Adam Green – Concorde 2, Brighton – 6/2/10
4/5
By: Keri Kennedy
Oh dear Adam Green, do you ever play a gig sober? Who cares - Green is on top, albeit either drunk or totally over-excited form tonight. On the last date of his UK tour – a month long when combined with his Cribs support slot – a hyperactive Green plays a greatest hits set with a few tracks from new album Minor Love thrown in, plus some nonsensical stage banter in between.
Opening with the echoing vocals of ‘Cigarette Burns Forever’ and the showtune-esque ‘Gemstones’, he’s bounding around with a manic grin in a wide-eyed stupor which seems like either borderline mental exhaustion or the most fun in the world. After stopping to thank us all for coming out to see some ‘traditional blues music’ and to tell us he’s got a whole load of wafer thin chicken backstage, Green plays an aptly re-titled ‘Brighton Beach’, then croons through ‘The Prince’s Bed’ and ‘Emily’. All this is punctuated with stage diving, belly dancing and spasmodic flailing. He is a ramshackle, hilarious lunatic.
‘What Makes Him Act So Bad’ is dedicated to Brad Pitt and in proper Adam Green bad boy style he asks the crowd if there are any ‘real homos’ out there that would like to suck his c*ck. Unfortunately, no one obliges despite the drummer pointing out that it’s the gay capital of the UK - bad luck Adam. The highlight of the new album ‘Goblin’ is a twanging limerick that induces some face slapping, bu the end of which Green can hardly sing for laughing.
‘Dance With Me’ is met with rapturous roars and a chorus of sing-along voices. Requests are taken, prompting a medley of ‘No Legs’, ‘Crackhouse Blues’ and ‘Baby’s Gonna Die Tonight’, which make for a delightfully chaotic end of set. Not satisfied with the lack of male attention, Green picks up a girl from the crowd that he’d spotted earlier and carries her over his shoulder backstage. She’s got a massive if apprehensive smile on her face as she waves goodbye. Green looks like a cheeky school kid who’s just found a prime view into the girls’ changing room. He’s bonkers, and a bit of a pervy mess... but brilliant.
Artists in this article: Adam Green
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