Post by South-Punk Admin on Nov 21, 2011 23:29:04 GMT
'The Last Supper - Crass Songs 1977 - 1984' was always going to be a highly charged and very emotional evening, but it turned out to be simultaneously transcendent and an experience / feeling beyond words. The evening started well with Andy T and then an energetic and uplifting set by Paranoid Visions. By this stage the Shepherds Bush Empire was really starting to fill, and the main support for the night, The Cravats, were greeted very enthusiastically. They had a very powerful sound, and their line up included a fantastic saxophonist. Their opener 'Rub Me Out' (originally released on Crass records) and their song 'I Hate the Universe' were the killers though, and they really set things up well.
With the stage cleared, the back image-projection started on a screen high at the rear of the stage, containing the immortal words: 'Welcome To The Last Supper - London'. (Throughout the night images were projected of punks and bands that people had submitted via Steve’s Website and they had been lovingly assembled and played back, in addition to the many fantastic images of Crass, their artwork and lyrics that were also projected.) As soon as Steve Ignorant and his band walked on they went into a blitzkrieg version of 'Do The Owe Us A Living' that immediately set a high standard and they managed to maintain the level of intensity throughout the night. The whole band played brilliantly, Gizz Butt on Guitar, Spike T Smith on Drums, Pete Wilson on Bass and Carol Hodge on Vocals. Each song seemed to build on the last, with each one creating an even more heightened sense of emotion and occasion. (A storming ‘How Does It Feel’ being a great stand out track, as were ‘Banned From The Roxy’, ‘So What’, in fact the whole set!)
Later, Penny Rimbaud came on with a small snare / hi -hat and completed the circle by performing a sublime acoustic 'Do They Owe Us A Living' with Steve. Shortly after, with Tony Barber on Bass, Eve Libertine came out and they all performed a sensational 'Darling' from Stations of the Crass. They all embraced afterwards, which reached straight into the emotional core of everyone assembled. Afterwards, Steve and the band played a strong cover of The Ruts ‘West One’ (Shine on me) and during the songs members of the lifeboat crew with whom Steve serves came out on the stage to rapturous applause.
After a great ‘Big A Little A’, the band played a storming 'Shaved Women', with Eve Libertine coming out to scream 'In All our Decadence People Die' with Carol. The band finished with a rousing 'Bloody Revolutions' and gracefully acknowledged the audiences love, which was fully reciprocated. The Last Supper truly was a special celebration…
www.southendpunk.com/html/lastsupp.html
With the stage cleared, the back image-projection started on a screen high at the rear of the stage, containing the immortal words: 'Welcome To The Last Supper - London'. (Throughout the night images were projected of punks and bands that people had submitted via Steve’s Website and they had been lovingly assembled and played back, in addition to the many fantastic images of Crass, their artwork and lyrics that were also projected.) As soon as Steve Ignorant and his band walked on they went into a blitzkrieg version of 'Do The Owe Us A Living' that immediately set a high standard and they managed to maintain the level of intensity throughout the night. The whole band played brilliantly, Gizz Butt on Guitar, Spike T Smith on Drums, Pete Wilson on Bass and Carol Hodge on Vocals. Each song seemed to build on the last, with each one creating an even more heightened sense of emotion and occasion. (A storming ‘How Does It Feel’ being a great stand out track, as were ‘Banned From The Roxy’, ‘So What’, in fact the whole set!)
Later, Penny Rimbaud came on with a small snare / hi -hat and completed the circle by performing a sublime acoustic 'Do They Owe Us A Living' with Steve. Shortly after, with Tony Barber on Bass, Eve Libertine came out and they all performed a sensational 'Darling' from Stations of the Crass. They all embraced afterwards, which reached straight into the emotional core of everyone assembled. Afterwards, Steve and the band played a strong cover of The Ruts ‘West One’ (Shine on me) and during the songs members of the lifeboat crew with whom Steve serves came out on the stage to rapturous applause.
After a great ‘Big A Little A’, the band played a storming 'Shaved Women', with Eve Libertine coming out to scream 'In All our Decadence People Die' with Carol. The band finished with a rousing 'Bloody Revolutions' and gracefully acknowledged the audiences love, which was fully reciprocated. The Last Supper truly was a special celebration…
www.southendpunk.com/html/lastsupp.html