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Record Store 'Michelle' And 'Logo' Club, 2-May-2000
Michelle: This is a record store in central Hamburg. Small,
but famous for good music. So, in principle it would not be
a bad place for s band. Unfortunately there was no advertisement
at all (at least I did not see any) except in the store itself.
The result was an audience of about ten people, what a pity.
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Swill and Dave Kent , who supports Swill and Paul on this
tour, played 7 Songs, approximately 30 Minutes, fully
unplugged, of course.
The
greatest song for me was "Refugee". This song
just screams to be played in an acoustic version, itīs
much nicer that way. The only “old TMTCH song”
were Greenback Dollar and “Ghost of cable street”,
but also this of course sounded totally different then
all of us are used to. Great! I took several pictures
and some are ok, maybe you can find some of them here
later.
Overall,
it was a strange feeling to listen to such great music
and watch people buying records at the same time. Of
course the records have been on sale as well (remarkably
cheap, just 25 DM) and got signed by the musicians.
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At 8pm
I went to the Logo. The Logo is one of the typical concert
“halls” (but much smaller then a hall), where nearly
every day a concert is on. The Gig was about to start with
a supporting act at 9pm, but the lady did not show up. So,
Paul, Swill and Dave started at 9.30 playing for one hour
plus some encores. The audience was small, but GREAT. We celebrated
them and got them out to the stage again and again and it
was obvious that the band also enjoyed it. Very most of the
people (you can not say that it was crowded, unfortunately)
where real fans knowing the all or most of songs.
The last
song but one was "smugglers" - I love it and we
all did it together. Another highlight was an "a capella"
song done by swill, Barrett's Privateers, just as it is on
the record. But, on a record, where you have several tries
and no audience or live – thatīs a difference! Bloody
exciting! Who else can really do that, there are not many
singers like this around!
What a
shame, the gig was hardly ever advertised, so how can people
know and come. But, on the other hand, the atmosphere was
terrific, one of the best concerts I have ever been in my
life and I have been to many. Both, the audience and the band,
really enjoyed it! That is what music is all about, folks.
Forget the radio, enjoy the real!
Finally,
I just hope that all the other gigs find a bigger audience.
If you are around, go there and bring all the people you know.
Itīs absolutely worth it, I guarantee.
Cheers
Stefan
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