(idm) Short clips/New Order - Manchester Apollo

From Greg Earle
Sent Fri, Jul 17th 1998, 22:33

Eddie Symons wrote:
> Does anyone else around here get pissed off with tiny (30 - 45 sec) track
> previews?  How can you judge a track from that?

Yep.  Almost as annoying as 16 Kb/sec mono Real Audio feeds.  (Or, more to
the point, lack of additional higher-bandwidth streams alongside the 16 Kb)
Some of us like to listen to stuff in our non-bandwidth-limited work
environments, y'know.

Giles Ward wrote:

> Just seen New Order do their 'warm-up' for Reading.  Seeing as I'm crap at
> reviews, let's just say they were chuffing marvellous.
> 
> They played:
> 
...
> Isolation
> Ceremony
> Atmosphere (better than Russ Abbott's version)
> Heart and soul
...
> Love Will Tear Us Apart
> In A Lonely Place

AUUUUUUGH!!!!!!   AUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!!!

[People Under 35 Not Expected To Understand This.]

Well, it's been nice knowing you all.  I'm going to go find the nearest
tall suspension bridge now ...

        - Greg

P.S. Giles - who's Russ Abbott?