'Have I made a mistake', I thought, as I cycled passed The Brighton Centre. TOM JONES!!! I was off to Komedia while Tom Jones was singing classics by the sea. Watching an old Welsh man getting a face full of knickers must be fun. You know, it's not unusual to be loved by anyone. Even elderly ladies. Way back in 1964, the BBC declared that Tom Jones was 'too hot to handle'. They ban him from the airwaves. TOM JONES!!!
From the grins on the faces around me, I bet a few folk, of both genders, were tempted to throw their knickers at the lead singer of Camera Obscura, Tracyanne Campbell. Meanwhile, she was half wishing she was home with a cuppa and a movie. Announcing to the full to capacity venue that she hadn't wanted to come may not have been wise, despite the "I've changed my mind now" angle.
Camera Obscura's latest album's title 'My Maudlin Career' sums up their latest Komedia offering. It doesn't make it bad, but it made it far from exceptional. Apart from the percussionist, and, at times, the drummer, the band came across as gloomy, and rather unhappy with their jobs. The last time Camera Obscura came to Komedia it was a little more smiley.
They do have some rather brilliants tunes though.
The set list, that I stole, says this:
1. My Maudlin Career
2. Swans
3. Tears for Affairs
4. Teenager
5. Honey in the Sun
6. Forests and Sands
7. The Sweetest Thing
8. French Navy
9. 80's Fan
10. Let's Get Out of This Country
11. Country Mile
12. Lloyd I'm Ready to Be...
13. If Looks Could Kill
Fabpants Recommends: Here’s a couple of tracks played at the gig:
Download MP3: Camera Obscura - Let’s Get Out of This Country (courtesy of toolshed-media.com)
Download MP3: Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career (courtesy of beggarsgroupusa.com)
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