Re: Art Rock Lives!.....

["gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>]

  Well if nobody won the 'curtain raiser stakes', is that as good as a
rollover for next year?
  And, anyone know what time they actually made the stage ?
  AND.
  Tour ?
  G----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>
  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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