Peter Murphy solo: Search & Destroy

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His new album 'Unshattered' is spotty, but the first four songs are wonderful. He never made a bad album. Also, I love his affinity for good bassists. He's got fretless on a lot of his songs, he's worked with Mick Karn, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma played on 'Dust'. The guy has good taste.

Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:49 (nineteen years ago) link

I really really REALLY must get that new album at Amoeba tomorrow.

Everything else -- well, the AMG section is mostly my reviews, so go through that. ;-) That said, I stand by the fact that while I adored Deep when it came out and Love Hysteria only slightly less, Dust from two years ago is his flat out greatest effort, something truly distinct and inspired from him that was also a dark, beautiful jewel of an album. The live tour I saw was equally compelling. Even if he never does anything like it again, I'm so glad for that album's existence.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:52 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm quite fond of Love Hysteria, Deep, and to a slightly lesser extent Holy Smoke (the only one of those I own...my father has all three of those and bought them when they came out). Haven't heard the rest yet...

Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:57 (nineteen years ago) link

I've only heard Deep. I'm asking for several other of his albums for xmas.

"Cuts You Up" is probably my favorite song EVER.

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:58 (nineteen years ago) link

ok maybe not EVER. But right now it is.

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:58 (nineteen years ago) link

the only one of those I own...my father has all three of those and bought them when they came out

I keep forgetting what an infant you are (I TEASE).

Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:07 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm always a sucker for that Arabic sound (Youssou N'dour's 'Egypt' is one of my faves of the year), but I'm not completely won over by 'Dust'. Sometimes it's a little too sparse for my tastes. I would have liked more Arabic sounds...maybe even an orchestra instead of just the violin. "My Last Two Weeks" is amazing, at least.

Ned, post your thoughts on 'Unshattered' when you get it. Or, dang, review it for AMG! I don't think there's one up yet, is there....

Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:21 (nineteen years ago) link

'Cascade', and especially "Gliding Like a Whale", is wonderful.

Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link

Should the world fail ta .... I recently heard Final Solution again and have decided that it was terrible, but the Magazine cover I still like & Blue Heart and The Answer is Clear are still played around these parts.

Cuts You Up is still a great pop song .. Love Hysteria hasn't aged well with me, But I still dig Socrates the Python. I stopped with Hly Smoke & can't even remember what's on it. Maybe It's time I gave hime another chance.

dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:28 (nineteen years ago) link

I recently heard Final Solution again and have decided that it was terrible

You, sir, are sick in the head.

I sort've lost interest at Holy Smoke, and some of his stuff sounds awfully dated today (notably "Blind Sublime," though I still digs it). "All Night Long" is a beautiful, perfect song, as is "Cuts You Up". My very favorite of his solo stuff is probably "God Sends" on Should the World Fail....

And his cover of "Final Solution" ROCKS!

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:31 (nineteen years ago) link

eh, I used to think so, but put it up next to Pere Ubu and it just doesn't cut it anymore .. (but for some reason I managed to like both versions in the 80s .. go figure.)

dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:33 (nineteen years ago) link

I have a harder time listening to goofy ass peter murphy solo stuff than goofy ass bauhaus stuff these days, but I still love Marlene Deitrich's Favorite Poem. God I was obsessed with that record when it came out!

kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Hahah, the funny thing about that "Final Solution" cover -- in 1991 I ended up hanging around David Thomas during a radio station interview and I asked him about Peter's cover. The response -- David liked it but thought there were two problems -- he made the lyrics understandable and he took out the guitar solo. ;-)

Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:37 (nineteen years ago) link

My very favorite of his solo stuff is probably "God Sends" on Should the World Fail....

I first heard this live at a 1990 show -- made a big impression on me and still ranks as one of his finest moments.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:38 (nineteen years ago) link

"Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem" is tear-jerkingly beautiful.

