The Bodega, Nottingham
February 16th, 2014
Tonight I found myself back in Nottingham
and back to the first venue I ever visited in the city to catch up with that
very same band that I saw on my first trip here.
Tonight is billed as a full band acoustic
set by the Lacey boys but when I got there I was a little shocked to discover
that they had a full drum set and electric guitars.
After hearing the full acoustic versions of
'Burning Out' and 'Let It Go' on 'Beat on the Beeb' (BBC Radio Nottingham) just
before Christmas I was really looking forward to hearing them play this way
live so I have to admit that I was a little disappointed.
I was also disappointed as I thought that the
five song set was far too short!
I guess I will just have to wait a little
longer to hear them play a full acoustic show.
Next up was Allison Weiss and although she
was good, she didn't set my world alight! She had a very good voice and played
well but it just didn't do it for me. I
found her songs very melancholy and she just didn't excite me or grab my
attention in the way that some other artists have.
Headlining tonight was Matt Pryor of the
Get Up Kids. I have heard people raving
about The Get Up Kids and after hearing so many good things I was really
looking forward to hearing him, as he was someone I had not experienced
before.
Again I found myself slightly disappointed
because although he was good and had a lovely voice, he failed to spark my interest
and although I tried to work out what the all the fuss was about I just didn't
see it.
Maybe I was having an off day but I will be honest and admit that had it
not been for Lacey I would have walked away quite disappointed.
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