Thursday 26 February 2015

Rockness festival 8th June 2008 (audio/pics)

Let's get the bad news out of the way first. The recording provided here is incomplete, coming in midway through The Racing Rats. I can't remember the specifics as to why that's the case, but it's possibly due to the way it was broadcast on radio? Not one of my own personal rips so I can't really say. If you can overlook the flaws then you'll really enjoy this gig. Interesting to see that the band were sharing the bill with Razorlight, whose drummer would go on to play a significant role in Tom's life a little further down the line.

As well as a set of MP3s I've thrown in a collection photos from various sources and a video of Bones which was shot and shared by HitzRadioAdditionally, there's a short video interview with the band which manages to be both amusing and then jarringly awkward, due to the interviewer trying her luck with a less than relevant personal question. It's a rarity in that of the four editors present, Mr Smith doesn't actually answer a single question. He manages to avoid every inquiry thrown towards him, except the one that causes the shutters to drop, metaphorically speaking. The best moment of the entire two minutes is when Russell sums up Rockness in 3 words. Fast as a cheetah, that one. Enjoy the music ;) 

The Setlist
Bones *not broadcast*
The Racing Rats (partial) - download here
An End Has a Start - download here
All Sparks - download here
Escape the Nest - download here
The Weight of the World - download here
Bullets - download here
Blood - download here
You Are Fading - download here
Munich - download here
When Anger Shows - download here
Fingers in the Factories - download here
Smokers - download here

Bones - stream it here
Interview - stream it here
Pictures - download here

brought to you with lots of lemming-love :) x