30 Record Mirror, December 13,19M I cause i A martyr to her own carries. If she can is a danger she laces, but ROD STEWART i DANA GILLESPIE Itemper her bitterness, channel It Wembley Arena, London The Green Man, Stratford, into the learning process.to she just By Rosalind Russell East London might surprise us all. Look out Siouxsie, this lady's not for turning, THE IMAGINATION and planning By Rory Baxter that goes Into Rod Stewart's SUSPENDERS, stockings and scanty YOUTH concerts justifies the higher than clothing may have been locked WASTED average ticket price of £8. That, and away, but Miss Gillespie still let her Marquee, London of course his talent. all hang down Paradoxically, her By Jessamy Catkin watcher, I've As an avid Stewart bright green trousers and maroon have Wasted Youth got had the opportunity to see him loads NOT only top drew attention away from her the combination of visual and of limes, and I still get excited when fine body and tówards the music. musical excitement down to a he sings 'Sweet Little Rock 'n' her they are the only band who Roller' and emotional when he does Dana's entrance came after art, but had make the Marquee enjoyable. 'You Wear it Well'. He has the good backing' band, Telemacque, can the rattled the kegs the barmaid) And their devoted following, sense to realise he lust can't miss turned Op to out these songs, even though he with solid but uninspiringiand rhythm funeral crowd, all and blues. They lifted their mourn them at the last of their has new material to perform. 1 performance when Dana emerged to regular sessions there. Not quite so haven't seen him do a bad gig for was generated as years; not since Faces did a take over the vocals from the much excitement the ól Ken Scott was shocker at Lewisham. comparatively flat bassist. usual, perhaps, but a on stage. I would've loved to have heard as heroic as ever These days his band is well his lyrics are rehearsed and musically precise; live version of 'Get My Rocks Off', He moves brilliantly, I and he they could run circles round the ti but songs like 'Moonshine Shuffle', poetic and prophetic, Get?' and 'Your them with JIM Morrison Faces, though I still miss their slap 'How Blue Can You delivers Mind Is On Vacation 'cos Your Voice shoulder holster, happy camaraderie. But although I charisma; thought Iz' Is Working Overtime' were a long tambourine and guitar are his Rod's set was magic, it is macabre occurred to me that maybe the band way from disappointing. I diversions_ Mick Atkins was references to and competent on lead, as settling Into the groove too I' She made several the comfortably. My only two objections; PHIL OAKEY: voice reduced to a squeak. her recent "confessions" in one Immovable as Darren Murphy, Billy Peek should give his duck walk Sunday newspaper, and when a bass player, Is excitable, on synth looks a rest - he's run that idea into the stoned hippy(?) yelled "Bob Dylan! I The mannequin loo in love or ground - and Carmine Appice's i Bob Dylan!" she replied "I don't perhaps a bit perfect, flimsy keyboards were drum solo should be knocked on the sing Bob Dylan, I did him." Cheers in pain, his of the tracks, but he head. I didn't go to watch Carmine, all round. lost on many for it on 'Charlie And charming though he is, I went to see 'Love Potion No Nine' was less made up Rod Stewart. than startling, and that level Harry' and the sinister 'Wasted He opened with 'Hot Legs', a OAKEY continued through 'Organ Grinder Youth'. r^yJk ' song that's much improved with live Blues' ("I wish there were brothels ' Opening with the performance as opposed tovinyl, In Britain") and 'Leave Your Hat Jack', 'Jealous-. , and the audience rose to their l eet, On' until (a)rousing versions of from the .11 to stay there for the rest of the 'Trouble' and 'Sea Cruise' lifted the sung night. The stage was simple, but set, t --ólance brilliantly set, with stairs -running up 'Trouble' featured an excellent +1sT, as the both sides, meeting over the'drum duel between Dana and sal, - Jalung For My kit, high above Carmine's head. CO KEY Pete Thomas (who inevitable but fitting ' ran cheers when ro" j Followed by a chaotic 'I Lights in sequence around the stairs, ref elected In 'the mirrored The PA, borrowed from the Lotla Shat'" Ash I Was A Girl', wijh guests from backdrop. HUMAN LEAGUE Simple Minds, was ideal for the task end Modern English, The Monsters and The format stays much the same, Hammersmith Odeon, of handling the super - bass