Re: Art Rock Lives!.....

["Neville Street" <nevstreet@ho...com>]

I think the sound changes massively depending on where you stand. It 
sounds muddy by the bar and clearer in the main arena (sic) and especially 
if you're a gladiator knocking 7 shades out of each other at the front. 
Laugh? I nearly dropped the set list. 

I always find myself with Budweiser but lose me again on the 10th pint...

Nev
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Philip Rush 
  To: blueplanes@st...net 
  Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:24 AM
  Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Art Rock Lives!.....


  It was okay.

  You're right about Langley, John and (especially) Ruth Cochrane.

  But I thought that the sound was as muddy as Deptford beach at low tide. 
Possibly muddier. Everything at 11. World View Ble ironically one of the 
highlights because you could actually hear something.

  And the guitars lacked the subtle interplay which makes the BA sound so 
irresistible. Perhaps as a result of the poor sound. Perhaps as a result 
of not being Angelo or Bell. 

  I'm afraid I was a little disappointed. Sorry.

  Mind you, I like the Budweiser sign idea. I'd love to find out who I 
really am.

  Philip






  On 4 Dec 2004, at 19:05, Neville Street wrote:


    Fabulous night. Many more people than last year. Even my mate enjoyed 
it and he's not a BAs fan. Ruth C still got the magic. John L as rightly 
pointed out the driving force and the best drummer ever. Max looked 
slightly bemused by it all. Joff L relaxed. Wojtek hasn't aged in 20 years 
and Gerard he's good...
     
    Ditto great to see everyone. Phil H suggested that next year we meet 
under the Budweiser sign opposite the bar so we all know who we are
     
    Paul - I got in first with that 'Lisa'. She said she wasn't Lisa but 
her boyfriend said he was. I walked off confused and little tipsy and 
spent the rest of the evening asking every girl who was shortish with 
blond hair their name!
     
    Set list then (as I nicked one):
    action painting - bloody great to hear this after such a long time.
    lover & confidant
    warhol's 15
    up in a down world
    razor walk
    what it is
    world view blue
    cardboard box
    streamers
    jacket hangs
    treeful of starlings
    Broken
    yr own world
    *****
    and stones
    fun
    breaking in my heart
     
    Low points for me - Rodney's dire singing on his numbers - flat a flat 
thing can be. Spoke to Gerard at length after the show (shamelessly 
plugging to do the PR for the BAs tour next year) although I can only 
think of a few sentences here.  He is just waiting for the right deal to 
come along for the new LP. Told him that we're all chomping at the bit.
     
    Disappeared off into the night a happy bunny with a lot of pissed off 
boyfriends of girls with blond hair hot on my heals. Hey ho and a ho ha ho 
ho - Merry Christmas everyone.
     
     
    Nev
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Paul Vallis 
    To: blueplanes@st...net 
    Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 1:38 PM
    Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Art Rock Lives!.....

    Great night.

    Nick W attended 2 gigs on the same night and also seemed to have 
imbibed at
    least 2 gigs worth of pop judging by the number of times he ended up 
    polishing Fiddlers' floor with various bits of his outfit.

    Spent 5 minutes in the hallowed area backstage well after everything 
had 
    calmed down, drinking JD out of a plastic cup, chatting mainly with 
Ruth 
    (and Tim from Forest Giants, Ruth's current band), who seemed to enjoy 
her 
    first outing with the Aeroplanes in what must be over 15 years?  I 
don't 
    think she was looking forward to it, as the rehearsal evidently hadn't 
gone 
    too well, but she did enjoy it (apart from the aborted Weightless, as 
she 
    was on stage when they decided to start it and she didn't know it at 
all).  
    Woytek mentioned something about having played football earlier.  Next 
time 
    I looked at him he was asleep.

    I think having John Langley there makes all the difference - he really 
    drives them and with that kind of backbone in the band it gives 
everyone a 
    bit of confidence and that extra lift.  Both Ruth and, er, the other 
bass 
    player are very "musical" players, adding melody as well as laying 
down the 
    rhythm.  It was the first time Hazel had seen the band since she left 
in 
    1992, and she had forgotten the energy and the buzz that they create.  
Maybe 
    she'll do it next year?  Assuming there will be a next year?  Who 
knows.....

    I remember the first time I saw Joff do that banjo intro to And Stones 
at a 
    gig at the Folk House a few years ago, and thought it was brilliant.  
Nice 
    to see it back, after missing it last year.

