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It kicked off with an excerpt of the band playing 'Drunken Butterfly' with Kim doing her whirling dervish dance in the middle of the stage, close-ups of Thurston's fretboard work on the a Jazzmaster (methinks!), all pretty mad in a hand-held camera stylee. It did seem fairly frenetic.
Cut to interview in pool room with Thurston and Lee being interviewed by some guy who was obviously rather excited. TM did all the talking. The interviewer brought up their controversial ATP 2000 gig, in which the band generated anger amongst the crowd and the media for playing an alternative, more experimental jet set. TM explained that they understood ATP at the time to be an alternative to Reading and other similar festivals, and that a more experimental, alternative set would be welcomed. It wasn't until some time after that they realised that people were getting annoyed, that they wanted a SY Greatest Hits gig. The NME ran a headline with an image of TM with guitar hanging behind his back, saying 'Goodbye 20th Century, Goodbye Talent'. Seems to be a similar reaction to the G20thC gig they played in Royal Festival Hall, in which members of the audience started calling out for Dirty Boots and 100%.
Cut to another tune which I can't really identify. KG on vocals. I couldn't really figure out what this was (I feel shame!). There's a very quick look at the setlist taped to the ground as well. I can just about make out the running order as I love you Golden Blue, Empty Page...
Back to interview, and we see Kim in the background wearing some mighty big black shades, playing pool, while TM and LR still hold court with the interviewer. TM asks whether the interviewer thinks Tony Blair ever listened to the Sex Pistols... TM jokes 'You know what he's into? He's into [looks straight at camera and whispers in a sinister manner] Sting!'
Next bit of footage involves a young guy getting up on stage, hugging TM; somehow the two guys end up rolling around on the grouns, the kid starts 'playing' TM's guitar, TM starts 'playing' the guitar on him, TM rolls away off him laughing while some security dudes manhandle the young offender and drag him back off into the crowd.
Back to the pool room. Interviewer asks whether TM thinks politics and rock should be combined or mutually exclusive (a dumb question cos a second before he had said something along the lines of 'Your last album had some political commentary or reactions to what's going on these days, so do you think...?' Seems the answer was in the question!).Classic quote: I would like to see, you know, George Bush sort of strap one on, plug one in, buzz one out. Yeah, just fucking gnarl out.'
More footage with guitars and drums going crazy, a proper old fashioned white-out.
Most enjoyable, if all too brief.
Can't wait for me next SY live experience.
cbeattie
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