Horrorpops

[darren_stranger]

When the Horrorpops played the Evelyn (was it six years ago?), it was one of my favourite gigs ever, with a newly discovered band that i never expected to see at a local pub, playing what was already one of my favourite albums of all time.  So i guess last night was always going to have tough expectations to live up to.  Despite trying not to compare, i was rather disappointed.  They seemed less tight this time, even sloppy to begin with, and way too much time was spent on rockstar wise-cracking and "make some noise/i can't hear you/Sydney was louder" bollocks.  (Seriously guys, instead of telling us when and how to dance, how about spending that time playing the songs to make us want to, not some Stars on 45 medley, ok?)  

Edit - i think maybe the rock star attitude, while amusing at times, may have been what made what was probably an off night seem more like "we don't need to make an effort any more".  It felt like they were doing us a favour just by turning up.

Maybe part of the problem was also my own mood - the crowd crush was shitting me, bogans shouting from cars on the way there had me defensive, what was left of my social skills seemed to have finally deserted me, and having to keep one eye on the time (and leave early) so as not to miss the last train back to Burbia didn't help either.  So i'm probably being unfair.  And anyway, it was still better than Rob Zombie and the Murderdolls, so that's something (come to think of it, maybe there's a reason the "i can't hear you" grated so badly).  But all up, i guess it was another lesson in moments that can't be recaptured.

On the upside, the Dark Shadows (from Sydney, i gather) were seriously awesome.  I'll have to start checking gig guides again so i can keep an eye out for them.

In the meantime, tune in in a couple of weeks to see me whinge about Gary Numan not playing any new stuff.

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[http://mexico.purplecow.org/openid/andre]

Aah, I didn't go to the gig but I was at The Corner last night - a couple of mates did go and I caught them afterwards for a drink. They were far less kind, along the lines of "the worst gig I've been to in years!"

I'll be at Gary Numan; maybe catch up for a pint before the gig?

[darren_stranger]

Worst gig would be a stretch, even if i wasn't a fan, but i think the rock star attitude made what was maybe an off night seem like "we don't need to make an effort any more". I think that's what left the off taste.

Don't know what i'm doing before Gary - probably whatever the girls want.

[greylock]

I think part of that is par for the course of getting old, and IIRC K said they haven't played much for three years.
That said, the songs are fairly simple.
I skipped the Perth gig, and I don't regret it. The last one was pretty awesome. No need to tarnish it.

In the meantime, tune in in a couple of weeks to see me whinge about Gary Numan not playing any new stuff.

Given it's an album 30th anniversary tour, you can't really complain about that. :)
It looks as if he's added a few new songs to his regular set, so perhaps he will do something new, at least to spare us the horror of On Broadway.