have a Nice Day. Still bloody excellent though and I feel sorry for the youth of today who won't know the pleasure of following a band for 20 years!
I can understand if Kelly is a bit bored of playing the old stuff, that was a lifetime ago and they are a different band now.
Still love em though.
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