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:28 (nineteen years ago) link

David liked it but thought there were two problems -- he made the lyrics understandable

He used to say that in concerts too. (Also referring to Living Color I think.) I saw Pere twice on the same tour - twice. so twice in ?87/88? and twice in ?89?.. and in both cases, he said almost exactly the same things to the audience in different cities.

dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 03:35 (nineteen years ago) link

I know, Ned...I'm so tiny, and tiny children have a way of falling down, you know...

Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 16:11 (nineteen years ago) link

five months pass...
Anybody seen him live? I'm seeing him on Wednesday.

Patrick South (Patrick South), Saturday, 14 May 2005 15:50 (nineteen years ago) link

i saw him on the Deep tour. at an amusement park!

kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 14 May 2005 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Six times solo, four times with Bauhaus. New album's quite good (yes, I finally got around to getting it) and he always *always* puts on an incredible show, even when he's sick (as I've seen happen once). Should be a treat, will be see him myself on the 27th.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 May 2005 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...
Cranking "Cuts You Up" right now at the office --- 1:13 am -- and damn is this ever a lovely track.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 17 June 2005 04:13 (nineteen years ago) link

He's about to play Europe!

JULY 06 Athens, GREECE - Olympic Games Beach Volleyball Stadium
JULY 09 Rome, ITALY - Zoobar
JULY 12 Barcelona, SPAIN - Bikini
JULY 13 Madrid, SPAIN - Arena
JULY 15 Paris, FRANCE - La Batufur
JULY 16 Paris, FRANCE - La Batufur
JULY 18 Dublin, IRELAND- Temple Bar
JULY 19 London, UK - Scala
JULY 20 Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
JULY 22 ZILLO Festival - GERMANY (Headlining)
JULY 29 Vilar de Mouros Festival- PORTUGAL (Headlining)

The performance of "Cuts You Up" at the LA show three weeks back was a goddamn treat and a half.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 17 June 2005 05:19 (nineteen years ago) link

four months pass...
Appropos of absolutely nothing, I dug out my copy of Should the World Fail... this afternoon and gave "God Sends" a stentorian airing. When those strings kick in? Jesus that's fucking amazing, and the man's voice has never sounded finer. Fuck if I know what he's singing about, but when it sounds this sublilme, he could be crooning about sifting through ox dung looking for worms and I'd still adore it.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 October 2005 01:52 (nineteen years ago) link

Or making fishcakes.

owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Friday, 21 October 2005 04:22 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...
I really disliked "Holy Smoke" when it came out but today it sounded great (this week has been all about revisiting albums I didn't like 15 years ago and finding them great, like "Kill Uncle"). It sounds distinctly less dated than Deep now.

akm, Sunday, 11 March 2007 06:54 (seventeen years ago) link

"Hit Song" is quite lovely, even if he re-uses that bit of dubious poetry from "Roll Call" ("breath the only friend")

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 11 March 2007 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link

It's a nice callback. And it's a remarkably good album, especially "Keep Me From Harm" and pretty much all the second half. "Low Room" needs more love too.

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 March 2007 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Doesn't one of those tunes on the second half employ Eno-style "cricket menace"?

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 11 March 2007 15:47 (seventeen years ago) link

one year passes...

Last few days I've found myself near-obsessively relistening to Should the World Fail to Fall Apart. It's a much better album than even I realized (and I already liked it quite a lot).

Anyway, he's on tour again and I'm looking forward to catching him in June.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:02 (sixteen years ago) link

Really must get it. I heard, of all things, "Dragnets Drag" running through my head on the plane to Seattle last week.

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:36 (sixteen years ago) link

Interesting. Not the song that would have leapt out at me!

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:51 (sixteen years ago) link

That quasi-U2 rhythm guitar and the choirtron synth in the background, with Murphy mumbling "Whirlpools whirl..."

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:55 (sixteen years ago) link

You're onto something there.

The a capella start to "Blue Heart" is what got me on the Should kick again.

"Was it a liiiiiie?
Was it the TRUTH?"

