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An awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurance
2012
Theatre
The show has suddenly become quite wonderful, and the galvanising factor is the terrific stage debut of Melanie C
Blood Brothers
Music
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Muse
I was smitten by both Gilberts enormous luxuriant moustache and the intelligence and nuance of this highly entertaining play
I totally recommend Babbo to anyone who is looking for really good and traditional Italian food
Always been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!
London,
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Phone: 020 8740 7047
Website: www.grebenshikovconcert.com
The Who’s who: Tom Meighan has the aura to join rock’s top table of frontmen
THROUGH his curation of the annual week of concerts in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, Roger Daltrey is not only doing an almighty good turn. He’s also firming up a direct lineage of unruly rockers from The Who down, including multiple TCT attendees Oasis and Stereophonics, and now Kasabian.
The latter are understandably keen to insinuate themselves into such exalted company, guitarist Sergio Pizzorno’s thin beard and mercurial air giving him something of the young Pete Townshend, while swaggering singer Tom Meighan’s awe of the Gallagher brothers can sometimes sink from friendly admiration to mindless mimicry.
If they hadn’t already planned to support Oasis at their stadium shows this summer, Kasabian’s third album could be the one to lift them out of their Manc masters’ shadow. Colourfully titled The West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum and due in June, it’s appropriately unhinged and easily their most adventurous work, leaping across a huge canvas of styles, often in the same song.
When Oasis promised their last album would be “psychedelic”, this is what it should have sounded like.
On stage at the Albert Hall, some of the more innovative moments seemed harder to replicate, despite the addition of a second guitarist, a keyboardist and a trumpet player to the regular foursome.
The monster riff of opening track Underdog lacked its full savage crunch. Next single Fire didn’t burst from its tense verse to its double-speed chorus with quite enough explosiveness.
However, the relentless drive of Fast Fuse had an excess of pep, while the lazy, Kinksy strum of Thick As Thieves might be different enough to reach fresh ears beyond their bulging fanbase.
They already seem to be attracting a better class of hooligan, to judge from the staining soaking those near me received when somebody hurled a glass of red wine instead of beer.
Sensibly, they weren’t excessive with the new songs, instead playing a greatest hits set that included the glam rock groove of Shoot The Runner and the overwhelming chorus of Empire.
LSF closed the evening with the energised crowd chanting with enough passion to rival any football match or rendition of Hey Jude.
Meighan, a true rock’n’roller down to his blue suede shoes, was cocky as ever, frequently coming to a halt atop the drum riser, arms outstretched. He has increasing justification for such self-belief.
With new songs that take them to a new level, Kasabian are earning their place at rock’s top table.
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heard the concert. your right with fire and underdog. as album versions they`re fantastic. pizzornos voice is unfortunately not that fine on stage...
must improve. empire deserves an orchestra.
the third album will be their worldwide breakthrough. empire could have been, but the production sounded lacklustre. empire, shoot the runner, last trip, by my side, stuntmen and dobberman have first class potential.
underdog, fire, fast fuse, thick as thieves and vlad the impaler are first class from what I´ve heared. Let´s wait `til 08th of June...
- Jul, Ruhrarea, Germany
