I thought Nigel could have been better utilised. Such a great musician and wasted really playing fills mostly until Going Home.
I felt at the concert they rushed through the songs. Anyone else feel they have been doing this? I know MK always goes fast but this tour he's breakneck speed and just doesn't stop - makes the concert feel a bit rushed and over before I know it.
IUTC with the sax got a big reception from the crowd and was the best live version I've heard by a country mile.
Regarding the crowd, I thought they weren't as good as they normally are in Glasgow; no rushing the stage after TR e.g. but there was a couple of interactions with the crowd that were quite funny. Lot of young people around me surprisingly (about my age
)!
Did I say Speedway was great last night? Some slightly different playing in it made for a treat for the lugs.
TR sounded pretty good too although I got the impression MK was being very careful during the final solo and never really "went for it." Good but all seemed over too quick.
There was one song where Mikes' flute didn't seem to be working (no loss there then). Can't recall the tune right now.
WII (this is
really in order
) was very nice but nobody ever notices the Bonnie Banks... tune he plays or surely they'd applaud?
In SFA he said "Glesgae Toon" and again there can't have been many attentive audience members. I smiled so much at his use of Scottish slang that I'm sure he noticed because I was the only one in the hall! He looked straight at me I'm sure and then smiled himself!
I walked out still missing Sultans I have to say and I didn't enjoy Gator Blood because I was still seething after not getting it.
Oh, and I bumped into Dusty again after the show!
