ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2015.
Maximo Park are an English Alternative Rock Band Formed in 2000 in North
East England . The Band currently consists of Paul Smith Lead Vocals ,
Duncan Lloyd Guitar , Bass , Keyboards & B/V . & Tom English Drums. The
Band have released Eight Studio Albums ” A Certain Trigger ( 2005 ), ” Our
Earthly Pleasure ( 2007 ) , ” Quicken The Heart ” ( 2009 ) , ” The National
Health ” ( 2012 ) , ” Too Much Information ” ( 2014 ) , ” Risk To Exist “(2017),
” Nature Always Wins ” ( 2021 ) & ” Stream Of Life ( 2024 ). The First Two
Albums went Gold in the UK. & there Debut Studio Album was Nominated
for The Mercury Prize . HISTORY ( Formation & Early Releases 2000-2003)
The Band was created by Guitarist Duncan Lloyd & is named after Maximo
Gomez Park ( Also known as Domino Park , located in Little Havana Miami.
Initially , the Four Founding Members played several small shows including
Manchester ( In The City ) which showcases unsigned Bands in the UK. In
2003 the Band decided they wanted a Frontman as the Original Singers ,
Archis & Duncan , wanted to focus on writing the Songs . The then Girlfriend
of the Drummer Tom English noticed his friend Paul Smith singing along to
Stevie Wonders ” Superstition ” . When Smith was found , the Band did not
know if he could , just that he was a Lunatic jumping around in a suit , it
felt like the last piece of the Jigsaw . with Smith joining the Band gave him
Demos of their Songs & from then they starting writing as a unit . A Certain
Trigger ( 2004 -2005 ) around March 2004 , a Friend Funded 300 Copies
of a 7″ Red Vinyl Single ” Graffiti ” & ” Going Missing ” which was recorded
by Duncan Lloyd in his & Thomas English’s Flat in Fenham Newcastle. The
Bands Second Single release was a 7″ Single of there Songs ” The Coast
is always changing & ” The Night I Lost My Head ” Recorded by Paul
Epworth . After some time of doing Gigs around their home Town , Steve
Beckett of the Dance Electronic Label Warp Records acquired one of
these Records & decided to sign the Band to his Label . After also seeing
the Band perform at the Notting Hill Arts Club hosted by Creation Records
founder Alan Mc Gee . in 2005 Maximo Park released their First Studio
Album ” A Certain Trigger ” which sold over 300,000 Copies & was
Nominated for the Mercury Prize in July 2005 . In July Maximo Park had
the Honour of being the First Band to Play Ibiza Rocks Festival on It’s
Opening Event ” . In December 2006 , the Band was brought to Shanghai
by Split Works & were one of the Earlier Big Name Acts from Abroad to
play China . Origin North East England UK. Genres Indie Rock / Post Punk
Revival / Alternative Rock & Electronic Rock. Years Active ( 2000-Present)
Labels V2 , Beat Warp , Hostess , Cooking Vinyl & A Remarkable Idea .
Line Up Tom English Drums & Percussion ( 2000 -Present ) Duncan Lloyd
Guitar & B/V ( 2000 – Present ) Paul Smith Lead Vocals ( 2003 – Present )
Lukas Wooler Keyboards , Piano & B/V ( 2000 – 2019 ) Paul Rafferty Bass
Guitar ( 2012 – 2020 ) ( Session & Touring Musician ) All ex. ex. ex. Magic.
SONG 1. Girls Who Play Guitar ex. ” You’ve been with me ” ” A year to the
Day ” ” Three Hundred & Sixty Five Days ” ” Watching me Decay ” Love It.
SONG 2. The National Health ex. ” England is Ill & It’s is not alone ” ” I
heard it through the tiny speakers on a camera -phone ” ” The things you
hear & the things you see ” ” Are amplified into a Ca – Ca – Cacophony ”
SONG 3. A19 ex. ” A footbridge calls out , dull metal moans as we clamber
over ” ” Paint is repelled & bronze grips hard ” ” I can’t touch such an ugly
surface ” ” 250 miles away , you need money yo spread your wings. Magic.
SONG 4. The Kids Are Sick Again ex. ” The comforting ache ” ” Of summer
Holidays ” ” Pointless days pining ” ” Afternoons whining ” ” The suburbs
scream ” ” At passers by ” ” They scream of escape ” ” A mute siren ” ” In
wasted light ” ” Hope takes flight” Amazing arrangement with Vocals. Great.
SONG 5. Russian Literature ex. ” Modern Architecture ” ” Already left to
decay ” ” You don’t know what your breathing in ” ” What it is , I couldn’t
say ” Crowd going wild with delight & Outstanding overall Sounds . Love It.
