PiL
- GLASGOW, APPOLLO, SCOTLAND, UK
November 16th, 1983
Running Order:
1. PUBLIC IMAGE
2. LOW LIFE
3. ANNALISA
4. RELIGION
5. MEMORIES
6. SOLITAIRE
7. CHANT
8. ANARCHY IN THE UK
9. LOVE SONG
10. FLOWERS OF ROMANCE
11. ATTACK
Running Time:
48 minutes (approx)
Sound Quality:
(7) Average Audience Recording
Tape Gradings Explained here
review by TIM BUCKNALL
Notes:
The tape runs ever so slightly fast. There's
some weird tape phasing during the 1st song 'Public Image' which actually
adds to the guitar sound!
Review:
This is a fairly tinny audience recording. The keyboards,
guitar, vocals and bass come through well; the drums are buried.
There's no crowd interference during the songs, and the crowd is just
a quiet roar between songs. The tape runs ever so slightly fast,
I didn't realise till John spoke between songs.
'Low Life' is pretty good considering the line-up. 'Annalisa' is actually pretty
good by anyone's standards. Very hard, and very close to the album version; sacking
Tom Zvoncheck was clearly a good move. There are no intrusive keyboards to ruin
the song, I'm not sure but I think I might even hear a second guitar
on 'Annalisa'. it certainly doesn't sound like the weedy guitar sound that blighted
some of the other '83 shows.
'Religion' has the organ intro as heard on 'Live in Tokyo' but it's a much harder
version. During 'Memories' John complains about the sound balance in his monitor "I'm
Too Loud" the PA mix is fine however. The guitar during 'Memories' sounds
pretty good.
'Solitaire' is irredeemably cheesy tonight, with mostly clean guitar. By now
the tape speed problem seems more noticeable. 'Chant' is next and unfortunately
the keyboards are more intrusive than at Brighton on Nov 2nd. It's probably down
to the position of the respective tapes rather than any real difference in sound
mix During 'Chant' the slap bass is more annoying than at Brighton. Louie Bernadi
is throwing in lots of cheesy disco octaves that really don't suit the song.
As per gig goers reports, 'Anarchy in the UK' is indeed huge sounding; thanks
to Arthur Stead swapping his keyboard for a 2nd guitar. Certainly the best rendition
of this song from this tour, only Louie Bernadi's irritating bass stops it from
being a truly classic live moment.
The encore is 'This is Not a Love Song', it's still the early version rather
than the hard funk version played by the 84 line-up. It's not as nauseating as
the 'Live in Tokyo' version but I wouldn't listen to it again, and by now the
tape speed problems are even noticeable.
It's certainly not a bad tape. In fact, some moments are outstanding. It's better
than Bristol, Newcastle, Lyon, Hollywood & Tokyo, and on a par with Brighton
'83, but obviously not as satisfying as a 1984 show.
