Six months after they played Japan pumped full of drugs (which I posted two weeks ago) New Order played the Manhattan Club in Leuven, Belgium. This is a far more confident set, with a fuller sound and a more engaged audience. Hooky's hair has grown out from that top knot he had in Japan to a full ponytail. It opens with Let's Go, followed by a magnificent Perfect Kiss, and includes Age Of Consent, Thieves Like Us, Atmosphere (which Bernard precedes with the riff from All Along The Watchtower, yes, really) and Temptation amongst others. They finish with Blue Monday. Obviously.
But you're probably watching the Eurovision Song Contest.
Nope, wife's out, eldest is upstairs playing Lee Perry, youngest is watching Stampy Longnose on the laptop with headphones on because I am playing Late Night Tuff Guy, Tuff Cut #05 "way too loud, dad". Near perfect Sat night
ReplyDeleteDid you ever imagine as the parent of a young child you would type the words 'eldest is upstairs playing Lee Perry'?
ReplyDeleteNope. Very scary and he seems to be genuinely loving it! Picked up a rockabilly cover of Breathless by JL Lewis this week very good, alas Max wasn't impressed, said it sounded "ancient".
ReplyDeleteWow Lee Perry! What was the musical "entrance drug"? No kids here, but I have been able to sway my niece over the past 8 yrs from Avril Lavigne, to Green Day and now she will happily listen to Bunnymen, The Chameleons, and XTC! She thought Howard Devoto sounded kinda "tortured" when I played Magazine - I told her he would certainly appreciate hearing that...
ReplyDeleteActually I watched the Eurovision Song Contest ... and it's a shame that Poland didn't win! The woman which was doing the washing for them was highly entertaining ... eben New Order can't beat that!
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