The first album done in its entirety in their home base...I couldn't miss this even if it meant traveling 8000 miles to spend just 52 hours in-country. It would have been worth 10 times the effort.
Setlist:
Men Together Today
Apologies to Insect Life
Favours in the Beetroot Fields
Something Wicked
Remember Me
Fear of Drowning
The Lonely
Carrion
Blackout
Lately
A Wooden Horse
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Heavenly Waters
Childhood Memories
Scottish Wildlife Experience
Spirit of St Louis
A Lovely Day Tomorrow
Brakes' All Night Disco Party
Rock in A with Clash's Police On My Back
The crowd was a seething mass of joyful humanity. Most everyone up front quite delirious. The sweat drenched everything and everyone. My voice was lost. People vomited afterwards from heatstroke. I finally had to crawl out of the pit to take video of Lately.
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Rewind to Brighton at dusk, a good 8 hours into the drinking already:
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The stage is literally set. Best display of flora of fauna for a BSP gig:
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Eamon has come over from the States as well, and Roy reads excerpts about him from his fine book "Do It For Your Mum":
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The sultry black magic of the band Purson comes next:
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And we are of course all entranced by the absolutely incredible deep captivating siren song of Rosalie:
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It's then all a blur until the encore where Eamon starts his shenanigans:
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De rigour surfing:
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Head about to penetrate drum:
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Noble with his typical stage/balcony climbing acrobatics:
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Amazing b-sides like A Lovely Day Tomorrow were played:
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Then the whole thing ends with a playing of Brakes' All Night Disco Party, and it was, well into the wee hours:
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Stages are invaded:
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Aftershow dancers and other oddities are brought on, though I now barely remember this part and its purpose:
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DJ sets with Temptation and Ceremony are played for old men:
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Lots of words here, but really no words to explain my deeply grateful and sated state. This will be a cherish adventure for a long long time.