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[tom lea]

Originally Posted by chilli

plenty tickets have been retained for the door, so there will not be a problem getting in

brilliant, well looking forward to it!

[tom lea]

so i don't mean to try and rub in how shit ariel pink was tonight, but a quick question: why were there tables set out on the floor, all but killing any chance for a dance tonight? it just seemed a very odd decision, and it sort of killed the atmosphere of the main act before it had even started.

i did enjoy both belong and gareth dickson though. arrived towards the end of the latter's set, it's maybe not the sort of music i would buy, but what he played was very delicate, and very precious, a bit like a one-man guitar equivilant of lullatone i guess, with how gentle and precise all the plucks were. belong fucked with my ears, and i really enjoyed them.

[shaun]

oh no, this was tonight.

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by tom lea

all but killing any chance for a dance tonight?

You would have danced to Ariel Pink?! Wow!

[Mr Owl PhD]

Gareth Dickson and Belong were both very enjoyable. I'd have to say that Ariel Pink was one of the stranger performances I've ever seen. It was, as has already been pointed out, what many would conventionally describe as 'shit'. But still, it was kind of punk in a strange sort of way. The bloke clearly doesn't think much of his audience - almost Mark E Smith like. Without actually being as good obviously. Still, I reckon that but for his arsing about trying to sort out the monitors, I was mostly entertained by what little he and his entourage played.

[tom lea]

Originally Posted by Graeme

You would have danced to Ariel Pink?! Wow!

i probably would've tried, and looked like a prat.

even if not, the layout discouraged people from standing close to the stage, and did set the tone for a sit-down dinner-type performance. i imagine pink would've been more inclined to actually perform a bit (if you watch the footage of some of the other shows on this tour, he's bouncing around all over the place, where as last night he barely even faced the audience) if there'd at least been people standing by the stage nodding their heads a bit.

Gareth Dickson and Belong were both very enjoyable. I'd have to say that Ariel Pink was one of the stranger performances I've ever seen. It was, as has already been pointed out, what many would conventionally describe as 'shit'. But still, it was kind of punk in a strange sort of way. The bloke clearly doesn't think much of his audience - almost Mark E Smith like. Without actually being as good obviously. Still, I reckon that but for his arsing about trying to sort out the monitors, I was mostly entertained by what little he and his entourage played.

i've always heard the same thing about the fall's shows as pink's; that some shows will be like tunnels last night, and some shows you'll get something truly special. the thing is, people are playing money to see the guy, and even if he's not getting the reaction he wants, he should have the balls to play through that for the people that were enjoying the show, and not piss off after five songs because he wanted a cigarette. i did really like what he played though, especially 'grey sunset'.

[careering]

Originally Posted by Mr Owl PhD

Gareth Dickson and Belong were both very enjoyable. I'd have to say that Ariel Pink was one of the stranger performances I've ever seen. It was, as has already been pointed out, what many would conventionally describe as 'shit'. But still, it was kind of punk in a strange sort of way. The bloke clearly doesn't think much of his audience - almost Mark E Smith like. Without actually being as good obviously. Still, I reckon that but for his arsing about trying to sort out the monitors, I was mostly entertained by what little he and his entourage played.

Gareth Dickson & Belong were better than enjoyable, they were excellent. As is normal for an Ariel Pink event, he courts controversy, however there is definate genius mixed in with the more eccentric antics & anybody that asks an audience up on the stage at the beginning of their set gets my vote. Shame the dancing Tom Lea didn't get up on stage & give us an impromptu solo with the
female back up singers. I thought the tables & chairs were better in place than not having them, although maybe they could have been cleared back a bit before Ariel Pink took to the stage.

Anyhow well done for getting these artists to Aberdeen

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by tom lea

i did really like what he played though, especially 'grey sunset'.

But didn't you think he was shit? I'm confused.

I think it's good fun when bands split the audience reaction but I just thought Ariel's attempts to be disliked were a bit willful.

I had that uncomfortable Lone Pigeon at Dr Drakes feeling a little.

[tom lea]

Originally Posted by careering

Shame the dancing Tom Lea didn't get up on stage & give us an impromptu solo with the female back up singers. I thought the tables & chairs were better in place than not having them, although maybe they could have been cleared back a bit before Ariel Pink took to the stage.

i wouldn't have wanted to show them up.

i agree that clearing the tables would've been the best option; they worked for dickson and belong, and the physical act of moving them back would've encouraged people to stand at the front for ariel pink.

But didn't you think he was shit? I'm confused.

i'm a fan of his music, and i enjoyed what he played; even done half-heartedly like last night. however, when a headlining act, who people have paid money to see, runs through through five short songs, moans about his monitor for a while and then pisses off for a cigarette, that qualifies as a pretty shit performance to me.

Anyhow well done for getting these artists to Aberdeen

seconded; i appreciate the effort that went into planning this night.