    Tree Full of Starlings worked much better last year with the Larder 
sisters 
    on backing vocals.  Low point of the set for me this year.  Where was 
Raise
    The Roof High?

    Note to anyone thinking of going to the bookies this afternoon: The 
    favourite doesn't always win.  Indeed sometimes its a 100-1 outsider.  
    They've opened up with Broken & Mended virtually every time I've seen 
them 
    in the past 10 years or so (exception being a Glastonbury show on the 
2nd 
    stage early afternoon a few years back).  Action Painting?  I'm not 
sure 
    I've EVER seen them play it, let alone open with it!

    The first band weren't Fuzz Against Junk, they were just backing the 
singer,
    whose name escapes me, which is a shame as I thought that, although a 
couple 
    of songs didn't work for me, when they were good they were really good.

    I got the last copy of Lit (number 13, bizarrely enough), and might 
have 
    missed out completely if it hadn't been Billy (bass player from first 
band 
    and a friend of mine) selling them.  However I don't think they had 
them all 
    at the gig - some were held back, so others may yet get the chance to 
buy 
    it.

    Good to meet everyone again.  Did anyone meet Lisa in the end?  I 
approached
    one young lady who fitted the description right down to being with a 
big 
    bloke with not much hair.  She said no, but it was the 2nd time 
someone had 
    asked her!  Who got in first?

    PV1

    From: "Paul Vearncombe" <vearn@wo...co.uk>
    Reply-To: blueplanes@st...net
    To: <blueplanes@st...net>
    Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Art Rock Lives!.....
    Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:43:30 -0000

    Another apocalyptic Aeroplanes gig!  Good attendance from us lot - a 
brace 
    of Pauls, a couple of Phils and a pair of Nicks.  Neville pinched the 
set 
    list and even Nick Walters managed to get across town after seeing the 
Fall 
    in time to enter the death zone.  Good showing from the band too - 
Gerard, 
    Wojtek, Rodney, Jof, Max Noble, John Langley, Ruth Cochrane and...that 
other 
    bassist...  Nice to see Hazel Winter in the audience as well.  They 
gave us 
    a strange mixture of old favourites - ...And Stones, Yr Own World - 
and 
    unusual choices - Lover and Confidante, Up in a Down World, Arriving.  
They 
    made a right hash of Treefull of Starlings, but it turned out well in 
the
    end.  All rounded off with Breaking in my Heart, which gave that 
bastard 
    Hendry an excuse to kick the bejasus out of me in the mosh pit.

    Now it's time I played Gerard's new album LIT2, which I bought at the 
gig.  
    Blimey.  Must be Christmas.

    PV2
       ----- Original Message -----
       From: Drdaeve@ao...com
       To: blueplanes@st...net
       Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:47 AM
       Subject: [Blueplanes] Art Rock Lives!.....


       Hey Friendsloversplanes!

       Great version of Weightless!

       Firstly, it is always awesome to be in the presence of genius.

       Was the crowd maybe a little larger than last year? No apparent 
'Fall 
    effect'...did NW do the right thing I wonder? He'll let us know, for 
    sure....

       missed all the supporting artists - would have been interested to 
hear 
    Rage against Fuzz again, they were very interesting at the Cube, no...?

       Just saw jet-powered Blue Aeroplanes breaking the sound barrier 
over and 
    over and over and again and again and again. I'm no good with titles 
and 
    order but they started with Action Painting and (Cowardice & 
    Caprice?)....'those were our first two singles, and they were both NME 
    single of the week'...Right On Gerard! And hey, who would do a better 
job of 
    sorting out the Third World d'you reckon - Bono or Gerard?

       2 from Rodney - Streamers and Fun. Merry Xmas! Fantastic natch.

       Jof on guitar & electric banjo - the banjo intro and all to 'And 
    Stones....', just fabulous.

       John Langley is a wonderful drummer.

       Nothing from Rough Music, & only 'Broken and Mended' from Life Model

       Unplugged World View Blue

       We were making crow noises at the end of Cardboard Box, trying to 
make it 
    turn into 'My Hurrivcane' - got to be worth a try

       Was that 'Gunning the Works' - 'Wojtek's favourite song' in the 
encore?

       Is that Ruth Cochrane cool or what....?

       Thunder. Thunder & Lightning!

       peace & love sisters and brothers!

       DrDx


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