From: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org (oppositeview-digest) To: oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Subject: oppositeview-digest V9 #79 Reply-To: oppositeview@smoe.org Sender: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk oppositeview-digest Tuesday, October 30 2007 Volume 09 : Number 079 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: OV: BRISTOL GIG last Friday ["Joe Brady" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:54:56 +0000 From: "Joe Brady" Subject: RE: OV: BRISTOL GIG last Friday Great Review Nigel.. R.T.I.D"Dont be fooled by imitations We are the hoops that rock the nation..." -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: NIGELBLUES@aol.com To: oppositeview@smoe.org Subject: OV: BRISTOL GIG last Friday Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:40:15 EDT >My review of JC's Brizzle gig > > >What a fantastic intimate gig by Justin Currie at Bristol Academy tonight, >the final date of a brief UK tour and over 5 years saw Del Amitri last >performed as a unit. Making up for lost time, this thoroughly entertaining and >enjoyable from start to finish. > >As befits Justin at the moment, everything is low key but that doesn't stop >the man from clearly enjoying what he's doing. The gig itself suffered from >poor promotion and an early start/finish (curfew was 9:45pm so the venue >could set up ready for an indie club night afterwards). It was nervy when a text >arrived from the venue to say it had been switched to Academy 2. > >Main Academy in Wurzle-land (a basement venue underneath an ice rink) is >smaller than the others dotted around the country, Academy 2 is basically the >top floor bar area, a long(ish) but narrow area. It was full and very warm in >there but hard to tell the exact crowd - maybe 400 to 500 at best. The crowd >was a mix of ages and types - including a quite unconvincing pre-op he-she >trannie, the sort of "lady" that would still make you think and run away late >night with the beer goggles on. > >That seemed unfair as the ladies themselves had Justin to admire, my other >half was drooling at her first sight having been a Del Amitri listener but >never having seen them. The guy looked immaculate in a black suit, shirt, tie, >sides and looking as trim as ever despite his extra years - unlike most of us >males in the audience. What a bastard! For all that however, he's still >very much a man's man too with that self deprecating sense of humour. > >Despite the general unsuitability of venue which included little, if any, >stage meaning only the very front had any view of the group and mainly glimpses >of Justin, the acoustics were superb. The excellent 90 minutes set >alternated throughout with tracks from his new solo opus, What Is Love For?, some Del >Amitri classics and even a couple of new songs .- one a rock out number >called Ready To Be and the other title I've forgotten but a very dark essentially >drum, keyboard and vocal number with every line beginning with the >word,"Tonight" and Justin popping up and down like a Meerkat as he sang it. > >It seemed as if only a quarter of the audience were familiar with the new >songs - many buying their copies on the way out - so the Dels archive were >always going to hit the spot and it was pleasing it wasn't just singles aired. >Amongst those played, from memory, were When I Want You, Before The Tide Comes >In, Button On My Clothes, Tell Her This, In The Frame, Driving With The >Brakes On, Be My Moonlight, Always The Last To Know, Here & Now and I Won't Take >The Blame. > >Criminally under-rated, both as an artist, songwriter and vocalist, JC had >the audience in the palm of his hand and never let them go. His presence and >his voice are exceptional in the live arena. > >Loads of between song-banter and even a break in the gig when the audience >offered to buy him and his band a drink, Guinness Cold for Justin, A Stella, >Jagermeisrer and a Red Wine (you what?) for the drummer if you will. On a >many of many high points, new stand out anthem, No, Surrender was Justin >circling the front of the "stage" holding just a mic and belting out those lyrics >is mesmerising. Driving With The Brakes On resonated with the crowd and all >the new 'choons' were well received too, Goldust and The Beatle-esque >Something In That Mess were my picks. Finishing with Be My Downfall, I just hope >it's not 8 years before we get to see him again. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the mood for some funny videos? Check out the new MSN Video ------------------------------ End of oppositeview-digest V9 #79 *********************************