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Posted by Emmo on September 22, 2008

8.45ish and the Wildhearts took to the stage at the sold out Shepherds Bush Empire.

 

This gig was mark the 15 years since the original release of their debut full album Earth Vs.

 

It was strange that we were going to a gig where we knew the set list but that wasn’t going to bother anyone tonight especially as it was being filmed for DVD release.

The gig was to be a 2 part effort with the second half of the show dedicated to all the B-Sides that were released from the album. When the Wildhearts release a single it usually has 3 extra songs on which are exclusive to that release. They released TV Tan, Suckerpunch & Caffeine Bomb from Earth Vs.

 

Greetings from Shitsville got the gig started followed by TV tan and the epic Everlone.

Ginger, CJ, Scott and Ritch were all in fine form throughout the show even though there were some technical glitches with Gingers microphone. Not a problem as he shared CJs.

Further classics followed in the shape of My Baby Is A Headfuck & The Miles Away Girl and the first part of the show finished with the brilliant Luv U Till I Don’t.

 

The second half started with the excellent Dangerlust and that was followed by a personal favourite of mine Show A Little Emotion. Ginger started every song with a few lines about where that song had come from and why it didn’t make the album. As the show went on the band just got better and better. Ritch on the drums was in cracking form with one of the best performances I’ve ever seen from him. Other songs played (some for the first time ever live) were Girlfriend Clothes and Two Way Idiot Mirror. The support act The Goddamn Whores joined them onstage for the song Shut Your Fucking Mouth And Use Your Fucking Brain.

The show ended (boo) with the classic 29 X The Pain and everyone went home happy.

 

Technical glitches or not the Wildhearts are one of the best live acts around. In Ginger they have one of the best song writers in modern times. One magazine once described him as the best song writer since John Lennon. Few would argue. Its just beats the shit out of me how these lot never made it as big as they should have. They should have been massive. Yes they have a loyal fan base but they deserve more than that.

Tickets are now on sale for the Wildhearts December tour. I’ve ordered mine the London shows. See you there.

 

Set list in full:

 

GREETINGS FROM SHITSVILLE
TV TAN
EVERLONE
SHAME ON ME
LOVESHIT
MILES AWAY GIRL
NEWS OF THE WORLD
DRINKING ABOUT LIFE
MY BABY IS A HEADFUCK
SUCKERPUNCH
LOVE U TIL I DON’T
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DANGERLUST
SHOW A LITTLE EMOTION
DOWN ON LONDON
GIRLFRIEND CLOTHES
CAFFINE BOMB
SHUT YR FUCKING MOUTH AND USE YR FUCKING BRAIN ( with the goddam whores )
AND THE BULLSHIT GOES ON
BEAUTIFUL THING YOU
TWO WAY IDIOT MIRROR
29 X THE PAIN

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Posted by Emmo on September 18, 2008

This Saturday see me and my mate Matt head off to the Shepherds Bush Empire as The Wildhearts are playing a special one of gig to celebrate 15 years since the release of their debut album Earth Vs.

This gig will see the album played in its entirety followed by the B-sides from the singles that were released from the album.

They are also filming the concert with a view to releasing a DVD in the near future – so to all fans – lets make this special so that the band really feel the engery of the crowd

The gig is sold out but if you cant get tickets then don’t worry as a review will be here on either Sunday or Monday.

Emmo

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Posted by Emmo on September 16, 2008

With this gig only announced 2 weeks ago (at such short notice that there was no time to print up tickets. Entry by email confirmation only) and tickets costing a fiver. Me and my mates didn’t know what to expect from this concert at the O2 last night. If Metallica played only 5 songs for £5 you couldn’t complain could you?

 8.30ish the house lights went down, purple lights around the stage lit up and fake smoke filled the arena.

 San Francisco metal gods Metallica took to the stage and started by belting out 2 new tracks (That Was Just Your Life & The End Of The Line) from the newly released album Death Magnetic.

 3 classics followed in the form of The Thing That Should Not Be, Of Wolf And Man & One to keep the old school fans happy.

 The stage was set in the middle of the arena so that all fans would be able get a look of the band. Rectangular with mikes in every corner, the stage also had the drum kit in the middle on a circular riser that moved round after every song.

 

 Lars, James, Rob and Kirk were on top form and as tight as a mouse’s arse hole. After a near 5 year break they seem to be back fresher and better than ever.

4 more songs throughout the gig were played from the new album and the one that I was most impressed with was The Day That Never Comes. Pounding drums and guitar riff that had my rocking my head back to front. This song was sandwiched in-between the legendry  For Whom The Bell Tolls and Master Of Puppet’s.

The most surprising song of the night for me had to be the terrible Frantic from the St Anger album which in my opinion is a dire album. So much so that on the bands 2004 tour of the same name they only played 1 song from that album as fans took an instant dislike to St Anger.

In between songs James had good banter with the crowd and told us “put your fucking cameras away, enjoy the moment. Putting a blurred 2 minute video on you tube wont make you a legend. Enjoy it now.”

It got me thinking that when I started attending gigs at the age of 15, people used to hold up flames from lighters for the slow songs. Now its mobile phones they hold up and watch the gig through 3 inch cameras with recording functions so they can put it on their PC when they get back home. What the fuck is all that about? James was right – “Enjoy the moment now !!”

I digress, they ended the night on the colossus Blackened only to return to the stage for 3 more songs.

The band played for almost 2 hours and for £5 you can’t argue with that. When the band return next March (as per James last night) you can expect tickets to go for the normal (but bloody expensive) £65 plus.

I found out today that all proceeds went to a Music Charity so thanks to Metallica for that. I guess that blows the “Rock Stars are all up their own arses” theory out of the water.

My verdict was a great performance and a set list that was for die-hards (like me). If you went there for the obvious live (trendy) songs….. unlucky motherfuckers.

Set list in full:

 That Was Just Your Life
The End Of The Line
The Thing That Should Not Be
Of Wolf And Man
One
Broken, Beat And Scarred
Cyanide
Frantic
Until It Sleeps
Wherever I May Roam
For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Day That Never Comes
Master Of Puppets
Blackened
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Stone Cold Crazy
Jump In The Fire
Seek and Destroy

 

Ps Bring back lighters and put away your phones!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Emmo on September 15, 2008

Tonight me and a few mates are off the see San Franciso metal gods METALLICA at the O2.

Tickets were just £5 so if they play only 5 songs we cant go wrong.

Look here tomorrow for my review .

Rock on people, Rock on !!!

 

 

coming today

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