Pigstock 2011 - The 1930's
Gem Saloon, Saturday, 28th May 4.30pm
Describe in a tweet: For a band this good, we wanted more.
What happened?: The Gem Saloon is a belter tent, big enough to get a party started, small enough to feel intimate, but this performance seems to fall between two stones. Its neither bad, nor good to be perfectly honest. The 1930's are in decent enough form, and are in posession of a positively embarassing canon of deadly tunes, but nevertheless something doesnt quite fire this time around. In fairness it could be the struggle to keep the bleed from the main stage sound at bay, but the duo seem a little reticent to really push this show and at one stage almost seem apologetic. 'Break My Heart' is the star of the setlist, but after hyping up 'I Am A Vapour' we're left with an overall feeling of unfinished business.
Silk Purse: The tunes shine through, and there is an impromptu hoedown at one point. Never interrupt anyone in the middle of a hoedown, as Homer Simpson taught us.
Sow's Ear: Whether sound problems affected this performance we dunno, but 'I'm a Vapour' is a damp squib rather than the rocket we were excited about hearing. The band admit a degree of ropiness directly afterwards.
Pigstock Rating: 6/10
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