Lostprophets @ LMUSU
By James MeehanI saw the Lostprophets on the NME tour way back in 2001 and they rocked. I really enjoyed the show and the album. The album in particular sounded great on my enormous car stereo. You've never lived until you've heard Shinobi V's Dragon Ninja through a twin sub system. But then my car got stolen and my girlfriend stole my Lostprophets' CD and dumped me and I just kinda forgot about them. Sad that.
Well they're back. The gig's been sold out for weeks and the fans are queuing outside in the cold hours in advance. I heard their new song and thought it was quite good, but I didn't expect this! As the crowd pour onto the venue, the majority are noticeably young, but I guess that's a good thing. I know kids at gigs are annoying when you're over 18, but at least they're not listening to pop crap and stealing cars (see above).
With the first support band having to cancel due to illness, The Bronx start things up with a blisteringly loud set. But it was so loud I couldn't really hear it properly. Maybe they were really great, they were fairly good last time I saw them, but this evening I just can't hear enough to decide.
Nine thirty and the 'Prophets hit the stage. They're loud and far less refined than I remember. Pushing the kind of music that Kerrang! gets over excited about every week, the crowd goes mad and the room is hotter than I ever remember it having been before. With only two albums to their name the set list surprisingly consists of a good mix of both albums. Unexpected hit of the evening is the Lostprophets cover of "Cry Me A River". This song got a bit of airplay a while back but kind of disappeared before it really had enough time to have any impact.
Back from nowhere, the 'Prophets are well and truly back. Maybe the crowd are getting younger, or maybe I'm just getting older, but if this is the new sound then it sounds good.
