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Post by Blair on May 20, 2023 16:14:07 GMT -8
Highlights for me: Let it Go, Mirror Mirror, BOTHB/Switch, Too Late n Wasted. Too Late needs to be IN the setlist immediately and really loved Joe's tone for 85-90% of the song then back to end the song on his highs. And I thought I saw Rick behind something..but why a plastic wall?..and those drums sounded nasty!!! 😁. Rob To helps with volume. "to help to reduce the volume of the drum kit and prevent it from overwhelming the sounds of the other instruments or vocals." Which is odd because he's playing a mostly electronic kit.
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Post by TurnToDust86 on May 20, 2023 16:21:55 GMT -8
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Post by andylgr on May 20, 2023 23:01:07 GMT -8
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Post by andylgr on May 20, 2023 23:17:14 GMT -8
And I thought I saw Rick behind something..but why a plastic wall?..and those drums sounded nasty!!! 😁. To stop the other 4 band members mics picking up Ricks cymbals.
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Post by dflp83 on May 21, 2023 4:45:14 GMT -8
Wish he went back to his acoustic kit from the slang album..just saying 😏.
Rob
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Post by CindyJ on May 23, 2023 6:00:31 GMT -8
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Post by CindyJ on May 24, 2023 5:58:10 GMT -8
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Post by CindyJ on May 25, 2023 6:03:57 GMT -8
UK only. PSSOM is also available.
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Post by churchy on May 25, 2023 12:17:19 GMT -8
As Shaggy sang "It wasn't me!" LOL
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Post by churchy on May 25, 2023 12:20:33 GMT -8
What a weekend it’s been so far. Probably the best part about it is being able be a total Leps geek with like minded people, talking about anything and everything with loads of people from the (good) Facebook groups and also people who come on here like churchy pooley rbtyrone and even Ryan. There was so many people that I met and not just people I know from here and social media, but also strangers who quickly became friends, we were just chatting in the queue, meeting up in the venue and also after the show and going for a beer. It was great to get to know so many people and everyone got on like a house on fire. Forgive me for a bit of self indulgence, but what surprised me was that some people brought gifts with them for me. It’s truly touching that people would do that. Amazing. I have never gone into what I do online with the Leps over the years looking for any kind of glory or praise, but to have people come up to me and thank me for it, when I thought many people don’t tie up my real name with my YouTube/forum name, let alone even recognise me with mind blowing, it was something I didn’t even expect, neither is it something that I sought out. It was very touching. For the gig itself it was a bit of a rush to get up there, but around the venue were documentary makers as well as local media too. funnily enough I was interviewed after the show with a couple of others, I felt awkward tbh, being put on the spot like that is something that I don’t really enjoy, but Churchy happily did most of the talking. Some friends had managed to secure a good spot in the queue so we managed to get in reasonably early and get a good view in the venue. The atmosphere was palpable in there, it’s such a small venue and I know that not everyone has been lucky to see Leps in a venue of this size, but it a whole different kind of gig. The emphasis is more on them and the songs, there’s no big screens, lasers or massive production to enhance it. You get to see, up close, how damn good they are, how professional they are and it looks effortless, they are working the crowd and it looks so easy. I can’t put in to words what it means to see a band of this stature in a venue like this. We’re used to see these rock gods in big settings and there they are in a club and I can see the whites of their eyes. During one of the many chats I had, I said to someone that although the band may play other countries more than they do the U.K., I think we have had more of the “historic” gigs and this Leadmill show is right up there as one of them. A proper event in their history. I know that some people may say that the setlist was just the Hits Vegas bonus tracks, but put this into perspective, we don’t see them as often in the U.K. and we don’t get much chance to be hearing tracks like this live. For example, if memory serves me correctly that was only the second time they’ve played Mirror mirror here in 40 years. TLFL has been played here a similar amount of times in 20 years, throw in the rarely played Excitable, the power of Let it Go and Slang (which is now a deep cut it seems) and already the gigs a winner to me. You get the U.K. live premieres of Fire it Up and Kick and then the icing on the cake is Wasted that tips the show over the edge. Because of how the set was going I was actually slightly disappointed to get to the hits of BOTH, Hysteria and PSSOM and I was glad that we got no Animal, Photograph or ROA. Sounds