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Date Posted: 13:41:09 09/03/04 Tuesday
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adam
's message, "Friday Night Review" on 21:20:11 07/03/04 Sunday
Aha! Claire and myself chatted to the guy who wrote this review as we wondered what he was doing writing stuff down at the bar in a crevatte and a cloth cap he was a very odd chap!!
>Lifted from the message board @ www.quireboys.com...
>
>
>"Live at The Square, Harlow 5 March 2004
>
>Or
>
>Queered up in Harlow
>
>The Square is a tiny venue, holding just 250. Seemed
>to take ages queueing in the cold to be given
>wristbands and sign in..
>
>Arrived just in time for the first support act, 3 girl
>(plus one bloke) act Toxic Slut who played short,
>catchy punk-pop numbers in minimalist clothing. Can’t
>be bad. Reminded me a bit of a cross between
>long-forgotten Big Boy Tomato and the Tubes. But with
>more fishnet.
>
>After their set we had a brief chat with the new
>drummer Pip Mailing, who seemed friendly, if a little
>nervous. It must be hard fitting in so quickly with a
>band who have been together so long.
>
>Then it was time for cock-rockers, Narkan. They seemed
>to have a lot of fans in the venue, which by now was
>pretty full. They have some catchy 80’s type songs and
>an excellent repertoire of rawk and roll
>one-foot-up-on-the-monitor stances, and frankly who
>would want to see a band that doesn’t?
>
>After Narkan had finished, Lauren came and said hello.
>I still can’t believe she came over for DLR last
>weekend, went home to France, and came back for this
>gig. That’s dedication.
>
>After the usual delay for amp setting up (those blue
>Hughes and Kettners again), the Quireboys came on a
>little after 10.
>
>Spike was on top form this evening, regaling the
>audience with amusing stories and pantomime-like
>exchanges. Though I am a little worried about Spikes
>drink problem… he kept knocking them over (four
>bottles of cider during the opening song). Speaking of
>the first song, I love ‘Good to see ya’ as an opener,
>its fast, catchy, makes you want to dance and the
>title is apt.
>
>Nigel Mogg, (apparently “half man half dog”) was
>looking very fetching in those white shoes that I
>covet. Sadly there seemed no opportunity to commandeer
>them. Paul was as always getting on with his guitar
>playing quite happily, his reputation improved halfway
>through the show when Spike informed the audience
>“He’s got the biggest **** in rock n roll didn’t you
>know?” And then diminished once again when Spike
>continued; “so Griff tells me anyway”
>
>Spike referred back to their days of being The
>Queerboys, and told us “it’s a bit frustrating being
>the only straight one in the band”, this was only
>seconds before asking the audience to cheer Nigel for
>having a baby… Also there is a new song called
>“Lorraine” apparently this is about a girl called
>Lorraine that Griff took out one night and he was
>actually called Bob. Griff however alleged he “had no
>recollection”.
>
>Setlist is as follows:
>
>1. Good To See Ya (renamed from ‘Down and Out’ since
>December)
>2. Misled
>3. Tramps And Thieves
>4. Finer Stuff
>5. C’mon
>6. This Is Rock ‘n Roll
>7. White Trash Blues
>8. There She Goes Again
>9. Hey You
>10. Lorraine
>11. 7 O’Clock
>12. I Don’t Love You Anymore
>13. Sex Party
>
>As part of the usual mayhem, ‘Sex Party’ featured most
>of Toxic Slut on backup vocals.
>
>Quite a short gig, just 65 minutes, but made up for it
>by the party atmosphere and great sound in the venue.
>
>We took a small number of photographs, now uploaded so
>see Harlow folder. Anyone got any from this gig, or
>Hammersmith? We appear to be running out of room for
>folders.
>
>Our apologies to Lauren, who because of us came out
>worst of the mixup at setlist-grabbing time, although
>I understand Spike made it up to you!
>
>Alex
>(with the odd sentence inserted by the other half… it
>isn’t me that covets Nigels shoes… honest)"
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