Fantomas/Lee Evans: The Reviews
1st May 2006:
If ever the journey justified the end, this was it.
After a mad rush to pick Russ up (we didnt check the train times until the early afternoon, which was very silly of us), as we wanted to get the 14:55 train to London, we had to wait until 14:50 for the bus- d'oh!!
When we eventually got to the station there was a notice saying that there were no trains direct to London so we had to wait for a train to Central and then wait 50 minutes to get a train to London from there.
The train was then 10 minutes late and took hours to get to London. When we got to London we grabbed something from Burger King and then headed down to the Underground. The Underground part of the journey went pretty smoothly (one slip up by me though- sowwy!)but by this time we were worried about being late (our screw up with the train times meant we were getting to London later than we'd planned to). When we got to Kentish Town, Stef was our hero and led us to The Forum.
After waiting around for what seemed to be aaages, the support band came on: Ephel Duath. They were really good, playing an excellent set. The vocalist, however, did have scary eyes! It's okay though, he's a happy guy. Check them out if you can.
Again, there was a long wait and then Fantomas came on. As this was my first Fantomas gig, I wasn't totally sure what to expect. However, with Mike Patton approximately 3 metres away from us (we were right at the front), I was pretty sure only good things could happen! As soon as they got going, I knew I wasn't wrong!
From the first note to the last, Fantomas provided an amazing set with Mike Patton proving how talented he is, and how much fun he was having using his talent!
Though Fantomas is not for everyone, I would suggest you give them a listen and see them live if you do get a chance.
2nd May 2006:
Having seen Lee Evans once before (last December), I knew I was in for something good *starts humming* when we stepped into the theatre.
From start to finish, the whole theatre was laughing out loud and by the end of the night I'm pretty sure a lot of people's jaws were aching!
As this gig was a New York show preview, a lot of the material I had seen before but even the bits I had seen were still hilarious. Lee Evans has the gift of delivery, without a doubt! I also love the way he reacts to the audience reactions- if something he said didn't get a laugh he'd say something like "that was crap, I won't use that again!". He also brought out a huuuge pile of notes and was reading through them saying "that's crap" etc, and throwing them on the floor, which was, if you have seen Lee Evans and the way he reacts to things you will understand, hilarious.
He finished, of course, with his Bohemian Rhapsody which was hilarious and had the whole audience happily enjoying a somewhat difference peformance of a song that is so recognised by everyone.
Again, if you get the chance, do see him live!
If ever the journey justified the end, this was it.
After a mad rush to pick Russ up (we didnt check the train times until the early afternoon, which was very silly of us), as we wanted to get the 14:55 train to London, we had to wait until 14:50 for the bus- d'oh!!
When we eventually got to the station there was a notice saying that there were no trains direct to London so we had to wait for a train to Central and then wait 50 minutes to get a train to London from there.
The train was then 10 minutes late and took hours to get to London. When we got to London we grabbed something from Burger King and then headed down to the Underground. The Underground part of the journey went pretty smoothly (one slip up by me though- sowwy!)but by this time we were worried about being late (our screw up with the train times meant we were getting to London later than we'd planned to). When we got to Kentish Town, Stef was our hero and led us to The Forum.
After waiting around for what seemed to be aaages, the support band came on: Ephel Duath. They were really good, playing an excellent set. The vocalist, however, did have scary eyes! It's okay though, he's a happy guy. Check them out if you can.
Again, there was a long wait and then Fantomas came on. As this was my first Fantomas gig, I wasn't totally sure what to expect. However, with Mike Patton approximately 3 metres away from us (we were right at the front), I was pretty sure only good things could happen! As soon as they got going, I knew I wasn't wrong!
From the first note to the last, Fantomas provided an amazing set with Mike Patton proving how talented he is, and how much fun he was having using his talent!
Though Fantomas is not for everyone, I would suggest you give them a listen and see them live if you do get a chance.
2nd May 2006:
Having seen Lee Evans once before (last December), I knew I was in for something good *starts humming* when we stepped into the theatre.
From start to finish, the whole theatre was laughing out loud and by the end of the night I'm pretty sure a lot of people's jaws were aching!
As this gig was a New York show preview, a lot of the material I had seen before but even the bits I had seen were still hilarious. Lee Evans has the gift of delivery, without a doubt! I also love the way he reacts to the audience reactions- if something he said didn't get a laugh he'd say something like "that was crap, I won't use that again!". He also brought out a huuuge pile of notes and was reading through them saying "that's crap" etc, and throwing them on the floor, which was, if you have seen Lee Evans and the way he reacts to things you will understand, hilarious.
He finished, of course, with his Bohemian Rhapsody which was hilarious and had the whole audience happily enjoying a somewhat difference peformance of a song that is so recognised by everyone.
Again, if you get the chance, do see him live!
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