Aaah the postpunk period. Bass was always a large part, keyboards, synths eventually. Joy Division, PIL, Ultravox ... Magazine. Every member.
Saw them up @ Hurrahs, they blew it right out.
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By the time they became New Order, Ike Yard was on Factory America and played w them @ Ukrainian National Home ( where Hooky saved our mix by jumping up and taking over the mixing board ).
Yeah ! When they came out they appeared GIant didn't they ?
the colored shirts, the strobe synched with the kick drum , one could go on ...
Re: ticket stubs- i had bought ticket to see the Pistol in DC - but they didn't make it that far that tour dammit
One of the v few groups that lived up to the hype of the British press of the time !
Read something about them appearing at a 'Futurama' show was it ?
And the band was ... great
"
Somehow we drifted off too far
Communicate like distant stars
Splintered voices down the phone
The sunlit dust, the smell of roses drifts, oh no
" Someone waits behind the door
Hiroshima mon amour
Riding inter-city trains
Dressed in European grey
Riding out to echo beach
A million...
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