{"id":289,"date":"2012-05-26T19:29:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T19:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mechafatnick.co.uk\/?p=289"},"modified":"2018-12-13T05:39:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T05:39:33","slug":"gig-review-metal-dub-in-a-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2012\/05\/26\/gig-review-metal-dub-in-a-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Gig review: Metal Box In Dub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A weird gig in many ways. Would many people turn up to see a partial PIL line up play a bastardised version of a 30 year old album? Yes, apparently they would: when we rocked up at the village underground, the que was round the block and veering into the main road. Impressive.<\/p>\n<p>The venue itself was commendable. nice space, decent temperature, friendly staff who don&#8217;t mind you buying a pint in loose change, and perfect lighting and acoustics.<\/p>\n<p>But the performance&#8230;wow. Bands like PIL don&#8217;t tend to get. back together very often, so having 2 of the original line up just play through the original album would have been enough. In fact, that was arguably the danger here: if Metal Box is an album many of us have listened to on repeat, how could you hope to improve it?<\/p>\n<p>But improve it they did, with a number of twisted and elongated arrangements that, though stretched, never out-stayed their welcome. Wobble&#8217;s bass, so powerful and prominent on the album, managed to be as powerful as you&#8217;d expect but always melodic and it never smothered the lighter tones. Levine&#8217;s scratchy notes floated over the top, and it was a real joy to be able to see just how he creates those strange, barely concordant tones. Potentially a gimmick, the horn was worked expertly into the mix: as an A Certain Ratio fan, a number of tracks felt like a number of favourite tracks had somehow managed to cross pollinate. Finally, the drummer and the expert Lyndon impersonator slotted in perfectly to complete the ensemble, being mainly unobtrusive but adding a bit of flair when the situation demanded.<\/p>\n<p>Overall then, a great gig: somehow winding nostalgia seamlessly with something fresher and more exciting. Music needs more artists like Levine and Wobble.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mechafatnick.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120526-192528.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mechafatnick.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120526-192528.jpg\" alt=\"20120526-192528.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A weird gig in many ways. Would many people turn up to see a partial PIL line up play a bastardised version of a 30 year old album? 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