dods gigs + other things

FOPP RECORDS ABERDEEN 09-02-07

WENT ALONG TO TAKE SOME PICS FOR MY MATES AT FOPP RECORDS, DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AS I HADN'T HEARD THESE GUYS BEFORE..THEY WERE DOING AN ACOUSTIC SET.

THEY TURNED UP ABOUT 5.45 AND PLAYED TO ABOUT 50-60 FANS FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN SIGNED SOME CDS AND EVEN A TRAINER..

HAD SAW + HEARD ENOUGH TO CONVINCE ME THAT I HAD TO GO ALONG AND SEE THE GIG AT NITE..

MOSHULU ABERDEEN 09-02-07

WENT ALONG TO MOSHULU AT NITE AND THANX TO DAN HAD GOT A PASS TO TAKE SOME PICS..

HOW TO DESCRIBE THEM, WILL LET THEN DO SO IN THERE OWN WORDS..

    

FOPP RECORDS ABERDEEN  12-02-07

WENT ALONG TO DO ANOTHER PA IN FOPP, THESE 4 YOUNG LADIES FROM GLASGOW,TOTALLY DESERVED MORE THAN THE 15 OR SO PEOPLE THAT TURNED UP.THE WEATHER OUTSIDE WAS REALLY BAD , SO THIS PROBABLY HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT..

THEY DID A FIVE SET GIG, WITH "HEATSEEKER" "I NEED YOU" + "BE MY FRIEND" BEING THE OUTSTANDING TRACKS..

TIPPI WENT FOR A WANDER WITH THE MIKE FOR THE LAST SONG,THESE GIRLS WERE VIBRANT + ENTHUISASTIC, AND I WOULD DEF GO AND SEE THEM PLAY A GIG.

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MUSIC HALL, ABERDEEN 11-04-07

TOWERS OF LONDON

THE BACKGROUND MUSIC WENT ON AND THE BAND CAME ON TO A MIXED RECEPTION,I WAITED TO SEE THE REACTION WHEN DONNY TOURETTES CAME ON.. HE WALKED ON AS ARROGANT AS ONE COULD BE, TO A CRESHENDO OF BOOS + CHEERS..EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOK LIKE 80,S GUNS "N" ROSES, THEY ACT AND INCITE LIKE THE SEX PISTOLS..

HE SAID C,MON ABERDEEN STEP IT UP YA SHEEPSHA**ERS,THEN IT RAINED DOWN PLASTIC BEERS BOTTLES AND IT WAS RAINING BEER FROM ALL ANGLES..THIS ONLY SEEMED TO PLEASE THE BAND AND THEY PLAYED WILDLY..

DONNYS STAGE PRESENCE WAS MAGICAL,HE OWNED IT CAVORTING AND DANCING SAYING THE ODD DEGATORY REMARK TO THE CROWD TO GET A REACTION, SUCCEEDING EACH TIME,EVEN THROWING HIS OWN BEER BACK AT THEM. I CAN ONLY LIKEN IT TO THE PIED PIPER, HE PLAYED A MERRY TUNE AND THE KIDS REACTED TO IT,HE  HAD THEM EATING OUT OF HIS HANDS (EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDNT KNOW IT)..HE USED THE MIKE AS A PROP TO LET CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE CROWD KNOW WHAT HE THOUGHT OF THEM..HE SLIPPED ON THE STAGE AND SLID ON THE BEER SOAKED STAGE, JUST GOT UP LAUGHED AND CARRIED ON SINGING,AND WENT IN TO THE PIT STANDING FACE TO FACE WITH CROWD.. 30 MINUTES WAS OVER IN A FLASH..

LOVE EM OR LOATHE EM

THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING ACTS ABOUT..

LONG LIVE ROCK"N"ROLL

THE VIEW

THE VIEW ARE ON FIRE THE CROWD CHANTED (EARLIER THE TOWERS HAD BEEN AN INFERNO).AS THE BAND CAME ON.THERE WAS A GOOD ATMOSPHERE AS THE CROWD HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SELL-OUT SHOW TO START.

THE BAND WAS ENERGETIC AND SANG AMONGST OTHERS,"WASTED LITTLE DJS"  "SAME JEANS"..THE CROWD HAPPILY SANG + DANCED ALONG..

ONLY PROBLEM WAS LEAD SINGER KYLES INTRODUCTIONS BETWEEN  SONGS, WAS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND EVEN, WITH MY BROAD ABERDEEN ACCENT..

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THE TUNNELS ABERDEEN 29-04-07

The congenial erstwhile vocalist of definitive kraut-rock overlords Can, aural alchemist Damo Suzuki has foraged a riveting artistic path since his departure from the band in 1973 (he starred on their definitive masterworks Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi).
Damo Suzuki's Network is an assembly of musicians. It's a collective meeting place where like minded people go. I think it is usually locals guys but in this instance, it featured Shingai from the Noisettes..

