djo@sdchema.UUCP (11/16/83)
Well the Gang was back and as good as ever. They played about an hour and a half Monday night at the El Cortez in downtown San Diego. They played many of my favorites, Paralyzed, What We All Want, To Hell with Poverty (we'll get drunk on cheap wine), Man in a Uniform, and History of the World. A surprising addition to their encore was Lou Reed's Sweet Jane. The crowd seemed unfamiliar with their music. I was the only person yelling for a cheeseburger to go! That, by the way, was one song they deleted from Monday's playlist. They played plenty of their new material including their MTV hit(?) Is It Love. I think this is a strong band. If the Gang of Four comes to your town don't miss them! Denise O'Jibway - La Jolla - California
rossen@uiuccsb.UUCP (11/20/83)
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uiuccsb!rossen Nov 17 09:28:00 1983
Well, they were good here in Champaign-Urbana, too. They played a big hall
(the Auditorium, on campus), and though the crowd wasn't very big it sure was
enthusiastic.
However, doesn't it seem that the Gang of 4 is rapidly becoming the Gang of 2?
After all they ditched Hugo Burnham for a drum machine -- I was pleased to see
that they used a live drummer in concert, for the older songs wouldn't have
been quite the same -- and Sara Lee wasn't even on stage for that many songs.
But it was a good concert, and I was happy to see them here in the heartland.
Even if it's the Gang of Two, the songs are still good.
Too much thinking makes me ill,
Ken at UIUC
(...!uiucdcs!rossen)
P.S. There isn't REALLY an MTV video for "Is it Love," is there??