I did not pay much attention to the Malchicks at all as I was unimpressed the first time I saw them. Spent most of the time in the bar or at the back chatting to friends. As soon as their set ended I went straight to the front and was a little surprised, and very pleased, to get next to the stage.
The set started with a solo piece by Nick Pynn, Badtooth from his Afterplanesman CD. A good start.Arthur then came on in his usual black outfit with a black cloth over his head and a staff for Hard Rain.
The set contained most of the expected songs, including Spell on You, Fire Poem/Fire, Voice of Love and Devil's Grip, which closed the set.
Arthur made the best use of the good space on the stage to dance, prance and cavort through an excellent performance.
I hope that the photograph gives some idea of the passion he put into the performance but you had to be there to really appreciate it.
Nick Pynn deserves a mention, as always. I was right in front of him (deliberately) and the joy just beamed from his face. I am still amazed by how he manages to accompany himself and keep track of all the things that he is doing at the same time. He makes it look easy but I am sure it is not.
I moved away from the stage for The Pretty Things having been disappointed by their three-man acoustic set at the 100 Club and let their fans claim the space. Their set was a lot better as a five-man electric band and was worth staying for even though I was not into it as much as their fans obviously were. I could not help wondering why more of these people had not made the short trip to the ICA or 100 Club for their other gigs.
That was my fourth and last Arthur Brown/Nick Pynn gig for 2007 but I hope that it is not too long before I can see them again. Live they are magic!
I was there too :-) I was in the middle about 2 rows of people from the stage. Fantastic photo, my happy snappy ones didn't come out too well. Didn't stay for Pretty Things as we had a 65 mile trip home...
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