Fantastic Interview with Candida and Giles Acrylic - Bar Italia Forum

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Posted by Eamonn
Our man delivers the goods yet again...

 

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Posted by lipglossed
Wonderful interview, thank you Giles!
 

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Anyway - immediately getting down into setlist wonkism. Around 53 songs have been rehearsed (and some of them ditched). I'm guessing:
 
 1-11 - the new album
 12 - Open Strings
 13-25 - Mis-Shapes, Common People, I Spy, Disco 2000, Something Changed, Sorted for E's and Wizz, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E., Underwear, Monday Morning, Bar Italia
 26-32 - Joyriders, Lipgloss, Acrylic Afternoons, Have You Seen Her Lately, Babies, She's a Lady, DYRTFT?, Pink Glove
 33-34 - Seconds, His 'n' Hers
 35-36 - OU, Razzmatazz
 37-38 - My Legendary Girlfriend, Countdown
 39-45 - The Fear, Dishes, Help the Aged, This Is Hardcore, A Little Soul, Glory Days
 46-47 - Like a Friend, We Are the Boyz
 48-52 - Weeds, Weeds II, The Trees, Bad Cover Version, Sunrise
 53 - My Lighthouse

From the sound of things, Acrylic Afternoons will be a tour staple - I mean, surely that's the one with the 'mellow bit in the middle' Candida means, as they used to give it a really drawn-out middle section back in the 90s?

The too-high one could be The Fear? And I know Nick loves My Legendary Girlfriend.

I wonder which ones have been dropped from contention. I hope Lipgloss has survived, though, and that somehow, one of Wickerman or David's Last Summer or Sheffield: Sex City is still in the roster. The thought of this nine-player Pulp never playing through one of the long talky odysseys... that'd be such a shame if it never happened.

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Posted by Ian
The original link had a space in it which sent me round in circles when I clicked so I have corrected it.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Jean
Lovely interview. Thanks for sharing. Getting so excited now! I'll be watching for the setlist from Glasgow. 
SpoilerI'm glad they all got to chip on with suggested songs. It'd be mad to hear something like My Lighthouse. I know some people did back during the first reunion tour.
 Lovely to hear a few bits about Russell too.

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Posted by Pip
Great read, thank you Giles! I love how honest Candida is - just released a new album but will happily admit she's not keen on some of the songs! I admire that a lot.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Please don't leak spoilers from the Glasgow gig on other threads apart from its own one! Or please use the spoiler tags if they work (Ian?).

Without turning the thread into another setlist guessing game, the exciting bits for me in the interview are that the London shows are being professionally filmed, that this tour is going to be visually even more stunning than the last and that the band had nearly 20 songs written for the album.

Candida is keen on the fast/loud one that was recorded for More but Jarvis couldn't think of words for. So if they were to take a short break after the More campaign, they could come back to half an album's worth of material to potentially revive.

I also find it funny that Jarvis basically roped the rest of Pulp into a new album by stealth. That image of Mark saying to Candida "Can you hear that? He's playing a new song!" when Jarvis was about to foist Hymn Of The North onto unsuspecting bandmates, is hilarious. Such a chore being in Pulp

 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
Nearly 20??? How did I miss that oh my word
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Scottbloodyfrazer
Giles raises the bar once again with another peach of an interview. Great read lad.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
Eamonn wrote:
Please don't leak spoilers from the Glasgow gig on other threads apart from its own one! Or please use the spoiler tags if they work (Ian?).

I agree. The spoiler tags still work so I have applied them to a couple of the above posts. I have also edited the title of the Glasgow thread. As some people are not seeing them just yet, they may wish to go in without knowing anything about the choices they have made or songs played at previous shows.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Cheers Ian. The ones above are just speculation so nonworries.

What is the spoiler code or is there a symbol for it?

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
One of the above posts 

Spoilerstates the amount of songs rehearsed so probably a spoiler for those expecting similar sets to previous shows 
 

If you use the advanced editor when posting, there is an option for it. Oddly, it is blanked out for me right now but I am posting from my phone. Alternatively you can use (spoiler) and (/spoiler) in square brackets. 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Stephen
Outstanding. I've read half of it - saving the rest for later.
 

 
 
 
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