| 14-Mar-08 | THE YELLOW MELODIES
+ EMMA POLLOCK
12 & Medio (Murcia - SPAIN) It was a pleasure to support Emma
Pollock (from THE DELGADOS) in her show in Murcia, we even reherased and
played "No danger", from her excellent ex-band. She heard it from the backstage
and she told us she really loved it! Oh great! We played our new songs,
and people seemed to like them. This was our first gig after 4 years, and
the first pop experience for our keyboard player, Jaime.
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| 17-May-08 | THE YELLOW MELODIES + THE PRIMARY
5
12 & Medio (Murcia - SPAIN) This was our second show in 2008,
now supporting another scottish band, the brilliant PRIMARY 5. It was an
exhausting weekend. All began the previous night, as Ruth, from VACACIONES,
and I went into the Alicante airport to pick up THE PRIMARY 5, and bring
them to Murcia. We took them to the hotel, then to a gig in the same venue
where they would play the night after. There was a swedish band playing,
called TORPEDO. I didn't like them. They were more focused on muscle pop
than on the beautiful harmonies that I love. After the gig, we went to
La Yeseria Club. When it closed, we made a private party inside. We finally
went to sleep a bit at around 7am, but at midday we were woken up, and
we took the band to a typical place to eat anything. At the soundcheck
we were accompanied by the TV cameras of 'Music On', an interesting program
on the Channel 7 TV. The filmed us from the rehearsal room until the soundcheck.
We were also interviewed for the TV show. At midnight we finally began
our show, a 12-songs set-list, featuring our new songs above all, and including
a cover of TEENAGE FANCLUB as a tribute to the PRIMARY 5, as Paul Quinn
was playing drums in the 2 best albums by he lovely scottish band. It was
"Some people try (to fuck with you)”, the b-side from the “Mellow doubt”
single. We were not at our 100% that night, as Jesus, our drummer, was
a bit ill, and Pilar had been ill during the week. It was nice that the
PRIMARY 5 guys were watching our gig, and they said they loved it. I ended
our gig like a possesed and mad kid, making feedback noises with my guitar.
Then THE PRIMARY 5 did a nice show, playing their hits from their 2 albums
released, and also making some new songs that would be featured in their
next album, but in an acoustic format, with Stuart Kidd playing the guitar,
and Paul Quinn singing those lovely tunes. They also made "Field of dreams",
my favourite one (from their first album). They came on the stage again
to make a pair of extra songs, as the audience got crazy with those gorgeous
harmonies.
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