Personal Fest 2006: New Order and Ian Brown

In the series of festivals that've organised in the last 2 years, this year's edition of the Personal Fest was by far excellent.

The day started with several local acts... the best of them Emmanuel Horvillieur with his mix between rock and funk.

Then, we got our first dose of Manchester that night with Ian Brown's show. A great performance with lots of classic songs such as F.E.A.R. and I Wanna Be Adored. Plus, the moment in which Babasonicos (which is one of our most popular bands) and Carca (which is one of our craziest indie musicians) was pretty much unique.

Finally, we got our second dose of Manchester which was stronger and even better... synth pop collossum: New Order. They gave the best live performance I've ever seen. The energy of the band was so intense... Barney dancing, Phil jumping, Stephen playing his drums and Hooky being typically Hooky (staying those extra minutes after the show ended just playing the bass alone and listening to the audience shout his name).

The planned playlist was extended so we got loads of New Order's epic songs and Joy Division's classics.

And the best thing is that I made it into the front row... right in front of Barney. I never thought I'd be so close to any of the No. members.

New Order is and will be always my eternal love.

Mad World-Tears For Fears

All around me are familiar faces

Worn out places, worn out faces

Bright and early for their daily races

Going nowhere, going nowhere

And their tears are filling up their glasses

No expression, no expression

Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow

No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny

I find it kind of sad

The dreams in which I'm dying

Are the best I've ever had

I find it hard to tell you'

Cos I find it hard to take

When people run in circles

It's a very, very Mad World

Children waiting for the day they feel good

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday

Made to feel the way that every child should

Sit and listen, sit and listen

Went to school and I was very nervous

No one knew me, no one knew me

Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson

Look right through me, look right through me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Ev8ayqEk0

I've got used...

... to pain. It's bigger and destroys me more every day that goes by. But suffering has become the central part of my routine.

Wake up... suffer.

Go to university... suffer.

Love... suffer.

Go to sleep... suffer.

I don't need to suffer. I try not to, but I can't avoid it.

Depeche Mode- A pain that I'm used to:

I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore

I just know that I'm harder to console

I don't see who I'm trying to be instead of me

But the key is a question of control

Can you say what you're trying to play anyway

I just pay while you're breaking all the rules

All the signs that I find have been underlined

Devils thrive on the drive that is fueled

All this running around, well it's getting me down

Just give me a pain that I'm used to

I don't need to believe all the dreams you conceive

You just need to achieve something that rings true

There's a hole in your soul like an animal

With no conscience, repentance, oh no

Close your eyes, pay the price for your paradise

Devils feed on the seeds of the soul

I can't conceal what I feel, what I know is real

No mistaking the faking, I care

With a prayer in the air I will leave it there

On a note full of hope not despair

All this running around, well it's getting me down

Just give me a pain that I'm used to

I don't need to believe all the dreams you conceive

You just need to achieve something that rings true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CAGrC169XU