The line was Damo Suzuki with Hen Beverly (Bass Epex), Mike Napier (Guitar), Andy Smith (Electronics), Jim Wilkie (Guitar) plus special guests: Mathew Black (Drums), Ray Dower (Bass), Dan Hadden (Saxophone) and Shingai Shoniwa (Bass)...

THE LEMON TREE ABERDEEN 06-05-07

On 2nd May 2007 two thirds of the original line-up of The Jam will make history when they play for their first official UK tour in 25 years. Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler's 20-date UK tour will be the first live shows since the original Jam disbanded after they performed what was to be their final concert (Brighton, England, December 1982).
Bruce and Rick's timely reunion also coincides with the band's 30th anniversary and release of their debut album In the City.

The new band is

Bruce Foxton - Bass/Vocals
Rick Buckler - Drums
Russell Hastings - Vocals/Guitar
Dave Moore - Guitar/Keyboards

The venue was a sold out crowd of about 550 people who were all waiting in anticipation, you could sense the excitement in the air, faces that I hadn’t seen in years to youngsters who would have only been about 2 or 3 the ist time around. On came the band to say we have driven a long way to get here,

The Jam have song called "That’s entertainment"

And that’s exactly what this gig was about from the minute the 1^st chord of in the city was played.

And we were off, followed by news of the world pretty green, mr clean. The 1^st 4 songs were over in a flash. I looked around the crowd and could not help feeling that this was a very special night in all my time that I’ve gone to the lemon tree this was the best gig I’d seen... they proceded to play all the hits, going underground,that’s entertainment,eton rifles,david watts. Bruce was on fire jumping all around playing the bass like man possessed, Rick was on fire with drums.Russel fitted in well... the ground around me was shaking( never felt this before) and everyone in the venue was dancing and singing along, 70 minutes were over. And they went off, came back on to do encores of a town called malice + down at tube station at midnight by this time the roof was coming off the lemon tree.. And it was over...

Many people might not consider this the jam, without Paul Weller.

The fact that they pulled of a musically thrilling show. Must put all those doubters to rest, lots of people will say Russell cant replace Paul, well he aunt..

This is from the Jam. If you wont go because Paul isn’t there then you aint a jam fan but a Weller fan..

THE SABREJETS,LEMON TREE ABERDEEN 12-05-07

THE NIGHT STARTED WITH THE SABREJETS, A GREASY LEATHER CLAD COMBO WHOSE NO-NONSENSE APROACH TO THE FIFTIES GENRE IS A SURE FIRE WITH THOSE WHO KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF ROCK'N'ROLL..

HI-VOLTAGE,LEMON TREE ABERDEEN 12-05-07

FROM EDINBURGH HI-VOLTAGE ARE ONE OF THE UK,S TOP ROCK'N'ROLL DANCE BANDS AROUND AND ARE IN CONSTANT DEMAND THROUGHOUT EUROPE HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM FRANCE WHERE THEY SHARED THE STAGE WITH BILL HALEYS COMETS.

BOTH ACTS PUT ON A GREAT NITE WITH LOTS OF JIVING BEING DONE..

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MOSHULU ABERDEEN 19-05-07

TO COME SOON

CAFE DRUMMONDS 22-05-07

THE GUYS ARRIVED ABOUT 5PM AT OUR HOUSE AS WE SAID WE WOULD PUT THEM UP, I TOOK MATT + MATT TO DRUMMONDS TO SET UP THE GEAR, WHILE ALAN MADE TEA FOR US ALL.. WE CAME BACK AND ATE THEN HEADED OFF TO DRUMMONDS FOR A 11.45PM GIG..

FROM THEIR MYSPACE.."Formed through old friendships, this accomplished north London four piece produces music that has been described as: “Full of crystalline melancholy and melodies that plunge deep into the unknown, just to lift you out of the darkest corners of despair”… “dramatic and touching, spellbindingly lush, taking you on a journey through unusually structured musical landscapes that twist and turn at every corner”.

Transistor State’s two previous EP releases received significant praise in the press. Music Week said: “they are the missing link between Radiohead, DJ Shadow and The Beta Band; they have a heavy dose of originality and integrity” ..

AND THEY PUT ON A TRULY GREAT SHOW.. HIGHLIGHTS BEING "COME AROUND" + "BARRIERS"..

AFTER GIG IT WAS BACK TO OURS FOR A MARATHON SESSION AT TRACK + FIELD ON THE PS1 TILL 5 AM...

