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ROCK ARENA:
September 24 1985
00.00 OPENING TITLES;
00.18 BRIAN FERRY 'DON'T STOP THE DANCE';
04.10 DOWLING INTRO;
05.01 THE JAM 'START';
07.16 MCU IV WELLER (PRIOR TO STYLE COUNCIL'S MELBOURNE CONCERT) RE WHY HE FORMED STYLE COUNCIL, POLITICAL COMPONENT OF HIS SONGS REFLECTED IN NEW ALBUM, SUPPORT OF PARTICULAR CAUSES IN BRITAIN, HIS ANTI THATCHERITE SENTIMENTS, CO PRESIDENT IN BRITAIN OF INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF YOUTH, TOP 10 BANDS RELUCTANT TO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO CAUSES, HEROIN WIDESPREAD AMONGST BRITISH YOUTH, MAY JOIN BRITISH LABOUR PARTY IN FUTURE;
15.46 STYLE COUNCIL 'THE WHOLE POINT OF NO RETURN';
18.30 DOWLING LINK, INTRO JOHN MELLENCAMP;
19.38 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 'LITTLE PINK HOUSES';
24.15 GRAPHIC;
24.18 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 'LOVELY OL' NIGHT' B&W;
28.24 DOWLING INTRO FLOTSAM JETSAM RECORDED LIVE IN ABC STUDIO;
29.27 'BUTCHERS OF LUST';
34.04 'THE CHOSEN FEW';
37.57 '100% ONE SECOND LOVE';
42.28 '115 BPM/CRYSTAL DISCO/R27 MEDLEY';
54.37 DOWLING LINK, INTRO SAYLE & NEIL FROM 'THE YOUNG ONES';
36.04 ALEXEI SAYLE 'HELLO JOHN, GOT A NEW MOTOR';
59.32 GRAPHIC;
59.33 NEIL 'HOLE IN MY SHOE', INCL END CREDITS
AMAZING is all I can say! ROCK ARENA was STUNNING!
I have wanted that Flotsam Jetsam performance for awhile and SO glad i NOW have it :-) Such an amazing live band, danceable, funkified, stylish and WOW!
Suzanne looked WOW WOW WOW! And Paul Weller = HEAVEN