Comments on: Gigography http://bibbly-o-tek.com the Scritti Politti source Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:44:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Gary http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1726 Gary Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:56:14 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1726 The Manchester show was fantastic! Skank Bloc Bologna was awesome but i just thought the whole band were so great. Green seemed very at ease (not it seems the case in London as he said) and i thought the banter was fun. Thanks for a great night! The Manchester show was fantastic! Skank Bloc Bologna was awesome but i just thought the whole band were so great. Green seemed very at ease (not it seems the case in London as he said) and i thought the banter was fun. Thanks for a great night!

]]> By: Richard W http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1705 Richard W Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:11:43 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1705 Glad you enjoyed it, Annie. In the BBC interview Green says the Manchester audience were the greatest! Glad you enjoyed it, Annie. In the BBC interview Green says the Manchester audience were the greatest!

]]> By: Annie http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1702 Annie Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:32:12 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1702 WOW...oh WOW.... What a BRILLIANT show last night in Manchester. Seeing Green live for the first time, and enjoying his audience interaction was a blast. I'm afraid I was the loony who couldn't stop herself from yelling "We love the new album", and I was rewarded by Green very genuinely saying "thank you so much!". Made my night! Brilliant band too - very tight and lovely harmonies... Phew... next!!!! WOW…oh WOW….

What a BRILLIANT show last night in Manchester. Seeing Green live for the first time, and enjoying his audience interaction was a blast.

I’m afraid I was the loony who couldn’t stop herself from yelling “We love the new album”, and I was rewarded by Green very genuinely saying “thank you so much!”. Made my night!

Brilliant band too - very tight and lovely harmonies…

Phew… next!!!!

]]> By: Terry Burgess http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1696 Terry Burgess Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:00:46 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1696 Just want to say what a top performance from Green & co at Manchester last night.Thoroughly enjoyed by all i'm sure.What i was impressed with was the amount & variety of songs they covered & how the band covered some tracks which potentially are quite diffiult to perform live,especially in reference to his earlier material. Just want to say what a top performance from Green & co at Manchester last night.Thoroughly enjoyed by all i’m sure.What i was impressed with was the amount & variety of songs they covered & how the band covered some tracks which potentially are quite diffiult to perform live,especially in reference to his earlier material.

]]> By: Dave Wilson http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1693 Dave Wilson Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:39:14 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1693 At the Manchester gig last night. I managed my expectations down, as this was my first time seeing the band. Seriously good night! Several things surprised me. 1) How sharp the sound was for such an intimate venue. 2) How tight and funky the band were. 3) How relaxed and humorous Green was with the crowd. I'd not heard the non-album tracks before - Come Clean was a stand-out for me. A dark, hard-edged beauty! My wife on the other hand thought Road to No Regret was the highlight. The crowd were very appreciative - which Green on more than one occasion acknowledged with thanks. From the moment they took to the stage to the moment they left, walking coolly through the crowd - they captured the attention of all present. A rare achievement for any gig, in my book. With the material being so good, with Green in such fine fettle (my wife's jaw dropped when I told her he was 51!), and with the return of Scritti as a live proposition, the future has never looked brighter. Looking forward to the new stuff already! At the Manchester gig last night. I managed my expectations down, as this was my first time seeing the band. Seriously good night! Several things surprised me. 1) How sharp the sound was for such an intimate venue. 2) How tight and funky the band were. 3) How relaxed and humorous Green was with the crowd. I’d not heard the non-album tracks before - Come Clean was a stand-out for me. A dark, hard-edged beauty! My wife on the other hand thought Road to No Regret was the highlight. The crowd were very appreciative - which Green on more than one occasion acknowledged with thanks. From the moment they took to the stage to the moment they left, walking coolly through the crowd - they captured the attention of all present. A rare achievement for any gig, in my book. With the material being so good, with Green in such fine fettle (my wife’s jaw dropped when I told her he was 51!), and with the return of Scritti as a live proposition, the future has never looked brighter. Looking forward to the new stuff already!

]]> By: paul http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1671 paul Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:00:13 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1671 i'm still buzzing (and slightly deaf) from the birmingham gig. hearing "the word girl" and "the sweetest girl" performed live was fantastic. i’m still buzzing (and slightly deaf) from the birmingham gig. hearing “the word girl” and “the sweetest girl” performed live was fantastic.

