{"id":7807,"date":"2019-08-28T05:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2019-08-27T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T11:08:08","slug":"frank-turner-leeds-brudenell-social-club-24th-august-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=7807","title":{"rendered":"Frank Turner \u2013 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club \u2013 24th August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> I\u2019m loving this recent album release shows that The Brudenell has been doing in conjunction with Leeds independent record store Crash Records. The deal; Buy a ticket in advance from the shop, in a bundle with the album on any format you choose for a bargain price. There have been intimate shows recently from the likes of Suede, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and The Kaiser Chiefs, who did a record four-show run here in one day! Not surprisingly, these shows sell out very quickly.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Now it\u2019s the turn of Frank Turner. His new album \u2018No Man\u2019s Land\u2019 has entered the charts at Number 3 this week, and I like to think we all helped by purchasing a copy in advance. I went for the indie only white vinyl\/ticket bundle. That\u2019s \u00a323 for a record and a live show at my favourite venue…bargain!<\/p>\n

The last time Frank Turner played Leeds was down the road at Leeds First Direct Arena earlier this year. Taking to the more intimate stage of The Brudenell , with just an acoustic guitar and no backing band, he whips up the same enthusiasm and energy for 400 people as he does for a few thousand in an arena with his band The Sleeping Souls.<\/p>\n

Concentrating first on tracks from the new album, he opens with \u2018Jinny Bingham\u2019s Ghost\u2019. The opening track from \u2018No Man\u2019s Land\u2019 and one of the album\u2019s highlights. The folky tale of a 17th<\/sup> century Camden killer is an upbeat, drinking song of the highest order. We all listen intently for the duration.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Next up Frank recounts the tale of \u2018Rescue Annie\u2019, the supposed jane doe who was used to model the death mask still used today as the CPR dummy. Frank goes on to introduce each new song with a bit of background story. So, on the hottest day for sometime he plays us a Christmas song called \u2018The Graveyard Of The Outcast Dead\u2019, of course he does, why not! Does it transport us to a cold December morning, in a different century? Does it hell, he\u2019s no magician! It\u2019s bloody roasting in here and the sentiment of the song does little to bring down the temperature.<\/p>\n

Frank prepares us for \u2018The Death Of Dora Hand\u2019 telling us there\u2019s a guitar solo and it\u2019s hard, so if we could all shout loudly during the solo to cover up the mistakes, it would be appreciated! He even gets his roadie to bring a box out for him to put his \u201cfoot on the monitor, Slash-style\u201d to help. A comedy moment that gets plenty of laughs and he does actually pull it off. \u201cDoff your cap, boy\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018The Lioness\u2019 is full of punk attitude and aggression and Frank has the crowd in the palm of his hand with great crowd participation, getting us all to take over in singing the chorus back to him. The beautiful sentiment of \u2018Sister Rosetta\u2019 follows, the perfect swan song to \u2018No Man\u2019s Land\u2019 before we get into more familiar territory. Having had the album on constant for the week, these songs are fresh and I know the lyrics, well at least the choruses, and it seems I\u2019m not the only one.<\/p>\n

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The likes of the heartfelt \u2018Be More Kind\u2019 and \u2018The Way I Tend To Be\u2019 are greeted like old friends and sung back to their creator with the enthusiasm they deserve. A raucous and passionate \u2018I Still Believe\u2019 preaches camaraderie and the love for rock \u2018n\u2019 roll we all share. \u201cI still believe in the need for guitars and drums and desperate poetry\u201d he sings and it induces goosebumps in this setting just as much as the recorded version.<\/p>\n

But the biggest cheer of the night is when he announces he is getting married next week, before bowing out with a soaring \u2018The Ballad Of Me and My Friends\u2019. Making it personal by changing the lyrics to suit the venue. Marvellous stuff indeed.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s well known that Frank Turner gives his all with every performance. He has a way of drawing you in, sharing his passion and inciting every member of his audience to get involved and feel a part of the show. And tonight\u2019s was show no different.<\/p>\n

Show number 2388 he tells us, yeah, he keeps count! And tonight he gave Leeds two intimate shows we will remember for years to come. One of those \u2018you had to be there\u2019 moments for sure.<\/p>\n

Author: Ben Hughes<\/p>\n

Photographs: Neil vary gig photography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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