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03/05
Thursday 20/01/05 I Am Kloot, The Frames @ The
Arches, Glasgow |
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I Am Kloot is essentially John Harold
Arnold Bramwell (you can see why he went for a snappier name), and his
music is pleasant enough. There are traces of David Gray (without the disturbing
head wobble) in his songs, and a little bit of Liam Gallagher in his voice
on occasion, but the overall result is just a set of inoffensive tunes,
and the (largely seated) audience listen relatively impassively without
being roused to do anything more energetic than nod along. Inexplicably,
the gig is a seated one, and for a great deal of the evening most of the
audience is in the chairs, and the standing listeners keep a respectful
distance from the stage.
The Frames come onstage to rapturous
applause, and begin their set. Initially, singer Glen Hansard seems shy,
and mumbles incoherently into the microphone between songs, but suddenly,
things pick up. Glen brightens and tells us the story behind fourth song,
‘Lay Me Down’ (from the album 'For the Birds'), and it transpires that
he is both charismatic and highly amusing. The song is rousing and beautiful,
with incredibly haunting violin playing from the hugely talented Colm Mac
Con Iomaire, who has the added advantage of looking haunted to the point
of being nearly dead. It's received with massive enthusiasm and from here
on in the audience is held spellbound. The feeling is like one of watching
a film (one drunk guy talking is even told to be quiet), but one which
the audience is a part of.
As the set progresses, it becomes
apparent that The Frames have more than beautiful songs. They have energetic,
bouncing songs too, which lead to the ever-increasing numbers of people
standing at the sides to pogo around. They draw songs from their new album
‘Burn The Maps’, but essentially the set is a stroll through some of their
best music, new and old. It occurs to me that I cannot think of a single
band to compare The Frames with. There are so many aspects to their music
that finding an appropriate comparator would be impossible.
The last song played before the encore
is ‘Star Star **’ (from 'Dance The Devil'), by which point eighty percent
of the audience is on their feet, squeezed down in front of the stage,
bounding around and singing along to every word. This elation continues
through their encore, which includes a comical refrain on the subject of
vampires. The Frames have a rare gift - they can entertain, amuse, captivate
and inspire, all at the same time. A friend of mine tells me she would
marry Glen Hansard right now, and since without The Frames and his music,
he is essentially a skinny ginger man with a beard, this shows everything
that’s incredible about The Frames. Their music is exceptional and irresistible,
and it makes them the same. |
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