Sunderland, England’s the Futureheads have not toured in the United States since shortly after the release of their self-titled debut album in 2006. So when I heard the band was heading back to the States in support of their latest LP The Chaos, I figured I’d better catch this band live while I had the chance.
Let’s face it: Monday night rock shows can be a little difficult on drawing crowds for visiting bands, and on this occasion the Paradise staff made a preemptive strike by closing the second floor balcony, resulting in an even more intimate night than usual for the 700+ capacity room.
The crowd was elbow-to-elbow by the time the Futureheads walked on stage. With Cheap Trick’s “Hello There” blasting from the club’s P.A. system, the band quickly launched into their raucous opening number, the title track off of The Chaos.
Looking around the room, I was taken by the sheer passion and fervor the Futureheads were garnering from fans that, like me, had been waiting for this night for four years. This excitement was most evident when front man Barry Hyde split the club in half for a holler-off during the a capella opening of “Hounds of Love.” I’m normally not one for concert singalongs, but even I got swept up in the moment.
The Futurheads delivered a raw and dynamic set, with the band cherry-picking their strongest material from each of their four albums. Highlights included the stage being flooded with red lights at Hyde’s request for a baleful version of “Sun Goes Down” and closing out the night on a stunning note with “Man Ray” amidst throngs of pogo-ing adults on a Monday night in Boston.
You have just three more chances left to catch the Futureheads on this brief North American jaunt. To the fine people of Toronto, Chicago and Detroit, see this band when they play your towns.
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Columbus Short Would be an excellent match for Sam Cooke (especially if this movie was to include Sam’s Soul Stirrer years). Just as long as in the movie Sam does the singing of course lol. But as far as physical resemblance my boy Columbus Short all the way. View this clip of Cadillac Records were he played lil walter… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmxTbcnW6bY
by Akin Z on Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 12.37 am from the entry: Sam Cooke to get a movie
Oops meant Aloe Blacc not Black. Sorry about the typo. If you doubt that he should play Sam check him out here on you tube singing Loving you is Killing me. The likeness is uncanny - but the voice is quite different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJuyaVcL2I&feature=artist
by Tamara L on Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 08.30 am from the entry: Sam Cooke to get a movie
I have read the Peter Guralnick book and it is thoroughly researched down to the minutest detail. Amazing.
I would go for Aloe Black because he looks so much like Sam, but for heaven’s sake why are we talking about the quality of the actor’s singing? Sam’s singing has got to be dubbed in. We want the real thing not an impersonator. There is only one Sam Cooke. The actor can act, let Sam do the songs.
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John Boutte should play Sam Cooke. Except the point someone made about him dying young, this is true. Boutte may be a bit too old.
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Blacks say the word 50+ times a day. Fuck the double standard, stop trying to create controversy.
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