strange I know, but that’s how special this gig was in terms of its choices. Let’s go back to the start, I never rated Action as an opener but it was amazing here, when they came on stage the roof came off and everyone was singing along to every song (except switch obviously), the atmosphere was electric in there and I hope it came across like that on the broadcast. I need to mention the sound quality too, Ronan has nailed it consistently for a number of years now and they sounded fantastic in this venue. I also have to mention Joes vocal on TLFL, one of the things I’ve never understood is why he doesn’t adapt songs to suit his voice as it is now, he doesn’t have to scream like he’s 23 again. When listening to Drastic Symphonies on the way to the show, it’s evident that he’s changed how he sings TLFL to be more comfortable. I think it works, he did it exactly the same in this show and it’s all the better for it I think. Arguably this and Wasted were the highlights of the show for me. Speaking of which I got the chance to speak to Tony Kenning and I asked him about Joes story about Steve bursting in to the rehearsal room and playing the Wasted riff, he confirmed every word of it and to hear him speak about it was fantastic. He even came out afterwards for a beer with us. I mentioned beforehand about being in an environment like this where it’s like minded people all there for the same thing. When Mirror Mirror kicked in me and the guy I was standing with (who i know from chatting online and doing a podcast with him) hugged and mouthed Mirror Mirror to each other, 2 fully grown men acting like that. At another point, I forget which song it was, but I turned to my side and made eye contact with the guy next to me, a stranger, and we just exchanged knowing nods about how good the song was that they had just started playing. This show brought the band and audience together as one and you don’t attend many gigs like this as a Leppard fan. What a show. I forgot to mention, before the show some fans at the front had photographed the setlist that was taped to the floor and it started to circulate around the crowd. I avoided it and just kept looking down so that I didn't see peoples phones near me, the guy I was with says I won't spoil it for you but I will say that Joe Elliott's a liar! But within minutes of the band coming on stage, the crew came out and took up the setlists and put the real one down. A clever trick that. It was absolutely brilliant to meet you in the flesh after five years on the forum! Our video interview was an unexpected bonus! a Magical evening with all of our pals and kindred spirits at an EPIC and iconic gig!
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Post by andylgr on May 25, 2023 18:27:40 GMT -8
Hysteria, this just available to U.K. then?
I see myself in the crowd too on this. Brilliant.
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Post by andylgr on May 25, 2023 22:22:15 GMT -8
PSSOM
Can see myself on this one too.
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Post by andylgr on May 26, 2023 5:52:06 GMT -8
Hysteria
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Post by CindyJ on May 26, 2023 5:58:06 GMT -8
Hysteria, this just available to U.K. then? I see myself in the crowd too on this. Brilliant. Yes, Hysteria and PSSOM on Absolute Radio and Hysteria on Planet Rock are UK only.
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Post by andylgr on May 26, 2023 5:59:23 GMT -8
Hysteria, this just available to U.K. then? I see myself in the crowd too on this. Brilliant. Yes, Hysteria and PSSOM on Absolute Radio and Hysteria on Planet Rock are UK only. Can you see the planet rock PSSOM?
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Post by CindyJ on May 26, 2023 6:03:38 GMT -8
Can you see the planet rock PSSOM? Oops, didn't know PSSOM you posted was PR. No, can't see it either.
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Post by CindyJ on May 26, 2023 11:31:31 GMT -8
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Post by CindyJ on May 27, 2023 7:33:35 GMT -8
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Post by CindyJ on May 27, 2023 8:38:16 GMT -8
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Post by churchy on May 27, 2023 10:27:35 GMT -8
I see you and Cookie at 6.38 my friend! Get in!
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Post by churchy on Jul 8, 2023 8:28:04 GMT -8
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Post by babydollleppard on Jul 9, 2023 9:05:07 GMT -8
David,
Absolutely gorgeous photos!! Thanks much for sharing and I greatly appreciate seeing your posts.
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Post by churchy on Jan 6, 2024 3:51:18 GMT -8
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Post by andylgr on Jan 6, 2024 10:20:37 GMT -8
Surprised you’ve got any wall space left to hang all this memorabilia
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Post by churchy on Jan 6, 2024 12:27:20 GMT -8
Surprised you’ve got any wall space left to hang all this memorabilia I ran out of room a loooong time ago! LOL All bubble wrapped and stored away for when I get a new place and then I can have two 'Sparkle Lounges!' LOL
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