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:56 (sixteen years ago) link

Should is such a treat. Gotta dig up my vinyl of that again. Wasn't it co-produced with Ivo from 4AD?

Capitaine Jay Vee, Thursday, 17 April 2008 03:06 (sixteen years ago) link

Sure was! And compared to the albums that immediately followed it sounds it in more than one sense, because Should is more of a free floating experiment where the next three records were Peter-plus-a-band.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 03:17 (sixteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Anyone heard who's opening for PM this tour?

(I'm diggin Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem lately..)

dave 2¼, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:33 (sixteen years ago) link

Murphy's coming to Austin, can't decide whether to go. Live show any good?

stephen, Monday, 12 May 2008 02:49 (sixteen years ago) link

Any good! It's fantastic. He is a remarkable performer.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 May 2008 03:06 (sixteen years ago) link

well i mean, i've seen him with Bauhaus and he's obviously great there. just wondering if the solo show was on the same level. you know, without the other guys. i like p.murphy solo just... okay, not incredible.

stephen, Monday, 12 May 2008 05:36 (sixteen years ago) link

I prefer Peter separate from Love & Rockets and Bauhaus should not perform ever again. They're both better off without each other.

dave 2¼, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 15:37 (sixteen years ago) link

u crazy

baaderonixx, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 15:40 (sixteen years ago) link

one month passes...

okay so.... Burning from the Inside, Endless Summer of the Damned, Black Stone Heart, She's in Parties, Bela Lugosi's Dead (acoustic/solo)..... Crystal Wrists, I'll Fall with Your Knife, The Sweetest Drop, Idle Flow, Final Solution, Cuts You Up (heavy metal version/guest vocals from stagehand/birthday cake??)....... plus covers of Be My Wife and an impromptu version of Wild Is the Wind (acapella/vocals only).......... GREAT SHOW IN AUSTIN.

stephen, Saturday, 12 July 2008 07:35 (sixteen years ago) link

Ha! I knew this would be a Stephen revive! :)

Bimble, Saturday, 12 July 2008 07:36 (sixteen years ago) link

whatchu talkin bout bimble

stephen, Saturday, 12 July 2008 08:13 (sixteen years ago) link

hahaha *deep voice* "that's the second time you be talking at me like that, willis! hahaha

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 12 July 2008 08:27 (sixteen years ago) link

six months pass...

If you have already seen this video of him covering Grace Jones' "Nightclubbing" and you didn't tell me about it, well, I'm disappointed in you. I'm glad I've got a friend who likes goth rock and can tell me about this shit.

The Horror of Fang Rock (Bimble), Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:48 (fifteen years ago) link

Iggy had the original, Bimble, not Grace Jones!

I always thought Murphy was a poor man's Iggy, and there goes your proof.

If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:50 (fifteen years ago) link

Yeah I just found that out, Timi, about Iggy being the writer of it. Oh well.

The Horror of Fang Rock (Bimble), Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:50 (fifteen years ago) link

Iggy and Bowie!

If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:52 (fifteen years ago) link

You would tolly dig The Idiot if you're into Murphy.

If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:52 (fifteen years ago) link

I stopped following Peter Murphy in 1992 solely because I was really put off by the artwork and title of Holy Smoke. I still am, but the thread revive inspired me to listen to it this morning -- much better than I expected! Looking forward to checking out the rest of what I've missed since then.

early rejecter, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:10 (six years ago) link

I stopped following Peter Murphy in 1992 solely because I was really put off by the artwork and title of Holy Smoke. I still am

love this

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:46 (six years ago) link

it's hardly the worst of his artwork. it is however the last album of his I really loved.

akm, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:53 (six years ago) link

Me too.

Rejecter, what was so off-putting about the artwork?

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 5 October 2018 20:49 (six years ago) link

it looks like a Shane MacGowan solo live album

the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 5 October 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link

hahaha you're right

akm, Friday, 5 October 2018 22:49 (six years ago) link

Ha, yes, that's a perfect description!

