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| From | Phil Gill <mu51cal@philgill.co.uk> |
| Subject | Re: The Hoosiers |
| Date | Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:31:30 +0100 |
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That's real shame the audience was so small. "Goodbye Mr. A" is all
over the radio here in Britain.
Mr Blue Sky or not - and I'd argue that the influence is laid out on
plate for all to hear - it's still a good record and they deserve
better.
I saw John Martyn play to an extremely small audience once. He walked
on, sat down and said;
"I should have stayed at home in bed....there were more f*ckin' people
there."
On 9 Oct 2007, at 18:58, Matthew George wrote:
> They can indeed cut it, I believe. Bit too much warbling perhaps, but
> good
> fun and very proficient. Saw them at the Louisiana a few months ago,
> and
> was reminded of Jellyfish and ELO in equal quantities. Might be
> interesting
> to see how many people at the Thekla claim to have been at that gig, as
> there were barely 10 of us in the audience for the Hoosiers' set, and
> 4 of
> them were in the next band.
>
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