Goodbye Mr MacKenzie - set list - Brudenell Club October 6th 2022

Set list - Goodbye Mr MacKenzie

Brudenell Club October 6th 2022

 

 

 

1. You Generous Thing
2. Open Your Arms
3. Hard
4. His Master's Voice
5. Love Child
6. Niagara
7. Sick Baby
8. Green Turn Red
9. Here Comes Deacon Brodie
10. Normal Boy
11. The Way I Walk
    (Jack Scott cover)
12. Now We Are Married
13. Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
14. The Rattler
15. Encore:
16. Working On The Shoo-Fly
17. Blacker Than Black
18. Goodwill City

 

Stone Sour - Through Glass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzDsGyxsQM

I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
Oh God, it feels like forever
But no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head

'Cause I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
All I know is that it feels like forever
When no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head

How do you feel? That is the question
But I forget you don't expect an easy answer
When something like a soul becomes initialized
And folded up like paper dolls and little notes
You can't expect a bit of hope
And while you're outside looking in
Describing what you see
Remember what you're staring at is me

'Cause I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
All I know is that it feels like forever
When no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head

How much is real? So much to question
An epidemic of the mannequins
Contaminating everything
When thought came from the heart
It never did right from the start
Just listen to the noises
(Null and void instead of voices)
Before you tell yourself
It's just a different scene
Remember it's just different from what you've seen

I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
And all I know is that it feels like forever
When no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head

'Cause I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
All I know is that it feels like forever
When no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head

And it's the stars
The stars that shine for you
And it's the stars
The stars that lie to you
And it's the stars
The stars that shine for you
And it's the stars
The stars that lie to you

I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
Oh God, it feels like forever
But no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head

'Cause I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
All I know is that it feels like forever
But no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head

And it's the stars
The stars that shine for you
And it's the stars
The stars that lie to you
And it's the stars
The stars that shine for you
And it's the stars
The stars that lie to you

Who are the stars
Who are the stars, they lie

 

Marie McKee - Life is Sweet & Perfect Dress - Live London 1996

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=431uGD2CFbo&list=RDGMEMJQXQAmqrnmK1SEjY_rKBGA&index=3

This one is for the girl who says she's unlucky in love
You deserve to have the world at your feet
And if one person, one man could be enough
I wish it could be me
I wish it could be me

This one is for the boy whose daddy never had time for him
I Wish I could build you a little house for you to hide in
And give you back your summers
I'd give you back all your summers
You still have summers

Life is sweet life is sweet life is sweet
Bittersweet
And the days keep rolling along

This one is for the girl who says those voices in her head
Never leave her alone
Don't listen to your teacher, you're not crazy
Just smarter than the rest of them
Paint a picture, write a song
Tell your story, bang a gong

Life is sweet life is sweet life is sweet
Bittersweet
And the days keep rolling along
Rolling along

This one is for the boy who's not allowed to be part of the gang
You don't need those losers I think you're beautiful
And you meet a girl and you fall in love and it doesn't work out
Well it won't be the first time and they don't make a cure for that
So you eat your breakfast, read a book
Open up your window, be alone

Life is sweet life is sweet life is sweet
Bittersweet
And the days keep rolling along

 

You send me color
Pulled through the needle of you
Torn up I'm wearing it
What I wouldn't give

To change the weather around you
I'm never cold
I'll never cold

Lost as we spin
I'll sew you in
This perfect dress
Skin of our skin

Woven our hands
Silk is our breath
Wear it for you
This perfect dress

This perfect room
This little death
Birth without womb
What I wouldn't give

To tear riddle from riddle for you
But all I know
It's all I know

Lost as we spin
I'll sew you in
This perfect dress
Skin of our skin

Woven our hands
Silk is our breath
Wear it for you
This perfect dress

Lost as we spin
I'll sew you in
This perfect dress
Skin of our skin

Woven our hands
Silk is our breath
Wear it for you
This perfect dress

 

The War on Drugs - Under the Pressure

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByrKdwQMGYc

Well the comedown here was easy
Like the arrival of a new day
But a dream like this gets wasted
Yeah, without you

Under the pressure 

Is where we are
Under the pressure, 

It's where we are

You're the only one
Like an illusion

When it all breaks down and we're runaways
Standing in the wake of our pain
And we stare straight into nothing
But we call it all the same
You were raised on a promise
Found that over time
Better come around to the new way
Or watch as it all breaks down here

Under the pressure

Well the break down here
Stole it all the way across
I wanna climb down the river
Stranded on
When you come here and I'm wasted
Lying on a field
Dancing in the rain
Hiding in the back
Loosening my grip
Wading in the water
Trying not to crack
Under the pressure
Yeah 

That's where we are babe
Under the pressure
Woo!

