The gig was showcasing the band's Seamonsters album, which is twenty years old. Personally, I don't think playing an album in its entirety and in the order the tracks originally appeared works as a device. Heather would make it into my all time fave Wedding Present tunes. Some of the other things on the album frankly wouldn't, and even if I was a big fan of Seamonsters I'd prefer the tracks to be sprinkled around the set. Surely part of the fun is not knowing which songs that a band with a back catalogue stretching back more than 25 years is going to spring on an audience?
That criticism apart, it was a great gig and the large audience (large describes the kind of middle aged man who was a skinny indie kid 25 years ago) had a good time. Before reaching the main course of Seamonsters, the band served up a series of starters , with Girl From The DDR off their last album Valentina and various other delights including Mars Sparkles Down On Me, the delectable Sports Car and the ever dependable My Favourite Dress.
The show was over too quick and, as always with Mr Gedge, there was no encore. One day perhaps he will surprise the audience at the end of a concert by popping up back before the microphone instead of at the merchandise stall. I went home clutching my newly purchased Live 1991 CD, which features tracks from Seamonsters played out of sequence to how they appear on the original studio album, and listened to Heather all over again. Loud!
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