Subject: RE: Spiers & Boden in Bradford Thur 22nd May
From:
The Borchester Echo
Date: 15 May 08 - 01:35 PM
The Anonymous Guest who is slagging off Vagabond and who didn't show up at the Union Chapel last night is presumably one and the same as the spectre who was making rather nasty (and inaccurate) remarks about Mr Boden's musical education on the Jim Moray thread yesterday.
That he (and it probably is) manages to drag Colin Irwin, Ian Anderson and Athena into one incomprehensible sentence serves only to emphasise the absence of a point to and overabundance of spite in his ramblings. Colin Irwin says nothing of use in his bland and anodyne review to pinpoint where the duo is at musically. For the first time, this is something of a concept album on the theme of vagrancy (or at least deviation from the norms of 'polite society'). Whether or not this actually works on a commercial basis remains, obviously, to be seen but the packaging is brilliant and the choice of song versions and juxtaposition of tunes works well. I saw and heard this myself last night at the Union Chapel (or at least as much as I could determine, the sound being at the venue's accustomed mediocre level. Pity so much has been spent on restoration of the building but not a lot done about the acoustics.
Doubtless this Pest Of A Guest will try and disagree but it seems to me that kicking up a fuss about sloppy uninformative reviewing and lack of attention to sound quality are far more crucial than spite-filled that the king's clothes are out of fashion and worn out. I have to say I saw and heard no signs of bursting bubbles at last night's launch.
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