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waitingmanSaw one of my favourite bands last night... on apparently their first visit to Sydney in 30 years or so - but I don't remember them coming here 30 years ago - I'd have gone!!
Del Amitri, with 3 original members present (not bad for a band that's been going nearly 40 years!!) sounded every bit as good as their albums & belied their slightly more weathered & 'experienced' appearance with playing & vocals that were just spot-on. About 4 songs in, singer/bass/guitarist Justin Currie welcomed us to the gig, announced that they were going to do a slower song, so we could go to the bar if we wanted, but after that it would just be "hit, after hit, after hit". And while that may be an exaggeration in terms of the international music charts, for us, it was absolutely true. The only complaint I could have about the show was that, at 90 minutes, it was too darned short!!
Phone photos from the gig - not the greatest quality, but good enough...
Ian bloody Harvey... great guitarist but TURN AROUND, DAMMIT!!
Somebody posted a song from the gig!!
Just to prove they've still got it... here's the original from 1989
I'm a happy boy...
Del Amitri, with 3 original members present (not bad for a band that's been going nearly 40 years!!) sounded every bit as good as their albums & belied their slightly more weathered & 'experienced' appearance with playing & vocals that were just spot-on. About 4 songs in, singer/bass/guitarist Justin Currie welcomed us to the gig, announced that they were going to do a slower song, so we could go to the bar if we wanted, but after that it would just be "hit, after hit, after hit". And while that may be an exaggeration in terms of the international music charts, for us, it was absolutely true. The only complaint I could have about the show was that, at 90 minutes, it was too darned short!!
Phone photos from the gig - not the greatest quality, but good enough...
Ian bloody Harvey... great guitarist but TURN AROUND, DAMMIT!!
Somebody posted a song from the gig!!
Just to prove they've still got it... here's the original from 1989
I'm a happy boy...
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Date: 2023-03-01 06:15 am (UTC)So glad you enjoyed it.
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Date: 2023-03-01 09:37 am (UTC)The trouble was - they have so many good songs, that 90 minutes isn't enough... there were always going to be songs you wish they'd played - so I just had to play them at significant volume driving around today... sharing their music with everyone else at the traffic lights
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Date: 2023-03-01 02:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-03-02 09:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-03-02 02:46 pm (UTC)A Brilliant Band
Date: 2023-03-08 11:26 pm (UTC)Re: A Brilliant Band
Date: 2023-03-09 11:26 am (UTC)They always made me feel better too... mostly because their singer always seemed to be having a bad time - mostly his own fault, sure... but he could still be wryly optimistic about things