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on Tuesday August 22 2006, @10:00AM
Maurice E writes:
Sunday night at Chelmsford, review by John Earls - Channel 4 teletext
The Morrissey crowd is shockingly small for a headline act, Razorlight stealing all his fans for the night. He’d have been forgiven a strop. The contrary old goat, typically, is at his most charming. Or he would be if the setlist made any concessions to the festival; there are three B-sides. Far too reliant on the new album, no explanation why pre-Quarry solo songs are ignored – yet the songs he does do are sung and played to perfection. Ganglord sums up Morrissey’s festival quandary. One of Moz’s bilious snarls, here it’s as good as Irish Blood. But it’s a B-side with no place at a fest. Similarly, the highlight is Life is a Pigsty, a mordant, stately waltz. It also lasts several years, plenty of time to wonder “Where’s Suedehead?” The band at least are powerful, Moz on good form for one-liners … If he keeps this up, he’ll be great next time: halfway down the bill.
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Channel 4 teletext (John Earls) review of Sunday night Chelmsford
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ROTT live (Score:0)
Knobhead! (Score:0)
Razorlight?? (Score:1)
Morrisseys album is amazing live, he more than blew me away at the Cardiff gig, wooo go Morrissey.
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There you see it (Score:0)
The Smiths has been a Ball & Chain situation for Morrissey. Yes, The Smiths was a Great band yet short-lived but Morrissey as an solo artist has been making interesting and strong music for nearly 20 years! He is a very very credible artist - and the Best of our times - and continues to push the boundaries within the current climate of "pop" music.
People on this website should stop moaning.
Razor Tongue! (Score:1)
The writer makes it sound like Morrissey was singing the crickets to bed. The C4 coverage clearly showed a pretty sizable crowd for the Morrissey set.
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I thought Mozz was brilliant (Score:0)
Death of the Fest(ival)s (Score:2, Insightful)
But this was Beautiful South on Saturday night and very good they were at it too - it was also the exact same show (give or take) that they put on ten years ago.
Fuck, if I want repetition, year after year, I'll go see Robbie in a stadium - and judging by Saturday's crowd, that's where most of them'll be heading next, incapable of recognising the difference between the rip off tribute bands like Razorlight and the pure authenticity of our Moz.
You know something's badly amiss when Jade Goody is being asked her opinion by C4 but this is where we are headed, catering to the 'thicker than pigshit' celebrity hoardes and the even thicker automatons that buy the mags and read the papers.
So, Greatest Hits only please. Wouldn't want to tax those tiny minds into listening to something unfamiliar.
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simply moz (Score:0)
he played a great blend of smiths and moz.
moz you were the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Razorlight *did* effectively steal Morrissey fans (Score:0)
Yes, there were still a few thousand fans there. May seem a lot but it's pretty pathetic for a festival headliner. Morrissey's approach to choosing his setlist means he'll probably never get asked to headline a major UK festival again . Great for the tedious indie snobs among you who want your favourite bands/singers to remain obscure like the sickeningly naff and unbearably twee Bill and Sebastian.
Boring people with 7 songs from a new album means very few will bother buying it; Beautiful South played 2 fantastic songs off their new one. I guarantee it'll re-enter higher than Ringleader of Tomatoes in this week's album chart).
is it really strange, and i kinda laugh bout it (Score:1)
trust me guys, perhaps moz can't 'get' the spectators in numbers but those rookie players just can't ignore playing one stage with him..dressed to kill
after all, to much poseur nowadays isn't it?! not us, not us
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What a miserly bast**d!!!! (Score:0)
Elsie
Chelmsford (Score:2, Insightful)
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