It was the combination of the title, letterforms, and facial expression that just made it feel very joke-y to me. The tone suggested a level of humor that I wasn't looking for from Peter Murphy. Happy to finally hear that I was wrong about the album though.

early rejecter, Saturday, 6 October 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link

wow, otm

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 6 October 2018 21:03 (six years ago) link

Also, I discovered Eno a year after buying Holy Smoke and, holy smoke, he steals outright the sampled crickets from "The Great Pretender" for "Let Me Love You."

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 6 October 2018 21:04 (six years ago) link

Hey, Bauhaus covered “Third Uncle,” they knew their Eno.

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 7 October 2018 01:06 (six years ago) link

two months pass...

uh

https://louderthanwar.com/peter-murphy-thrown-gig-sweden-former-bauhaus-singer-bizarre-incident/

“Fuck you, you fucking Swedish,” the Northampton-born singer is heard shouting.

“Don’t fucking touch me.”

sleeve, Thursday, 13 December 2018 23:02 (five years ago) link

closer up footage here - https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/Mge5aK/rockstjarna-utkastad-fran-nalen--efter-kaosscener?fbclid=IwAR1Lqblxb602colUYx5cDa-6Xga_tPd9IigC0o-_prmwbbWizj1PyXUZ8rw

he was on top form, funny and playful in glasgow last week. i did momentarily think it was too good to be true / to last.

stirmonster, Thursday, 13 December 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link

Sad to see/read.

So, This Leaked (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 13 December 2018 23:49 (five years ago) link

Isn't it “Fuck you, you fucking Swedish cunt,”? WTF anyway has he got a troublesome reputation these days?

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christ (Tom D.), Friday, 14 December 2018 00:16 (five years ago) link

he did a hit and run and was caught with meth in his car by american police somewhere in california about 5 years ago if memory serves (i went to see him in concert a year or so after and while he seemed a little on edge and certainly not comfortable he didn't seem to be charging or strung out either)

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 14 December 2018 00:22 (five years ago) link

lool!

So, This Leaked (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 14 December 2018 02:00 (five years ago) link

is "wrecked by guards" from the lyrics to in the flat field or dark entries?

the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 14 December 2018 03:01 (five years ago) link

two months pass...

So.

He's been in the country, the American tour's been going great, fine.

The SF residency was supposed to start tonight after all the postponements.

I go to the venue (thankfully just six blocks away), get a beer, note the merch booth, all the instruments are set up on stage, great.

I wait. Opening band's still not on after almost an hour from their own stated start time, weird.

There's an announcement from the stage!

Peter is at an airport in LA, apparently stuck there, and so no show tonight because he'll be coming in very late. So we all can get refunds and the show might be rescheduled.

So in other words, the residency is now due to start on Friday, and I am now totally convinced he'll step out on stage and either immediately lose his voice or else suffer a strange accident.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 05:55 (five years ago) link

Fuuuuck. who the fuck is Peter's tour manager? because whoever it is sucks. Certainly he should have flown in the day before; no doubt flights were delayed/fucked up due to the storm last night.

Not going until next Thursday (and then the following week) so I hope he's firmly ensconced in SF by then and not doing day trips back to LA for some fucking reason.

akm, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 13:47 (five years ago) link

Statement from the Chapel:

Our deepest apologies for those who were affected by the rescheduled Peter Murphy show last night at The Chapel, especially considering all previous reschedules. Peter's flights from LA were delayed beyond the point where he could make the performance, but Peter did arrive in San Francisco in the early hours of the morning.

He is in SF now and the residency will continue with this Friday's Love Hysteria shows. We will be issuing full refunds to all ticketholders from this first show last night, and have rescheduled the "Should The World Fail to Fall Apart" performance to Wednesday, March 13th – this will be a free show for the ticketholders affected by the cancellation last night.

