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General Category => On The Road => Topic started by: dark horse on November 23, 2013, 10:53:03 PM
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London 23 Nov 2013
I Need More Time
Today Is a Good Day
March in September
Did You Make it Safe
Pull the Sun
The Hunt
Archway Towers
Here Comes the War
Knievel
Between Dog and Wolf
Stormclouds
No Rest
High
Seven Times
Lust for Power
Wonderful Way to Go
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Summer Moors
Modern Times
Vengeance
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Get Me Out
Green and Grey
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Good gig (not the best, but fun and great to see everyone beforehand). Had to rush off before the second encore to catch trains, shame to have missed G&G and goodbyes.
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A great night, but due to train issues we had to leave after wwtg :( gutted we missed so much...any reason nma where on so late? Before 9pm most of the tour and then when there are transport issues (noted before in advance) they're on at 9.30pm?! Not the only ones either...
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What a great double encore!
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Had a great time until I had to leave before the encores, thanks London Transport.
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Not the best of gigs admittedly but not the worst, transport always seems to be an issue with this venue, glad I drove halfway ;)
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Oh boy I'm feeling pretty gutted for yers...they pluck out a great song like Modern Times for an encore that folk are missing waiting for a train - must have been pretty special for the few hundreds still at the venue but still - shit man!
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The late start was a real pain for us to.
Enjoyed what we saw but so disappointed we couldn't see whole set
And issues with the tube were known in advance......
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Was very worried that my two favourite songs off the new album seemed to be played only once every three gigs or so. So count myself very lucky that of the two gigs I went to I saw Lean Back and Fall in Cambridge and Summer Moors in London. You know sods law doesn't always apply- you are just are more likely to remember when it does.
NMA do seem to be varying their set lists more now, which is very welcome, especially as many people go to more than one gig on a tour. Justin seemed in good form teasing people who were shouting Vengeance that they "should have been in Falmouth where we played it", before playing it in the first encore.
Still can't believe how some people take the opportunity when any quiet song is played to talk loudly. Do they only like the loud songs or would they happily talk through the whole gig if they could make themselves heard?
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******* ace setlist, ive been watching the lists over the tour and knew the last 6 songs are almost a lottery and my numbers came up with vengeance, lust for power and the hunt, great atmosphere, slightly ropey sound but that could be the six pints of cider!
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******* ace setlist, ive been watching the lists over the tour and knew the last 6 songs are almost a lottery and my numbers came up with vengeance, lust for power and the hunt, great atmosphere, slightly ropey sound but that could be the six pints of cider!
Why does cider do that when it tastes so good
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The word in the tinterweb ether is that apparently there is going to be a 4/5 review of the gig in The Times tomorrow!
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had a fantastic time at the only 2 shows i have managed to get to on this tour so far - Brighton & London.
was great to catch up with everyone and see so many people again - really was a top weekend.
i am most definitely getting old tho' - i am a total wreck today, along with all the usual bruises i seem to need a hip replacement too...
anyway, just wanted to say hello, thank you for a great weekend and hope all you guys still out on the road have a great time.
see you all in Koln and the Dam.
cheers
neil. :)
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on dime
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=473286
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Can't seem to be able to read The Times review online do you have to subscribe to something? Can someone copy and paste the full review or a link to full article if possible. ;)
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London was a stormer of a gig!!!!!!!!! Not quite up to the unreal Manchester gig, but bloody brilliant nonetheless.......... Glad we made 500 mile round trip fer it! See you all in Notts? 8)
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Dipple, you may well need to have a subscription to The Times to read it on line, but here it is:
"New Model Army at the Forum, NW5
One of the great lost tribes of rock, New Model Army made one of their periodic resurgences this year with their most successful album for two decades. Between Dog and Wolf marks a creative renaissance for the group from Bradford and has provided a springboard for a forthcoming film of the same name, which tells the heroic story of a band who inspired a passionate cult following in the 1980s and, despite appearances to the contrary, simply never went away.
Going to one of their gigs in 2013 felt like gaining admission to a pagan, post-punk, masonic gathering. Men in the mosh area in front of the stage took their shirts off and during a song called High , a couple of them stood fully erect, arms outstretched, on their friends’ shoulders. This number was offered by the singer and guitarist Justin Sullivan as a replacement national anthem for Scotland or indeed any country in need of a modern call to arms. “Pay no heed to unfaithful messengers,” he sang, his long, brown hair framing his weathered, rock-warrior features.
