"Hello. This is gonna be a hot one......" - Tom prior to B+M
Wondering what to listen to this weekend? How about another great recording from the Archive's number one microphone-wielding audio ninja? Special thanks to you, Gary, for capturing this way back when. This may be one of your best.
This is a show from Germany in June of 2009 on the ITLAOTE campaign, and we should remember that this gig was a full 4 month prior to the release of that record. Appropriately, four of the songs on this setlist were from Editors' third album, with the band undertaking the traditional practice of trying things out live to see how they fit. It's still peculiar hearing Bricks and Mortar as a set opener, given the finality of those last lines where Tom hopes life is good for you. That track has always had the feel of a set-closer to me, or at least the prelude to an encore break. It's also difficult to remember just what an odd experience it was hearing ERM=BD in the early days, after the steady diet of guitar heavy Editors we'd been devouring up until this point. Papillon is almost in its larval stage here (see what i did there?) and, now that we're all used o the extended Elliott guided version, it does seem to end quite suddenly. And The Big Exit? It still sounds creepy and it makes me weirdly anxious whenever I listen to it.
There's some pop trivia attached to this show, as it was here that the band first learned of the death of Michael Jackson (see this post for details). True story.
This is a show from Germany in June of 2009 on the ITLAOTE campaign, and we should remember that this gig was a full 4 month prior to the release of that record. Appropriately, four of the songs on this setlist were from Editors' third album, with the band undertaking the traditional practice of trying things out live to see how they fit. It's still peculiar hearing Bricks and Mortar as a set opener, given the finality of those last lines where Tom hopes life is good for you. That track has always had the feel of a set-closer to me, or at least the prelude to an encore break. It's also difficult to remember just what an odd experience it was hearing ERM=BD in the early days, after the steady diet of guitar heavy Editors we'd been devouring up until this point. Papillon is almost in its larval stage here (see what i did there?) and, now that we're all used o the extended Elliott guided version, it does seem to end quite suddenly. And The Big Exit? It still sounds creepy and it makes me weirdly anxious whenever I listen to it.
There's some pop trivia attached to this show, as it was here that the band first learned of the death of Michael Jackson (see this post for details). True story.
Aside from the obviously glorious music, listen out for the wonderful sound of Mr Smith briefly battering the shit out of his guitar and the piano at the same time. It happens at around the 5 minute 13 second mark of Fall. Enjoy the music ;)
stream it here
FLACS
Bricks and Mortar - download here
Lights - download here
The Racing Rats - download here
Bullets - download here
Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - download here
Munich - download here
When Anger Shows - download here
Camera - download here
Bones - download here
An End Has a Start - download here
The Big Exit - download here
Smokers - download here
Fall - download here
Encore - download here
You Are Fading - download here
Fingers in the Factories - download here
Papillon - download here
brought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love :) x
