33418 I have agree... strange show -- and wonderful to hear. But with the many incarnations of this band "strange" was a norm. Pretty good for a band that Virgin signed because they wanted a "loud, angry punk band" in their roster. I would like to suggest a change in the location though. During the show -- just into track 4 -- they say "we love you, uh, Utrecht." The pause "uh" makes me think 1) This is a Utrecht audience 2) The band was tour weary (intoxicated possibly) and had no idea where they were, other than the Nederlands *chuckle*. A great show!! Great Stufff T_McD 2005-03-01 10:17:24 2005-03-01 10:17:24 4 33419 I have agree... strange show -- and wonderful to hear. But with the many incarnations of this band "strange" was a norm. Pretty good for a band that Virgin signed because they wanted a "loud, angry punk band" in their roster. I would like to suggest a change in the location though. During the show -- just into track 4 -- they say "we love you, uh, Utrecht." The pause "uh" makes me think 1) This is a Utrecht audience 2) The band was tour weary (intoxicated possibly) and had no idea where they were, other than the Nederlands *chuckle*. A great show!! Great Stufff T_McD 2005-03-01 10:43:40 2005-03-01 10:43:40 4 58838 Not a crudely recorded show, in fact the sound is excellent - the audience is enthusiastic but never obstructs enjoyment of the Mekons back when they "couldn't play their instruments" but sometimes sounded like Beefheart's apprentices. When their lack of skill called for inventive ways to deliver songs which are now classics. Setlist correction: 01 Country 02 (I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes 03 Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Soft Cell) 04 King Bee 05 Corporal Chalkie 06 Last Dance 07 The Building 08 (I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes 09 Where Were You 10 I'm A Man 11 Never Been In A Riot 12 Corporal Chalkie My guess is the first 4 tracks are from the closing part of a different show to the rest. Don't bother downloading track 5 - it is repeated as track 12, where it should be. There are cuts and abrupt edits here but they seem to add to the general anarchic feel of the show. Mekons are the best band at the LMA if you want to hear the progress of a true punk-era band to a still-thriving outfit which has never played it safe and has remained unclassifiable. Crude and essential early Mekons rainydaybloke 2005-12-29 21:14:21 2005-12-29 21:14:21 5 3 4.33