Stars Of The Lid are a difficult band to capture in words, they make
their way to the stage to a choir of Disney-esque ambiance, and from
then on you know that this show will be out of the ordinary. Adam
Wiltzie & Brian Edward McBride direct the beautiful orchestra-lite,
and they play through cuttings of their 'Tired Sounds' and more recent
'Refinement of the Decline' albums. It's a wash of sound, a couple of
violins have never sounded so big especially when the cello grinds up
from the deep to create a roar of noise, you're listening for the
distortion but it's not there. Sombre tones build and the projections
on the church walls echo it, from green primordial swamps to the
creation of the universe in its celestial magnitude, it's all painted
on the ceiling tonight.
This is one amazing show. There is real
majesty here, so much so that a crowd that only dares to squeak open
beer cans between songs demands an encore and still wants more once
it's gone. It would be futile to name what songs are played tonight and
it's one of those shows where everybody who was there will remember for
years into the future.
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