Excellent audience recording.
An exceptional performance. Hometown (well next door....over the river) gig in the seedy fleshpots on the wrong side of Piccadilly (where the large black slug is). Part of a two night stint at the same venue.
The band is tight and Smith is in excellent form - vocals are very clear and the guitars are particularly crisp. There is a great middle section of "What about us?" where the band drops out and only the guitars back Mark. Some exceptional riff interplay between Pritchard and Watts.
Memorable moments are a charged version of "Proteinprotection" followed by a little audience interplay and a mammoth version of "Blindness" which is more guitar orientated than the versions played from 2005 onwards. We are treated to the standard Smith keyboard meanderings and an interesting narrative like reading of the lyrics. Again there is a nice dub like interlude towards the end where the band drops out and lets the guitar dominate.
A short gig but perfectly formed
An exceptional performance. Hometown (well next door....over the river) gig in the seedy fleshpots on the wrong side of Piccadilly (where the large black slug is). Part of a two night stint at the same venue.
The band is tight and Smith is in excellent form - vocals are very clear and the guitars are particularly crisp. There is a great middle section of "What about us?" where the band drops out and only the guitars back Mark. Some exceptional riff interplay between Pritchard and Watts.
Memorable moments are a charged version of "Proteinprotection" followed by a little audience interplay and a mammoth version of "Blindness" which is more guitar orientated than the versions played from 2005 onwards. We are treated to the standard Smith keyboard meanderings and an interesting narrative like reading of the lyrics. Again there is a nice dub like interlude towards the end where the band drops out and lets the guitar dominate.
A short gig but perfectly formed