Again, our apologies for any inconvenience this has caused, and we'd like to thank the fans for their outpouring of understanding and sympathy throughout this entire process (including last night and this morning), your response to this and throughout has been truly amazing.

With Peter now finally on SF soil, we are very excited to begin the residency on Friday, and look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 21:24 (five years ago) link

lol what a shit show
i sold all my tix and just going to the regency show

kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 22:45 (five years ago) link

this has been pending so long I've lost all interest in it. still have tix for next week and the following but hardly feeling it at this point.

akm, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 22:53 (five years ago) link

Oddly enough I've still been up for this all this time, but I admit it helps when the venue's only a fifteen minute or so walk away.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 23:00 (five years ago) link

you going to the Deep show on Thursday (next thursday)?

akm, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 23:17 (five years ago) link

Right now I'm going to:

early Love Hysteria show on the 8th
Deep show on the 11th (also maybe one on the 9th or 10th)
Should the World makeup show on the 13th
Stripped on the 18th
Dust on the 19th
Bauhaus set on the 23rd
Bowie set on the 27th

Would also be going to the Cascade show on the 15th but there's a conflict that evening.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 23:46 (five years ago) link

LOL its funny to read me upthread being dubious PM was really doing a new Dalis Car album. Not only did it turn out he really did, but I have a copy signed by Steve Jansen, so shut my own mouth.

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 7 March 2019 00:24 (five years ago) link

What time has PM been going on at the Chapel shows? Trying to sort out my thursday. I know it says show at 9; looks like there's an opener....10? 10:30?

akm, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 16:20 (five years ago) link

Generally he's been going on stage on time -- last night they adjusted the schedule to doors 8, opener 8:30, PM 9:30 per a mailout and that's exactly how it shook out. I might call the Chapel on the day of just to see if there are any changes.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link

ticketfly was offering free tickets for tonights Should the World Fail show (must be undersold); didn't take them as I can't do two nights out in a row anymore.

akm, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link

Not undersold entirely -- everyone who had tickets last week got refunded and then got free tickets; that was the show that he missed because of the plane. The extra free tickets packed the place out...and it was an incredible show! Really brought the album to life vividly, he sounded great, band was on fire, etc. That and a two song Holy Smoke. Friend said it was the best show of the run and I'd have to agree it's up there.

Also, among my round of photos, took this one which turned out really well:

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/53800042_10156871348761136_3855590191704047616_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=abf0280bd359465dc254d339b99e44de&oe=5D1FF19C

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:18 (five years ago) link

Would suggest people consider next Monday's show -- that's going to be a Stripped night, based on the tour from a couple of years ago with a more acoustic/quieter take on things, but it's apparently going to be combined with a set of full-band choices from across all the albums, so it might be the best one-stop-shopping night of the tour specifically focused on his own work.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:20 (five years ago) link

last night was great! great trio band. kind of wish they'd had a fourth person so they could have relied less on some backing tracks (the biggest thing being the violin in cuts you up; you'e got a bassist who is also a great violinist who did an amazing bit on Strange Kind of Love, but he couldn't play that on Cuts because he was busy playing bass) but otherwise I had zero issues. Murphy's voice top notch. His #meetoo joke didn't go over very well though but whenever he started talking too much the band just kicked off a song to shut him up.

akm, Friday, 15 March 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link

Hahah that sounds about right. Had to miss Thursday/Friday shows due to my surgery but last night I started up again -- this turned out to be an amusing slumgullion of a set, less a greatest hits set and more of a 'we have a general setlist but let's see what happens' night. Definitely in raconteur mode at times and they ended up dropping a few songs, but I got "Subway Song" -- which since I had to miss Cascade was welcome, though I did wish they had snuck in "Gliding Like a Whale" and "Wild Birds" as well -- and, very happily, "The Prince and Old Lady Shade," which is my standout from Ninth, and since I'm not seeing that set, that worked. In terms of stories there was definitely some waspishness at points -- he was especially dismissive of an unnamed singer/group who charged hundreds of dollars for tickets but ended up miming everything -- but then he had a great one about Chris Martin and Coldplay when they and Bauhaus did Coachella and Bauhaus by all accounts absolutely owned that evening. Murphy had plenty of praise for Martin, said he was a great guy and that his band did NOT mime, but also mentioned that apparently Martin was surprised to discover that Bauhaus were not, in fact, German.

