 The Pipettes, Corn Exchange, Brighton |
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Saturday, September 23 2006 @ 01:27 PM BST
Author: Fred. Views: 559
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With a name like The Pipettes how could I not like this Brighton-based girl band!
At the Corn Exchange last night they were more than ably supported by
Cardiff band The Hot Puppies, a band with a sexy gorgeous singer and
some theramin action. The sound at that barn of a place was however
appalling. So was the beer! Doors opened theoretically at 7pm, but we
had to stand around (no chairs!) until 8.30 when the support came on.
The room was thinly populated at first by girls in polka-dot dresses
and lots of young lads with multi-purpose phones, some tiny kids with
their mothers, some dykes dressed as boys (in school uniform) and the
odd old snogging swinging couple. The Pipettes came on at 9.30 sharp
with a Ronettes style drum beat and went through their album 'We are
The Pipettes'. I'm not that familiar with their repertoire, but I
believe they are all originals, albiet with remnants of 'Teenage kicks'
and 'Oh Mickey (you're so fine)' rattling round my head during 'Pull
shapes'. The Shangri-Las they are not, but with their sychronised dance
routines and catchy tunes, like 'Judy', 'Your kisses are wasted on me'
and 'I Like a Boy In Uniform (School Uniform)' how can they fail? Love
to see them with a big Phil Spector band with brass and strings. Shame the monitors
hid their sparkly shoes. And I don't know which one of the three I
fancy most...
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