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| From | "m m" <helixdump@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: delays? |
| Date | Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:50:38 +0000 |
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From: Leticia Lopez <luzan6@netscape.net>
>there are some club dates coming through in mid july. love this record!
Maybe they've improved their stagecraft now, but when I saw them a few
months ago, they were the most tedious heap of blandness ever to take to a
Bristol stage. The keyboard player provides a moment of amusement, but his
frequent journeys away from his pre-programmed keyboards and his Bez-like
gooning around, only distract you for a minute or two. I've never seen so
many people walk out of a gig before. We were near the doors, so we heard
the complaints as people walked past.
The thing is, it wasn't a bad gig because the material was terrible - it's
pretty good, though the album does have a fairly considerable amount of
filler on it, IMO. And it wasn't because they were useless musicians - what
wasn't on the backing tapes or pre-recorded sequences was well performed.
It was bad because there was no feeling to the performance and no depth to
the sound. Much of the audience was left completely cold by the experience.
Very, very disappointing.
That said, I've noticed some people on this list refering to the
Stereophonics in a favourable tone, so there's clearly a market for the next
Toploader. Step forward, the Delays. Shame, because there are 3 or 4
cracking tracks on their album.
Matt.
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