tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post8130866953461130620..comments2024-03-25T02:59:14.613+00:00Comments on Breaking More Waves: Yeasayer @ Brighton DigitalBreaking More Waves Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678542701655601547noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post-75965593743497360602010-03-08T08:11:57.724+00:002010-03-08T08:11:57.724+00:00It was disappointing. I agree with this review. Th...It was disappointing. I agree with this review. The band were very tight but there was very little atmosphere.Sophienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post-79658209769661797282010-03-06T00:57:24.975+00:002010-03-06T00:57:24.975+00:00True, there's no denying the audience can have...True, there's no denying the audience can have an enormous impact on a gig, and the best bands know how to control the crowd, but I wouldn't use the word 'average', in any context, when you consider how many truly average gigs we've seen...<br /><br />Mike<br />@ TheRecommender.netTHE RECOMMENDER BLOGhttp://therecommender.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post-916634411977192822010-03-03T08:13:55.766+00:002010-03-03T08:13:55.766+00:00Thanks for the comment Mike. Yes no question they ...Thanks for the comment Mike. Yes no question they created and played was better than most ,this is why I used the words "faultlessly average" and "competently played" - as they were faultless in that respect. It just lacked the big emotional impact that I believe they could be capable of, or that any great live music is capable of. The components of a gig are complex - the state of the audience, the band and the venue all interact with each other, and personally for me it didn't all fully gel. So for me it was a 6/10 gig rather than a 9/10 gig.Breaking More Waves Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678542701655601547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post-9053313747120424582010-03-03T00:36:06.357+00:002010-03-03T00:36:06.357+00:00As you know, we were at this gig too and agree wit...As you know, we were at this gig too and agree with much of what you say/saw here. <br /><br />However, having been to a billion gigs over time, much like your good self, I think we sometimes lose our context. <br /><br />A bunch of guys hammering out some music is all it is and these guys created stuff on a very different level to your average garage band. Quite remarkable music in fact. <br /><br />There was a moment during the layered vocal harmony of the track, ONE, where I nearly pinched myself. Ambling Alp was fantastically satisfying too. <br /><br />I'll admit that the crowd didn't go mental for it, but perhaps we've forgotten in all the new pop that's appeared from the singles on Odd Blood that this band are in fact purveyors of rather spiritual, experimental music. <br /><br />A slightly mixed gig yes, which perhaps wasn't entirely their fault, but I still left thinking how much better they are at creating music than most other bands out there.<br /><br />Mike<br />@ TheRecommender.netTHE RECOMMENDER BLOGhttp://therecommender.netnoreply@blogger.com