Stephen Fretwell - Emily

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk18yVhKLdg

You never were going to change your mind, were you, Emily?
You just sat back, took it all for you, there was nothing for me;
I didn't mean to prove that all I can do is lose

Next time that you need me, don't call me up, Emily;
I'm tired of your lies and your cheating ways with me;
And every time you go, please don't let me know

Emily, you still live inside of me;
And, Emily, you are the fire in my tree;
So if you should fall, please don't call;
And next time you write, I won't stay up all night;
'cause Emily you, just look at you - you're a tragedy

You never were going to change you mind, were you, Emily?
You just sat back, took it all for you, and nothing was there for me;
I didn't mean to prove that all I'm good for is to lose

Emily, you still live inside of me;
And, Emily, you are the fire in my tree;
So next time you fall, please don't call;
And next time you write, I won't stay up all night;
'cause Emily you, just look at you - you're a tragedy

You never were going to change you're mind were you, anyway

 

The War On Drugs - Gig - First Direct Arena, Leeds 16th April 2022

After Sophie went to an "Afternoon Tea", with Margaret and my sisters, the two of us went to this gig at about 7pm. I got tickets for the 'Black & White Lounge' - expecting to be able to get a meal but no luck! We (I) got something from a kiosk inside (hot dog and chips) - Sophie was still OK from her "Afternoon Tea"!

Lo Moon was the supporting act - Sophie thought them good, I was indifferent.

 Here's a review of the gig ....

The War On Drugs – First Direct Arena, Leeds: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 17th April 2022 • 

The War On Drugs bring their latest show to Leeds in support of their latest record: I Don’t Live Here Anymore

Having swelled their output with another fine album in the form of I Don’t Live Here Anyway (our review here), The War On Drugs displayed their fine run of records with a spellbinding performance in Leeds.

Support from LA’s Lo Moon was perfect in the style of music for the audience, and the reciprocal love between the two bands evident from countless acknowledgments of each other throughout both bands’ sets. In support of their latest record, A Modern Life, Lo Moon displayed a high level of musicianship. Each musician showcased multi-talents on different instruments throughout the set. Particular highlights came in the Talk Talk styled I Tried To Make You My Own from their self-titled debut LP as well as a slew of newer songs.

 

 

 

Raincoats holds a hint of Unforgettable Fire U2 and tracks like Stop has flecks of Steven Wilson smattered in its DNA. Sporting a Leeds United shirt, to the behest of a minority in the White Rose county, singer Matt Lowell talks of his best friend being a Leeds fan. It is just one aspect of a set that ensures a good rapport with the audience is built. Throughout the set, as the crowd grows, Lo Moon win over everyone and will undoubtedly leave with a raft of new fans. Modern Life evokes imagery of LA’s skyline and a rousing and emphatic rendition of Loveless that closes the set leaves the crowd suitably ready for the main attraction.

I Don’t Live Here Anymore forms the vast majority of The War On Drugs setlist however Adam Granduciel and co. pace a setlist perfectly with older material that means the crowd in Leeds grow raucous throughout their 130-minute set. As the set progresses, there is a loose feel to the setlist that feels as if they are playing songs to suit the mood of the crowd. Granduciel acknowledges shouts from the crowd, particularly Eyes To The Wind, however it doesn’t make the cut.

Whilst Eyes To The Wind doesn’t make the cut, there is plenty of material from 2014’s breakout album, Lost In The Dream. In Reverse and the Springsteen infused Burning are received rapturously but the crowd response for emphatic An Ocean Between The Waves, Red Eyes and Under The Pressure are something else.

