Carter, Brixton, the end.

[paolo]

Saw a few urbs friends in the Albert before the off.

Who else went? What did you think?

Earlier in the day I went for a Nandos, and when I saw the signage at the Academy:

CARTER USM 1987-2014

Even at lunch that was briefly emotional. Later, seeing an almost sea of Carter T Shirts in the Albert beforehand, well, this was always going to be special, a homecoming end. I can get a bit "dust in my eye" at some music. In my brief Carter fandom I'd not yet heard them play God Created Brixton. Been off the playlist for years. After a smoke I came back in for the opening bars and promptly cried the whole way through.

Oh and jeez, never seen so much crowd surf! There was almost an (elevated) queue for (nice) security to take them over the rail and return to the pit.

Who else went? Have a good one?

 

[stavros]

God Created Brixton is one of my favourite Carter songs, one of a few of theirs which often get stuck in my head.

 

[Fingers]

It was brilliant. The fat bastard parade at the beginning was genius

 

[paolo]

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/sep/25/atwhichsuccessfulbandshaventbeeninfluential

 

[Mogden]

It was brilliant. The fat bastard parade at the beginning was genius

A friend of mine who went got a brief snap of that. Made me smile. Lovely gesture.

 

[Fingers]

A friend of mine who went got a brief snap of that. Made me smile. Lovely gesture.

 

[stethoscope]

Was it a bit good then?!

[/jealous]

 

[Fingers]

Was it a bit good then?!

[/jealous]

It was utter carnage mate. Waiting on hearing if the have broken the venue alcohol takings record again. Everyone was shitfaced.

 

[Fingers]

FB parade

 

[albionism]

Fuck that looks like it was a great gig...Jealous as fuck.

 

[Fingers]

Here is my review of the night

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/11/carter-the-unstoppable-sex-machine-the-last-ever-gig-in-brixton/

 

[chintz]

bloody great wasn't it.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Heard them on 6 Music the other week. Used to love them as a kid, but they got sidelined.. Have to admit, hearing them again, the songs still stand up. I need to (preferably) get a CD of the hits or failing that a download. All my Carter USM stuff was bought on cassette.

 

[stavros]

I've always liked them, but I understand that they are, or at least were, a very divisive band. You either bought into the fun of it all, or thought it was unfunny shite.

 

[Fingers]

Ian Fleming
8 hrs · Falkirk
If you were crowd surfing during Sheriff Fatman, I might just have caught you.

Carter USM Sheriff Fatman live at Brixton Crowd Surfers a g

 

[Fingers]

^^^ check the crowd surfing 2 mins in!

 

[story]

I was at both nights.

Shepherd's Bush was alright, a good night, but the Brixton show was astonishing.

What a way to go out.

 

[Looby]

I'm genuinely chuffed that it was a good night, it sounds amazing.

I'm so fucking pissed off I had to sell my ticket. What a plank I am, I should have found a way to go and worried about the consequences later!

 

[Santino]

I'll catch it next year.

 

[Fingers]

I'm genuinely chuffed that it was a good night, it sounds amazing.

I'm so fucking pissed off I had to sell my ticket. What a plank I am, I should have found a way to go and worried about the consequences later!

Might not be too much consolation but they recorded it for DVD which is available for pre order here

Might be a good xmas present to yourself

http://www.nyquest.bigcartel.com/

 

[Looby]

Cheers, I might order it.

Although, when I watched some of the Pulp tour that I missed, I cried.

 

[story]

I'm genuinely chuffed that it was a good night, it sounds amazing.

I'm so fucking pissed off I had to sell my ticket. What a plank I am, I should have found a way to go and worried about the consequences later!

The Brixton show was filmed. I know it's never the same on DVD but it may give a taste of things.

ETA at Fingers

Santino ... I wish! Although I think the thing about it being actually for real the last ever show was one of the things that cranked everything up to eleven on the night. It was like all the hunger hopes dreams ambition kudos and achievements of an entire career was poured into that one set. I saw them at their first ever gig, and all through the years. Maybe more than at any other show I've seen since then, there was something about the way they were playing on Saturday that reminded me of the way they played back then at The Clarendon, the thing that fascinated and bewitched me. It was something about the way they interact on stage, the close private intense conversation they were having with each other onstage.

 

[paolo]

Might not be too much consolation but they recorded it for DVD which is available for pre order here

Might be a good xmas present to yourself

http://www.nyquest.bigcartel.com/

Judging by the kit the video crew had - cranes etc - I'm thinking this is going to be a great vid.

 

[Fingers]

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[paolo]

This captures it. Fuck me.