thump why Dead Fingers Talk. needing nothing more than and crash and the sound system .W-cause they 'My Friends Are Dead', 'Man Stewart's spectacular voice - London Itself was great throughout the set. 7al licence? Found Dead In Graveyard' and especially on 'II Loving You Is By Simon Ludgate As the League progressed from f5" year legal battlerwith 'Maybe We'll Die With Them' were Wrong' - and acrobatics. Years of BLITZ takes a coach outing. Across 'Path Of Least Resistance', one of v3 lie manager Tony Defries, the classics of the evening; a practice have helped him spin his the wastes of Central London to my lave - raves, to 'Dreams Of lana is enjoying having her preoccupation with death perhaps; , mike stand round without Hammersmith they came. The Leaving', new but messy 'I Am The freedom, and the Green Man sinister and powerful; yet Wasted decapitating the first four rows of hordes of frilly, tartan - clad posers Law' to new single 'Boy And Girl', enjoyed having It with her - the Youth are essentially an incredibly the audience. Although I think he fluttered through the doors and Oakey's voice sounded as if it was only problem being a very cramped romantic band: they deserve to be does it even more for effect now, as settied'like a flock of exotic birds. about to collapse and Ian Burden's stage. treated as such. he uses a radio mike too. Style note: at any venue where synthesiser failed to get going, Among the new songs were, 'She the Blitzkrieg Boppers are gathered relying instead on loads of pre - SPLIT ENZ Won't Dance With Me', the hot and you'll notice that any sell - recorded tapes. Adrian Wright was HAZEL O'CONNOR/DURAN the to Top Rank Sheffield ' steamy 'Passion' and 'Give Me respecting member of the spandex only one come through DURAN Wings'. A surprising, but pleasant ballet will wave with gusto to an unscathed; his ever - Improving Birmingham Odeon By Jack Bower Inclusion was the old R&B song imaginary friend at least 35 -times a slide sequences are really By Kevin Wilsbn SLASHES AND SPLASHES of pure the minute, to make absolutely sure he interesting and add a much - vibrant colour illustrate done by the Stones in THERE'S the stage Just Wanna Make Lo.r or she is well and truly seen. needed third dimension by way of a packed house to see the and the band. The music is dense, local girl made good, audience part. As for the band, (remember visual explanation of Oakey's but much pre driving and compelling and only 30 alienating lyrics. gig talk centres around. support them?) I last saw the League two seconds Into the first I going to.' band, song am W,p years ago; long before the recent It wasn't until the brilliant 'Life Duran Duran. Rumours of a captivated by Split Enz. The first a multi thousand pound split between Marlyn Ware and Ian Kills' with its line "Your life is like backing and thing I notice is that they have fawning record companies toned t sed d for Marsh, who've lef 1, and Phil Oakey schedule, you run to meet the bills in tow down the extreme visuals of their and Adrian Wright, who haven't. / what a way to tell you, life kills makes them an interesting last British proposition. Tour in 1977. Now only Then, they were a less clearly that the audience, who'd been They're five lads from gaunt percussionist Noel Cromble defined unit but at least the itching to Push the stage since the Brum, dressed a la early Rosy, they looks like an ... come like extra from Eraser 1 RIAH HEEP synthesiser player could actually opening song, surged forward in a on a Spandau Ballet with Head. The rest are merely play it. spontaneous movement. Oakey guts. fascinating and Lyceum, London A proposed bizarre Two schoolgirls, Joanne and must have forgotten to mention single 'Planet Earth' There really are no By Peliny Colé is very modern Susanne, have swelled the ranks to their old dance band status 'tit then. atmospheric and eerie, comparisons you with INVISIBLE GUITARS twanged out 'Faster Than can make fulfil some kind of function as There was a long pause before Light' sizzles along and Split Enz, they are out on their own, silent chords, heads were liberally conjures up pictures of general purpose, off the shelf (not the encore, because a slide macho - A band alone. Living 15,000 miles banged and everyone's jacket was a I posing, 'Friends to mention off the wall) booty projector blew up. Phil Oakey's dry Of Mine' runs the away (New Zealand) from the flash of ACIDC electricity as Uriah gambit of r r shakers.