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Billy Bragg,Jill Sobule Live Review @ The Lowry (Manchester) - 21 Mar 2004

Live Review

The evening commenced with the humorous and bubblysound of American songstress Jill Sobule, it is a little too early to startthrowing around labels such as a female Billy Bragg, but a crowd that consistedof Bragg fans old and new were suitably impressed.

Is there room in Blair’s Britain for someonemore outspoken and more talented (in more ways than one) than ‘Red’ KenLivingstone and is seen as a living Citizen Smith? Well, a packed all seatedLowry and the House Of Lords Reform Committee can’t be wrong. The latter havingconsulted Mr. Bragg, not before time in many people’s eyes, about reform of theHouse Of Lords. Far from being passed it Bragg was here to promote he latest album‘Must I Paint You A picture’ a greatest hits collection. Old favourites ‘Sexuality’,‘Accident Waiting To Happen’, ‘Milkman Of Human Kindness’ & ‘Help Save TheYouth Of America’ were sung with renewed vigour by a rejuvenated Bragg. It would not be a Billy gig without the banter flowing faster than champagne atRoyal Ascot, as the crowd was kept captivated even between the songs that are usually awkward moments for bands.

Variety was added to the set, as the mercurial Essexsinger songwriter covered material from the vast array of albums which make up theinteresting career behind Bragg, with songs including ‘The Space Race Is Over’and childhood oriented ‘Dry Bed’ rounding up the colourful solo acoustic based set.

Katherine Tomlinson

Review Info

Reviewer:

Katherine Tomlinson

Review Date:

10/04/2004

Release Date:

05/01/2004
www.cookingvinyl.com

Artists:

Billy Bragg,Jill Sobule

Venue:

The Lowry (Manchester)

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Tracks:

1. Disc 1:
2. New England
3. The Man In The Iron Mask
4. Milkman Of Human Kindness
5. To Have And Have Not
6. A Lover Sings
7. St. Swithins Day
8. The Saturday Boy
9. Between The Wars
10. The World Turned Upside Down
11. Levi Stubbs Tears
12. Walk Away Renee
13. Greetings To The New Brunette
14. There Is Power In A Union
15. Help Save The Youth Of America
16. The Warmest Room
17. Must I Paint You A Picture
18. She's Got A New Spell
19. The Price I Pay
20. Valentines Day Is Over
21. Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
22. Disc 2:
23. Sexuality
24. Cindy Of 1000 Lives
25. Moving The Goalposts
26. Tank Park Salute
27. You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
28. Accident Waiting To Happen
29. Sulk
30. Upfield
31. The Fourteenth Of February
32. Brickbat
33. The Space Race Is Over
34. The Boy Done Good
35. Ingrid Bergman
36. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
37. My Flying Saucer
38. All You Fascists Bound To Lose
39. NPWA
40. St. Monday
41. Somedays I See The Point
42. Take Down The Union Jack
43. Disc 3:
44. A13
45. Trunk Road To The Sea
46. Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
47. Cold And Bitter Tears
48. Seven And Seven Is
49. When Will I See You Again?
50. Rule Nor Reason
51. Debris
52. Dry Bed
53. She Smiled Sweetly
54. Take Down The Union Jack

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