Word: showings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Whenever I think the denizens of Cambridge, students included, are starting to show some real signs of intelligence, that common sense and reason are back in vogue, I comfort myself with one thought...
...with the King, and this is the central focus of the upcoming film. Landon's work was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1946, which in turn inspired a Broadway musical The King and I. Hoping to capitalize on the success of the theatrical version, the show was then produced into a movie starring Yul Bryner in 1956, followed by an abysmal animated feature released by Warner Bros. this past year. All the different versions of the Anna to date have been banned in Thailand due to gross historical inaccuracies and ethnic stereotyping...
...Lamb's show at Axis, the second date on a small U.S. tour, suffered from technical difficulties: the venue seemingly expected only a DJ and a singer. Instead, the band brought along drummer Mikey Wilson, double bassist Jon Thorne and trumpeter Kevin Davy. Poor sound, especially from the drums, was an issue throughout the show, and the first song, "Soft Mistake," had to be abandoned because the reverb was horrendous. With the worst of the sound problems under control, the band returned to stage and launched into an hour-long set, drawing heavily from their second album, Fear of Fours...
...sizable percentage of the rhythm section, was pre-recorded. Lamb's albums are very much studio affairs, made with a sequencer and hard drive. As such, they face the sticking point that's kept most electronic acts from success in the States: how to put on a convincing live show. Bjork manages to do it by the intensity of her stage persona, while the more laidback Massive Attack put on a powerful show by recasting their songs for live instrumentation...
...same notes to be found on the album. A couple of Thorne's bass solos were nice touches, as was Barlow's delight in distorting Rhodes's voice, but most of the tracks were indistinguishable from their studio counterparts. Lamb make excellent pop songs, but, judging from Saturday's show, there really wouldn't be much point in a Lamb live album...