From: Simon P Close, spc@blurred-crusade.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: CAMDEN GIG No 2
Date: 2/24/2002 9:48:56 AM
To: dhowe8@cwctv.net


Just in case anyone gets too excited, Marty sang 'Chromium' and Peter 
sang 'A New Season' as expected but for both shows Marty was on the left 
and Pete on the right, looking from the audience. Always been the other 
way round before.

I *think* the setlist was the same both nights, I've got a feeling 
Saturday may have been slightly shorter but can't think of anything they 
missed out. Yeblik joined them on Sax for 'Constant in Opal' on Saturday 
night only. Two encores both nights 1)MATS  2) HW & CIO

Saturday was much better soundwise and both shows were being videoed 
'officially'; 1 camera at the mixing desk, one in the balcony above the 
Marty.

One rumour heard was that Steve has tinnitus hence the semi-acoustic 
nature of this tour. Peter played acoustic throughout, Marty electric on 
a few numbers. I've got to say I preferred the full-blown acoustic or 
full-blown electric shows of 1998 and felt that some of the new songs 
did not really suit the acoustic guitar treatment. Night Friends was 
probably the best of the new songs and the new 'Electric Lash' (think 
Stones circa Exile on Main Street!) the highlight of the show. 
Excellently stocked merchandise stall with everything currently 
available and two new T-shirt designs.

Peter was the most chatty! At one point the rest of the band were 
waiting patiently whilst Peter was absorbed in a conversation with 
someone in the audience. The funniest moment was when Steve said 'more 
guitar please' and Peter wandered across the stage and presented him 
with his guitar!
In message <0a8151538131822DTVMAIL11@smtp.cwctv.net>, dhowe8@cwctv.net 
writes
>Hi Nightfriends here is my 1st church experience i will begin. The 
>Underworld is very compact very dark and sinister the tension was 
>building up and then the CHURCH doors opened and on came the disciple's 
>of music i stood about 10ft from the stage. The 1st song was Radiance 
>done semi-acoustically then came COMEDOWN then  not in order were 
>CHROMIUM pete in fine voice on that one SONG FOR THE ASKING, 
>NIGHTFRIENDS,NUMBERS, AFTER EVERYTHING, then off STARFISH we had marty 
>doing A NEW SEASON we then got a GOLD AFTERNOON FIX with METROPOLIS 
>then the rocker of the night ELECTRIC LASH we also had BUFFALO, SWAN 
>LAKE the place was buzzing by now so they buzzed off stage to return to 
>an expectant crowd to do MATS very atmospheric the crowd seemed 
>transfixed for about 9 minutes while the boys gave it all they had they 
>then buzzed off again after about 5 mins of fast clapping they appeared 
>HOTELWOMB to great excitement in the crowd. once again they buzzed off 
>to return again to do CONST
>
>CHEERS DUNCAN xxxxxxx
>

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Simon P Close