EncouragingSlugBlogg → Josh Pyke at the Gov 2009 - slightly disappointing
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Dela
5 apr 2009, 12:59
Thu 5 Mar – Josh Pyke, Cloud Control, Jackson McClaren
Just a quicky...
The support bands were reasonable in quality, but not really my thing.
Josh Pyke: polished as always, but my high expectations were somewhat let down. It felt like he was going through the motions in some ways. Maybe it was due to such a late start for a weekday gig. He didn't seem to connect with the crowd. I wonder whether this was due to the demographic: the front row looked like a girls' highschool excursion.
Also, it basically felt like a promotion for his current album: Chimney's Afire, an album I just am not into based on the various tracks I've heard. Despite general acclaim, with various people on last.fm calling it more 'mature', I find it lacks the lyrical sophistication of Memories And Dust.
The highlight for me was probably Sew My Name, a track that's not normally one of my favs from the album. He mentioned that he played this for a friend's wedding. Maybe that inspired him to give it a little more oomph.
I enjoyed his performance at the 2008 BDO much more. It had much more of a happy sing along feel - the crowd felt a bit more carefree.
Thankfully good company made it an enjoyable night, despite otherwise the slightly lacklustre feel.
Some tracks he did:
Memories & Dust
Sew My Name
Fed and Watered
Forever Song
Lines On Palms
The Lighthouse Song
Make You Happy
Private Education
The Summer
Middle Of The Hill
Please submit additions and corrections in the comments.
Just a quicky...
The support bands were reasonable in quality, but not really my thing.
Josh Pyke: polished as always, but my high expectations were somewhat let down. It felt like he was going through the motions in some ways. Maybe it was due to such a late start for a weekday gig. He didn't seem to connect with the crowd. I wonder whether this was due to the demographic: the front row looked like a girls' highschool excursion.
Also, it basically felt like a promotion for his current album: Chimney's Afire, an album I just am not into based on the various tracks I've heard. Despite general acclaim, with various people on last.fm calling it more 'mature', I find it lacks the lyrical sophistication of Memories And Dust.
The highlight for me was probably Sew My Name, a track that's not normally one of my favs from the album. He mentioned that he played this for a friend's wedding. Maybe that inspired him to give it a little more oomph.
I enjoyed his performance at the 2008 BDO much more. It had much more of a happy sing along feel - the crowd felt a bit more carefree.
Thankfully good company made it an enjoyable night, despite otherwise the slightly lacklustre feel.
Some tracks he did:
Memories & Dust
Sew My Name
Fed and Watered
Forever Song
Lines On Palms
The Lighthouse Song
Make You Happy
Private Education
The Summer
Middle Of The Hill
Please submit additions and corrections in the comments.
