3 posts tagged “bristol”
Occasionally when I watch people play music, when they finish a song my legs are almost like jelly and my hands start to shake. This happened tonight watching Low. So so subtle and quiet, but absolutely beautiful.... and in some parts the sound is just so intense it just blows you away. When you are watching something so good, it is hard to think about anything else. I even forgot where I was at one point (good job I had satnav eh... booom boom)
I feel lucky to absolutely love bands and be able to watch them up close as illustrated in this photo:
I watched this band all by myself cos I managed to lose everyone at the beginning. I didn't care. Had an ace time regardless.
Also, it took fuckin ages to drive back. Bastarding road works, again. After dropping everyone home (Beev, Ellie, Mark, Ash, Grace and Rhodri) I had another half hour to get home BUT I was so into the album I was listening to when I actually did get home, that I coulda kept on driving until the end of it. Now that is a testament to good album!.......... oh and it was Why? 'Alopecia' by the way.
Bjork next week! Cannot wait I tell thee!
I am listening to Low and they are literally ripping my insides out. Drums and Guns is on at the moment. The tune 'Murderer' to be specific.
I am going to watch them in Bristol on Monday. I cannot wait. I am fully prepared for intermittent dampening of the eyes throughout.
Also, Bjork the week after in Plymouth. I can't wait for that either. I am a lucky lucky lady.
Gig #16, how they are clocking up.
Tonight Ash, Grace, Beev and I Took a jaunt to Bristol to see the obscenely named Holy Fuck! in the Thekla. I rate their album loads. Its worth checking out their tune 'Lovely Allen' if you aint heard them before. This tune was probably the highlight of their set. Lots of dancing at the front. This included me, ash and grace and other assorted mentals.
They were way more electronic that I woulda thought them to be live. Electronic = good. But despite this, they still weren't mind blowing (see last post for Efterklang :) ). Can't expect to have my tiny mind blown to pieces 2 nights in a row. Wouldn't want it to be either. Too much for one tiny mind.
The support band Free Blood, were good sounding but lazy as fuck as they just sang and danced around to a backing track. Like a cool karaoke. Good to listen to. A bit shite to watch.
I like the Thekla though. Its a great venue. Its good because, its a venue, but its on a boat. Thats right, ON A BOAT. I love venues, and I love boats, therefore I love this place :)
Marathon journey home. Had to go via Bath cos of bastarding road works. We amused ourselves by taking it in turns to DJ on the Ipod, combined with much singing (from me) and dancing (from me also). We had an eclectic mix bag of tunes which included hits from the likes of The Black Ghosts, Skream, Smog, Sparklehorse, Bjork, Aesop Rock and Wu Tang Clan. A dip in the volume on the stereo caused a shout from the back "Turn it up, this aint no Bistro" from smAsh. Which made me laugh. She is the only person to get in my car and turn the tunes up. Everyone else turns them down and complains.
Its is 2:17am. I should go to bed.
Night y'all. :) x
Oh one last thing before I hang up the line for the last time....... I have just found this really nice Holy Fuck! remix of Radiohead's 'Nude'. Check it!
