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"After the initial thrill of seeing the legend himself in the flesh came the comedown - Berry seemed to be on auto-pilot with little animation in his vocals and his guitar sounding like mud.. but was it all a trick, a sort of reverse showmanship???
...because suddenly in mid-set just as the applause was audibly fading with each lacklustre number he cranked up the treble on his amp and got into his duckwalk and was like a different man - by the end of the show he'd encouraged a stage invasion of kids and had the whole place in an uproar - job done, rock 'n' roll myth intact -just!!! :)"
"Hi Emily it was a nice surprise to get a mention like that in the Songkick blog!Ironically I've been so busy with work and playing my own gig with my band in London last Wednesday that I haven't had time to do much on here in recent days but I will make up for it, I love this site and have found quite a few of the yester-gigs I attended! All the best Kevin x :)"
"Hi Michelle, I guess I wasn't imagining 30 plus years ahead at the time, it was all very of the moment and tomorrow could seem a million miles away.The Clash were very special, that was clear there and then, but they were also very approachable, Mick especially.The world of arena shows and stadiums was still around the corner, top bands played the 2,000 capacity halls rather than souless barns like the NEC.. I'm sure that somebody now is doing the stuff that will amaze future generations but I'm not sure who but maybe that's my age lol!"
"The thing I remember most about this night was Bernard waiting in line with the fans for a tray of chicken and chips.. and when he got it he took a couple of mouthfuls and said I don't want it you have it.. I wouldn't now mind, I went veggie in '91.."
"I was on the front row who for some reason sat on their hands - rows behind were quite rightly up on their feet - I was the only one to get up on my dead row and rock out to the intro of 'Barracuda" and was rewarded by a Gibson SG weilding Nancy Wilson coming up and sticking her tongue out at me.. how rock 'n' roll was that?!"
"Ian you're too kind!I think it's great how Songkick is like a huge collective memory of live music events past present and future and looking up old dates has triggered a lot of memories for me."
"So how did I end up with Lux Interiors microphone lead wrapped around my left leg..?Worst thing was that as he tried to pull it back onstage my leg was being dragged with it and I was tipping over into the seething pogoing mass upfront..!"
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