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Squeeze's challenge was to hold the audience's attention for 90 minutes
with the 45 minutes of material that they had really come to hear. With
an opening trio of Black Coffee in Bed, Take me I'm Yours and Annie Get
Your Gun, it looked as though they could pull this off. The audience in
this soulless basketball arena responded accordingly. Some, even
unfolded their arms. However, the next hour of early album tracks and
songs from the forgotten late 90's albums failed to hold the energy. The
occasionally peppered hit would raise the noise and participation, only
for it to sink again during the next 3 unfamiliar songs, until another
bone was thrown to try to get us excited again. Finally, rewarded, for
our patience, the final phalanx of hits were delivered to finish the
show off, get everyone on our feet and stop the disappointing number of
couples who took their coats and left mid set to beat the queues in the
car park.
Such is the lot of reformed '80's bands
The Audience:
Couples - 45's and over.
Food & Drink:
Black coffee
It Made Me Think...:
Difford and Tilbrook should go to a Crowded House show, who resolved a similar problem with apolmb earlier this year.
Now, must dig out my copy of Singles- 45's and Under again....First submitted to "The Word" magazine website 5/12/10
Subsequently published in the printed magazine Jan 2011 edition........ To say I was chuffed was an understatement!
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