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The night's triumph having been and gone by 9.15, it next remained for Richard Hell And The Voidoids to hit the proverbial stage. "A band from New York who're gonna rock really hard for ya," murmured the avuncular Andy Drunkley. What we got was more along the lines of "posing really 'ard." | The night's triumph having been and gone by 9.15, it next remained for Richard Hell And The Voidoids to hit the proverbial stage. "A band from New York who're gonna rock really hard for ya," murmured the avuncular Andy Drunkley. What we got was more along the lines of "posing really 'ard." | ||
Hell has now relinquished his bass in favour of a young fellow who resembles Jean Jacques Burnel's less intelligent younger brother, and Marc Bell — now firmly installed in the bosom of the Ramone Family — has been replaced by a raggedy-andy punk doll who seemed to deploy more effort than science into his drumnastics. | Hell has now relinquished his bass in favour of a young fellow who resembles Jean-Jacques Burnel's less intelligent younger brother, and Marc Bell — now firmly installed in the bosom of the Ramone Family — has been replaced by a raggedy-andy punk doll who seemed to deploy more effort than science into his drumnastics. | ||
Guitarists Ivan Julian (dreadlocks, short) and Bob Quine (bald) were present and correct, but the rhythm sections seemed to have been out to lunch for a millennium of Sundays, and the way that the drummer methodically dropped the accents into the wrong places on the penultimate "Blank Generation" was truly awful to behear and behold. | Guitarists Ivan Julian (dreadlocks, short) and Bob Quine (bald) were present and correct, but the rhythm sections seemed to have been out to lunch for a millennium of Sundays, and the way that the drummer methodically dropped the accents into the wrong places on the penultimate "Blank Generation" was truly awful to behear and behold. | ||
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They play most of the stuff off the new album with "Green Shirt" and "Party Girl" coming off best because those numbers are more dependent on feel than bottle to get them over. Even the statutory tour-de-force-medley of "Lipstick Vogue" and "Watching The Detectives" comes off with but a fraction of the firepower delivered a few months back. (Check the Toronto [[Bootleg: Live At The El Mocambo (LP)|bootleg]] if you don't believe me. ''Awoah!'') | They play most of the stuff off the new album with "Green Shirt" and "Party Girl" coming off best because those numbers are more dependent on feel than bottle to get them over. Even the statutory tour-de-force-medley of "Lipstick Vogue" and "Watching The Detectives" comes off with but a fraction of the firepower delivered a few months back. (Check the Toronto [[Bootleg: Live At The El Mocambo (LP)|bootleg]] if you don't believe me. ''Awoah!'') | ||
They deliver "Oliver's Army" and Elvis gives the Attractions an across-the-throat blow-it-out gesture and they split. Then it's bring-on-the-chaps for the encores: Martin Belmont for "Pump It Up" (and off), Dave Edmunds for "Mystery Dance" (and off) and then just the basics for "Chelsea" (how're the new offices, Jake?) and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding." | They deliver "Oliver's Army" and Elvis gives the Attractions an across-the-throat blow-it-out gesture and they split. Then it's bring-on-the-chaps for the encores: Martin Belmont for "Pump It Up" (and off), Dave Edmunds for "Mystery Dance" (and off) and then just the basics for "Chelsea" (how're the new offices, Jake?) and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding." | ||
Costello is caught in three traps right now. | Costello is caught in three traps right now. | ||
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The set was chilled and despairing. The response was warm but damp. I remember when it only took his little fingers to blow me away... | The set was chilled and despairing. The response was warm but damp. I remember when it only took his little fingers to blow me away... | ||
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{{Bibliography images}} | {{Bibliography images}} | ||
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<br><small>Clipping.</small> | <br><small>Clipping.</small> | ||
<small>Photo by [[Tom Sheehan]].</small><br> | <small>Photo by [[Tom Sheehan]].</small><br> | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME Wikipedia: NME] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME Wikipedia: NME] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Shaar_Murray Wikipedia: Charles Shaar Murray] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Shaar_Murray Wikipedia: Charles Shaar Murray] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/nothingelseon/status/1022043726980337664 Twitter: nothingelseon] | |||
*[http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/elvis-costello-richard-hell-john-cooper-clarke-hammersmith-palais-london rocksbackpages.com] | *[http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/elvis-costello-richard-hell-john-cooper-clarke-hammersmith-palais-london rocksbackpages.com] | ||
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