CAPDOWN @ The Haunt, Brighton 10/08/2012
Another year, another Capdown show. It
seems like these guys have no intention of actually packing away
their instruments and calling it a day despite a generous amount of
“last ever shows”. Are Capdown going to be this generation's
equivalent of say The Buzzcocks, The Damned or Stiff Little Fingers?
Popping up at smaller and smaller venues with fewer and fewer
original members year by year? Part of us kind of hopes that does
happen, if they can keep fifty year old versions of ourselves as
entertained as they did tonight then we say crack on. On the other
hand, we cringe at the idea of singing along to songs like 'Bitches
And Nike Shoes' whilst explaining to our kids that “they
don't write them like they used to”.
Tonight Capdown play The Haunt, a
step down from when they rammed Concorde 2 last July. Surprisingly
though, they have only managed to half-fill this intimate venue. But
what does that matter when it seems almost everybody there knows the
songs and seventy five per cent of the crowd is the dancefloor? Not a
chin-stroker in sight and enough energy in the room to power a small
village for ten years, or at least until Capdown retire. Although
we're not sure which will come first.
A big fan of Brighton, frontman Jake
discusses how much he enjoys a cheeky reefer on the beach as much as
he enjoys a beer at the bar. He tells of how he wishes he could blaze
up in Grubbs without feeling like a criminal before the band explode
into the track 'Dealer Fever'. Prior to playing 'An A-Political Stand
Of Reasons' the band suggest an anti-wall-of-death, whereby everybody
starts in the middle and takes a gentle stroll to the outwards. No
running, no moshing. A unique concept that we aren't convinced will
catch on but was good for a giggle, especially as it culminated in a
human pyramid in front of the stage.
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