[kj] Seen Any Action?

[Tim Bucknall]

theres a great review on the manchester show in the times today
sounds like quite a night!

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From: "Graeme Rowland" <crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk>
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Subject: [kj] Seen Any Action?


> Now I can report that Gang of Four played just one
> song I forgot (Why Theory?) and one that I didn't
> recognise first time round (I Parade Myself) because I
> enjoyed the entertainment enough to travel to Leeds
> for another blast of Anthrax feedback. That turned out
> to be the only slight disappointment as Andy Gill
> didn't manage to get enough of a storm going as he
> abandoned his guitar to howl on top of its amp. The
> Manchester version was better. The Leeds version of
> He'd Send in the army was much more vicious and
> focused though, with less guitar meandering as Gill
> hollered at King to batter the hell out of his broken
> old microwave oven case with a crowbar. The theatrics
> of it make it seem as if he's got all wound up after
> having to leave the stage for Paralysed, as Andy Gill
> wonders what has gone wrong. Dave Allen also gets to
> do his sergeant major bark for He'd send in the Army,
> a song with all three frontmen seeing some vocal
> action.
>
> They were introduced by the effusive Andy Kershaw, who
> recounted his stint as booker of gigs at Leeds Uni and
> raved about their gig back then, telling us they'd
> formed in the Fenton pub, which is probably a slight
> simplification but sounds nice as the pub is still
> there and bands play upstairs - last I saw there was
> Enon doing a set truncated by landlord / licensing but
> I digress. Kershaw  reckoned it was them and The Clash
> circa London Calling that had played the best gigs he
> put on there.
>
> I popped into the Fenton after the gig, where the
> jukebox played the over familiar croon of JJ Burnel:
> "Allow me to rearrange your face someday, I'd really
> like to get to know you better" - Who Wants the World?
>
>
> Andy Gill interview
> http://www.perfectsoundforever.com/v/2005013/features/106
>
> RTX interviewed by me
> http://www.perfectsoundforever.com/v/2004121/features/86
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