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From: cv@linus.UUCP (Chris J. Valas)
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Subject: Re: Robyn Hitchcock Live!!!!  (Also Salem 66 & Scruffy The Cat)
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Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 10:48:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  6 10:48:18 1985
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In article <4858@mit-eddie.UUCP> nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan) writes:
>["I often dream of trains when I'm alone.  I ride on them into another zone"]
>
>I just saw Robyn Hitchcock last night and decided to gloat ... etc. etc.

     [ insert general (and accurate) raving about the show ]

>
>The only disappointing thing about the show was that Hitchcock only
>played for a little over half an hour.  But it was a half hour of
>complete bliss!  I was about two feet away, the sound system was really
>good: I could understand all the lyrics, the band and Robyn played
>perfectly, and  [ so on, and so forth ]
>

I was sitting at the second table on the left from the stage, and I was as
electrified as Doug.  However, he seems to have been suffering from the
'time flies when your mind is being devastated' syndrome.  Hitchcock
played for at least 50 minutes:  I know because I have a beautifully clean 
boot of the show.  (Now who's gloating, Doug?)  

>
>I also want to tell you about one of the warm-up bands: Salem-66.  They
>are really good.  [ details deleted ]  It was a nice surprise to see
>Salem 66, because I had no idea they were going to be a warm-up band
>for Hitchcock.
>

Have you got friends in this band, Doug?  Do you get a percentage or are
you sleeping with the drummer?  They had two good songs out of perhaps
eight or nine interminable and indistinguishable attempts.  The lead
guitarist could barely stumble along on her instrument and I'll try not to
flame her too much for her voice, or should I say her lack of voice?  The
drummer was adequate but spent much of her time looking as bored as the
audience.  She *was* bored:  the music wasn't going anywhere and she had
little else to do but keep time.  (But not too fast, or the lead guitar
wouldn't keep up.)  Enough!  Mail these people to a folk festival.  I'll
pay postage.

>
>The other warm-up band was Scruffy The Cat.  The audience seemed to like
>them a lot, but I didn't.  They do country-style Rock 'N Roll and
>rockabilly and rock.  It's was okay, but I'd rather have been doing
>something else (I guess my horrible musical predjudices are blaring
>through...)  They definitely played their instruments very well (five
>guys: drummer, guitarist, guitarist / singer, bassist, banjoist /
>keyboardist), and they did some psychebilly that seemed okay, but ....
>"yawn" really.
>

Were you at the same show?  Oh, right, Robyn Hitchcock.... You must have
been busy getting a beer when Scruffy the Cat was on.  They played
more real rock and roll and had more fun with the crowd in four minutes
than Salem 66 could muster in a full set.  It's too bad Swift's doesn't
believe in dancing (they'd sell a lot more beer, too) because there would
have been a danceFEST if there had been any room for one.  


At least we agree on the *important* things.  (Kate Bush, Robyn Hitchcock,
and Joy Division.)



Chris J. Valas         {decvax,utzoo,philabs,security,allegra,genrad}!linus!cv
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