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| Date |
09/11/10 |
| Country |
England, UK |
| Town |
Bristol |
| Venue |
O2 Academy |
| Setlist |
01. Crystalline Green
02. You Never Know
03. Dreaming
04. I Wanna Life
05. Head First
06. Number 1
07. Alive
08. Believer
09. Shiny And Warm
10. Train
11. Ride A White Horse (extended)
12. Ooh La La
13. Black Cherry
14. Little Bird
15. Lovely Head
16. Strict Machine (we are glitter) |
| Reviews |
IN A pop world almost devoid of eccentricity and risk-taking, thank God for Alison Goldfrapp.
Although she's only half of the equation – songwriting partner and ideas man Will Gregory never plays live with the band – Alison's bold image changes have run alongside Goldfrapp's shifting musical landscapes.
And they were all here on this first date of their UK tour. From the angelic ambience of debut album Felt Mountain to the S&M disco dominatrix of Black Cherry and Supernature, to latter period incarnations as Wicker Man folkies on Seventh Tree and the überpop of Head First.
The latter was given a particularly generous airing despite the fact that it has yet to set the band's fanbase alight and hasn't received the usual garlands associated with their records.
Come what may though, Goldfrapp remain a cracking live act. Alison's a powerful presence on stage and a million light years away from the shy and retiring singer I first saw fronting the band a decade ago at the Fleece.
As her four-piece band lined up behind her dressed in a bacofoil meets Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars get-up, she took to the mic in a sparkly black poncho/cape facing down a force 10 gale from the wind machine. Now that's pop for you.
They were off and running with the bass-heavy Dreaming and the pounding I Wanna Life but after an overload of Eighties synths, we returned to the more obvious dancefloor fillers such as Number 1.
There was fine pop songcraft, too, with a shimmering Alive and perky Believer, the latter much improved from its studio incarnation.
The set gathered pace with the slowly insistent throb of Train before bursting into life during a crowd-pleasing final quarter while Ride A White Horse was another disco monster. It's trumped though by a slinky Ooh La La.
When the band returned for an encore, Alison's dressed in a hilariously bizarre hybrid of a white Christmas tree decoration and a cupcake. Eat your heart out Lady Gaga. And we kept on a suitably foodie note with a juicy Black Cherry. Lovely Head sounded as ethereal as ever and the military drums of Strict Machine still carry a mighty wallop.
Much copied, never bettered, Goldfrapp's disco weirdness is still a treat.
(source : Evening Post) |
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