Sheffieldtastic

[<inglis@gm...net>]

The Leadmill is a bloody great venue and the band really seemed to think
so
too. The support bands Silvertuner (very good though a bit too much like
Travis) and Plastic (a sort of poor man's Pulp doing English-style German
new
wave stuff???!) really didn't get the kids all that excited.

I was pretty nervous about the whole thing, having come over from Germany
specially for it; having read the fairly depressing reviews of the
Liverpool
gig and having 5 other people with me who either knew nothing about the
Aeroplanes or were none too impressed with what they'd heard.

And then they came on stage and as ever you're always amazed that there's
so many of them and they kicked in and they were great. They were rocking
round the stage and really liking it. There were a few unfamiliar faces
and
certainly some unfamiliar trousers!!!

They mixed the set pretty well with a fair wadge of new stuff including
ArtStar (which I must agree is great) and a lot of stuff which reminds me
of
the early days. They really want to just do their own thing and don't give
a
shite whether it's popular or successful - fucking hats off to 'em I say.

The banjo thing on 'And Stones' really didn't come over very well cos the
mix was too low (which was a great shame as that lad can play!) It was all
a
bit quiet to be honest.

I would wish them more success but in a pretty selfish way, I love things
how they are too, because there aren't many bands you can just chat and
drink with after the show.

Had a good chat with Max who was decent enough to get a copy of Cavaliers
for us (they really could use someone to flog some merchandise
properly....)

Also chuntered to Rodney who'll be doing some Irish pubs in Germany during
the next few months (hee hee) so I know where I'll be.

Anyway, all in all, an absolutely momentous experience as ever. The band
are tight and give off a good vibe and are clearly enjoying themselves.
Get
them seen. It was worth every penny to fly over and see them!!!

Bye,
Gray

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