Words: Grace Casson
Band: Joe Carnall & Friends-
Venue:Queens Social Club, Sheffield
Date: 21/12/12
The time has once again come where the cult formed around the 2006 ‘indie’ era in Sheffield get together to see Joe Carnall present a very special set, with some friends of his. This sold out show set at the Queens Social was always going to be truly amazing, and high expectations were met as i’m sure everyone would agree.
Recent weeks showed alot of rumour spectulation of who his ‘friends’ were actually going to be. Arctic Monkeys and Revs, Reverend And The Makers, were always going to be the popular choice, and a good guess it was. Spotted was Matt Helders, the drummer from Arctic Monkeys, aswell as Nick O’Malley, the bassist. John McClure, named the Reverend from Reverend And The Makers also joined the audience, actually standing beside myself.
Joe Carnall, former Milburn frontman came on stage to The Housemartin’s rendition of ‘Caravan Of Love’, with the whole audience singing along. Joe Carnall telling the audience it’s “now my turn”, he began to play the rest of the song. His entrance was something special, and so was the offical beginning of his set, starting with Milburn forever classic ‘17‘.
Inbetween songs the classic Milburn chant was made repeatedly. Milburn, who although split back in 2008, have made a huge impact on Sheffield. In the classics played, the singing quickly turned to dancing and a little mosh emerged in front of Carnall’s heels. We are such a devoted following, something you can tell Joe Carnall appreciates. There was a lot of excitement and tension in the air with the amount of rumours going round who was joining on stage. Carnall went on to perform a mixture of Milburn classics with ear-grabbing riffs and melodies such as ‘Well Well Well’ and ‘What Will You Do (When The Money Goes)‘, as well as few of The Book Club tracks including ‘What Was Said On The Landing‘ with help from Ed Cosens and Ryan Jenkinson as well as a few others. The Reverend joined the stage mid set to perform his single ‘Heavyweight Champion Of The World’ with Carnall, and later to cover Human League ‘Together In Electric Dreams’ and Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ track. Another few covers by Carnall consisted of Talking Head’s ‘Psycho Killer’ and Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’. This was a perfect way to say Merry Christmas and a perfect way to end the night.
If you ever hear of another show with Joe Carnall amongst the line up, it’s a must that you attend. The ever so reminscent night reminds you of how musically talented and wise this young man is, with a band behind him or not. Thankyou for making my Christmas.
