Hicksy

as a few added extras that only came to mind when i was trying to get to sleep after the gig last night... on the opening of politik Chris had a bit of a cough and a splutter which was a bit concerning but seemed to disappear quite quickly - hope he is ok tho! :shock: on the closing song amsterdam, it originally began with the whole place in the dark and a spot light on Chris, but he seemed to bottle out, mutter something about hoping that this did not seem like they had sold out (didn't quite understand why) and then called for the house lights to be on - which made for a very strange atmosphere to what should be a very intimate song - anyhow it was good anyway, just a bit odd :) oh and during daylight Chris made the comment that this was their homage to bross and he proceeded to work in the line "when will i, will i be famous?", which fitted perfectly! :shock: it was very very funny :D chris also mentioned that this was the best day of their lives AGAIN. now don't get me wrong, Chris is a fantastic frontman full of charisma and i love the way he enthuses about everything they do but after seeing them twice in a month and listening to a selection of their live gigs from this year, just how many times can it be the best day of their lives? although i like to think that i do believe them when they feel that they have the best job in the world! ;) :D oh and last but not least for the girls, Guy does look absolutely as fine in the close up flesh as on the stage (although this is purely from a man-o-man platonic stylistic observation u understand!), although he is quite ickle! Will comes across as a remarkably normal and unaffected person and Will looks every part the musician! and they all seemed very nice genuine people having a pretty damn good time making us all feel great :D rockin! :D

well i just got back :) so here is the rundown - grade B++ awarded so here i am at 12.30am typing merrily away to let you know how it all went - im tired so dont be suprised if the english isn't all it should be, but i will do my best to use paragraphs, just don't hold me to punctuation ;) so, this evening i went to Earls Court to see Coldplay headline with Feeder as the support. I went with two friends and Vicky from this very board (it was great to meet up again) and her son & his father. we got there in reasonable time since we were running late! and got to our seats just before Feeder took to the stage. well, i have to be honest as i was a bit disappointed. Feeder are a band i like a lot and i think their recent studio material is very promising. however on this outing i thought they were quite poor. they played a selection of hits, mostly the new material but they seemed rather half-hearted and the band setup and sound balance did not seem to do them justice, and the set was only about 7 songs long! - when Coldplay arived later and proved that acoustically they sounded far better perhaps the audio was set for them all along... a quick break after Feeder and the lights dropped and Politik-intro kicked in. well as usual a cracking opening and the set seemed to speed by with my personal highlights being The Scientist, Poor Me and One I Love. in similar fashion to the Royal Albert Hall gig, by the close of the main set they had rocked the joint and the whole crowd were on their feet throught the encore. i can't deny it was a top set and one that seems to be coming very bread and butter to the lads and they sound all the better for it. with rowsing performances of Rush of Blood and Amsterdam sounding well tuned and nice additions. i just hope that the lads can change direction when they come out of this very long touring period they seem to have entered (i was shocked to see the 40-odd dates for mid 2002 to late 2003 in the tour booklet!) :shock: i really don't want to see them ok computer tour themselves to meltdown! perhaps my only slight niggle was the venue itself. its not all bad for a stadium type size venue but it does create a feeling of overwhelming space that no matter how hard they try, the bands just can't quite fill, and hence the acoutics arn't really all that. our vantage point was reasonable and we had a nice view of the stage but god only knows how the poor people at the back of the stadium felt. as a very exciting finish (although i had to cut it slightly short due to threats of having my car locked into the car park!), Vicky had very kindly managed to come by after-show passes to the VIP area. sadly i only had 40mins with them but in that time we managed to see Guy, Will and Johnny and i am hoping that they managed to see Chris too before leaving. other celebs included Kelly Jones of Stereophonics and Mark Owen (wherever i go, he always seems to be there :shock: ) so all in all the Coldplay set gets an A, the Feeder set gets a C, The venue gets a B, the great merchandise and after gig added brucy-bonus extras get a ++, so a B++ it is then (Hicksy's marking scheme TM, no rights reserved) i hope you've had as much fun reading this as i have had typing it and thank you Vicky for adding to a very enjoyable evening ;) :D night night peeps - sleep is much required :) signing off.. Si :D

is that you with your bro? :)

and it doesn't come served on a nude person (preferably female and attractive and with good hygeine)? :shock:

got the Out of Time DVD single yesterday - the video is pap :sad:

:shock: devil dog!!!!!! *runs* :shock:

listening to all you guys have me so crazy for tonight that i fear i may spontaneously combust with excitement - whcih may in turn cause an issue for the people going with me as i have the tickets :shock: stroke the badgers, but mind your fingers! :shock:

lol @ Ian :D

alll you younguns have it sooo good - hope you appreciate it before long it'll be gone and youll be sad like an oldie like me :sad:

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a badger walked by but it wasn't Brian so nobody paid any attention to the poor furry mammal

rah di rah seeing the boys at Earls Court tonight!!!!!!!!!! can't wait!!!! :D :D :D :D

3 :)

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oooh not to mention online rpg's i play from time to time Ultima Online (6 months) Dark Age of Camelot (6 months) Asherons Call 2 (3 months) not playing any atm single player only ;) :D

well i used to play D&D a LONG time ago - like 10yrs or so! now days its all computer stuff Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 Icewind Dale 1 & 2 Planescape Torment Neverwinter Nights Morrowind RPG(ish) Zelda's BG: DA etc.... can't get enough of that goblin bashing goodness :D

where do these retards come from? and why can't we shepperd them all onto some oblivious message board so they can live in happiness and bicker with each other about pointless and stupid subjects just to fulfill the lack of any attention they get in real life. hey-ho :) :D

lol - why did i get flack?!? :shock: i thought i hadn't said anything - but i will now get lost u moron ;) :D yes i am aware of the dual-meaning of your bigotted sense of humour so bite me :twisted:

superb review Ian - thanks bud! :D

yup im rpg mad :D my favourite genre by a long shot :)

i dont suffer from greyness but its only a matter of time :D

2+2=5 it's easy :D

eek :shock: i hope you smacked him in the nuts as he surfed past :D

... and you begin there's a gap between there's a gap where we meet where i end and you begin and i'm sorry for us the dinosaurs roam the earth the sky turns green where i end and you begin i am up in the clouds and i can't and i can't come down i can watch and can't take part where i end and where you start where you, you left me alone you left me alone. X' will mark the place like parting the waves like a house falling in the sea. i will eat you alive there will be no more lies magnificent :D

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