First Belgrave Scandal gig for a while, this one coming as part of the Goonite club night at the Buffalo Bar. Given the number of bands that have played this venue and gone on to be big, it is probably a very useful place for them to be playing. The venue's doors didn't open until about 8:25, about 5 minutes before the band were due on stage - so thankfully their set was delayed to allow a few people to get into the place. The band members themselves were dressed in all black - a departure from the suits that they have been wearing at gigs for the last 18 months or so. Somebody must like Johnny Cash.This was a very short but fast paced set, played to an audience that definitely seemed to get more receptive as it went on. They started with Same Old Same Old, Brighton Away and Soho Shuffle, the first of which in particular had been substantially rearranged, and largely for the better. After those 3 songs came Black Pages, which really seemed to step things up a gear, and get the audience on their side. A great song which sounds fantastic live - and it was followed immediately by a very promising new song - so new that it doesn't even have a name yet. Quite fast paced, and not like any other Belgrave Scandal song, it will be interesting to see how they develop that one further.
The set ended with Take That Train and House Of Cards, the first of which has massively improved vocals, mainly achieved by shortening some of the vocal notes. At the end of the song, the drumming reminiscent of I Am The Resurrection got the crowd excited, and House Of Cards finished the set off really well. They have a few more gigs coming up over the next few weeks, so I'll be looking to catch them again soon.
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