The Luminaire
20 January 2010
FCF didn't offer much beyond a perky stage presence. Weak singing, predictable drum patterns, and no tunes to speak of does not a happy 80's revival make, no matter how witty your singer. Synth-pop is vogueish, but it makes no sense to embed a new project so firmly in such an ill-favoured retrospective style. Their last song was good enough to merit applause, but the rest....
Memory Tapes were much more the thing, with a winning set of danceable tunes that - praise be - didn't need to be compared to some other act or era to attempt to find justification. Finances, or concise planning, meant that the bassline, keyboards, choir and extra percussion were delivered by laptop, an increasingly common practice, even if not exactly what a live show should ideally consist of, with just drums and guitar/vocals the only live elements. All very well put together, and smoothly delivered on the night, although the guitar was sometimes lost in the mix.
It is rather a shame when so much is pre-recorded, as it means we all know there is no scope for the music to flex and respond to the live setting. However this is early in MT's career, so plenty of room for building the live experience. No help needed with the music itself though, which is nicely under control.
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