The only band who can say that I have been to see them four times were in fine, noisy and boisterous form at ULU last Wednesday. The set was pretty much the same as last time but the evening did throw up a few lessons and due to the academic nature of the venue I felt it only right that I should share them with you:
- Art Brut are probably the least appropriate band to stumble onstage to a brass section playing “Thus Spake Zarathustra” but it worked for me.
- The drummer has really nailed the throwing the stick in the air and catching it trick. Nice.
- The new song about “the people in charge” sounded rather good to me.
- I am shockingly irreparably old. How has this happened? Apparently I’m not a total dead loss - I should have more confidence and go and see a life coach.
- Eddie Argos is quite heavy when he lands on you, but still lift-able.
- The whole well drilled Good Weekend closer is still brilliant no matter how many times I see it.
- The Althena Hotel is a bit scary and may possibly be haunted in a very mundane way but for £25 it knocks spots off the Generator.
