Nothing beats Moz live in Solna in December 1997. So much snow it was tricky to get there in a loaned Volvo with only summer tyres on. Then he played with my Man United scarf onstage during Roy's Keen and many wore a shirt of their favourite english club as well.
I know two lads who were there who also went to the Battersea power station gig days after when he changed the lyrics for "Now my heart is full" to "every Stretford Ender poet" instead of Stressford to pay homage to the hardcore Man United fans who used to stand in the Stretford End during games.
I was front row and held the scarf aloft as he entered and he bowed for it towards me and a swedish journo mentioned that and the scarf playing in his review for a very big newspaper here.
That is a memory from one gig at that tour and having been to a few others as well two nights in a row in Karlstad in 2006 wasn't bad at all and was recorded and aired on radio here.
I am also pleased I went to 4-5 nights at Wembley Arena in the fall of 1995 when a certain Bowie bullied him off the tour when Moz was supporting him. What made him better in the past was that he was alone against everyone whereas now he feels very much part of the establishment and his music has lost everything that made him stand out.
People prefer technically better singing and music but I prefer an artist with a soul who sings every word cause he lived it or saw it through someone else. I live off the past not through it and it is great energy to draw from sometimes.
I see how many are desperate to keep his act going and they are mostly made up of newcomers and those hellbent on making it look like he is better now and means even more than in the past. I talk about the whole picture and then it's not even a contest between then and now.Really not sure about that.
We never stick to the topic on here as you might have noticed. This might be about the tour but I am definitely the biggest bore as Moz repeated my name live when asking the crowd to name some.Since the OP asked about tours rather than specific shows, Oye Esteban is easily his best as far as song choice goes. I think for energy, sheer madness and peak Moz-mania (particularly in America) you can’t go past the ‘91 Kill Uncle and ‘92 Your Arsenal tours.
Sadly never saw the Smiffs live and while the crowds for TQID tours look pretty wild for me it is the Meat Is Murder shows that look the best. That was easily the most ‘muscular’ Smiths album, kinda like Your Arsenal in that regard which I think lent itself to a great concert experience. The band who had been pretty much nonstop touring for 3 years sound beyond tight. What I’d give to get a copy of that complete Barrowlands show. I’ve got VHS of both the Spanish shows from around that time and they are easily my favourite live footage of the band. I love, love, love watching those 2 concerts. Peak Smiffs!!!!!
Do you mean the full 25th September 1985 Barrowlands gig (as opposed to the bits of radio broadcast)?Since the OP asked about tours rather than specific shows, Oye Esteban is easily his best as far as song choice goes. I think for energy, sheer madness and peak Moz-mania (particularly in America) you can’t go past the ‘91 Kill Uncle and ‘92 Your Arsenal tours.
Sadly never saw the Smiffs live and while the crowds for TQID tours look pretty wild for me it is the Meat Is Murder shows that look the best. That was easily the most ‘muscular’ Smiths album, kinda like Your Arsenal in that regard which I think lent itself to a great concert experience. The band who had been pretty much nonstop touring for 3 years sound beyond tight. What I’d give to get a copy of that complete Barrowlands show. I’ve got VHS of both the Spanish shows from around that time and they are easily my favourite live footage of the band. I love, love, love watching those 2 concerts. Peak Smiffs!!!!!
when a certain Bowie bullied him off the tour when Moz was supporting him.
I see how many are desperate to keep his act going and they are mostly made up of newcomers and those hellbent on making it look like he is better now and means even more than in the past. I talk about the whole picture and then it's not even a contest between then and now.
It ends up being this endless debate between his old fans and his new fans. Why some are now hating him is because they spent centuries believing the man was a socialist like themselves when in truth he never ever was in any way, shape or form.
If he ever became a political party it would probably have the rainbow flag as a symbol cause politically no one has any idea where he stands except that it cannot be included in the political options we have now and have had for ages.
He's politically more daring now but his expression as an artist is that of a blank canvas these days. He's as loyal as any working girl out there.