Thanks for the tip Mike, I will go set my programming to record that right now. BTW, I left a comment on that picture (your av) on flickr. When I saw it ... 'I could be your teddy bear' sprang to mind :) The 'eyes' pic is hilarious too... I wonder what he is doing that for? :D
Thanks for the tip Mike, I will go set my programming to record that right now. BTW, I left a comment on that picture (your av) on flickr. When I saw it ... 'I could be your teddy bear' sprang to mind :) The 'eyes' pic is hilarious too... I wonder what he is doing that for? :D
'He stuck with songs from his solo stuff - and disappointment was high.'
Quote taken from the review linked above. This sums up the feelings of a proportion of the audience at most of his recent gigs I'd guess.
Should he be playing a few Pulp songs to appease the floating fans or is it their fault for not realising he has moved on and is now on his second album as a solo artist?
That's an interesting question, Deebs. On one hand, I still think he should/could work those stripped-down Pulp songs he performed at the Imagine benefit gig into his current live show. (I don't think the current band is well-suited to Pulp songs, except maybe "Party Hard.") On the other hand, he's been touring as a solo artist since 2006 now, and these shows do not feature Pulp songs. People can easily find a site like PulpWiki through Google to find out the odds of hearing those songs at a Jarvis gig. If they're that insistent on hearing them, they probably shouldn't buy a ticket!
I wonder how long he can hold out on this, though. It's not like his solo stuff is receiving quite as much affection as Pulp stuff, in general.
. I think audiences would really appreciate one or two Pulp songs at live gigs? It's not as if he can't take the credit for them is it? I really liked the very stripped down E's & Wizz Jarvis did on the radio recently with 'mark riley'. If anyone wants me to upload it...give me a shout.
Deebs wrote:'He stuck with songs from his solo stuff - and disappointment was high.'
Quote taken from the review linked above. This sums up the feelings of a proportion of the audience at most of his recent gigs I'd guess.
Should he be playing a few Pulp songs to appease the floating fans or is it their fault for not realising he has moved on and is now on his second album as a solo artist?
The latter I'd say. I really don't buy this idea that people are going to his solo gigs expecting Pulp songs, let alone feeling horribly disappointed when they don't get them. He's been touring solo for almost three years and hasn't played a Pulp song during that time (not at a regular gig anyway), so it's not like people don't know what the score is.
Morrissey barely played a Smiths song in his live set till he'd been touring solo for about five years, and I'm sure that's a significant part of why he's been so respected as a solo artist. Stick to your guns Jarv!
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Here is another review, from Canada... I'm not sure what to make of this one- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/vancouvers-electrically-charged-festival/article1232136/
Pffft...I'm not surprised, and it's a real shame. No mention of the music, mind you. More important to comment on how stone faced everyone was as to who the Brit was, and how he was over dressed.
Jarvis.....you had me at Flake. He seriously should have booked the Ontario V Fest instead. I, and I know a festival that does not make, would have appreciated his blazer, dancing, and expletives.
Oh, and about this business of being dissapointed by a lack of Pulp hits in the set, it's rediculous. As a Pulp fan, I get it, but at the same time he has enough quality solo stuff to keep you entertained. As Mike said, stay at home if a redux is a deal breaker. There's something to be said for just playing those songs with Pulp, right? It's by no means written in stone that he can't, but I'd like to think he still has a bit of romance with the band.
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Nice to see how appreciated Jarvis was at the gig. As much for his showmanship as his songs, which is par for the course now that his performances are made-up of stuff a lot of people won't be too familiar with. Watching a couple of video bootlegs from the show on youtube, it looks like the audience could lean right against the stage with no security between them and the band. Pretty neat. Awesome even. Anyone know the capacity for that theatre?
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If tonights performance was any indication, Further Complications is going to be the second single. Loved it. They sounded great, and the dance moves were just right. Here's hoping he makes more appearances. Speaking of appearances....damn, Steve Mackey. Just how much fangirling is tolerated around these parts?
My favourite part was at the very end, Jarvis was grinning from ear to ear. You could see he was genuinly enjoying himself. It looked like Jimmy was pretty enthusiastic to meet Jarvis as well, although, he seemed awkward, which is nothing new, introducing him, "Tonight's musical guest....Jarvis Cocker. You know, Pulp...Common People" (said in a British accent) lol
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