Last night I saw Morningwood for the 2nd time. The 1st time was a monster of a gig at Club NME. In one of the largest venues in London, it's probably not ideal for a new band as their first UK gig, because it is *always* going to go down from there. Despite having cancelled two gigs this week, the band finally kicked some ass on a very small scale at Barfly where about twenty very clever people showed up to watch them. What the rest of London was doing that was so much more important than seeing Morningwood I do not know.
Despite having about 980 less people bouncing around to their songs than last time, it was still great fun, and Chantal Claret still kicks ass as the one of the best frontwomen I've seen
(in good company with Dead Disco Vicky). This time there was no stripping of a man down to his boxers with her teeth, but CC did enjoy stealing punter's pints and spitting in them, as well as pleasing the lesbian contigent of the audience by rubbing herself up something rotten with a girl in crowd.
Being able to convince us 'quiet London girls' that we should all get down on the floor for N-th Degree also earns her some kick-ass points. If only there had been more people there - I'd have no doubt she could have got a full Barfly to do it. As another CC points out she is indeed an "audience terrorist" and James' face of fear every time Chantal came near the audience is something to be cherished. It's trashy, it's aggressive, it's pop rock filth. Be a clever person next time they're in town.
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