After a harsh day of traipsing around a park looking at the mind-bogglingly interesting flood management system within, there was no better fitting end than to attend a show that was sure to be jam packed full of uplifting and inspiring music.
*ahem*
Where to begin? At the start maybe? Nice one.
Well... Ghostwood (previously The Ghosts) a tidy little shoegazey band from Sydney, I had never actually ever heard of. Of course, this is cause only because of my living in suburbia and me turning into a premature granny. But don't I feel silly now.
It appears they have a quite a solid following, some of them with dance moves I could only dream of being able to pull off. Standing there watching them, I felt as though I was time warped back to an early Stone Roses show. And being one of my favourite bands, I can't say I was complaining. A lot of feedback, but done in a skillful way, the tunes behind the feedback were good fairly dancetastic (although I dare not try).
I apologise for this crapness of my photo (I only got one), it appeared that Jesus and Mary Chain fans are all extremely tall, so here is my slim and blurry offering (consider it as me being arty).
The Rakes, a band I first recall hearing when I was in England in 2004, back when I only used to buy the NME if it had a free CD stuck to the front and back when many nights were spent in that little club down on Brighton Beach...mmm pebbles.
Anyway, shamefully last night was the first time that I had managed to see them live, and yes, it was worth the wait. To tell you the truth, I dont think I was giving them enough credit. It was brilliant; very danceworthy.
Now... The Jesus and Mary Chain; totaly not what I was expecting at all. After seeing Duran Duran last week though, it was nice to see a group of guys (that herald from a similar era, but opposite genre) that weren't (facially) made of plastic.
One similarity however, was the fact that their performace was almost seemless (just enough small deviations from their albums to let you know that they weren't faking it. This is exactly what I wasn't expecting. When I picture the Jesus and Mary Chain playing live, I imagine a tuneful mish-mash of noise. This was noisey yes, but more tune than noise.
"We're a cheery bunch aren't we" was a nice way to sum up their lyrics. However, what puzzles me is how one can be dancing and smiling and singing the words "I wanna die just like Jesus Christ". Again, I'm not complaining, I'll always go for a tops tune over uplifting and soppy lyrics anyday. I must have been a confusing sight if anyone had actually singing and skipping down the driveway into my place last night.
What an awesome line-up of bands. I don't feel so ripped off now!... especially after finding out that at least half the people that I knew there had acquired free tickets.
Sally
*ahem*
Where to begin? At the start maybe? Nice one.
Well... Ghostwood (previously The Ghosts) a tidy little shoegazey band from Sydney, I had never actually ever heard of. Of course, this is cause only because of my living in suburbia and me turning into a premature granny. But don't I feel silly now.
It appears they have a quite a solid following, some of them with dance moves I could only dream of being able to pull off. Standing there watching them, I felt as though I was time warped back to an early Stone Roses show. And being one of my favourite bands, I can't say I was complaining. A lot of feedback, but done in a skillful way, the tunes behind the feedback were good fairly dancetastic (although I dare not try).
I apologise for this crapness of my photo (I only got one), it appeared that Jesus and Mary Chain fans are all extremely tall, so here is my slim and blurry offering (consider it as me being arty).
The Rakes, a band I first recall hearing when I was in England in 2004, back when I only used to buy the NME if it had a free CD stuck to the front and back when many nights were spent in that little club down on Brighton Beach...mmm pebbles.
Anyway, shamefully last night was the first time that I had managed to see them live, and yes, it was worth the wait. To tell you the truth, I dont think I was giving them enough credit. It was brilliant; very danceworthy.
Now... The Jesus and Mary Chain; totaly not what I was expecting at all. After seeing Duran Duran last week though, it was nice to see a group of guys (that herald from a similar era, but opposite genre) that weren't (facially) made of plastic.
One similarity however, was the fact that their performace was almost seemless (just enough small deviations from their albums to let you know that they weren't faking it. This is exactly what I wasn't expecting. When I picture the Jesus and Mary Chain playing live, I imagine a tuneful mish-mash of noise. This was noisey yes, but more tune than noise.
"We're a cheery bunch aren't we" was a nice way to sum up their lyrics. However, what puzzles me is how one can be dancing and smiling and singing the words "I wanna die just like Jesus Christ". Again, I'm not complaining, I'll always go for a tops tune over uplifting and soppy lyrics anyday. I must have been a confusing sight if anyone had actually singing and skipping down the driveway into my place last night.
What an awesome line-up of bands. I don't feel so ripped off now!... especially after finding out that at least half the people that I knew there had acquired free tickets.
Sally