Sullivan, the sole remaining original member of the group, was a lean, charismatic figure, dishing out harsh home truths and neat guitar riffs with a clipped air of authority. Around him the rest of the five-man band created a dense, menacing musical patchwork built around heavy, war-drum tattoos supplied by Michael Dean behind the main kit and the bass player Ceri Monger, whose duties also included hammering a pair of floor toms when demanded.
New songs Pull the Sun and Stormclouds pursued an elemental theme with a fierce, but intelligent intensity, while old favourites including The Hunt, No Rest and Vengeance hacked into the rock motherlode with a still feral aggression. With fists, blood and an over-active lightshow pumping, they reached a grand, emotional finale with Green and Grey. Victory never gets any closer, but the long march forward continues."
David Sinclair
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Not too shabby a review that, might've nice to mention Marshall n Dean since Michael n Ceri were named? But it is the Times and maybe I'm being picky? Still, a positive review from the people in Blue Ties Paper eh? Happy days.......... Thanx for saving us the subscription!
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Thanks for posting the review. Pretty good one I think. And in one of the most unlikely locations, had been checking The Guardian & Independent just in case that pig did fly but I never considered The Times. Nice! A review like that in a "traditional" media is a welcome dose of recognition for the band - good on yer' chaps.
Going onto the wordy stuff I particularly liked "One of the great lost tribes of rock", "a pagan, post-punk, masonic gathering", "fierce, but intelligent intensity" and "the long march forward continues".
Who knows, p'raps they'll review the film :o
p.s. should this be in "The Reviews Keep Coming"?
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Thanks for posting the review and set list. Awesome gig. Also had to leave after the end of the main set - first time I've ever had to do that, oh well. Really loved the new material and the extra backing vocals on those songs, having read somewhere Justin saying iirc that many (all?) are impossible to play live exactly as they're recorded. And the double drumming was so intense.
Until the next time,
Jon
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Awesome set, awesome people! What a great day we all had. It was so nice to meet all you there: Stoney, welsh_beard, Gothwin, Jonas, Magnus and NickyG. Special thanks to Nicky for all the great help and tips we got from him on Sat!
Have to tell a joke I asked/told to Michael Dean at the Assembly (unfortunately D. White wasn't present) Q: "How many Deans does it take to change in a light bulb?" Michael's answer: No one, because I'll do it anyway. :)
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What an awesome night on Saturday. I thought it was a fantastic gig, and luckily I didn't have to miss the encores. Met some lovely people up at the front, Dave (from Manchester) and Claire. Also, and I'm so sorry I think I've forgotten your name - Lucy was it ? I didn't make it upstairs in the end, as had to get my last train home. Also met Xombieboy, and a few others beforehand whose names I've also shamefully forgotten, but I'm sure one was Jack.
I also had the great pleasure of meeting Justin, and chatting for a few short minutes after the soundcheck, and that was certainly a huge highlight. Thanks for your time JS, and thanks to Daz for the introduction. Huge thanks too to Lynn (should you happen to read this !) for arranging this for me xx
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Thanks for posting the full review Viv. Always good to read positive reviews of gigs. Only went to the Manchester gig myself, which was excellent. Early new years resolution is to get to more gigs next year.
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Special thanks to Nicky for all the great help and tips we got from him on Sat!
No probs, glad I could help and good to meet you and your good lady. What a cracking couple of gigs! I trust you got home fine and are back enjoying the benefits of a country with a fully functioning transport system ;)
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What an awesome night on Saturday. I thought it was a fantastic gig, and luckily I didn't have to miss the encores. Met some lovely people up at the front, Dave (from Manchester) and Claire. Also, and I'm so sorry I think I've forgotten your name - Lucy was it ? I didn't make it upstairs in the end, as had to get my last train home. Also met Zombieboy, and a few others beforehand whose names I've also shamefully forgotten, but I'm sure one was Jack.
I also had the great pleasure of meeting Justin, and chatting for a few short minutes after the soundcheck, and that was certainly a huge highlight. Thanks for your time JS, and thanks to Daz for the introduction. Huge thanks too to Lynn (should you happen to read this !) for arranging this for me xx
Hello Tony, yes 'twas I with Xombieboy.
Cheers
jc
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Thanks for posting the review. Good little read ;)