Pursehouse’s humble musings

There is a saying back home where I come from which is used when you are so certain of somethings outcome that you are willing to show the person you are trying to prove correct ‘your pigeons’ if it turns out you are incorrect. For example: “You think The Pigeon Detectives don’t know how to work a crowd?! If you’re right then I’ll show you my pigeons”. God forbid you ever say this and indeed if it does turn out that you are incorrect (like I did to my good friend in GCSE German once), as you may never be able to show your face in my home village again. My point here is that the Pigeon Detectives really fucking do know how to work a crowd so don’t bet an aesthetic showing of your own personal pigeons against it. As I wandered down to the Carling Academy, I contemplated skipping the gig to bar hop around Liverpool city centre in order to gaze at the scouse women who seem to misunderstand the concept of dressing ‘scarily’ on Halloween for simply dressing like prostitutes. Ever the panglossian of which I am though, I decided against it and I can honestly say I made the right decision.The PD’s are simply brilliant at what they do. They know their audience, they know what they want to hear and they know how they want it delivered. The crowd was going simply ballistic at every song from ‘Wait For Me’ and were also equally enthusiastic for the rarer B-sides they performed, mainly due to the fantastic front man performance from Matt Bowman. The only criticism I can muster is that I believe they are destined to be a 4 star act and never a 5 star one due to their lack of creativity. But do you think they care that I think that? I’ll show you my pigeons if they do…