TWP
Over on my old site, which is actually only about two inched to the
left of this one, there is a side bar link to site dedicated to the
Leeds band the Wedding Present. The text and contextual gloss
says "the Wedding Present, will they ever gig again? The only way to
know is to check here every single day." I doubted that even when I
wrote it, they haven't played together in ten or more years. Haven't
been over to the old site in a while, forgot what was there. I
had wanted to turn it over to my niece would still. Strangely, she
reacted to that
like I had offered her a job breaking rocks on a chain gang in a
southern climate. Hey look what it did for Dustin Hoffman and Steve
McQueen.
The Wedding Present never really broke up they just stopped
speaking to each other - like all good friends. Gedge (David) went off
to form Cinerama with his girlfriend. the Others did other ... stuff.
Speaking of other stuff did anybody catch Bruce Foxton from the Jam
playing with Stiff Little Fingers last summer Talk about your
alternative ulsters. Last Thursday I don't know whether heard or saw
something, but I googled the Weddoes and found they were playing a
tribute show for BBC's John Peel that night along with PJ Harvey and
Belle and Sebastian. I even came across the site for TWP
, I had linked to, which was up and carrying the news. Apparently they've released an ep
and are working up another one and have a mini eu tour for the ep (as
oppossed for the eu tour for the 'mini' ep).
I got to thinking: what would the one Wedding Present song to
make the case for their unsung greatness. 'Shatner?' 'My Favorite
Dress?' Too obvious maybe. 'Anyone can make a Mistake', 'Brassneck',
'Kennedy', 'Carolyn', 'Swimming pools Movie stars', 'Silver Shorts.' I
think I've got go with 'Niagra' in the end, probably the most fully
realized song from their big book of monsters of rock guitar chords period. "But does it have to end right now? Well, can't you stay - for another day?"
10:28:06 PM  ;;
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