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2001.12.12 London - ICA (England)

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Neil Halstead

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From Louise at the Mojave3 Site: "It was cold outside, but in the ICA it was warm, cosy, Neil shuffles on the stage, silence “hello” he says. Everyone realises he’s on stage (well after the dreadfulness that was Jacob Goulden beforehand I’m not surprised there was a general apathy) and everyone cheers and claps.. he starts on ‘See You on Rooftops’ from the new album ‘Sleeping on Roads’ then realises his guitar is out of tune… “I’ll come back to that one later” he says, and for a split second you’re taken back to his gig from earlier this year when he supported Turin Brakes, and everything went to pot, songs were abandoned, but when he played something he lost himself in, it worked… ramshackle but good… so last night, he picks himself up “this is a track from my new record. some of you might have heard it, some of you might not, its not out until January” and from the moment he starts playing the next song, you’re drawn into his world… simple words, simple songs, genius. But so soothing… so soothing that before I actually realised it, I was falling asleep.. like a lullaby… the sound in the venue was perfect, not too loud, not too quiet, I couldn’t tell you which songs he played, bar the obvious ones (’See You on Rooftops’ ‘Two Stones in My Pocket’ ‘Martha’s Mantra (For the Pain)’), playing a Mojave 3 song or two, with half of the band sat in the crowd watching on… a lovely night, it all ended with ‘See You on Rooftops’ on an in-tune guitar and a quick shuffle off stage and a big thumbs up to the audience… lovely :)"

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