Pictured Above: Editors watch their career as a live band go up in flames.Fujiya & Miyagi, as they were called, have finally shown me that Biffy Clyro do not write the worst lyrics ever.
"Vanilla. Strawberry. Knickerbocker Glory. Vanilla. Strawberry. Knickerbocker Glory..."
"16 shades of black and blue. 8 shades of black. 8 shades of blue. 16 shades of black and blue..."
"16 shades of black and blue. 8 shades of black. 8 shades of blue. 16 shades of black and blue..."
Hopefully that is enough for you to understand the one star rating they have recieved.
Editors came out to track one of the new album 'In This Light and On This Evening'. It was pretty good. They played through a setlist with a really decent balance of songs, probably about a third dedicated to each album (the way it should be).
After expecting them to be pretty poor I was actually surprised at how good they were. Their songs sounded great and Tom Smith was greatly entertaining.
The main problem I had with tonight was the crowd. Probably the most boring crowd I've ever seen. There were moments where some hands were in the air, and sometimes a few people jumped. But for the best part of the show everyone was stood still, waiting for them to play the singles that they bought tickets to see.
I think Editors are aware that indie bands have to suffer this, and they went really out of their way to make the show good. The light show was top notch, probably one of the best I've seen. They even had pyrotechnics (something I've never seen in Brixton) and confetti. But despite their best efforts they didn't really win the crowd over properly. Every non-single was met with a still and silent crowd, and it was a terrible shame.
I was going to give Editors three stars but considering it really isn't their fault and I think they played well I'm giving them four.
★★★★
Editors came out to track one of the new album 'In This Light and On This Evening'. It was pretty good. They played through a setlist with a really decent balance of songs, probably about a third dedicated to each album (the way it should be).
After expecting them to be pretty poor I was actually surprised at how good they were. Their songs sounded great and Tom Smith was greatly entertaining.
The main problem I had with tonight was the crowd. Probably the most boring crowd I've ever seen. There were moments where some hands were in the air, and sometimes a few people jumped. But for the best part of the show everyone was stood still, waiting for them to play the singles that they bought tickets to see.
I think Editors are aware that indie bands have to suffer this, and they went really out of their way to make the show good. The light show was top notch, probably one of the best I've seen. They even had pyrotechnics (something I've never seen in Brixton) and confetti. But despite their best efforts they didn't really win the crowd over properly. Every non-single was met with a still and silent crowd, and it was a terrible shame.
I was going to give Editors three stars but considering it really isn't their fault and I think they played well I'm giving them four.
★★★★
I was a big fan of the theatrics of Tom 'I'm trying so hard please like me' Smith
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