tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31419460.post3963765340226299730..comments2024-03-25T19:07:00.917+00:00Comments on Arthur Pewty's maggot sandwich: Genesis at Twickenham - gig review.Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12188628589645074377noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31419460.post-44121607503780408892007-07-10T12:03:00.000+01:002007-07-10T12:03:00.000+01:00Hey!That first picture of the post isn't from the ...Hey!<BR/>That first picture of the post isn't from the gig it's you standing on one of the lower floors of the southwest facing aspect of Pewty Acres surveying the Lorries that carry the Generators that supply the back up power for your Servers!<BR/>LOL!<BR/>The people milling about are the few you allow in every Sunday to enjoy the spender of Pewty Acres.<BR/><BR/>Then you enjoy the splendour of setting the dogs on them...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Must admit I enjoyed the gig but thought it was abit...flat? <BR/>Everything was perfect but that’s half the problem, it was abit soulless. Empty. <BR/>Ok I’m not really a big fan of “Corporate Rock” events but thankfully the concert seemed to be refreshingly free of “sponsored by McCoke Industries PLC” although as there was no support band they could have had a better choice of music and videos before the band came on also £15 for a programme is waaaaay to much.<BR/>Musically the band were superb, echoing what you said the more complex stuff was obviously played by people who are at the top of their game and as they haven't played them live in 20 years they seemed to enjoy it, whereas the "pop" stuff where Phil Collins had to sing as opposed to drum he sounded and looked bored and going through the motions. <BR/>Unfashionable as it's always been I always liked his "cheeky-chappy" persona as it came across as natural and almost at odds with the seriousness of the music (well the old stuff anyway..) but for the gig on Sunday it just seemed like he was just bearing the audience. This may sound pretentious but I know when I’m bored of playing a song how I act and saw exactly the same thing in Phil Collins performance, no spontaneity and hanging on to the mic stand. Drum solo’s or duets also usually bore the pants off me but I thought the fact that it was done on two breakfast bar style leather seated, chrome tubing stools was amazing and showed abit of a spark there!<BR/>I looked at this gig as the last time the band is going to play live and as a HUGE fan wanted to see them live before they shuffled off this mortal coil…<BR/><BR/>For some reason I’m still knackered.<BR/>I was like a bear with a sore head yesterday as I was so tired, went to bed about 3am and got woke up at 4am by smallest sprog happily chatting and singing (at the top of her voice) then when they woke up at 7am and went downstairs with Grandma, then at 8am when one hurt the other one, then finally I got up at 9:30am and I felt drunk all day (not in a good way but in a “glass of water” * type way), all wobbly and unable to co-ordinate. Going to get an early night tonight!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>*<BR/>”What’s wrong with being drunk?”<BR/>“Ask a glass of water…”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com