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MUSIC HALL,ABERDEEN 23-05-07

HAPPY MONDAYS, WELL THIS WAS HAPPY WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOLD OUT SHOW IN ABERDEEN.THEY HAD THE CROWD DANCING ALONG TO A SELECTION OF  TUNES FROM THE NEW YET UNTITLED ALBUM, THEIR 1ST IN 15 YEARS.ALONG WITH SOME CLASSIC BETTER KNOWN TUNES "STEP ON"  "HALLELJAH" + "JELLY BEAN" MADE FOR A BLISTERING EVENING.. SHAUN RYDER SAT AND STOOD AT THE BACK VERY RARELY COMING TO THE FRONT.. BEZ WAS RUNNING ALONG THE FRONT OF THE STAGE LIKE MADMAN POSSESSED, WITH A CAST ON HIS ARM AS HE HAD BROKEN HIS ARM THE PREVIOUS EVENING IN INVERNESS

.THEN IT WAS OVER AND IT WAS TIME FOR THE AFTER SHOW PARTY..

CAFE DRUMMONDS ABERDEEN 23-05-07

THE GUYS ARRIVED AT ABOUT 11.40.THEY WERE GOING TO DO A DJ SET.. KAV + GAZ WERE THERE 1ST TO SPIN THEIR TUNES A SHORT WHILE AFTER BEZ ARRIVED AND HE WAS MOBBED BY FANS TO TAKE  PICS AND SIGN STUFF, AND PEOPLE WERE GETTING ON THE STAGE.. AFTER AN HOUR SHAUN ARRIVED AND TOO WAS MOBBED BUT ONLY STAYED FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES..

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Belladrum Festival,Phoineas,By Beauly,Inverness-shire,

Bella – it’s homegrown heaven in the Highlands (and for a four-year-old, pretty developed!). The craic's amazing, the people are friendly, families love it, the setting is stunning, the music blows you away and it's all on a relaxing human scale you can enjoy without that Times Square sensation of being over-thronged.

WE ARRIVED LATE ON THE FRIDAY NITE, ABOUT 9.30 AND WAS SUPRISED TO SEE A QUEUE OF PEOPLE, UNFORTUNATLEY THEY HAD RUN OUT OF WRISTBANDS, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ON THE GUEST LIST. SO GOT IN, AND WENT TO SEE JULIAN COPE, FOLLOWED BY THE MAGIC NUMBERS HAD A QUICK LOOK AROUND THE SITE BEFORE WE WENT AND GOT OUT TENT AND SET UP..

THE NEXT DAY WE WENT AROUND ALL THE STALLS AND GOT THE VIBES OF THE PLACE, THE MAIN STAGE IS A GREAT OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE.. WE SAW THAT LLOYD COLE WAS DOING AN Q+A PLUS SINGING IN THE MOJO TENT, SO WE WENT ALONG TO THAT..  ..IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR AN ARTIST SPEAKING ABOUT HIS CAREER,LOVE OF GOLF AND I EVEN ASKED A QUESTION..

WENT INTO VARIOUS TENTS TO SEE LOCAL MUSICIANS ,COMEDYS, BEFORE HEADING TO THE MAIN STAGE TO SEE WHO I WAS THERE FOR MISTY IN ROOTS I HADNT SEEN THESE GUYS FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS AND WASN,T DISSAPOINTED (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RAINING) GOOD OLE REGGAE AT ITS BEST, DEEP AND BASSY..

    .. THIS WAS DEF THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKEND..

WE SAW A JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE BAND AFTER THAT BEFORE WE SAW JAMES, I WAS ONLY WANTING HEAR THEM SING  "SIT DOWN" WHICH THEY DID AFTER 3 SONGS.. THEN WE WENT IN SEARCH OF THE PIGEON DECTIVES, I HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THESE GUYS BY KIDS AT WORK AND A FEW FOLK DURING THE DAY HAD BEEN GOING ON ABOUT THEM, WE  GOT THERE AND THE TENT WAS ROCKING, BOY THEY WERE GREAT..ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING LIVE BANDS THAT I,VE SEEM IN AGES, WE WENT TO JUST WATCH A SONG OR TWO AND STAYED FOR THE WHOLE SET.(.NOW MUST GET TICKETS FOR THERE SOLD OUT ABERDEEN SHOW).

AFTER THAT WE WENT FOR A WANDER ROUND THE STALLS AGAIN AND VISITED THE VENUS FLYTRAP TENT WHERE THERE WAS SOME BURLESQUE SHOWS ON AND THE FIREWORK DISPLAY AFTER THE MAIN STAGE CLOSED..WE STAYED IN THE COMEDY TENT AFTER THAT TILL ABOUT 1AM..

