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Re: (TV) Camber Sands - you had to be there.



Keith

You seem to have been very observant last night..........didn't you have any
toffee apples yourself or were they confiscated along with the mini disc
recorders and cameras? I was wondering how many people were there watching
TV?
Actually about cameras..........anyone know the likelihood of being able to
take pictures at Shepherd's Bush? Or is Tom paranoid about that too.
I've been keeping my fingers crossed that they might appear on the Jools
Holland show. Anyone heard anything?
Last, being a nosey lad, what were your 2 better nights Keith?
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk>
To: tv@obbard.com <tv@obbard.com>
Date: Monday, April 09, 2001 4:26 AM
Subject: (TV) Camber Sands - you had to be there.


>Hi all,
>
>it's 3.30am and we just arrived home from Camber Sands. Still on a high
>from it all so not much chance of sleep for a while. For those who
>didn't get the webcast, the setlist was:
>
>Swells (a.k.a tuning up and looking slightly uncomfortable)
>1880 or So
>This Tune
>Venus
>Beauty Trip
>Little Johnny Jewel
>See No Evil
>No Glamour for Willi
>Call Mr Lee
>Rocket
>Rhyme
>Marquee Moon
>Glory
>Prove It
>
>(Don't Need Your Lovin' Anymore was supposed to be next but it never
>arrived)
>
>OK, time to come clean (and show off) and say that Tania, Ray and I
>actually got to see the set from the stage; on the right-hand side just
>alongside the drum kit. And, OK, we also met the band (hear the sound of
>names dropping); Tom V. just seemed very shy and tall (well, actually he
>seemed very shy but he _is_ tall), Richard was... Richard (and very
>short) and Mr Smith and Mr Ficca just seemed as if nothing much was
>going to bother them. Billy Ficca just doesn't seem big enough to make
>the marvellous noise he produces on what is really just a fairly
>standard kit. Richard played the usual Strat and Tom V. played the same
>cool black Strat for the whole set. Small amount of gear, not that many
>pedals that I could see. A lot of fiddling around on the floor between
>songs especially from Tom. Terrific sound, considering the hall was a
>kind of wide barn with the danger of sound booming from side to side.
>The other three were obviously raring to go from the off but Tom seemed
>to take a while to start to feel comfortable. No communication with the
>audience at all for the first four or five songs.
>
>Fascinating to watch the signals and communication between Tom and
>Billy. The dynamics of the set were really governed by the signals Tom
>gave behind him. He seemed content for the most part to let Richard
>handle most of the guitar leads and I was reminded of the interview when
>Richard said that Tom would just be happy to play rhythm guitar for an
>hour at a time. I have to say that Richard was just wonderful
>throughout; on the evidence of this, if Television was still a working
>band then the emphasis on guitar roles would seem to have shifted. The
>interplay between the two of them on 'Rocket' was incendiary and
>Richard's playing on 'Mr Lee' and '1880' were fabulous. And Billy Ficca
>is just such a great drummer - clean and sharp.
>
>There was a wonderful version of 'Rhyme' and a welcome, hard 'Little
>Johnny Jewel'. Once Tom began to relax into it he started to stretch out
>on the guitar; whenever he seemed to not want to do much Richard was
>always there to take hold of things. Partly that familiar telepathy and
>party close observation and communication across the stage. (Although
>when Tom did his introducing-the-band bit I almost expected him to say
>"Richard Lloyd on the _lead_ guitar" because that's the way it felt much
>of the time.)
>
>What else can I say? I could keep telling you how wonderful this band is
>but you all know that. I will say that if you have a ticket for
>Shepherds Bush then make damn sure you don't lose it. If you're across
>The Pond, then I'd get to Chicago however far you need to travel.
>Someone, somewhere, will have taped this and I'd sure like a copy.
>
>No-one shouted for 'Freebird' and no-one shouted "Rockanroooolll!",
>which was just as well. Next stop Shepherds Bush: be there or (as they
>used to say when I was a lad) be square.
>
>It was, oh, easily the third best night of my life.
>
>
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>Keith Allison
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