{"id":929,"date":"2010-11-22T12:39:59","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T12:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/gigs\/low-the-fever-dreams-the-brudenell-161110\/"},"modified":"2013-03-13T19:00:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T19:00:50","slug":"low-the-fever-dreams-the-brudenell-161110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2010\/11\/22\/low-the-fever-dreams-the-brudenell-161110\/","title":{"rendered":"Low, The Fever Dreams @ The Brudenell &#8211; 16\/11\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image924\" alt=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/low-cover.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<style><!--\n@font-face {   font-family: \"Cambria\"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }\n--><\/style>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I first heard Low on John Peel in 1999. He played the sublime <a title=\"low\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h9da9s5cs-I\" target=\"_blank\">Venus<\/a> from the &#8216;Shanti town Compilation&#8217; CD in support of AIDs charities (also had a fab version of &#8216;Follow You, Follow Me&#8217; by Red House Painters on it). It took me a while to track down that particular CD (no internet to turn to y&#8217;see) but I did find a version of it on a rather badly recorded live CD &#8216;One more reason to forget&#8217;. I got a couple more CD&#8217;s &#8216;Secret Name&#8217; and &#8216;Songs For A Dead Pilot&#8217; and their super-slow bass heavy burn got under my skin. It was their Christmas CD that really sealed the deal &#8211;\u00a0 Has there been a better Xmas song than <a title=\"low\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IippcraBPKA&amp;feature=related\" target=\"_blank\">Just Like Christmas<\/a> a better version of <a title=\"low\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P0ptt9J370U\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Christmas<\/a>??&#8230;&#8230; I dont think so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I first we got to see them in 2002 when they played at a church in Leeds which was an inspired\/intense setting for their quiet\/loud harmonising. I got to see them again at the Cockpit the night before Lee and I got married. Had a chat to Alan Sparhawk after the gig who was amazed that I&#8217;d managed to attend. At the wedding ceremony I remember stretching my hand out to have the wedding ring put on and noticing that I still had &#8216;COCKPIT&#8217; stamped on the back of my hand&#8230;.oops!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Tonights gig was at The Brudenell (&#8220;What a great venue&#8221;\u009d says Alan &#8211; we know!) and started with a set from <a title=\"paul thomas saunders\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/paulthomassaunders\" target=\"_blank\">The Fever Dreams<\/a> who didn&#8217;t look old enough to out of school, but delivered a confident, low-esque performance with shades of the Cocteau Twins thrown in. Front man Paul Thomas Saunders seems destined for big things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image926\" alt=\"paul thomas\" src=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/low1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Low have lost none of their intensity and there was a hush and reverence in the crowd I&#8217;ve rarely come across. Alans had issues that he&#8217;s <a title=\"low\" href=\"http:\/\/thestatethatiamin.wordpress.com\/tag\/john-peel\/\" target=\"_blank\">openly talked about<\/a> before, which make him fascinating to watch, makes you listen more intently to work out the lyrics. You could have heard a pin drop at times. The sound was superb tonight. Alan and Mimis harmonies were crystal clear full marks to all involved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image927\" alt=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/low2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Besides crowd pleaser &#8216;<a title=\"canada\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5XtP4Aa9gRQ\" target=\"_blank\">Canada<\/a>&#8216; and a brace of songs from &#8216;<a title=\"low\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Great_Destroyer\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Destroyer<\/a>&#8216; &#8211; one track stood out for me &#8211; don&#8217;t know it&#8217;s name but it started with 3 or 4 lone notes that rang out, were then repeated slowly, then built up into a 10 minute monster of a song! Hope to have it soon!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image928\" alt=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/low3.jpg\" width=\"417\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have nothing but love for Low<\/p>\n<p>Bob the Chiropodist<\/p>\n<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2010\/11\/22\/low-the-fever-dreams-the-brudenell-161110\/\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2010\/11\/22\/low-the-fever-dreams-the-brudenell-161110\/\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I first heard Low on John Peel in 1999. 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