Monday, December 20, 2004

Faithless gave me insomnia

Faithless 17th December 2004, Brixton Academy

After some significant waiting around in our swanky hotel suite and what can only be the worst curry I've ever had (the pent-up gases in my long-suffering stomach escaping throughout the evening requiring a call-out from the chemical mop-up squad), the evening looked like it was going to be excellent when we turned up in time to catch Mylo on red hot form.

After not much more of a wait, the excellent Faithless meandered onto the stage and started banging out the kind of jump around tracks we were all waiting for. I only really wanted Insomnia and God is a DJ (being the kind of fair-weather Faithless sort that I am), but by the end was loving every second. Tarantula and We come 1 made it extra special and i came away giving it a resounding 7 out of 10.

The others gave it an 8, but I was disappointed by how up and down the music was. Rather than go for a big tune and then a chilled number, I thought that a full-on opportunity to give it some and then chill may have been better. Nevertheless, it was fantastic, and we're booking in for a repeat visit soon!!!

M