Paul, Philip & Dave Kent (!), who will support
the two for the next ten days in Germany, were as excellent
as ever. They played the following tracks without any technical
support:
Mercy Of The Guards
The Trigger
Refugee
The Bells
Rising Road
Ghosts Of Cable Street
Greenback Dollar
With the exception of the songs that are
normally accoustic, the others ('Rising Road' and 'Refugee',
sung by Dave Kent of course, were my faves) sounded very different.
For example, guitar accompaniment for 'Ghosts Of Cable Street'
started at the chorus (!). 'Greenback Dollar' and 'The Bells',
sung by Philip, were each like a rebirth of the song. 'The
Trigger' became a duet between Philip & Paul (!) and was very
cool.
Later at 'The Logo', which is a good place
to play (nice sound, not too loud), a few dozen people came
together & had a great time. The support for O & S fell through,
so the three guys started to play at 21:30 CET with these
songs (the order is not 100% accurate):
Going Back To Coventry
Nightbird
Pieces Of Paradise
The Trigger
Barrett's Privateers
Mercy Of The Guards
The Light
Refugee
You Make My Mind Stand Still
Fires Below
Ghosts Of Cable Street
Sky And The Sun
Rising Road
Walkin' Talkin'
Greenback Dollar
Ironmasters
Smugglers
Folks, they were fuckin' great. This one
was more than a gig, it was an Odgers & Simmonds party. The
atmosphere was terrific. All the people there knew the songs
and sang them all together. There was no pogo-dancing, etc.,
just some people who wanted to fully enjoy the band. The three
also enjoyed it a lot - sometimes they let the crowd sing
the chorus alone.
To hear and see (yes, to hear it is not enough,
folks!) Swill singin' Barrett's Privateer live is something
you won't forget in your lifetime (those of you who have experienced
it know what I mean). Paul played many songs on his mandolin
(waitin' too long to hear it again), which we all enjoyed
so much that we made them come back on stage for 3 encores.
At the end of this evening they played the best version of
Smugglers I ever heard.
Dirk
The "Special Instore Acoustic
Gig" at the record store 'Michelle' started at 17:00 CET.
The place wasn't very crowded - there was just a handful of
people. The store was very small and a bit outside of the
main street. That, coupled with the bad promotion, meant that
only people who were searching for a special CD or who knew
about the special gig were there. (With the exception of the
venues 'Michelle' and 'Logo', I didn't see any posters advertising
the gig. I also searched for the CD in various stores and
only found it at the 'Michelle'.)