[Mael-list] Kimono full house

[Ondine]

I thought they looked like they were having a good time?

Kimono is a heck of a vocal workout.

I think there was also some confusion over getting to the venue. The way everyone had been told to line suddenly changed which annoyed a lot of people and turned two well ordered lines in to a scrum.

I do miss the good old days where people would dance at gigs or at least jump up and down a little (often the only thing you can do in a crowd) as it is I feel quite restrained as I'm often one of very few to have a bit of a pogo :-) I've never understood the thing of just standing there especially if you're near the front. 

I didn't experience much pushing and shoving. Where were standing?

As for those moaners who would prefer to be somewhere else, it happens everywhere. I get mad when I go to boxing shows and the amount to trophey birds who get ringside seats who don't give a shit about the sport winds me up. OT rant over.

Yvonne

 

--- On Mon, 19/5/08, lyell1 at aol.com <lyell1 at aol.com> wrote:

> From: lyell1 at aol.com <lyell1 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Mael-list] Kimono full house
> To: mael-list at kuci.org
> Date: Monday, 19 May, 2008, 12:21 PM
> Some thoughts on why Kimono was the least best of the 3 gigs
> so far.
> 
> My first fear was OVER sold out - too many guest lists and
> press passes to be sure. The constant pushing and shoving
> by both audience
> and pub workers alike. The guy to my left just talked way
> loud constantly for the first 2/3rds of the show.
> 
> With an over-sold out situation comes too many posers,
> curiousity seekers, girlfriends or boyfriends who could
> care less about the gig, but
> complain constantly about not being able to see. 
> 
> Perhaps it was also expectations as Kimono is certainly the
> most famous UK record. It just seemed to me the crowd was
> just not as into it
> as the first 2 nights and it also seemed like the band
> laboured through many of the songs. 
> 'Talent is an asset' was certainly great with
> falsetto in place, but as the night went on it seemed
> Russell's falsetto seemed to get weak.
> 
> Don't get me wrong - it wasn't a bad gig, but it
> didn't seem like they blew the roof off as they should
> have. ?I'm hoping better for Propaganda.
> 
> Nice get together by Frank and Monica beforehand.
> 
> Lyell
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