Next up will be the truly awesome performance that is,
28/05/06 check out the info file in anticipation
should have this up at some point today.
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, Salford 28 May 2006
Source/lineage: CSB>D8>Sony 55ES>[optical]>Soundblaster
Live!>WaveLab>CDWave>FLAC
Wavelab was used to do the fades,
no other processing was performed.
A superb performance and a nice clear recording. Seated venues
seem to encourage a more respectful audience so there's very
little audience chatter. Either that or the mindless dilettantes
who attend gigs solely to spend the entire night incessantly
jabbering away are too slow to pick up the good tickets and end
up seated at the back of the venue...
Such a great night. Around
the time of this gig I read an interview with either Tony Wilson
or Alan McGee where they referred to an identifiable moment when
great bands "go imperial". And this, for my money, is the sound
of Mr Hawley and his band going imperial. Everything was perfect,
from the lighting and full, clear sound down to the dapper suits,
vintage guitars and double bass on stage. Sitting in the
relatively plush surrounds of the Quays Theatre (no scuzzy sticky
carpet venue this), it felt at times like you were watching the
house band from a David Lynch film. And that's no bad thing at all.
The person you can hear heckling at various points is a rather
sozzled Christopher Eccleston. No daleks were in attendance.
Tracklisting:
1. Coles Corner
2. Tonight
3. The Ocean
4. Hotel Room
5. Just Like The Rain
6. You Don't Miss Your Water
7. Baby, You're My Light
8. The Motorcycle Song
9. Darlin' Wait For Me
10. Born Under A Bad Sign
11. Oh My Love
12. (Wading Through) The Waters Of My Time
13. The Only Road
14. Run For Me
15. The Nights Are Cold
16. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
17. That's Alright Mama
I've split the tracks so that tracks 1-14 are Disc 1 and tracks
15-17 (the encore) are Disc 2.
Line-up:
Richard Hawley - guitar, vocals
Shez Sherridan - guitar
Colin Elliot - bass
John Trier - keyboards
Phil Johnson - drums
Clive Mellor - harmonica (final two tracks)