Reformation!
Pacifying Joint
Over! Over!
Fall Sound
Theme from Sparta F.C.
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
My Door Is Never
The Wright Stuff
Blindness
White Lightning
Systematic Abuse
Mountain Energie
What About Us

NOTES

73 minutes

Very clear audience recording. Guitar, drums, and Spurr bass very well presented, Rob is a bit distant and there is the occasional audience noise which adds to the sense of the gig apart from a noisy person during “Sparta” who doesn’t seem to be able to sing in time with the band.

Starts with a slowish “Reformation” with MES not entering until 4.00 – blue mountains etc and welcomes are uttered. Interestingly in contrast a hyper-fast “Fall Sound” balances this out with some fleet hi-hat work from McCord.

Mark asks for a “normal” mix as opposed to a “Yorkshire Mix” before “Freaks” and then advises someone that they “picked the wrong shirt” before more space rock sounds during “My Door” where the overenthusiastic audience does the chorus early.

A very good “Wright Stuff” still has EP too low in the mix  – some exceptional drumming on this from McCord……loose and free. A short break and then a relatively short take on “Blindness”which is very sparse compared to later versions in this tour. A short gallop through a country and northern version of “White Lightning” leads to a mammoth “Systematic” introduced by the leader.

“Mountain Energie” is particularly bouncy and extremely well played. After this a quick huddle round the drum kit and the rather humorous statement “do we know any songs – ‘What about us’ – yeah we know that” from Mr Smith.

Excellent gig.