Comments on: Sparrow & the Workshop – Live at Sneaky Pete’s, Friday 11th July 2009 http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Thu, 24 May 2012 17:03:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: NineBall http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24840 NineBall Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:35:10 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24840 I did see Noel Gallgher on TV the other day making one of those soundbite type talking-head interview contributions to a documentary about Paul Weller. So it's not like he hasn't been busy. I did see Noel Gallgher on TV the other day making one of those soundbite type talking-head interview contributions to a documentary about Paul Weller.

So it’s not like he hasn’t been busy.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24835 Matthew Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:03:46 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24835 Makes sense though. He's had time enough to write something decent since, mind you, and seems to have failed in a rather abject fashion. Makes sense though. He’s had time enough to write something decent since, mind you, and seems to have failed in a rather abject fashion.

]]> By: Mrs Toad http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24825 Mrs Toad Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:51:06 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24825 That was Noel Gallagher that was. At least, that's the excuse he used for becoming derivative dirge and a fully paid up west london set cokehead in short order. That was Noel Gallagher that was. At least, that’s the excuse he used for becoming derivative dirge and a fully paid up west london set cokehead in short order.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24793 Matthew Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:22:27 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24793 As a rather well known artist once said, and I forget who: 'It took me a year to write my second album. My first one took me my whole life.' As a rather well known artist once said, and I forget who: ‘It took me a year to write my second album. My first one took me my whole life.’

]]> By: NineBall http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24791 NineBall Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:39:29 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24791 Disappointed to miss this one, sounds a bit special. I've been delighted to see this particular band on an upward trajectory, as you mentioned Matthew. Regarding that "initial flurry" of material you also referred to when a band first starts up, what you've often got there is many years' worth of songwriting where the performers have had the chance to cherry-pick the best and allow those songs time to mature and develop their character. I should think it can be a struggle for bands to keep that creative ball rolling once they've begun to attract attention and their time is taken up with the promotional work (tours, shows, interviews, TV, radio etc.) that demands. Plus they've got the added pressure of coming up with new "follow-up" material of equal if not better quality than that initial flurry in a much shorter timeframe. I'm not sure if that's the situation S&TW are in right now, but if they're still cracking out new stuff of quality then good on them! Disappointed to miss this one, sounds a bit special. I’ve been delighted to see this particular band on an upward trajectory, as you mentioned Matthew.

Regarding that “initial flurry” of material you also referred to when a band first starts up, what you’ve often got there is many years’ worth of songwriting where the performers have had the chance to cherry-pick the best and allow those songs time to mature and develop their character.

I should think it can be a struggle for bands to keep that creative ball rolling once they’ve begun to attract attention and their time is taken up with the promotional work (tours, shows, interviews, TV, radio etc.) that demands.

Plus they’ve got the added pressure of coming up with new “follow-up” material of equal if not better quality than that initial flurry in a much shorter timeframe.

I’m not sure if that’s the situation S&TW are in right now, but if they’re still cracking out new stuff of quality then good on them!

]]> By: Bart http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24790 Bart Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:19:24 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24790 This was AMAZING. This was AMAZING.

]]> By: Rampant Chutney Consumerism http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24778 Rampant Chutney Consumerism Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:52:40 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24778 you should be sorry Euan it was awesome you should be sorry Euan it was awesome

]]> By: Euan http://songbytoad.com/2009/07/sparrow-the-workshop-live-at-sneaky-petes-friday-11th-july-2009/#comment-24774 Euan Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:35:09 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6555#comment-24774 sparrow rock. had a weird 'jill sounds like karen o at times' moment this morning. sorry i missed this one. sparrow rock. had a weird ‘jill sounds like karen o at times’ moment this morning. sorry i missed this one.

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