If there ever was a girl, who could rock your world
I met this (very pretty) French girl a couple of weeks ago. We spent quite a lot of the evening kissing and fondling, and I left with her number and a good feeling that I was quite into her, and she was quite into me and that we might do a bit more kissing and fondling in the future.
So i've been in touch a couple of times but she's been a bit evasive... so I suggested that she come out with me to see Annie (not the musical) and she was slightly less evasive. But then she decided that she didn't want to come after all, and pointed out that if I did ever have the priviledge of seeing her again it would be only as a friend blah blah blah blah blah...
Not that i'm bitter about being blown out or anything, but she missed what would have been the best fucking night of her life. Annie & Datarock last night were AMAZING!
After deciding a fortnight ago that the Arcade Fire gig at ULU in the spring was the best gig i'd been to this year, I think Maximo Park last week and Annie at 93 Feet East last night may have both trumped it.
Opening the evening were Datarock, who bounded on stage in their red tracksuits and immediately got the crowd on-side - mainly thanks to their duracell bunny electronics man leaping up and down waving his head from side to side. He could have done with utilising some tit tape on his balding pate though.. his hood kept slipping off throughout the gig.
The band played seven songs, which got better and better through the set until a blinding finale of 'Fa Fa Fa'. I also remember 'Nightflight to Uranus' (boom boom) being excellent. But.... THEY DIDN'T PLAY 'COMPUTER CAMP LOVE'. GGGGGAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH! That's like having a massage without a 'happy finish'. A thoroughly pleasurable experience, with a slight feeling of disappointment at the end.
But there was a happy finish half an hour later when Annie took to the stage. For some reason she has managed to acquire a reputation as a slightly weedy live performer. Well anyone who says this is wrong. She was spellbinding. Yes, she doesn't resort to the vocal histrionics of many other female solo artists, but she's got a great voice and a great stage presence. Every man in the room was completely captivated by her, and every girl was wishing they could be her.
It took me a while to get into opening track 'Always too Late' - the vocals were a bit quiet and the beats a bit limp... but by half way through the song I was completely sucked in... only to be spat out straight into Chewing Gum. Which was blinding. Pop perfection.
'Come Together' (which does have a touch of Screamadelica about it) turned up the disco, before 'The Wedding', from her DJ kicks album - which sounded much better live then on record. The swooning was audible as she pointed to members of the audience whispering 'I do, I do, I do'.
ANNIE - THE WEDDING (LIVE MIX)
For me the only moment of the gig that didn't reach perfection was what I presume is a new song where she was trying to get a bit rock 'n' roll - like the Yeah Yeah Yeah's or something. It was a decent song, but Annie didn't really convince me that she was a rock chick.
Last song before the encore was 'Heartbeat', of which the two Anniemals turned in a blinding version, approaching the euphoria of the amazing Alan Braxe mix. She finished with a couple of encores - as usual my memory fails me when it comes to the first one, but last song was a rousing 'Me Plus One'.
I saw Richard X lurking around the back earlier in the gig, and i'm sure he would have been proud of his protege. The X-Factor was strong with this one.
ANNIE - HAPPY WITHOUT YOU (SEBASTIAN REMIX) (VERY AWESOME)
Going home there were the usual office party hi-jinx round Liverpool Street, where I saw some posh city rugger twat punch out a car window with his fist. While it was being driven. I tell you what, he's gonna have a sore hand today. He punched the driver's window incredibly hard 4 times (making the whole car shake), before putting his fist through it on the fifth attempt. I'd never seen someone pick a fight with a car before. So that was interesting...
So i've been in touch a couple of times but she's been a bit evasive... so I suggested that she come out with me to see Annie (not the musical) and she was slightly less evasive. But then she decided that she didn't want to come after all, and pointed out that if I did ever have the priviledge of seeing her again it would be only as a friend blah blah blah blah blah...
Not that i'm bitter about being blown out or anything, but she missed what would have been the best fucking night of her life. Annie & Datarock last night were AMAZING!
After deciding a fortnight ago that the Arcade Fire gig at ULU in the spring was the best gig i'd been to this year, I think Maximo Park last week and Annie at 93 Feet East last night may have both trumped it.
Opening the evening were Datarock, who bounded on stage in their red tracksuits and immediately got the crowd on-side - mainly thanks to their duracell bunny electronics man leaping up and down waving his head from side to side. He could have done with utilising some tit tape on his balding pate though.. his hood kept slipping off throughout the gig.
The band played seven songs, which got better and better through the set until a blinding finale of 'Fa Fa Fa'. I also remember 'Nightflight to Uranus' (boom boom) being excellent. But.... THEY DIDN'T PLAY 'COMPUTER CAMP LOVE'. GGGGGAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH! That's like having a massage without a 'happy finish'. A thoroughly pleasurable experience, with a slight feeling of disappointment at the end.
But there was a happy finish half an hour later when Annie took to the stage. For some reason she has managed to acquire a reputation as a slightly weedy live performer. Well anyone who says this is wrong. She was spellbinding. Yes, she doesn't resort to the vocal histrionics of many other female solo artists, but she's got a great voice and a great stage presence. Every man in the room was completely captivated by her, and every girl was wishing they could be her.
It took me a while to get into opening track 'Always too Late' - the vocals were a bit quiet and the beats a bit limp... but by half way through the song I was completely sucked in... only to be spat out straight into Chewing Gum. Which was blinding. Pop perfection.
'Come Together' (which does have a touch of Screamadelica about it) turned up the disco, before 'The Wedding', from her DJ kicks album - which sounded much better live then on record. The swooning was audible as she pointed to members of the audience whispering 'I do, I do, I do'.
ANNIE - THE WEDDING (LIVE MIX)
For me the only moment of the gig that didn't reach perfection was what I presume is a new song where she was trying to get a bit rock 'n' roll - like the Yeah Yeah Yeah's or something. It was a decent song, but Annie didn't really convince me that she was a rock chick.
Last song before the encore was 'Heartbeat', of which the two Anniemals turned in a blinding version, approaching the euphoria of the amazing Alan Braxe mix. She finished with a couple of encores - as usual my memory fails me when it comes to the first one, but last song was a rousing 'Me Plus One'.
I saw Richard X lurking around the back earlier in the gig, and i'm sure he would have been proud of his protege. The X-Factor was strong with this one.
ANNIE - HAPPY WITHOUT YOU (SEBASTIAN REMIX) (VERY AWESOME)
Going home there were the usual office party hi-jinx round Liverpool Street, where I saw some posh city rugger twat punch out a car window with his fist. While it was being driven. I tell you what, he's gonna have a sore hand today. He punched the driver's window incredibly hard 4 times (making the whole car shake), before putting his fist through it on the fifth attempt. I'd never seen someone pick a fight with a car before. So that was interesting...
posted by headphonesex @ 10:00 AM
