1998 AT THE STAR CLUB

(2CD)  Krucker 38765/66-2
THE SONGS
    DISC 1
     
    1. The Ride and the View   12:45
    2. C'mon  26:22
    3. Do It  9:42
    4. (Something In My Heart  Says) No   6:20
    5. Drivin Around  17:20
    DISC 2
    1. Band Intro   2:01
    2. Many Are Called But Few Get Up/The Storm   13:48
    3. Bananas  16:05
    4. Romain   5:36
    5. Spunk Rock   22:33
THE BAND
Mickey Jones--Guitar, Vocals
Deke Leonard--Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Phil Ryan--Keyboards
Martin Ace--Bass, Tuba, Vocals
Bob Richards--Drums


Liner Notes by Deke:

The Star Club, Oberhausen, in West Germany, is traditionally our last port of call on a European tour because, situated as it is, near the German - Dutch border, it is only a short hop to the ferry home.  European tours - as we do them - are gruelling affairs, involving relentless gigging and incessant travelling, so by the time we get to Oberhausen we are knackered and slightly demob happy.  We are also match fit and playing like banshees.

We have a new line-up again.  Apart from the usual suspects - Micky Jones, Martin Ace and me - we have the return, after an absence of twenty years, of Phil Ryan on keyboards and a brand new drummer, Bob Richards.  Phil - the Aneurin Bevan of the Lydian cadence - is a man who can stop your heart in the twinkling of an eye.  Life without him, now, would be unthinkable.  Bob - the Lobsang Rampa of the percussive arts - is a drummer whose subtle ferocity is only matched by his boundless energy.  Both are peerless company, and both have revived our jaded, old souls.

Together we stand, sholder to sholder, in the unending struggle to stem the overwhelming tide of lucre-driven philistinism that threatens to engulf us all.  Let us not forget the motto of the National Union of Mineworkers: Eternal Vigilence is the Price of Freedom.

We would like to thank Walter Krucker - our man in Europe - for his tireless dedication to the cause, Chris Meek - our road manager - for his icy efficiency and unflagging good humour, Petra & Andi Burmeister and Michael Marburg.  Bob would like to thank Mike, Didi and Jörg at Paiste, George at Pearl and Gamlins Music Shop in Newport, for their help and support.

Circumstances, damn circumstances, has mad it impossible for us to do a new studio album at the moment, but we hope this record will go some way to bridge the gap until we do.
 

Don't look down

            Deke


P.S. I have great hopes for the Millennium Bug.
 
 

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