Gig Review: 26th November at The Star, Guildford

Again, it's so nice to pop home between soundcheck and the gig for a cup of tea and some home-made soup. (Or a couple of hours sleep for Neil and Stu who drove back from Wales earlier in the day)

Unfortunately I missed a few of the earlier bands (Tired Irie, Epideme and Hikikomori Broadcast) but was back in time to see the onslaught of sound that was Meet Me In St. Louis. Tight players and nice guys.. hopefully they'll do well.

We changed our set around a little bit at the previous rehearsal and opened with one of the new tracks, "Fight 'Em Off". Still not quite as fluid as the rest of the set but I guess you need to gig a track a few times before it breathes a bit more. Crowd were great, Kimba was especially hot tonight.

Gotta mention Ali who did a great job with the sound too. Friendly, efficient and making the most out of the system and venue. As you probably know by now, I do think quality sound people should get more attention due to the underestimated effect they can have on a performance and I'd have chucked a photo of him here except I forgot. Sooner or later I'll try and set up a personal top-10 list of soundmen/women..