Under The Pressure makes a claim for the greatest War On Drugs track ever. The crowd are vociferous as they bounce, sing, cheer, clap, throw beer and echo melodies in chants even after the song has finished. This is a proper atmosphere and one that so many have longed for after the most tumultuous of years. It is truly and honour to be in such a place again witnessing a community like this loving live music.

Cuts from A Deeper Understanding like Pain and Strangest Thing (dedicated to Lo Moon) help the crowd along with familiarity and several pieces from 2011’s Slave Ambient are lovely surprises. Brothers is dedicated to Noel and Liam, although we’re quite a way from their roots. Baby Missiles drives hard and Come To The City completes a trio of songs from the earlier LP.

I Don’t Live Here Anymore might be a newer LP but there is so much love for the album in the crowd. The formula might not be far removed from previous records but the ability to make vast songs sound intimate and heartwarming is a skill that The War On Drugs keep honing and perfecting. The title track of the album is effervescent with heavy backing vocals and I Don’t Wanna Wait will be an anthemic staple of any set going forward. An undoubted highlight of the new material is Harmonia’s Dream – the synth-led opening is extended as the crowd clap along enthusiastically. It is another song that will begged to be included in the future.

On stage, the septet are tight. Granduciel is surrounded by a vast amount of pedals to help create The War On Drugs trademark sounds. There is plenty of patter from the stage offering thanks and love to all quarters. “How we doing everybody? Thanks for coming,” chirps Granduciel; “nowhere else we’d rather be on a Saturday night!” Even as the openings to Pain and Brothers are a little awry and are restarted, everything is passed of with joviality that speaks volumes for the relationship built between band and audience.

“This is the best day I’ve had in four months,” jokes Granduciel about not seeing the sun for four months – it was a particularly balmy day in Leeds. There is also a nod to ‘the social’ which one can only imagine is a shout to one of Leeds’ finest venues – the Brudenell Social Club – where the band played in 2011. Band introductions are dropped in throughout the set to acknowledge the skilled musicians that make this really good band great.

'Thank yous' are never far from the tongue of Granduciel – and it is with this that we fully concur. The lighting crew showcased a wonderful and mesmerising light show that helped enhance the show, and the staff and security at Leeds Arena were all superb (at least in our interactions). These people are the unsung heroes of the live music community and they deserve all of our praise.

As the set draws to the close, Granduciel recalls meeting two fans outside his hotel in Leeds and he apologises for being ‘short’ with them as he had just woken up! Owing to them being ‘super nice’ and making a small request, a brilliant version of The Waterboy’s A Pagan Place precedes the closer of Thinking Of A Place. The War On Drugs play right up to curfew without a break/encore. “That’s all the time we have folks,” says Granduciel as the two hour-plus set closes. The time flew by and showed why The War On Drugs are really a band to treasure.

Live photos by Mike Ainsco

Setlist

1. Old Skin
2. Pain
3. An Ocean in Between the Waves
4. I Don't Wanna Wait
5. Victim
6. Strangest Thing
7. Red Eyes
8. Living Proof
9. Harmonia's Dream
10. Burning Brothers
11. Come to the City
12. In Reverse
13. Under the Pressure
14. I Don't Live Here Anymore
15. A Pagan Place
    (The Waterboys cover)
16. Thinking of a Place

 

The War On Drugs- Lost in the dream | Full album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq_vlKanDKY

Lyrics to Under The Pressure

Well, the comedown here was easy
Like the arrival of a new day
But a dream like this gets wasted
Without you

Under the pressure
Is where we are
Under the pressure
Yeah, it's where we are babe

You're the only one
Like an illusion

When it all breaks down and we're runaways
Standing in the wake of our pain
And we stare straight into nothing
But we call it all the same
You were raised on a promise
Found that over time
Better come around to the new way
Or watch as it all breaks down here
Under the pressure

Well the break down here
Stole it all the way across
I gotta talk downhill
Stranded on
When you come here and I'm wasted
Lying on a field, dancin' in the rain
Hidin' in the back, loosening my grip
Wading in the water
Just trying not to crack, under the pressure
Yeah, it's where we are babe
Under the pressure