hah. well at least it wasn't a Phil Mitchell convention.
With all due kudos to Louis (who basically managed to get John out of retirement after a decade away - no mean feat!), this kind of electro pop is just BETTER when done with real analogue synths (and violins, if the fancy takes you). No ifs, no buts - it just is BETTER! They sound better. And the musicians perform on them better. End of!
(which is why I worry a bit at the laptop creeping back into The Maths live show, on the grounds of 'convenience' - good art isn't supposed to bloody be convenient!!!
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