Shepherd's Bush Empire
11th May 2007
By Andrew Fairclough
Maximo Park brought their electrifying live show to London for three nights on their current tour, choosing excellent medium sized venues (Astoria, SB Empire and Forum).
True to form the Geordie song-smiths produced a terrific showcase of their latest album 'Our Earthly Pleasures', intertwined with the best from the first album.
On a personal level, it was the forth occasion I had seen the band live and I must admit they are one of the best touring live acts around at the moment. So now explain why I almost hit lead singer Paul Smith with an almost-finished plastic pint glass, which he expertly dodged after I flung it forward during the crush when they entered stage?!
Recent single 'Our Velocity' and next single 'Books from Boxes' were well received by the hardcore adulent Maximo fans, but the most rappcious response was saved for first album tunes, like 'Graffiti', 'Apply Some Pressure' and 'Going Missing'. The excellent new LP opener 'Girls Who Play Guitars' rips through three or four different hooks with explosive lyrics that warmed the crowd sufficiently to jump around for the rest of the set.
Graffiti
Girls who play guitars
Russian literature
The Coast Is Always Changing
A Fortnights time
Our velocity
I want you to stay
books from boxes
once a glimpse
by the monument
Now i'm all over the shop
Parisian Skies
Apply Some Pressure
Your Urge
Going missing
Nosebleed
Limassol
Maximo Park brought their electrifying live show to London for three nights on their current tour, choosing excellent medium sized venues (Astoria, SB Empire and Forum).
True to form the Geordie song-smiths produced a terrific showcase of their latest album 'Our Earthly Pleasures', intertwined with the best from the first album.
On a personal level, it was the forth occasion I had seen the band live and I must admit they are one of the best touring live acts around at the moment. So now explain why I almost hit lead singer Paul Smith with an almost-finished plastic pint glass, which he expertly dodged after I flung it forward during the crush when they entered stage?!
Recent single 'Our Velocity' and next single 'Books from Boxes' were well received by the hardcore adulent Maximo fans, but the most rappcious response was saved for first album tunes, like 'Graffiti', 'Apply Some Pressure' and 'Going Missing'. The excellent new LP opener 'Girls Who Play Guitars' rips through three or four different hooks with explosive lyrics that warmed the crowd sufficiently to jump around for the rest of the set.
Graffiti
Girls who play guitars
Russian literature
The Coast Is Always Changing
A Fortnights time
Our velocity
I want you to stay
books from boxes
once a glimpse
by the monument
Now i'm all over the shop
Parisian Skies
Apply Some Pressure
Your Urge
Going missing
Nosebleed
Limassol
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