Statistics: Posted by pedro — Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:21 pm
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Statistics: Posted by markmono — Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:33 pm
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The room filled up nicely post-support though, taking their time to arrive as they obviously had to get babysitters first.The sound was pretty dodgy for the first couple of tracks, and the sound from Graham and Mary's radio mics was horrible. Still, somewhere between Oldskool Cool and Cape Connection I really started hearing the Poppies and my feet moved me from the bar down into the forefront of the crowd.
The last third of the set was happy, headbanging, bouncing joy. Jason, Tim and Davey played a near flawless set, noticeably far tighter than the original line-up have been any time I've seen them, and Mary and Graham were as acerbic and comical together as I'd hoped they'd be. Mary falls over. LET'S SEE A REPLAY.
It really changed my perception of the band. Part of me had been hoping to see the band I'd seen before. But that was never going to happen. I started seeing the Poppies as a fresh band, eager to road-test and prove their reinvention.
I could quibble over the setlist, but to tell the truth the new songs were the highlight of the evening. Not that Preaching To The Perverted and Their Law weren't amazing.
Statistics: Posted by markmono — Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:59 pm
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Were there many people there, i'm very intrigued to see how many people are gonna turn up outside of the hardcore (us)??
Statistics: Posted by charley — Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:47 am
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I enjoyed it. It wasn’t anything like the Poppies of old, but it was a decent gig by a decent band.
A lot of the old songs missed their electronic edge—they were lacking samples and keyboards etc and felt a little flat as such.
The setlist was alright. They could have dropped a couple of the dodgier new tunes in favour of more old classics in my opinion, but I’m sure they feel differently!
Of the oldies, There Is No Love Between Us and Preaching To The Perverted were highlights. Of the new material, Old School Cool and Chaos & Mayhem sounded best live.
Star of the show was Jason on the drums, grinning like a Cheshire Cat from start to finish. He looked SO happy to be there!
Statistics: Posted by poprock — Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:11 am
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See you all out there on Patrol!
Statistics: Posted by RolexTharsus — Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:03 am
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