On my recent reggae binge, aided and abetted by some top programmes in the BBC4 Reggae Britannia season which I've already mentioned, I came across a concert from the 1973 Edinburgh Festival featuring a few reggae luminaries.
This performance by Nicky Thomas particularly struck me. The sweat is pouring off him by the end and he dances as if he's plugged straight into the mains. It put me in mind of Ian Curtis's "Dance dance dance dance dance to the radio" convulsions towards the end of this frequently-aired Joy Division clip.
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Saturday, March 05, 2011
Monday, February 07, 2011
songs of the week 6: dave & ansel collins - double barrel and 7: joan as policewoman - anyone
Two contrasting songs this week, each of which were highlights of gigs at the Barbican which I went to over the weekend.
I confess that I'm not a massive expert on things reggae, although the excellent Reggae Britannia evening on Saturday, with its line-up of British greats, helped to fill in some gaps in my knowledge.
For example, I've always been able to hum along with this whenever it gets played on the radio, but now I know what it is. (It's good to know that it wasn't all Glam Rock at the top of the charts in the early seventies.)
I find that Joan Wasser is one of those artists whose songs aren't that easy to assimilate on first listening. Not that that is a criticism: I'd much rather a slow-burner than a humdrum singalong chorus which begins to grate almost immediately.
Not surprisingly, her set list was made up mainly of songs from her new album, which I'll need a few more goes to get the hang of. We did get this one though, from her 2006 debut "Real Life", which I do know.
I can confirm that no pins were dropped during the performance of this song.
I confess that I'm not a massive expert on things reggae, although the excellent Reggae Britannia evening on Saturday, with its line-up of British greats, helped to fill in some gaps in my knowledge.
For example, I've always been able to hum along with this whenever it gets played on the radio, but now I know what it is. (It's good to know that it wasn't all Glam Rock at the top of the charts in the early seventies.)
I find that Joan Wasser is one of those artists whose songs aren't that easy to assimilate on first listening. Not that that is a criticism: I'd much rather a slow-burner than a humdrum singalong chorus which begins to grate almost immediately.
Not surprisingly, her set list was made up mainly of songs from her new album, which I'll need a few more goes to get the hang of. We did get this one though, from her 2006 debut "Real Life", which I do know.
I can confirm that no pins were dropped during the performance of this song.
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