That’s the way that it was . . . Now when’s the next one?! Bloody hell, those APIA gigs are a good idea. No, they’re a great idea. I think that last night was even better than the Friday before. It was the same kinda set, really. Having said that, it was also a bit different. Ross still came out first, still did his thing. He seemed to have more energy. The band seemed to be out to kill. Haydn was on fire. I know he’s a good drummer, that’s obvious, but last night I was reminded that he is a great drummer. Don’t let him go Ross, he’d get a job before you know it. After Ross, it was Joe’s turn. He came out with a newish song which I really liked. It’s got a great beat and had both those onstage and in the audience moving a little. It was nice to see. Joe seems to just have his head around writing songs with a great sense of rhythm. Joe also seems to have the easiest interaction with the crowd. He comes on, gets everyone laughing and dancing. In some respects, it could be good to have him go on first because he puts everyone at ease, but then, maybe that’s because Ross has done the ground work and by now the audience know they’re in for a night of great music. Who knows? Either way, the order works and as they say, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It was probably around this time that I realised that the gig was suffering second gig curse – those that really wanted to be there bought tickets to the first one. They got up, they danced, they had the “time of their life”. It was gonna be harder in some senses this time. The boys still gave their all and the audience were in for a treat, even if they were dancing on the inside. Joe handed me his saxophone for a bit. It reminded me that I need to learn to play Sax. One day, Joe. One day real soon. He also plugged his new album and played Endless Sleep. I love that song. I’m going to learn to play that, too. After Joe, it was time for interval and Ross and Joe came out to sign stuff. I really love the way that the APIA tour is geared towards the fans. It’s about the experience for everyone involved and it’s a bloody good thing too. There should be more of it. James was first on for the second half and it was good to experience James’s set from the other side of the stage this time. It was great, it meant I got to see everyone’s point of view – well, kind of. The good thing about seeing James in this setting was seeing James interacting with other band members and having fun. It’s really nice to see, it doesn’t hurt any one and there should be more of it. James, if there’s someone on that stage that’s making you have fun. Keep em around, they’re good for you. It comes out in the music, too. A few songs in, David Campbell from the Braithy band came out and joined the boys on stage. It’s good to have him around. It’s like a Braithy reunion. Whilst I’m on band members, it’s also good to see Jason Vorherr playing with Geoff Wells again for the first time a couple of years. There should be more of that, too. Anyway, back to the music. James played Hammerhead and a tried to get the crowd moving, but sometimes when you’re dealing with stiffs, there’s nothing that you can do but grin and bear it. Reckless is great acoustically. It’s the only way to play it, really. James introduced Daryl. It’s probably the only part of the night that doesn’t really run smoothly. Don’t get me wrong, it’s hilarious and a little awkward. It would be nice to have the boys do Slave of Motor City together, though. It would make things run smoother and from a music nerds point of view, they’ve both recorded songs together. Without sounding like Spock here, it’s only logical. Anyway, Daryl came on and was Daryl. People got up and danced, it was good. Daryl played his new song too and I really liked it. It’s a great one. There are moments in there where you expect to see the band cut loose and they don’t. It kinda leaves you hanging a bit, anticipating the moment that they do. It’s very clever. Daryl also nearly fell off the stage at one point. He gets really into performing and one day, so help me, that man will do himself an injury. He is the only one out of the four of these guys that actually makes people get up and dance. If subtle hints don’t work, the out and out asking works really well. Maybe more people should try this? Once people are up, the mood changes. It’s just sad that it took Horses to make that happen. The encore was great. Shape I’m In got everyone moving and by this time, there was no cooling the audience down. The first encore finished with Eagle Rock, which to this day makes me feel like I should be running for the for the merch stand to help Ross out. Not tonight though. I thought that at the end of that song, that was it. Music came on. I thought “there’s no more?” excitedly. Not that I wanted the night to end so desperately, but had it have been a different encore song, the boys could have played all night. The audience hung around though. They started cheering. They wanted more. The band came back out and played the song. There was no need for introductions. I’ll Be Gone filled the air. A part of me wanted to run. A part of me was out the door and down the street but I looked up and I stayed. The band do a beautiful job of the song as a fitting tribute to a beautiful man and I stayed. You should all be proud of your efforts. Goodness knows I am. Thank you.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 01:03:00 +0000
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