Conference marvin::uk_music

    I only came across the GO-BETWEENS a few months ago, when I saw
    them live here in a small Munich venue, a really enjoyable gig,
    though I didn't like the album that much, a bit too smooth, compared
    to their live appearance.
    
    But certainly worth watching out for.
    
    So long, Hannelore

    
    Any time i have seen The GO-BETWEENS they have been very good too.
    I have seen them in Glasgow and Edinburgh and their playlist was
    reasonably varied from many albums.
    
    Did they play most of the tracks from the "16 lovers lane" album
    or was it a fair mixture of other songs..
                                       
    Again i must say i like the album , i think it has good atmosphere
    though i wouldn't say it is their best by a long way . ' Liberty
    Belle '  and 'Springhill Fair ' are both great..
    
    Dox Doxter
    
    
    
    
    

    Yeah, they did a mixture of old and new songs, can't remember the
    titles though.
    
    What was really nice was that the woman (what's her name?) actually
    got on the stage with the support band for a couple of songs, and
    also the other way round, one of the musicians of the support band
    joined the GO-BETWEENS for one song too. That's the way bands should
    exchange and work together...
    
    - Hannelore -

    What are the band like?  Do they appealto us Smiths/New Order type
    of fans?  The NME often raves about them.
    
    Mike

    In response to 311.4
    (Sorry its a bit late , but Iv'e only recently started using notes)
    
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    Well I don't know if they'd appeal to all Smiths/New Order fans
    I'm fond of both those bands and the Gobs (as they're known here Down
    Under)but they dont sound anything like them really - maybe a little
    like the Smiths occasionally.Their early albums (Send Me A Lullaby ,
    Before Hollywood as well as early singles like "Lee Remick" "I Need Two
    Heads" were pretty heavily influenced by American bands of the late
    SEventies - ie:Talking Heads and Television , in fact they still
    produce songs (try "The House that Jack Kerouac Built" from 1987's
    "Tallulah") that sound unusually like the late & lamented (sob)
    Television without being obviously derivative.
    
    I dont know if this happens anywhere else but it seems that whenever
    they play in Sydney Robert Forster (Singer,Guitarist) seems to find it
    neccesary to dress up a little - last time I saw them earlier this year
    supporting R.E.M he was wearing a very fetching frock and lipstick.
    There is a lot of humour in their music which might not seem
    immediately obvious to the casual listener.
    
    Well there you go , better not write to much in case I stuff it up -
    I've never written a reply before -anything could happen!
    
    				Cheers
    
    							Philip.
    

    I'm probably way out on this but...
    
    I've been trying to find the name of a band that did a song called
    (or with the lyrics:) 'Why do you have to go out with him, when
    you could go out with me' and The Go-Betweens name rings a bell...
    
    can anyone help?
    
    Bruce, Leeds

    
    What is Robert Forster's (He's the tall one isn't he) natural 
    Hair colour. On the cover of  T a l u l a h   he's blonde.
    Everywhere else he's dark haired. 
    I would ask his mother, but I lost her address.
    As regards Go-betweens/Television. One of the Go-betweens guitar
    sounds is almost identical to Tom Verlaine, but apart from that
    I feel that there's not much connection.
    
    Richard
    
     

    Forster is a very strange and twisted individual.  According to an 
    interview I heard on the radio a while back with Amanda and Lindy
    he was also  rather difficult to get along with on tour or perhaps
    they said he made touring interesting implying the above.  The colour
    of his hair was the least of his problems (although I believe he was
    naturally dark) one time I remember him coming back on stage for an
    encore with lipstick drawings on his chest.  He didn't mind the 
    odd bit of make-up on his face either!
    
    Brian
    
    ps I presume everyone knows the band has more or less called it a
       day after a very interesting 10 yrs.
    

    
    as my previous reply here was wildly incorrect (it should be in the
    Game Theory topic if there is one, I've deleted it !
    
    Here's what it should have said :-
    
    
    There's been nothing added here for a while, but in case there are any
    Go-Betweens fans still out there you may like to know that Grant
    has worked with Steve Kilbey (of The Church) on a project called Jack
    Frost. They've released two albums, 'Jack Frost' and 'Snow Job', these
    are both guitar based albums, with 'Snow Job' being the 'rockier' (if
    there is such a word) of the two. I haven't heard Grant's 'Horsebreaker
    Star' but those who have say that some of the tracks on 'Snow Job'  are
    similar in feel to this album. Grant and Steve share the singing and
    guitar and bass parts, all tracks are credited to Jack Frost but it's
    not too difficult to tell who wrote what ! Russell Kilbey, Steves
    brother does backing vocals....
    
    Graham