Lindisfarne
liveshows series
Alan
Hull - Live at "The Red Lion" Folk Club 1984
The Complete Concert
| 1. | intro chat | 1:34 |
| 2. | Money Game | 2:52 |
| 3. | United States Of Mind | 2:47 |
| 4. | rain chat | 0:36 |
| 5. | A Walk In The Rain | 3:09 |
| 6. | See The Pretty Dancer | 4:14 |
| 7. | peacesong chat | 0:51 |
| 8. | Poor Old Ireland | 2:54 |
| 9. | chat | 0:59 |
| 10. | One More Bottle Of Wine | 2:21 |
| 11. | malvina chat | 1:30 |
| 12. | Malvina's Melody | 4:58 |
| 13. | Breakfast | 2:25 |
| 14. | Oh No, Not Again | 3:31 |
| 15. | Winter Song | 5:31 |
| 16. | chat | 0:46 |
| 17 | Day Of The Jackal | 3:27 |
| 18. | club chat | 2:21 |
| 19. | Marshall Riley's Army | 3:54 |
| 20. | All Fall Down | 2:38 |
| 21. | January Song | 4:52 |
| 22. | Lady Eleanor | 2:52 |
| 23. | Fog On The Tyne | 6:40 |
| 24. | We Can Swing Together | 7:25 |
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total running time |
75:14 |
"Unofficial" recordings of Alan Hull concerts are few and far between - however what is lacking in quantity is more than made up for here by entertainment quality. For me, the intimate atmosphere of the evening comes across well - better than on the official live recordings, possibly due to the fact that the dialogue has not been edited.
It is evident throughout that Alan enjoyed the 'occasional� tipple. In his introduction, Mr Hull manages to insult the midlands area, by insinuating that it should be removed from the map - nevertheless, he gets away with it. Later on though, he makes a couple of silly (almost embarrassing) statements, which are greeted by the audience in stony silence!
Alan kicks off with a couple of classic numbers from "Pipedream", and for this gig "A Walk In The Sea" becomes "A Walk In The Rain", dedicated to Shirley (aka Shirlgirl). Surprisingly, out of the 17 songs featured, he gives us only two tracks from his "On The Other Side Album", released one year previously, and which he is touring at the gig.
Exclusive to this CDR is the unreleased track "See The Pretty Dancer" (which Alan claimed he wrote just one week previously). Being a typical example of Hully's extraordinary talent, it's a chilling, haunting song, which provokes some unanswered questions. Finishing with most of the Lindisfarne classics, Alan takes the micky out of "Fog On The Tyne", which he describes as "such an intelligent song"! A fantastic performance, warts 'n' all, and definitely not one to be missed!
Charles Orr