The mannerisms of Mr. Smith

March 18, 2018 at 11:21 pm

| Floor Deckx

We can for ten years is not a hospital more go by without Editors thinking. ‘Smokers outside the hospital doors’: they are really áltijd, that smokers. What a strong image. Alone for that finding, as well as for the delicious phrase, ” It kicks like a sleep twitch’ earn Tom Smith and his family a medal for artistic merit.

A black-clad Smith kicked off the show with Hallelujah (so low): new wave in 2018, a hint of Depeche Mode in it and Smith who are the mannerisms of the sexy showman Dave Gahan aanmat. On that …

A black-clad Smith kicked off the show with Hallelujah (so low): new wave in 2018, a hint of Depeche Mode in it and Smith who are the mannerisms of the sexy showman Dave Gahan aanmat. On that elan was with A ton of love, that both the U2 as Simple Minds reference. Well, if stadionband you choose your preceptors but better be careful. Before you know it you end up like Bon Jovi.

Dress rehearsal

Except show can sell Smith also tell stories. When he like a snake around his microphone stand wriggled his hands and fingers moved as Mr. Burns in The Simpsons or in each other, dived as if he were suddenly having cramps and got, and convert that physical manifestations are verteltalent force. Smith showed himself to be also vulnerable. His version of No sound but the wind on acoustic guitar, did the smartphonelampjes the height to enter and when he made a full Sportpaleis spontaneously began to sing a interjected he the song just to report that the warm reception of him and his piece brought. What him, of course, to still more applause came.

The songs from the new album Violence followed to us feeling a little too often the same pattern, that we can summarize as: song culminates in club anthem. The first time it was fun, the third time was predictable. That inzakkertjes were made up by Magazine, a new song that can be surprised with a nice drive and glorious guitars, and by the older work: the Racing rats – with his mighty piano-intro and Papillon were the chills on our backs. And not only about ours, to the reaction of the audience to brands.

If this is the dress rehearsal for the festival summer of Editors, then promises it will be in TW Classic is an explosive show.

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Seen on Saturday 17 march in the Sportpaleis, Antwerp.