The Albert Hall Manchester, the new place for touring bands to play, and tonight hosting The Brian Jonestown Massacre, supported by Swedens Les Big Bird, who have apparently collaborated with Anton Newcombe on some songs, and indeed Joakim Ahlund the bands front man, joined The BJTM on stage for one song,singing in Swedish as Anton Newcombe likes to write songs in many different languages, he informed us.
Les Big Bird, sounded like a cross between Hawkwind and Can, which is no bad thing,
driving rhythms, surrounded by psychedelic swirls of synth, a lot emanating from Joakims
footpedals, as much as the keyboards.They went down well with the crowd.
And so, The Brian Jones Massacre, - this band has been going an amazing 35 years, so I am well late to the table. I have been aware of them probably most of this time, but never checked them out tsk tsk. I am going to delve into their recorded works after this live performance.
Just before they came on a young person next to me said do you think they will have a fight? Rather surprised, I replied I don’t know. Maybe they are known for on stage fighting. But whatever their reputation, they played tonight to a capacity audience who were with them from the start, grooving to their soporific beats and psychedelic overtures. That’s the second time I’ve said psychedelic and that’s what the night was – very psychedelic. Looking around the crowd it looked like ageing ravers with their children, all blending together in a happening in this 18th century church hall complete with stained glass windows and ornate domed ceiling.
Highlight of the night for me was Anenome, which I must have heard in the past as I
recognized it’s lifting chorus, and there did seem to be a bit of friction before one of the
songs when Anton seemed to be starting the wrong song, and I think Ricky Mayme had to walk over and have a few words, which I hope pleased my neighbour.
They finished with Don’t Let Me Get In Your Way, which I believe is a new number, and was like an Indian Raga, without sitars, and satisfied the crowd so much they trooped out of the building on a music induced high.
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