| Turn-out at Glenrothes was disappointingly
small, in large part due to the fact that they had played both Edinburgh
and Perth in recent days. But what was lacking in numbers was made up
for, not just by the range of ages attending but by the enthusiasm
of those present. In fact the small crowd put the
Edinburgh audience of a couple of years
ago to shame. In many ways this confirmed my view of the recent record
- it's a fine record but it lacks the couple of outstanding songs to
make it a great one. So there were no dips in quality at all from the
opening chords of 'I Fought The Angels' to the end of an
astonishing encore of ''No Danger'. But it was the older stuff,
'Hate', 'Arcane' and of course 'No Danger' which reached the greatest
heights.
The only complaint would be that the likes of '13 Gliding Principles'
and ' If This Is A Plan' just weren't quite replaced in
the set.
Most of the highlights from the 'Universal Audio' were present
and correct although there was no 'Get Action!' nor one of my
favourites, 'The City Consumes Us'. Still we had a fine upbeat set which
illustrated why the Delgados remain one of Scotland's finest bands. |
Delgados Setlist
I Fought The Angels
Is That All I Came For?
Light Before We Land
Girls of Valour
Come Undone
The Drowning Years
Everybody Come Down
All You Need Is Hate
Accused of Stealing
The Arcane Model
Sink or Swim (acoustic)
Coming In From The Cold (acoustic)
American Trilogy
Now and Forever
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Keep On Breathing
No Danger |