Guillemots, Newcastle Academy
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Guillemots
Date: 05/02/07
Rating: ****
Question: What do you get if you take 3 white suits, 1 blonde wig, 1 throwback from the 80s, 1 Judo uniform and thousands of bubbles, whack them all into a mixer and bake in the Carling Academy Newcastle for a few hours?
Answer: A night we'll never forget, courtesy of Guillemots.
After over an hour of waiting, out come the support band, the unknown Dibidim, and there’s an air of 'They BETTER be good!' among the audience. It starts well enough, creating the impression that we'd all be part of a 24-minute legal rave. We were all sorely disappointed after around 2 minutes of the monotonous, repetitive, computer made ear sore. With not one person moving a muscle, let alone dancing, several tumbleweed wouldn't have been far out of place. It's fair to say that, after far too many excruciatingly long songs, there was an almighty sigh of relief from the crowd as Dibidim left the stage.
Following the surprise unveiling of Fyfe Dangerfield's keyboard (which had hastily been covered with a large black cloth less than an hour ago), Guillemots took to the stage. Despite storming through openers 'Come Away With Me' and 'Through The Windowpane', the crowd remained somewhat unresponsive. However, by the time 'Made Up Love Song #43' came around, the room was on fire. It was a special moment, when we realised that a song we thought could get no better, was brought onto a completely new level. The intense energy which linked the band and the crowd (who were screaming their lungs out to every word), is one we've never quite experienced before. We put it down to magic. Or the introduction of bubbles. Always a sure fire crowd pleaser.
The highlight of the night came in the form of '21st May', a rockier, more intense song in comparison to the rest of the set. With MC Lord Magrao donning a white balaclava, mixed with the chilling lyrics; "They're coming, they're coming and they're gonna take my face", there was something serious, even frightening, running through the song, and through the band. The band-crowd connection was heightened further, everyone frantically giving it large. By the end, hyperactive exhaustion had ripped through everyone, giving off that post-defining moment glow.
A new song 'Standing On The Last Star' was introduced into the set, giving us a taster of album 2 material. With an encouraged sing-a-long and the excitement of new material, both those on stage and the floor united once more, for one of the last times during the set. During closer [b]'Sao Paulo'[b], there was a hint of sadness within Academy 1, the united realisation that something spectacular was almost over.
To roaring applause, cheering, general merriment and blatant cries for more, Guillemots left the stage. In vein of one woman's desperate cries of 'encore', there was nothing left to do but seek out Fyfe and Co. to discuss the possibility of a bigger and better bubble show for the next tour. Fingers crossed!
Fern Tinling
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Date: 05/02/07
Rating: ****
Question: What do you get if you take 3 white suits, 1 blonde wig, 1 throwback from the 80s, 1 Judo uniform and thousands of bubbles, whack them all into a mixer and bake in the Carling Academy Newcastle for a few hours?
Answer: A night we'll never forget, courtesy of Guillemots.
After over an hour of waiting, out come the support band, the unknown Dibidim, and there’s an air of 'They BETTER be good!' among the audience. It starts well enough, creating the impression that we'd all be part of a 24-minute legal rave. We were all sorely disappointed after around 2 minutes of the monotonous, repetitive, computer made ear sore. With not one person moving a muscle, let alone dancing, several tumbleweed wouldn't have been far out of place. It's fair to say that, after far too many excruciatingly long songs, there was an almighty sigh of relief from the crowd as Dibidim left the stage.
Following the surprise unveiling of Fyfe Dangerfield's keyboard (which had hastily been covered with a large black cloth less than an hour ago), Guillemots took to the stage. Despite storming through openers 'Come Away With Me' and 'Through The Windowpane', the crowd remained somewhat unresponsive. However, by the time 'Made Up Love Song #43' came around, the room was on fire. It was a special moment, when we realised that a song we thought could get no better, was brought onto a completely new level. The intense energy which linked the band and the crowd (who were screaming their lungs out to every word), is one we've never quite experienced before. We put it down to magic. Or the introduction of bubbles. Always a sure fire crowd pleaser.
The highlight of the night came in the form of '21st May', a rockier, more intense song in comparison to the rest of the set. With MC Lord Magrao donning a white balaclava, mixed with the chilling lyrics; "They're coming, they're coming and they're gonna take my face", there was something serious, even frightening, running through the song, and through the band. The band-crowd connection was heightened further, everyone frantically giving it large. By the end, hyperactive exhaustion had ripped through everyone, giving off that post-defining moment glow.
A new song 'Standing On The Last Star' was introduced into the set, giving us a taster of album 2 material. With an encouraged sing-a-long and the excitement of new material, both those on stage and the floor united once more, for one of the last times during the set. During closer [b]'Sao Paulo'[b], there was a hint of sadness within Academy 1, the united realisation that something spectacular was almost over.
To roaring applause, cheering, general merriment and blatant cries for more, Guillemots left the stage. In vein of one woman's desperate cries of 'encore', there was nothing left to do but seek out Fyfe and Co. to discuss the possibility of a bigger and better bubble show for the next tour. Fingers crossed!
Fern Tinling
Guillemots Official Site
Guillemots Myspace
Buy Guillemots CDs | Buy Guillemots mp3s | Buy Guillemots Tickets | Buy Guillemots Merch
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