Monday, November 14, 2005
Well that was a great gig.
Müf officially played really well on Friday evening. It's one of very few gigs I've done ever where everything seemed to go right. Almost no mistakes, great sound on stage (which helps with the former point), and if the sound for the other bands was any indication great sound for the crowd too. Also AK really got into it and sung the best he has for Müf.
I think it's quite weird for him being the frontman rather than a guitarist who does backing vocals occasionally but it really seemed to click on Friday. We spent a bit of time working on that kind of thing and it really seemed to pay off.
Got some mixed feedback on our songs. Some people want us to do more heavy songs, some want us to go more mellow. The other day I was having a conversation with AK about Müf's style and the fact we have a fairly varied set in terms of musical styles and feel. There are a couple of heavy songs, a couple of slower songs, couple of indy songs... It is great for us because we always wanted Müf to be about just writing songs we liked and wanted to play. It also means we've got some variety in what we play. On the downside you tend to get people wanting you to do more songs that are more similar to the ones they like best in the set.
The other great thing about Friday night was The Palestinians who were really, really good. For various reasons I haven't seen them live for ages. I've always thought they had good songs but since I last saw them play live (when they'd only done a few gigs) they've got a lot more experience and way more confident. They took the stage like they owned it and played a great set. The Christmas Club Velocity featuring them, Pete and the Pirates and Desdemona is going to be a 'must see' event.
Speaking of the Rising Sun Arts Center, this Saturday Rebus are playing with Mr Fogg as part of Mr Fogg's tour supporting his new single. That should also be a cracking night.
I think it's quite weird for him being the frontman rather than a guitarist who does backing vocals occasionally but it really seemed to click on Friday. We spent a bit of time working on that kind of thing and it really seemed to pay off.
Got some mixed feedback on our songs. Some people want us to do more heavy songs, some want us to go more mellow. The other day I was having a conversation with AK about Müf's style and the fact we have a fairly varied set in terms of musical styles and feel. There are a couple of heavy songs, a couple of slower songs, couple of indy songs... It is great for us because we always wanted Müf to be about just writing songs we liked and wanted to play. It also means we've got some variety in what we play. On the downside you tend to get people wanting you to do more songs that are more similar to the ones they like best in the set.
The other great thing about Friday night was The Palestinians who were really, really good. For various reasons I haven't seen them live for ages. I've always thought they had good songs but since I last saw them play live (when they'd only done a few gigs) they've got a lot more experience and way more confident. They took the stage like they owned it and played a great set. The Christmas Club Velocity featuring them, Pete and the Pirates and Desdemona is going to be a 'must see' event.
Speaking of the Rising Sun Arts Center, this Saturday Rebus are playing with Mr Fogg as part of Mr Fogg's tour supporting his new single. That should also be a cracking night.
# posted by Mike @ 14:42 
