Post by unplugged on Nov 8, 2006 14:47:46 GMT
Milburn @ Gloucester Guildhall - October 25
BLISTERS may seem an unusual theme to an evening with two of the UK’s brightest bands.
However tonight, the annoying skin blemishes form an undoubtable theme at a packed Guildhall preparing to welcome The Pigeon Detectives and Milburn.
Within minutes of taking the stage, The Pigeon Detectives’ attraction is obvious – an energetic frontman and bouncy full-on tunes.
'I’m Not Sorry' and 'Caught in a Trap' certainly suggest something big could happen despite a slightly uncomfortable soreness in the lacklustre audience.
And it’s here that blisters make their first cruel appearance of the evening.
The set is cut short by the announcement that drummer Jimmi is suffering from the painful sores and can’t continue.
It’s a shame, as the passion from singer Matt was just beginning to get under our skin.
However, their early departure serves only to increase the expectation surrounding Milburn.
Comparisons to the Arctic Monkeys aside, the band is continuing to plough its own furrow among live music fans, as opposed to those preferring to find their music on the internet.
As soon as they appear it’s obvious why in a parallel universe the fortunes of the ‘Monkeys and Milburn would most definitely be reversed.
Joe Carnall sucks the audience in with an energy sadly lacking in Alex Turner.
The band seems to enjoy the buzz they create, not nullify it with moody stage presence and the compact Guildhall becomes an idyllic setting for the energetic Storm in a Teacup, Brewster and Send in the Boys.
And it’s as if the sweaty hordes are on the same page as they join Carnall’s chant of “the book that you read it is upside down”, from set closer ‘Showroom’, with glee.
Because if recent music history was indeed turned the right way up, Milburn would not be here.
And back to those blisters.
They’re irritating, uncomfortable and often extremely painful.
Yet as they grow to bursting point they provide one of the most satisfying sensations there is - they explode.
In short, they do everything a band with old-fashioned good songs should.
Milburn have ceased being uncomfortable, have grown, got strangely comfortable and look set to burst.
BLISTERS may seem an unusual theme to an evening with two of the UK’s brightest bands.
However tonight, the annoying skin blemishes form an undoubtable theme at a packed Guildhall preparing to welcome The Pigeon Detectives and Milburn.
Within minutes of taking the stage, The Pigeon Detectives’ attraction is obvious – an energetic frontman and bouncy full-on tunes.
'I’m Not Sorry' and 'Caught in a Trap' certainly suggest something big could happen despite a slightly uncomfortable soreness in the lacklustre audience.
And it’s here that blisters make their first cruel appearance of the evening.
The set is cut short by the announcement that drummer Jimmi is suffering from the painful sores and can’t continue.
It’s a shame, as the passion from singer Matt was just beginning to get under our skin.
However, their early departure serves only to increase the expectation surrounding Milburn.
Comparisons to the Arctic Monkeys aside, the band is continuing to plough its own furrow among live music fans, as opposed to those preferring to find their music on the internet.
As soon as they appear it’s obvious why in a parallel universe the fortunes of the ‘Monkeys and Milburn would most definitely be reversed.
Joe Carnall sucks the audience in with an energy sadly lacking in Alex Turner.
The band seems to enjoy the buzz they create, not nullify it with moody stage presence and the compact Guildhall becomes an idyllic setting for the energetic Storm in a Teacup, Brewster and Send in the Boys.
And it’s as if the sweaty hordes are on the same page as they join Carnall’s chant of “the book that you read it is upside down”, from set closer ‘Showroom’, with glee.
Because if recent music history was indeed turned the right way up, Milburn would not be here.
And back to those blisters.
They’re irritating, uncomfortable and often extremely painful.
Yet as they grow to bursting point they provide one of the most satisfying sensations there is - they explode.
In short, they do everything a band with old-fashioned good songs should.
Milburn have ceased being uncomfortable, have grown, got strangely comfortable and look set to burst.