Antwerp gig

[Voodoo Billy]

Mac (smiling): "You know what Will, that Voodoo Billy off Villiers Terrace will get a shock when the mighty reds win the league this Sunday".
Will (laughing): "Is right, Mac".

i will fucking love it if that happens, come on you irons!

When Blackburn won the title in 1995 despite losing their final game at Anfield was it not the Hammers who denied United the three points needed to lift the title by claiming a draw against them? Don't give up hope Redmen.

[bunnygod1]

Mac (smiling): "You know what Will, that Voodoo Billy off Villiers Terrace will get a shock when the mighty reds win the league this Sunday".
Will (laughing): "Is right, Mac".

i will fucking love it if that happens, come on you irons!

When Blackburn won the title in 1995 despite losing their final game at Anfield was it not the Hammers who denied United the three points needed to lift the title by claiming a draw against them? Don't give up hope Redmen.

Oh yes I remember thinking at the time what have we done handed utd the title? shame city are not at Upton Park, i am dreaming of a downing cross and bullet header from big Andy in the dying minutes!

[5times]

Can you imagine Mac at the Ritz on Wednesday if Liverpool win the league....?

[Voodoo Billy]

Can you imagine Mac at the Ritz on Wednesday if Liverpool win the league....?

There'll be no time to sing, he'll be too busy kicking those bloody football towels.

[Ocean Rain]

Can you imagine Mac at the Ritz on Wednesday if Liverpool win the league....?

There'll be no time to sing, he'll be too busy kicking those bloody football towels.

:D

[5times]

Might just go the Ritz if we do it. Be great singing you'll never walk alone in the middle of Manchester.

[Voodoo Billy]

Might just go the Ritz if we do it. Be great singing you'll never walk alone in the middle of Manchester.

Be quiet round here if you were in Manchester Royal Infirmary.

[5times]

yeah, you've got a point. It's alright for Mac, he can leg it backstage.

[voz]

I tried to translate a report of the Antwerp gig from a Belgian website called Musiczine. As I didn't know all the exact English words I had to use an online translator by while but I think you can make up the exact meaning of the words out of the context.

All by all, it shows that the performance of the Bunnies made a good impression.


Ian McCulloch and his Bunnymen can look back at a top concert in a comfortable filled Trix. McCulloch left his whimsicalness in Liverpool and even the ultimate draw from Crystal Palace against his beloved Liverpool (that diminishes their titelchances) couldn't take him anymore... He was mister Kindness himself, made some jokes and dancemoves, thanked expressly the great performance of the technicians and his drummer... There were other times...
EATB brought 5 songs from Meteorites, by McCulloch announced as a masterpiece. Of the new ones escpecially 'Holy Moses', 'Constantinople' and 'Lovers on the run' made a more than good impression. The band is clearly returning back to the sound of their top period in the early 80's with masterpieces such as 'Crocodiles', 'Heaven up here' and other Ocean rains. I still find 'Crocodiles' one of the best debutalbums ever made by a band. The 5 new songs were decently fitted in a expertly conciderd and composed set with mostly songs out of Ocean Rain. Not by coïncidence because the songs from their new 'Meteorites' are strongly in line with this masterpiece from 1984.
Ian sung suprisingly good (there were also other times...) while Will Sergeant flirted as always with his guitar as if it was his greatest love (and perhaps it is...).
The set climed slowly to a climax, 'Seven seas' touched the audience at the beginning of the set and delivered the first dancemoves in the hall, 'All that Jazz', clearly a forgotten pearl from Crocodiles was the announcment of a strong apotheose.
The gripping end was made of 'Lovers on the run' (new), the obligatoir 'Dancing horses' (one of their most popular songs of all time, to me still a question why) and at last an intimate version of 'Killing moon' and a captivating 'The Cutter' by Ian introduced as the 2nd and 3th best song ever made...
The thankfull and attentive audiance was treated by an equally thankfull band to two rounds of encores in witch we could enjoy 'Nothing lasts forever' with a wink to Lou RIP Reed and Roxy Music. 'Lips like sugar' was a traditional encore in a strong tight version. The Bunnymen finally came back with a touching version of 'Ocean rain' according to the very modest Ian the best song of all time. I must admit this is one of the best songs ever made...
Ian saw it was good, drunk his 7th glas of wine and left gratefully (leaving the bottle of milk untouched...).

[bunnygod1]

thanks for translating, sounds like the bunnymen made a great impression!

[voz]

UP.

Time for a bit of positivism.

[Voodoo Billy]

Can you imagine Mac at the Ritz on Wednesday if Liverpool win the league....?

Have you finished counting those chickens?

[bunnygod1]

i think they look a bit like these now

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[bunnygirlxx]

UP.

Time for a bit of positivism.

Not much of that around here!
I went to the Antwerp gig, one of the best I've ever been to and I've seen them pushing 80 times, since 1981, (including Electrafixion and solo gigs).
Paris was great too but Antwerp definitely edged it for us.
Hadn't heard one negative comment about either, other than on here, then read the Quietus review comments! Can't possibly have been at the same gig as everyone else