“Then he gave a very good impression of being tied to a runaway washing machine, forever set on the spin-dry cycle. ”
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NoMeansNo, Patronaat, 6/11/2004
Lots of middle-aged people with scruffy jeans, black tee-shirts, Dr Martins and thinning hair. Not much to look at, but a whole catalogue of failings can be excused if you’re listening to the right music.
The Zombies – Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent – Boerderij, Zoetemeer, 5/11/2004
“The audience for their part dance cautiously throughout, careful not to aggravate their arthritis, reserving space for body movements that would not induce a hernia or an onslaught of gout. ”
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Ben Christophers, Rotown, 3/11/2004
At one point, the bar staff STOPPED serving in order to listen to him sing. Beat that.
Ben Harper and the Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light
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If you’re one of those pip squeaks that thinks that Usher is R&B or, God forbid, R Kelly is Soul; then you need to learn sharpish. Start here.
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Days in the Life, by Jonathon Green
Everybody was a loser in that band, it was the all-time great losers’ band and that’s why the fans were so weird.
Juana Molina – Tres Cosas
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What does Molina sing about? I’ve no idea and it is one of the pleasures of listening to albums in a foreign tongue that you can make the lyrics up.
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Frank Black Francis
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Frankie! Hell, I’m a huge fan but please, fuck around with the stuff to your heart’s content.
The Back Catalogue of the Manic Street Preachers
“It’s not that I can’t find worth in anything. It’s just that I can’t find worth in enough.”
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Tom Waits – Real Gone
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“Real Gone” sounds like an orgy hosted by drunken Koala bears atop of a Eucalyptus tree. Or having sex in the back of a Hillman Avenger, whilst, (unbeknownst to you), being watched by a police sniper.
