| It's 
                                                                      10 O'clock 
                                                                      Thursday 
                                                                      morning, 
                                                                      and my head 
                                                                      is banging. 
                                                                      It took 
                                                                      a good two 
                                                                      hours to 
                                                                      wind down 
                                                                      after this 
                                                                      one.  
                                                                      This was 
                                                                      the first 
                                                                      of only 
                                                                      two gigs 
                                                                      I will be 
                                                                      at, and 
                                                                      it was just 
                                                                      sheer power. 
                                                                      Gary has 
                                                                      a hard edge 
                                                                      to his performance 
                                                                      these days, 
                                                                      but also 
                                                                      seems to 
                                                                      have a humourous 
                                                                      tongue in 
                                                                      cheek side 
                                                                      too.  The 
                                                                      sound and 
                                                                      lights were 
                                                                      brilliant. 
                                                                       The 
                                                                      crowd were 
                                                                      loud and 
                                                                      appreciative, 
                                                                      but not 
                                                                      as rocking 
                                                                      as they 
                                                                      could be. 
                                                                       Set 
                                                                      list was 
                                                                      okay, but 
                                                                      a surprising 
                                                                      lack of 
                                                                      anything 
                                                                      between 
                                                                      1980 & Pure 
                                                                      (apart from 
                                                                      the brilliant 
                                                                      Voix).  The 
                                                                      new album 
                                                                      is brilliant, 
                                                                      but I would 
                                                                      have liked 
                                                                      one or two 
                                                                      tracks from 
                                                                      Exile.  Looking 
                                                                      forward 
                                                                      to Sheffield 
                                                                      tonight.  
                                                                      Dennis  |