Posted by Gareth - that's tonight in a nutshell. In more detail, it would be more like: Lee Spragg started the night off with a compelling set of originals I particularly like his version of Hallelujah, I Don't Want to Row It has to be said though, I found it quite entertaining just watching Dave Loughran followed- a record producer with a big voice and a Open Mic included: Jack Courtney - ahhhh Jack, it's great watching you do Soul Man - Pompey Birds - great to hear new material - this time it was Pink - Maxwell - the Razorlight song in particular was really strong. His James - hugely underated (I want to see James do an hour), he Leigh was very cheeky again - telling the audience to shut up Sam sung a spiritual called "O, Sister" * then sang his own song Rory - or a cardboard replica of Rory - gave us a long overdue fix of The raffle was problematic this week I thought - too many layers of Karaoke John WAS Elton John - then turned into an animated Marti "Smooth" Jay and "Irish" Sam followed - with Sam playing fantastic (a day passes while I recover......) Lee and Dave's night becomes a rock n roll frenzy!! - was it Jack's air guitar that sent the evening on a different - was it the huge creative force that is Karaoke John, at once - was it the great lead guitar skills of Irish Sam, beautifully - was it Rory, dressed as a cardboard box, singing "Werewolves of - or was it just alcohol? Whatever the reason, after Jay, Dirty Hippy, Rich, Lauren and me, Dirty Hippy chose a song I didn't know - but really liked - to start Apparently, Hobo Jones may be coming back to the Barn soon.....so Lauren was next up...... Two words. Wow - and wow! Lauren managed to obliterate any Karaoke cynicism with her powerful, Rich was next - and he started with a tribute to me mate Rach - which RICH IS PLAYING THE FIRST HOUR NEXT WEEK AT THE BARN!!! - GET THERE EARLY AS HIS FIRST SONGS WILL BE AS GOOD HIS LAST ONES! Then it was me.....I had a great time of course, but ended up doing - due to my next mission to learn the last three songs I wrote, I was I had someone, before I played, say some really lovely things about Then once i'd done that, everyone was shouting for Machismo again LOL I don't think Nick wanted me to play it though, as he pulled the plug Chis did two excellent songs - but for some reason thought it would Then Nick asked Laurie to accompany him on his journey through his A great night full of drunken misbehviour and great songs. I need to rest now. Gareth p.s. don't forget Rich's hour next week.
on September 1, 2006, 1:30 pm
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If you came to the Barn tonight you could have witnessed a Carboard
Man, some Irish metaphysical poetry, some manic air guitar, dancing
on tables, a raffle done to a grand scale that possibly took the
concept too far 
, heckle city as someone bravely tries to take
the piss out of Pompey football team (!!), a performer that came from
the past and shocked everyone with the reinvention of Karaoke and the
now familiar noise of a room full of people making werewolf
impressions.
and covers - the originals nicely distinctive personal songs and the
covers chosen from a man with a good taste in music!
and "Wherever you will go" which had Lee singing VERY low indeed!
him perform anyway - he was completely doing it on his terms -
watching the audience to the point of distraction LOL, sometimes
deciding not to put his mouth near the mic - so there was a "car
going past" effect sometimes LOL - and as I recall a heckle from his
Mum LOL
sense of control over his material. Enjoyed his set, especially the
encore called "Mr Dreamer".
especially when you fill the whole floor with the "Soul Walk" -
classic - but when you did "Don't Stop me Now" I was totally LOVING
the energy you attacked the song with, the blazing air guitar solo
you burst into, and the way you SHOUTED "NOW!!!!!!" to the two girls
to do the "ooh ooh oohs" - brilliant.
nice choice!
posse was pretty huge too which was impressive.
performed "Old Town" (which I loved) and "Sensitive Man" (another
good one)
(someone was requesting Jolene again! LOL) - and in the middle
of "Crazy" she had an "I hate this" face on - and said through the
guitar and at the mic so everyone could hear it, "this is such a
BORING song" LOL - then she watched the angelic voices of me and Rich
singing to her "Me and You against the World" - classic.
about the scramble for the centre ground in politics (I thought this
song was bloody brilliant - and I want it)
the Cardboard Song - this time with the invented words being mostly
courtesy of me, Rich and Rachel LOL - then Werewolves of London had
the entire room howling like there was no tomorrow...
vocals, too many elements to integrate. What does everyone else
think? - was it better with the more subtle jazz that appeared on the
2nd one (and after).
Pellow (in which he actually sang "yeah baby!" - why I have no idea
but it was another classic moment.
(and "Smooth "Jay.....I gotta put ahold on this for a second...I
can't keep my etes open.....
So.....how did a simple night of Lee Spragg and Dave Loughran's
songwriting talents transform into "Nick and Laurie's Rock n Roll
Jambouree!!"??
direction?
serenading us and scolding us with his perfect diction....?
assisting Jay on the spur of the moment....?
London", feeling sufficiently hidden to include Zevonesque ad-
libs!.....?
Laurie brought the evening to a close with a mini-gig (duetting -
which was probably a big surprise to him - with Nick thoughout).
his set, which had one of those simple but really dramatic 2 note
rundowns (look at my technical knowhow there...) - and he followed
that with the Levellers song "Carry Me", in tribute to his success at
the Levellers festival with Hobo Jones. Dirty Hippy's gigs as part of
Hobo Jones are always a success but now the Levellers have seen it
for themsleves and were raving about them!!! yay!!!!!! - well done
mate! - you deserve it!
grab your sink and fish slice as you leave the house just in case....
soulful voice. She knew exactly how to sing the songs, looked like
she was really into it and completely captivated the audience. She
gave us a defiant "Hand in my pocket" and a sexy "Son of a preacher
man". Brilliant - absolutely brilliant.
is nice....she had been waiting....lol....a lovely song
called "Bright Smile Dark Eyes" - then announced "and now for
something special".....Keisha and Sian stood up behind him and danced
while he belted out a cracking version of Liberty X's "Just a little
bit more" - excellent!!
lol
neither of the songs I was gonna do LOL
going to play the last two songs I learned - which were both covers.
These were the John Denver song "You say the battle is over" - a song
I love about how we treat animals - and the song that knocks me for 6
whenever I hear Phil Ochs's version - "When i'm gone" - I was
intending to play those....
my version of "World Turned Upside Down" (thanks again) so thought
i'd play it as a thanks for the compliment.
out before I finished - the naughty fella. Apparently he was looking
forward to Chris Ricketts so much he wanted me to get off. LOL
be wise to slag off Pompey football team! LOL - he got heckled.....
(not by me of course)
rock n roll collection. Laurie obliged, there was many songs, many
smiles, many voices singing along, but not many chords. Jack and
Keisha danced on a table- Nick wouldn't stop, dogs poured into the
pub next door....(that last one isn't true)
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