Entertainment For Lively Minds
Field Music
Posted by Keith Aitken on 25 August 2010 - 12:43pm.
When:
August 23rd 2010
Where:
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
Comments:
First time in Sneaky Pete's in over 20 years... as a student, the lure of its late licence and proximity to the university was strong. In to see Field Music, largely on the strength of this years "Measure" album, which is still in my top 5 for the year 6 months on.
Field Music live were a revelation - adding a bass player and a guitarist/keyboard player to the core of the Brewis brothers, Peter and David, the live sound was pretty muscular, and dare I say it, rocking. Peter and David swapped back and forth between drums and guitar/keys effortlessly, and they and the rest of the band were as tight as a very tight thing.
Some criticise their material as being too precise, almost unfeeling, but getting up close with them live you can see that they mean it (man) even if it doesn't always come across on record. Good selection of stuff from Measure as well as from Tones of Town and from their debut. I loved it...
The Audience:
One that stood out was a gorgeous tanned young girl in a sundress looking well out of place... turned out to be the girlfriend of the seemingly nerdy bass player from the support band...
Food & Drink:
Two ridiculously overpriced lager shandies (I know, I know, it was a Monday night OK?)
It Made Me Think...:
I really need to get out to gigs more often.








