The Wedding Present – Complete Peel Sessions 1986 - 2004
June 3rd, 2007 - by JackieSixty
After all these years, The Wedding Present still rocks. Dave Gedge and his new-ish line up bring both old and new Wedding Present songs to the live show. Dave Gedge is sappy, he’s brutal, he’s funny, he’s depressed. It’s all there in the live show. And yes, ladies standing in the front row, he will convince each and every one of you that he is singing directly to you. But, if you were at any LA or San Diego gigs, sorry, it was me he was singing to. Sure, Gedge is no youngster anymore, he forgets the words, laughs about it, and still refuses to play encores. But the energy and passion are all there.
In late March, Sanctuary Records released all of The Wedding Present’s John Peel Sessions in one Box Set. This six-disc collection starts with their first session in 1986 and ends with their last in 2004 that includes songs from their then forthcoming and still most recent album “Take Fountain.” As a live collection box-set, it’s about as comprehensive as they come all remastered and waiting for you.
JackieSixty’s not to be missed tracks:
Disc 1: Getting Nowhere Fast
Disc 2: Heather
Disc 3: Spangle
Disc 4: Bewitched
Disc 5: Corduroy
Disc 6: Crawl
Check out The Wedding Present from their most recent stateside tour at the Troubadour in LA in 2006.
They are promising a George Best Tour that begins in Europe in October 2007. Be ready when they come back to the states. I’ll keep you posted.
