I surprised myself to find that I had not posted this Hugh era London date on the site at all. A classic 'Meninblack' visitation to London NW10 (Hammersmith that is for those unfamiliar with london Post Codes!).
Just look at that set, the contrary bastards! As Chas de Whalley mentions in the reciew below it's rather light on the hits with just two tracks lifted from 'Rattus' and nothing at all from 'No More Heroes', their most commercially successful albums. Oh, and put 'Meninblack' in there for good measure.... that'll mess with their heads. Personally, I would have no issues with this set, but then again I do not crave the hits, in fact I would happily replace most of them for obscurities that would see the casual gig goer racing for the exit!! Gimme 'Wasted'!
The gig was reviewed in the February 21st issue of Record Mirror by the aforementioned Chas de Whalley. He who gifted us the tag line 'Like a Force Nine Gale of Bad Breath' purloined for the site's header. He was the first national music journalist to give the band column inches and it's great to see that he was still impressed with the band four or more years later at a time when his fellow hacks had almost universally got the knives out for the band.
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Record Mirror (21st February 1981)
Thank you very much ! Awesome gig !
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