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HAZELHEAD PARK ABERDEEN 02-09-07

IS A FREE ONE DAY FESTIVAL WE HAVE IN ABERDEEN ABOUT 30 000 WRISTBANDS ARE GIVEN OUT TO WHOEVER WANTS ONE. IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR WITH LOTS OF POP ACTS (EVEN THOUGH I LOVE MY ROCK,SKA, PUNK) IT IS REFRESHING TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE LOVE THERE MUSIC FROM LITTLE BABIES TO OLD BIDDIES WERE THERE ON A GLORIOUS SUNNY DAY.IT WAS STARTED OFF BY A FEW LOCAL BANDS..THEN BY ESTHER OCONNOR, FOLLOWED BY PALLADIUM, THEN BY THE MACDONALD BROTHERS WHO HAD THE CROWD ROCKING, WITH SHANGA LA + 500 MILES. IN BETWEEN THERE IS A GREAT FUN FAIR WITH LOADS OF RIDES AND 10 FOOD OUTLETS (STRANGELY ALL BURGER VANS :?) AND A BAR AREA..
THERE WAS ALSO SHAYNE WARD + BEVERLEY KNIGHT WHO TO ME WAS GREAT BELTED OUT SOUL WITH A GREAT VOICE AND DID GREAT VERSION OF PEICE OF MY HEART..
THEN IT WAS THE TIME FOR WHO EVERYONE WAS THERE TO SEE [size=24]MCFLY[/size]AND THEY DIDNT DISSAPOINT THE CROWD WITH "ITS ALL ABOUT YOU" + "DONT STOP ME NOW" AND 2 OTHER SONGS..EACH BAND DOES ONLY ABOUT OR 4 SONGS..

THE TUNNELS ABERDEEN 08-09-07

Another great wee gig by the former Stranglers front man, tracks included

THE LEMON TREE ABERDEEN 11-09-07

IN WHAT I THINK WAS AN ALMOST SOLD OUT GIG,THE CROWD WERE WELL UP FOR IT.THERE WAS A BIG SCREEN WITH HIGHLIGHTS OF NEWS AND MARILLION FOOTAGE FROM THE LAST 25 YEARS.

IT WAS GOING TO BE AN EVENING OF THE "CLUTCHING AT STRAWS" ALBUM, HE DID 8 TRACKS OFF THIS ALBUM  STARTING OFF  WITH "SLAINTE" FOLLOWED BY A NEW SONG "CIRCLE LINE FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM CALLED 13TH STAR WHICH WENT DOWN GREAT WITH THE CROWD.ALSO DID SQUARE GO + MANCHMAL (WHICH IS GERMAN FOR SOMETIMES) AND DARK STAR.

 HE HAD THE CROWD EATING OUT OF HIS HAND, LIKE A MASTER PUPPATEER HE PULLED THE STRINGS AND THE CROWED JOINED IN.. HIGHLIGHT WAS WHEN HE APPEARED AT THE BACK OF THE VENUE AND PROCEEDED TO WANDER AMONGS THE CROWD WHILE SINGING VIGIL UNTIL THE CLIMBED BACK ON THE STAGE.

IN FLASH 90 MINUTES HAD GONE BY. OFF THEY WENT AND CAME ON TO DO A COUPLE OF ENCORES FROM CLUTCHING AT STRAWS ALBUM "SUGAR MICE" + "INCOMMUNICADO" WITH WHICH AVERY ENTHRALLED CROWD SUNG AND CLAPPED ALONG WITH.. A MASTER AT WORK, WHO WAS FULL OF CHARISMA AND THE IN BETWEEN BANTER WITH CROWD WAS HILARIOUS.....

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P & J ARENA ABERDEEN 10-11-07

A SOLD CROWD OF 8000 WERE WATING IN ANTICAPATION OF THE FOO FIGHTERS 1ST GIG IN ABERDEEN..

THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND ON CAME DAVE GROHL AND CO.. AND ROCKED THE HOUSE, WITH AN AWESOME LIGHT DISPLAY AND VISUAL AIDS, IT WAS THE BEST ENTERTAINING SHOW I,D SEEN IN A WHILE, WITH A WALK-WAY ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE MIXING DESK WHERE DAVE WANDERED TO DURING CERTAIN SONGS..

THE BAND WAS TOTALLY ROCKING THE HOUSE, DAVE PLAYED HIS GIUTAR LIKE A MAN POSSESSED DURING FAST TRACKS AND MELLOW DURING ACOUSTIC SONGS.. HE EVEN MENTIONED THE FACT THAT HE COULDNT UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAD TAKEN THEM 13 YEARS TO COME TO ABERDEEN, AND VOWED TO MAKE SURE THEY WOULD BE BACK..TO WHICH THE CROWD GAVE A RENDITION OF "ABERDEEN" "ABERDEEN" AND HE SAID HE WOULD LEARN THAT FOR THE NEXT TIME...

THEY PLAYED FOR 2 HOURS AND I DONT THINK THAT ANY ONE IN THE AUDIENCE OF MIXED AGES (YOUNG AND OLD) LEFT DISSAPOINTED AS THEY HAD BEEN DANCING AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THEMSELVES.

ROCK ON TILL THE NEXT  TIME.

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