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...numerous rhythms from his percussion collection, playing cowbells, shekere, bongo, tambourine, even unleashing his sticks on the stage lights. At times, he commanded the whole room, as was the case when he led both the band and audience in a recreation of traditional West African call-and-response. The band??s spontaneous transitions all seem triggered by Summers, as when he guided the band out of Herbie Hancock’s funk classic “Chameleon” into a traditional New Orleans second-line march, compelling the audience to their feet to bounce?...
...standout performance of the night was the band??s rendition of Dizzy Gillespie’s Afro-Cuban classic “Night In Tunisia.” Switching back and forth between Dizzy’s classic rhythm and a rhumba, the band weaved their way through all the twists of the tune, and added a few themselves. The tune ended with a spellbinding cadenza by Mayfield, his trumpet wailing and growling, with the audience goading him on. After Mayfield closed out the tune, Summers turned to the audience matter-of-factly and said...
...film and music industry conference, and hit the Paradise in Boston March 26. The British band played a string of shows exclusively in the U.S. to promote the re-release of their 1980 masterpiece Underwater Moonlight. As anyone who’s heard the album can attest, the British band??s melodious, jangling assault produces thrills that could only be explosive live. Unfortunately, the Soft Boys’ third full-length album was also their last, and many have waited decades to hear it performed. For some reason, what is now generally regarded as a work of genius...
Despite its brevity, the band??s history was somewhat complicated. After moving to Cambridge, UK in 1974, playing the folk clubs for a few years and eventually joining up with Rob Lamb, Andy Metcalfe and Windsor as Dennis and the Experts, Hitchcock found himself announcing the band as the Soft Boys to a crowd at a Nov. 1976 show. Alan Davies soon replaced Lamb, and the EP Give it to the Soft Boys was released in 1977. Rew replaced Davies, and the 1979 psychedelic Can of Bees LP—clearly influenced by the Bs: Sid Barrett, Captain...
...carry this album, tying it together and giving it its individuality, is Brian Molko’s voice. The album’s songs are its singles, “Special K” and “Slave to the Wage,” which highlight the band??s aggressivity. The opening track, “Taste in Men,” somewhat prefigures the rest of the album with its comment, “Change your style again/Change your taste in men.” While this is a broadening of style for the band...