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\nsports hall of the Lanch, where they had played previously, but in the more
\nsalubrious surroundings of Tiffany’s. Apparently Tiffany’s was now deciding to
\nclose its doors to ‘rock’ gigs which sees the disappearance of another venue in
\na city already desperately short of good places to see gigs.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ncertainly finished things on a high note. Gone is the camouflaged stage and
\nfull combat gear, gone is the smoke and dry ice; instead the Bunnymen take the
\nstage dressed informally and throughout the lights are used only very
\nsparingly.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthey are now relying entirely on the music to hold attention for the hour long
\nset which they play. It means that the band are less remote than they were and
\neasier to relate to.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nacross the front of the stage, drummer as well. There are now five members as
\non some songs a person who, I am reliably informed, was formerly a roadie for
\nthe band plays guitar or keyboards. Far from swamping the songs, a third guitar
\nmakes for a very full sound on those numbers for which it is used.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsongs which will, presumably, surface on the soon to be released second album.
\nMcCulloch is a natural front man with his boyish, impudent good looks and his
\ncontained emotional renderings of the songs.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nperformed with as much passion as the late great Ian Curtis. His voice is one
\nof the most distinctive to have emerged from the plethora of new bands about
\nand comparisons are impossible to make.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nMorrison influence can be detected. If any one member deserves special mention
\nthen it must be Pete de Freitas the drummer. His sound is a very crisp and
\nclear one and the sparing use of the cymbals made that sound so much more
\neffective.<\/span><\/p>\n
\none didn’t notice at all. It seems to be something about Coventry, as last time
\nthey were here bassist Les Pattinson was unwell and only just made the encore,
\nand this time all of the band were slightly under the weather.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthis side of PIL’s ‘Flowers of Romance’. However it is unfair to single out
\nonly one number – the clipped guitar on ‘All that Jazz’ was immediately
\ndanceable whereas at other times there were distinct memories of Tom Verlaine’s
\nplaying on Television’s second album ‘Adventure’.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsince McCulloch’s scouse accent prevented me from catching all of the titles,
\nyou’ll just have to wait for the album to come out and find out for yourself.
\nThey played all four songs from their current live EP in addition to several
\ntracks from ‘Crocodiles’ – ‘Rescue’ standing out as the classic which it will
\nsurely become.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nto the set and the band played two encores, finishing with the same haunting
\nmelody which accompanied them as they took the stage. I wonder what Special’s
\nperson Terry Hall, seen skulking at the back of the hall thought of it all. ‘Is
\nthis the blues I’m singing?’ asks McCulloch. Whatever it is, it’ll do very
\nnicely thank-you, Ian and thank you Tiffany’s.<\/span><\/p>\n
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