Loading ...The Cribs with Adam Green and Comet Gain at the Forum, 15/10/09
The Cribs really do exist in their own dimension. And if the rest of the world wants to ditz around with synths and listen to Spandau Ballet in an ‘ooh we’re so ironic and post-modern’, pseudo-futuristic fashion, then fuck ‘em. This band knows they’re out of step with the current musical climate. And you know what? It’s better this way. They relish that underdog position. Except, they’re not really underdogs. The venue is packed with rabid followers (plus the odd Smiths fan courtesy of new recruit Johnny Marr), all waiting to be launched onto a planet that exists according to the Jarman rulebook of unflinching indie ethics.
Upon entering the venue, you are handed a free Jeffrey Lewis comic of the band. Comet Gain kick things off with an endearing set of spunky oddball pop, punctuated by singer David Feck’s musings on turning The Forum into a giraffe sanctuary (well, it made sense at the time… sort of). This followed by the high energy show-tunes-for-indie-kids stylings of Adam Green, which gives us all a chance to wonder at the failure of ‘Emily’ to not become a multi-platinum selling hit. When The Cribs do hit the stage, it’s like a firecracker going off. ‘Hey Scenesters!’ gets pulses racing, while ‘Another Number’ remains as euphorically poignant as ever. But these songs are no longer all they’re about. The Cribs have evolved. Johnny Marr slots into the band with seamless ease and, some guitar wizardry on ‘Cheat On Me’ aside, doesn’t steal focus. His role is more that of enhancer – an extra weapon in the bands arsenal. Unobtrusive early song ‘Direction’ is transformed into a dizzying maelstrom. ‘Be Safe’ is like standing under a waterfall, guitars crashing deliriously around Lee Ranaldo’s (present tonight onscreen) deadpan of jumbled imagery. And new tracks, particularly the jagged machine-gun fire of ‘Hari Kari’, come with added muscle. All in all, it’s a defiant two fingers up to anyone who thought The Cribs were just a mediocre, uninventive guitar band with a few good riffs.
They play ‘Mens Needs’, and everyone goes suitably mental. But they end on new album highlight ‘City Of Bugs’. Growling and epic, edgily anthemic, they leave The Forum in no doubt that this is a band heading forward. And if you’re hankering after a bit of grit between guitar strings, they’re still the place to be. Defiantly so.
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