Leftfield - crap/not crap?

[DaveCinzano]

Phat Planet was just overrated because it was in a Guinness ad.

But on the other hand:

It appeared in Coronation Street in April 2023 when Stephen Reid killed Rufus Donahue at his home.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I actually really like R&S, and there are some good tunes on their other albums too. Liked that one with the Fontaines DC guy.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

The couple of times I saw them were Leftism anniversary tours. Was looking forward to seeing them include other material.

 

[skyscraper101]

But on the other hand:

They will never soundtrack a moment better than Richard Hillman driving into the canal to the sound of the Wannadies 'You & Me Song'

 

[skyscraper101]

I actually really like R&S, and there are some good tunes on their other albums too. Liked that one with the Fontaines DC guy.

I've really tried to like Rhythm & Stealth. Individually some of the tracks aren't bad but it just feels like they went all dark and distorted, and tried to hard too find a new direction away from the dubby upfliting techno I love so much about Leftism.

I couldn't find anything on the other album to like. It's just too much of a lurch from the old days for me.

 

[souljacker]

The couple of times I saw them were Leftism anniversary tours. Was looking forward to seeing them include other material.

I saw them in Bournemouth this summer and it was pretty much ALL non-leftism material. I respect them for not going down the heritage act route and playing the music they want to play but the crowd was a bit flat because we were all waiting for Song of Life or Open Up.

 

[Riklet]

Leftism is still one of my fav albums.

pfff how can they do a set live and not play Open Up! slackers.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I was listening to their first Essential Mix a couple of weeks ago - still stands up well for me.

 

[DaveCinzano]

They will never soundtrack a moment better than Richard Hillman driving into the canal to the sound of the Wannadies 'You & Me Song'

There's mileage in this for a whole thread devoted to Songs That Soundtracked Soap Opera Murders

 

[Sweet FA]

I saw them in Bournemouth this summer and it was pretty much ALL non-leftism material. I respect them for not going down the heritage act route and playing the music they want to play but the crowd was a bit flat because we were all waiting for Song of Life or Open Up.

Saw them in Bournemouth in May & had a blinding gig. So many old people off their heads

Setlist:

 

[souljacker]

Saw them in Bournemouth in May & had a blinding gig. So many old people off their heads

Setlist:

View attachment 388437

I think that was the same gig. I have no recollection of them doing song of life lol!

 

[Sweet FA]

I think that was the same gig. I have no recollection of them doing song of life lol!

Tbf I had to look up the setlist, memories are quite hazy...

 

[souljacker]

Tbf I had to look up the setlist, memories are quite hazy...

If they did play it, it was heavily remixed. But yeah, I'd been in the pub all afternoon so

 

[sojourner]

Mega Bump:

I just got me 2 tickets to see them at Kentish town on Dec 16th.

Hope they've improved from last year. Saw them at Lakefest and they were fucking shite. Endless wibbling, stringing out Leftism tracks to the nth degree. So disappointing. I'd seen them at Beatherder in about 2014 and it was one of the best festie gigs EVER for me, 5000 munters dancegasming through the whole of Leftism. Last year - wank.