Comments on: The Young Republic – Live, Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, Sunday 25th May 2008

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:04:01 +0000

Excellent excellent. I may even get Mrs. Toad oot the hoose for this one!

By: The Daily Growl

The Daily Growl — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:01:16 +0000

Sure am! Tickets bought already. Planning the camping now…

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:30:33 +0000

They must be playing EotR this year presumably? You coming to that?

By: The Daily Growl

The Daily Growl — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:22:50 +0000

Good to hear it. I was pretty shocked to hear that the band had shed three members, and wondered what it bode for the future, but seems like there’s less to worry about that I feared. Glad it was a good show. Looks like I’ll totally miss them this time around, which is a great shame.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:42:34 +0000

I think, in the long run, it will be a good thing. The less complicated lineup stood up very, very well and their previous material was largely unaffected. Shit for them, of course, but I think as a fan you probably won’t notice much. Live, it was a definite improvement – more time to get to know the individual musicians.

By: Campfires & Battlefields

Campfires & Battlefields — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:25:12 +0000

Yikes. Sorry to hear that things have unwound a bit for the YR. I picked up a vinyl copy of their debut full length a few months back and have become quite a fan. It is all quite busy, though, so perhaps stripping the band down to a mere 47 members will do the trick.