So, back to the dreary Winter Gardens again. Much like before, walking into the Winter Gardens gave me the impression that I'd walked straight into some kind of Stamp Collecting Convention but one look at the crowd thankfully proved me wrong. However, unlike before, the entire back wall had miraculously disappeared to reveal rows of additional seats. I'm still confused as to how this happened and so, because the staff at the Winter Gardens can make walls disappear, I'm bumping the score up to 4/10.
From what I can remember, the first band of the night were called Hexes. I think I may have once said that the bass can never be too loud but after standing next to the speakers throughout their whole set, my ears suffered a little too much damage and so I take it back. As to their music, it was generally just a little bit too messy for my liking. There were times when they sounded half-decent but as a whole all I have to say is "No." 30/100. http://www.myspace.com/hexes
Which brings us onto Kids In Glass Houses. Having seen them a few times before, I'd previously arrived at the judgement that they (for some reason) are better as a support band. That's not to say that I don't enjoy their live sets. I was extremely excited about seeing them again but for once, I was sadly disappointed. They lacked something but I still can't put my finger on what it was. The only way to phrase it is that their sound didn't really FILL the room and so it failed to have an impact on me. I stand by what I said, I still prefer them as a support band but I'd like them to prove me wrong. 50/100. http://www.myspace.com/kidsinglasshouses
And so we have reached the headliners. I've always expected Lostprophets to be a loud, bold, in your face band when it comes to their live performances and I was proved half right. They weren't the most chatty band and the little that Ian said I couldn't understand at all (and that's not because he's welsh), it may just be because his microphone was turned down a little bit too low. However, unlike KIGH, their music definitely had an impact on the crowd. It echoed through every corner of the room and everyone was moving like someone had given them a giant electric shock. All of the well-known favourites were played; Last Train Home, Last Summer, A Town Called Hypocrisy, Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) and Can't Catch Tomorrow while new songs Dstryr/Dstryr, It's Not The End Of The World But I Can See It From Here, Next Stop, Atro City and in particular A Better Nothing proved to any doubters (including me) that their new album IS good. However, the real highlights of the night were Burn Burn which evoked a crazy mosh pit, Where We Belong and their cover of The Prodigy's Omen which was unexpectedly brilliant. 80/100. http://www.myspace.com/lostprophets
Photos courtesy of Laura :)
NOTE; Gemma's ratings;
Venue: 6/10
Hexes: 40/100
Kids In Glass Houses: 60/100
Lostprophets: 82/100
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