Gig Review: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Heaven 29/7/10
Tonight is an evening of firsts for me, it’s the first time I have been to Heaven (insert your own joke here) and it’s the first time I have seen The Pains of Being Pure At Heart. The venue is packed but I manage to find myself a reasonably comfortable place front left.
I’m not sure why but I kind of expected the band all to be decked out in black with leather jackets but tonight at least, the leather stays at home.
Not ones to interact with the crowd it’s 3 songs in before a smiling Peggy thanks us all for coming, then back down to business. Asssisted by a third guitarist, who I guess is there to fill out the sound, The Pains rip through their album including the awesome ‘Come Saturday’ plus their new single ‘Say No To Love’.
It’s a fine performance from the band, but there’s something lacking and it appears to be atmosphere. Shockingly there’s no moshpit and the people in front of me spent more time taking pictures of themselves than watching the band. I suspect this is down to the sound in the venue, it’s just not loud enough. Nonetheless it was a good night and I shall definately see these guys again.
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