Tickets to see The Charlatans play in Dublin in October go on sale tomorrow morning. Their last two records have been pretty ordinary, yet I loved their music when they were at their peak.
Indeed, I last saw them play two Christmases ago when they toured to promote an album of their greatest hits. The songs were great, but the show felt too one-paced, as they simply went from one cracking tune to another. Now, that might sound like an odd thing to say, but a little bit of downtime during gigs is necessary if you are to enjoy the high points all the more. In other words, you can have so much of a good thing that you cease to appreciate it… At some stage, I started to drift a bit and the show passed me by.
Anyway, I would not like to think that this is my last memory of The Charlatans playing live. At the same time, I am lukewarm at best regarding the new album.
Does anyone care to try and persuade me either way? Has anyone seen them recently?
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