]]> By: Dave Wilson http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1667 Dave Wilson Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:41:28 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1667 Joe40 - I've got a movie file copy of the BBC Scritti doc from 1999. Email your address at davewilson@oddpost.com, and I will forward. Joe40 - I’ve got a movie file copy of the BBC Scritti doc from 1999. Email your address at davewilson@oddpost.com, and I will forward.

]]> By: Jason Parkes http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1653 Jason Parkes Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:25:44 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1653 Last night's gig in Birmingham was excellent, probably the best I've been to all year - which my colleague thought as well. I loved the Oxford Zodiac gig, but this was much tighter - the band were on great form and those dubby bass-lines were a particular joy. I thought the setlist was ideal, really well paced, glad 'Come Clean' and 'Hands Up' were still in the set and nice to have additions like 'The Word Girl' and the two tracks from 'Anomie & Bonhomie' - an album that really is overlooked (I'm sure I pretty much wrote it off after a few listens). The 'White Bread...'-material was all storming, particularly 'Dr Abernathy', 'The Boom Boom Bap' (which was a bit shakey in Oxford - much better halfway through the set than at the start), 'Mrs Hughes' & 'Petrococadollar.' Loved the additional guitars on the older songs like 'Wood Beez' and 'The Sweetest Girl', and 'Skank Bloc Bologna' still sounds wild and would make people wet themselves if Bloc Party released it now. I think a lot of the material is even better live than on record... The whole band was on great form, hope Green caught his train and his Mrs gets better. Last night’s gig in Birmingham was excellent, probably the best I’ve been to all year - which my colleague thought as well. I loved the Oxford Zodiac gig, but this was much tighter - the band were on great form and those dubby bass-lines were a particular joy. I thought the setlist was ideal, really well paced, glad ‘Come Clean’ and ‘Hands Up’ were still in the set and nice to have additions like ‘The Word Girl’ and the two tracks from ‘Anomie & Bonhomie’ - an album that really is overlooked (I’m sure I pretty much wrote it off after a few listens). The ‘White Bread…’-material was all storming, particularly ‘Dr Abernathy’, ‘The Boom Boom Bap’ (which was a bit shakey in Oxford - much better halfway through the set than at the start), ‘Mrs Hughes’ & ‘Petrococadollar.’ Loved the additional guitars on the older songs like ‘Wood Beez’ and ‘The Sweetest Girl’, and ‘Skank Bloc Bologna’ still sounds wild and would make people wet themselves if Bloc Party released it now. I think a lot of the material is even better live than on record…

The whole band was on great form, hope Green caught his train and his Mrs gets better.

]]> By: Terry Burgess http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1648 Terry Burgess Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:52:06 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1648 Can i congratulare the people who set up this site.You have given us Scritti Politti fans a real gem here.Being 43 yrs old i've been into SP from the early 80s & never thought in my wildest dreams i would ever get the chance to see Green perform in concert,like so many others.However i travelled to Hay on Wye back in June & met him in person what a nice guy he is & a real talant as are the rest of the band.Naturally looking forward to seeing them again in my hometown of Manchester next Monday. Can i congratulare the people who set up this site.You have given us Scritti Politti fans a real gem here.Being 43 yrs old i’ve been into SP from the early 80s & never thought in my wildest dreams i would ever get the chance to see Green perform in concert,like so many others.However i travelled to Hay on Wye back in June & met him in person what a nice guy he is & a real talant as are the rest of the band.Naturally looking forward to seeing them again in my hometown of Manchester next Monday.

]]> By: Terry Burgess http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1647 Terry Burgess Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:41:10 +0000 http://bibbly-o-tek.com/gigography/#comment-1647 Hi Richard, myself & a friend are both going to this gig in Manchester you would be very welcome to join us.My email address is tburgesstheproject@yahoo.co.uk & we can make arrangements to go for a drink beforehand. Hi Richard, myself & a friend are both going to this gig in Manchester you would be very welcome to join us.My email address is tburgesstheproject@yahoo.co.uk & we can make arrangements to go for a drink beforehand.

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