SONG 6. Hips & Lips ex. ” Tell me all , & I’ll try to piece it together ” ” I’ve
got a photo – fit mind , but I’m a first rate forgetter ” ” Your face will fall ,
but let’s try to keep it together ” ” The blade with draws before the not
starts to sever ” Amazing arrangement with Playing & Vocals & Harmonies.
SONG 7. A Year Of Doubt ex. ( First time since 2006 ) ” I wait behind the
factory Gate for you ” ” To finish off your shift ” ” Irate because you’re
losing faith ” ” Fortune I said to favour the Brave ” Brilliant Song writing .
SONG 8. Midnight On The Hill ex. ” A flood lit Tennis Card we Play ”
Nocturnal sport ” ” & where our skew-whiff smile ” We wear our skew –
whiff smiles ” Another fantastic arrangement with Mixing & Lighting .
SONG 9. Leave This Island ex. ” Have you ever been compelled ? ”
” Under a Spell ” ” From a protagonist who knows you far to well ? ”
SONG 10. Our Velocity ex. ” I’m not a Man , I’m a Machine ” ” Chisel me
down until I am clean ” ” I buy books , I never read ” ” & then I’ll tell
you some more about me ” Amazing arrangement with Playing & Vocals.
SONG 11. Books & Boxes ex. ” Night falls ” ” & Towns become Circuit
Boards ” ” We can beat the sun as long as we keep moving ” ” From the
Air ” ” Stadium Lights standout like flares ” ” & all I know is that you’re
sat here right next to me ” Outstanding overall Sounds Just Pure Magic.
PART TWO A CERTAIN TRIGGER.
SONG 12. Signal & Sign ex. ” Well . I’ve been waiting here for hours ”
” It’s getting cold position closed ” ” A mew direction . A new dawn ”
” Consider this my informal complaint ” This Band is on fire Tonight .
SONG 13. Apply Some Pressure ex. ” You know I love to see you next
Year ” ” I hope I’m still alive next year ” ” You magnify the way I feel
about myself ” ” before you came I rarely thought about myself. Magic.
SONG 14. Graffiti ex. ” Well that’s enough ” ” I can’t take any more ”
” I’m right out of vision ” ” I’m right out of hope ” Just Heavenly Sounds.
SONG 15. Postcard Of A Painting ex. ” I’m losing more than I’ll ever
have ” ” Losing more than I’ll ever give ” ” I’m losing more than I’ll ever
have ” ” I’m losing more than I’ll ever give to you ” Outstanding Sounds.
SONG 16. Going Missing ex. ” I’m going missing for a while ” ” I’ve got
nothing left to lose ” ” Oh , I don’t listen to anything ” Great Song writing.
SONG 17. I Want You To Stay ex. ” I rewrite my life beneath the Moon-
Light ” ” Please hold me now till my breath runs out ” ” There are many
things that I am not ” ” But there’s one thing I can’t Denny ” Just Magic.
SONG 18. Limassol ex. ” Thinking Clearly never came ” ” As easy as I did
for you ” ” Driving this route out of Town ” ” I wish you were still around ”
SONG 19. The Coast Is Always Changing ex. ( C ) I am young & I am lost”
” Every sentence has it’s cost ” ” I am young & I am lost ” ” You react to
my riposte ” Amazing arrangement with Playing & Vocals & Harmonies .
SONG 20. The Night I lost My Head ex. ” I spent all night trying ” ” To
remember your address ” ” Drawing lines around your body ” ” Making
marks on the mucky floor ” Outstanding overall sounds & Song writing .
SONG 21. Once A Glimpse ex. ” Cut away , hard to find ” ” I don’t know
why I started speaking ” ” Fast – Track – Operation ” ” Slow exertion ,
over ridden ” Some Fantastic Playing & Vocals from this Amazing Band.
SONG 22. Now I’m All Over The Shop ex. ” If your gonna talk about the
things I need ” ” Then you’re gonna have to find out what they are ”
” You remind me of a time I was Boring ” ” I recall a time when you
could slip your nose ” Brilliant arrangement & wicked Playing Love It.
SONG 23. Acrobat ex. ” You got to catch an early plane ” & it’s no
surprise I’m standing still ” ” Another minute more is all I need ” ” &
I’ll never have enough ” Amazing Song writing & amazing Sounds .
SONG 24. Kiss Me Better ex. ( C ) ” Bear with me ” ” If you’re scared ”
” My Beliefs ” ” Made me Bound ” This has been a Wonderful Show
from this Amazing Band of Talented Musicians at the Fantastic Albert
Hall Manchester with all it’s Wonderful Staff , Security & Management.
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