Some gigs you just shouldn't go to. Sometimes a band is way passed its best. Sometimes they have an off day. Sometimes they're overrated and overhyped and sometimes they just suck.
I should not have gone to this gig.
Not for any of the above reasons. I shouldn't have gone because I was ill. Really ill. The night before I felt it creeping in and by the time I was on the train I had a fever, a terrible sore throat and the shakes. Apparently my temperature was just under 39 degrees!!
I apologise to everyone I encountered that night as I probably ruined the rest of the week for you.
On the flip side, with enough alcohol you can get through it.
It's hard for me to judge how good the evening was. The company was good, as was the pub, and Parting Gift had drawn enough of a crowd to pack the venue out. We pretty much missed the supports but I recall a sense that the headliners were under some expectation. People are willing this band to succeed and they appear to have good connections - an upcoming tour with Dream State beckons.
I remember they were loud and although the sound mix wasn't great their presence on the stage made up for it in many ways - each member giving it their all. They debuted a new song, which was rather lost on me since I didn't know the others any better. Their set was around 35 mins long and appeared to consist of all their songs. The crowd wasn't exactly a seething, sweaty mass but neither was it static and sections were clearly adoring the performance but I did get the feeling they will onlybe palying bigger venues from now on.
As I said earlier I cannot really tell how good they were but through my fuzzy head, blurry eyes and shivering I remember approving thoughts.
I'll see them again with Dream State later this year and I expect I'll have a clearer idea of them then. Apparently their bassist left the band not long after this show so things may be markedly different next time but the future does indeed look bright for these lads.
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