Anyway, the band right now, however relatively jury-rigged -- Thwaite just came back on board three weeks ago, the bassist/violinist returned just for this set of shows since Murphy's otherwise been working with David J -- has ended up working well together, and whenever Peter leaves first at the end of the set/encore, their instrumental song closeouts show that they really do click together.

Really looking forward to the Dust show tonight -- that album's still very special for me, and I'll be extremely interested to see how this band translates it, though with the violinist on stage that'll take care of part of it right there. I heard from a close friend that Peter's been in such a generally more relaxed and good mood these past few shows because his kids are in town visiting him, and he hadn't seen them for some months due to the tour, so I think just being in one place for a while in combination with that makes things more of a treat for him. Tonight's also the last night he'll be doing straight up solo stuff, since it's just the Bauhaus and Bowie nights that are left, and I suspect this whole run of concentrating on his own work for the past two weeks (cue piano part) probably has been very satisfying in that regard.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 16:51 (five years ago) link

in case anyone is going on Saturday and would prefer to go tonight, I have 2 tickets I would love to swap.

akm, Friday, 22 March 2019 13:56 (five years ago) link

well, went last night. His voice is really getting ragged but he deserves commendation for pushing through these; he's sounding pretty great while singing but speaking his voice is really giving out. I hope he makes it through the next week! I could have done with a longer set but the amazing moments last night: the guy who I guess opened the night before (I heard he was a tuvan throat singer) coming out in full regalia to play guitar on All We Ever Wanted Was Everything; David J's thundering and amazing bass; and Peter's obvious affection for David and these shows and the crowd, really made this something special. Sure I wish Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins were there too but in some ways this was more enjoyable than the full Bauhaus show I saw in 2005 or 2006.

akm, Saturday, 23 March 2019 15:20 (five years ago) link

Noted! Will be seeing them do that set tonight — yeah hope his voice lasts through next week, I really want that Dust show.

Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 March 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link

oh wow, did Soriah open for him?

the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Saturday, 23 March 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link

Yup, opened at a couple of shows. If I had stuck around Tuesday night I would have seen the opening set but since he had to postpone the Dust set, striking as it sounded I just needed to go home and rest (given that I was, you know, just four days out from surgery and all).

Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 March 2019 17:07 (five years ago) link

Peter Murphy: Destroyed

http://i67.tinypic.com/10yoxf6.jpg

Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Friday, 5 April 2019 19:33 (five years ago) link

Last week he definitely was reaching the end of this cycle -- looking like that and the voice was often rougher. But both the Dust set and the Bowie tribute on the final night were often stellar. The whole run was good fun, of the seven shows I saw.

Ned Raggett, Friday, 5 April 2019 20:06 (five years ago) link

i just saw him a second time in a month this week. posted about it in the Bauhaus artist poll. anyways, he has run out of steam the first show was unforgettable thou.

Bee OK, Saturday, 6 April 2019 01:44 (five years ago) link

four months pass...

just heard about this, get well Mr. Murphy!

Bee OK, Thursday, 15 August 2019 16:42 (five years ago) link

five years pass...

Under 'things I did not expect':

https://petermurphy.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-flowers-grow

It's a forthcoming duet with...Boy George. I'm not kidding!

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 October 2024 19:33 (one week ago) link

produced by Youth!!

J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 29 October 2024 20:27 (one week ago) link

Quite a combo! Youth produced an earlier album by Murphy so that tracks.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 October 2024 20:42 (one week ago) link


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