April / May 2007 tour reviews... WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!!

[godzillas beard]

Damian wrote:

Who are these fools? I LOVE "...Must Be Destroyed". Bands should try and vary it. Last album was very poppy, this one's a riffmonster. Both are ace. Variety is the spice of life.

I agree. I must be one of the rare breed that actually likes Endless Nameless and ... Must Be Destroyed. I'll admit Endless Nameless is an aquired taste but when you're in the mood it demands to be played LOUD!!!

I think it stems from having a pretty eclectic taste in music. Apart from the 'hearts my other favourite band is They Might Be Giants and they are poles apart.

It's good to be different.

[Silkenone]

Apart from the 'hearts my other favourite band is They Might Be Giants and they are poles apart.

You, sir, are a man of exquisite taste!
TMBG are great - and I'm seeing both over the next three weeks

(by the way, Ginger has the mighty Giants on his iPod too)

[Robdj]

PS. "Nexus Icon"??? Purrr-lease! Why do they play *that*?

Because it's a fucking stonking song?

Yeah, well... it never did the trick for me, but hey - I'd be happy to see them playing live *at all*.

Kind of song that works better live than on a record. What I don't get is why Sweetest Song isn't there though cause it's another that should really work live.

maybe they were nervous about playing too much new stuff on first day of album's release

[kriscoverdale]

...as was Nexus Icon which Ginger did introduce as from the album nobody likes.

Who are these fools? I LOVE "...Must Be Destroyed". Bands should try and vary it. Last album was very poppy, this one's a riffmonster. Both are ace. Variety is the spice of life.

hear, hear.

I'm a bit worried about TWMBD backlash - personally I think it's an ace album, The Wildhearts are defined as much by their melody as their riffs for me, and it certainly hits the spot for that. Songs like 'Only One Hell' and 'All up to me' seem terribly overlooked to me.

So for the record, I'm one of that rarest of breeds: a TWMBD and EN fan... oh and I like Clam Abuse too.

Cheers
Kris

[pete]

maybe they will mix the choice of new songs that they play at different venues

Hopefully play Urge in Wolverhampton hint hint

[Gigantor]

oh and I like Clam Abuse too.

Clam Abuse! True! I totally forgot about them!
Have to put on their CD these days.

Re: They Might Be Giants - EXCELLENT!

[godzillas beard]

I know this is in danger of wandering off topic but I had a feeling there would be a lot of TMBG fans who also like the Wildhearts. I've always been a sucker for a quality lyric and I think Ginger and the Johns are some of the finest lyricists ever.

Silkenone, I assume you are off to the States? I'm dead jealous. I'm assuming they will be touring the UK later on this year with the new album. Can't wait.

Now, back on topic. my ears are still ringing!

[Zo]

oh and I like Clam Abuse too.

Clam Abuse! True! I totally forgot about them!
Have to put on their CD these days.

Re: They Might Be Giants - EXCELLENT!

That's a bit of a random coincidence - I had the 'welcome to the album' song in my head when I woke up this morning, so I've had the Clam Abuse CD on whilst I've been driving round today!!

[Damian]

Ginger's mucker Chris Catalyst (a.k.a. Robochrist) who posts on here and is now also in AntiProduct (at least he was last time I checked), is a TMBG fan I'd guess. He regularly plays Birdhouse In Your Soul when he's gigging...

[Rancidpunk_76]

Nobody has mentioned what the attendance was like at last nights gig, many people there?

I'm seeing the 'Hearts in Bristol tonight and I'm a little concerned cos the last time they played the Anson Rooms the place was half empty. Twas heart breaking walking in to see so few punters.

Bristol has been a little patchy of late with the number of fans attending Wildhearts gigs: they just about sold out the Academy (WH with therapy?) but then could barely half fill the Uni (WH with Cardiacs and Deckard). Jammed the Fleece And Firkin (SG5) but no bugger turns up to the Bierkeller (Ginger accoustic).

Sometimes i dispair cos at Bristol gigs i really don't know what to expect. Any idea on numbers for tonight????

No matter, i'll be there with the missus (we both worship the band) and we're taking along our younger siblings too.

L8rs!

[Silkenone]

Silkenone, I assume you are off to the States? I'm dead jealous. I'm assuming they will be touring the UK later on this year with the new album. Can't wait.

Yeah - booked a trip to NY and the next day they announced a "secret gig" in Joe's Pub!
Seeing Mastodon, for a bit of contrast, beforehand.

[godzillas beard]

Rancid punk wrote:

Nobody has mentioned what the attendance was like at last nights gig, many people there?

Seemed quite full to me but we were at the front so hard to see exactly what was behind us. Also the Brook has a gallery running round it upstairs and that looked pretty full. There was a lot of noise from the crowd and Ginger seemed happy.

[cleatus fist]

I'm seeing the 'Hearts in Bristol tonight and I'm a little concerned cos the last time they played the Anson Rooms the place was half empty. Twas heart breaking walking in to see so few punters.

Bristol has been a little patchy of late with the number of fans attending Wildhearts gigs: they just about sold out the Academy (WH with therapy?) but then could barely half fill the Uni (WH with Cardiacs and Deckard). Jammed the Fleece And Firkin (SG5) but no bugger turns up to the Bierkeller (Ginger accoustic).

L8rs!

Last time I seen them in bristol, the academy was rammed, mind you it was in '02 with RatDaddy and Drive Like You Stole It. Hopefully tonight will match that. That gig also had the biggest bloke I have ever seen, fella was about 6'6'' and built like a cruise ship.

i for one cannot make any dates, crappy work says no! gutted.

enjoy the tour you lucky bastards and keep the reports comin, gives the unlucky ones summin to look forward to.

ps: hello, 1st post, fan since '94 and my album is delayed....bollocks to amazon.

[29xTheJames]

From the sounds of what there selling, I could be broke. So far I defo want the album shirt and signed poster. And the shirt with a radiohead. Dunno bout a hoodie. Its costing me abit to get metros and stuff.

Still, cant wait!

EDIT: how big are the posters?

[godzillas beard]

The poster is 2 x A4. A3?