Live (1990)

 

1.	Court in the act	Alan Hull	3:01
2.	Everything changes	Marty Craggs/Alan Hull	3:35
3.	Anyway the wind blows	Rod Clements	5:22
4.	Roll on that day	Rod Clements/Marty Craggs	6:27
5.	Walk in the sea	Alan Hull	3:22
6.	Lady Eleanor	Alan Hull	4:11
7.	Knacker's Yard Blues	Rod Clements	4:20
8.	I want you to be my baby	Jordan/Hendricks	5:44
9.	Winning the game	Ray Jackson/Charlie Harcourt	4:49
10.	Meet me on the corner	Rod Clements	3:39
11.	Fog on the Tyne	Alan Hull	7:21
12.	Clear White Light	Alan Hull	4:25

Court in the act

RJ playing mandolin on this tune; AH doing the Lead Vocal and playing a dark-sunburst Ovation acoustic; SC playing an also dark-sunburst, but Fender Stratocaster; RC has a black Squier/Stratocaster with a yellow Boss foot-effect-pedal mounted on top (instead of a vibrato-unit); STC is using a red Fender Precision Bass. Further there is RL sitting behind his drumset wearing some kind of a muscle-shirt and a pair of short trousers and finally MC who is standing behind the keyboard, but only shaking the tambourion.

Everything changes

This song is announced by RJ as one of their new album and changes for the instruments are: RJ only singing, but with rumbas in his hands; MC playing the keyboard. Otherwise, apart from a powerful distorted guitarsolo by SC, there's nothing else to tell about it.

Anyway the wind blows

This song is announced by AH but now with RJ on harmonica and Lead Vocal. MC is playing the keyboard/organ again. And it is a Rod Clements song, so he gave it a nice slide solo while using his Squier.

Roll on that day

Starts with STC on congas ( the only time he "left" his bass ); RC switches to a beautiful Custom Sunburst w/bindings Fender Telecaster. AH does the Roland Piano, SC is standing behind the keyboard/organ, while it's now up to MC to take the Lead Vocal. And because he co-wrote the song with RC, it got an excellent ( as always expected ) long sax solo part by him.

Walk in the sea

That song, first published by Alan's band Radiator (Album Isn't is strange), then being re-published by himself on his solo album Phantoms and finally became part of Lindisfarne's live act (e.g. Cropredy Concert). AH naturally does the Lead Vocal, SC still stays behind the keyboard, RJ picked up his mandolin again, while RC now holds another treasure, an old Electric Fender 12-string in his hands.

Lady Eleanor

Every time a classic tune. MC now does the keyboard as well as the flute, SC is back on his Stratocaster while RC is still using the Fender 12-string.

Knackers Yard Blues

Announced by Ray Jackson as a 20 year old song that appeared on the CD version of the Nicely out of tune release. RC went back to his black Strat, AH is now the man behind the electric Roland piano, while RJ on harmonica and MC on sax are doing a lot of parts together ( unisono ), as well as sharing the Lead Vocals.

I want you to be my baby

RJ announced it as a Boogie-Woogie and that's it. Not more, not less. A typical RJ tune ( although written by someone else ) and the same style like "Lover not a fighter" (from: Caught in the act). AH is still behind the piano. RC back to his Tele.

Winning the game

Sorry, but this one is a disappointment, it's performed much too clumsy. It really misses the easily done studio version. The musicians are: AH Piano, SC Organ, RC Telecaster, MC Sax, RJ doing the Lead Vocal with MC helping with the second voice.

Meet me on the corner

I suppose that Lindisfarne would never being that famous without that Rod Clements tune. Lead Vocal and Harmonicas is done by RJ (while Mr. Hull is doing grimaces behind him), RC himself plays again his sunburst Telecaster, SC switches to a 6-string acoustic guitar and Mr. Craggs has the responsibility to shake the tambourin.

Fog on the Tyne

I deny this "disco-beat-version" and can not understand why AH switch especially for this only song to an electric blonde Fender Stratocaster.

Clear White Light ???

If someone knows that song very, very well he might be able to hear parts of it within that one. But on the other hand, it has nothing in common.

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The All-Music Guide review:

The very existence of a Lindisfarne concert video amazes most people, even in England. After opening with the hit video of "Fog on the Tyne" featuring champion footballer Paul Gascoigne, the band opens with a very enthusiastic performance of "Court in the Act," but their attempts to add life to more recent material such as "Everything Changes" fall flat, although Rod Clements' "Anyway the Wind Blows" does have some moments of inspiration, recalling CCR's "Lodi" and Bob Dylan's "If Not For You" without actually sounding like either song. The first really inspired part of this set comes six songs in with "Lady Eleanor," although there is one major surprise here as well, a performance of the 20-year-old B-side "Knackers Yard Blues," a crunchy hard rocker. "Meet Me on the Corner," the group's first major hit, comes off well enough, although here the awkward stage presence of singer Ray Jackson mars the performance on a visual level, and then there's not much left except for "Fog on the Tyne," which gets pitched here with a rousing Bo Diddley beat -- unfortunately, the performance of this huge crowd pleaser (it would probably be the national anthem if Newscastle-on-Tyne ever declared independence from the rest of England) is too mannered to really enjoy without having been there in the crowd, and the audience participation doesn't help. -- Bruce Eder