Comments on: Dead Kennedys, Stourbridge Rock Cafe – a gig review

By: Jez

Jez — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:25:19 +0000

They were quality. Even a year after I think of this gig, Im 41 and was lucky enough to see the Kennedys in their era, 81 and 82. Moseley dance centre and Leicester Uni. Quality. I also saw em at the Academy Brum in 2003. Awesome. They fucking rock, and Stourbridge won’t be forgotten.

By: Graham C

Graham C — Sun, 09 May 2004 04:29:37 +0000

I saw them at the Rescue Rooms, Nottingham – same tour. Best gig I’ve been to for fucking years. They really blew me away, I was buzzing for dys after.

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 23:07:51 +0000

“Mmmm… plenty of people recognised them! At least everyone I know that were there did! I think a lot of people were unsure of what they were going to get.”

Yeah, all these things are subjective. My crowd were very unsure as to how it was going to pan out, not really knowing any recent band history or what the venue was like. In a way this low expectation probably made the event even better, though as it turned out it wasn’t really needed.

I think my equivalent would be if the Pixies were playing down the road from me and hadn’t sold out in minutes. I found out about a Frank Black gig taking place right where I get my bus home an hour after it had started – took me a while to get over that.

By: John Weeks

John Weeks — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:26:08 +0000

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is one of the perennial bootlegged CDs you can find at the Russian Market here. But there is no (visible) punk scene here… guitars are just too expensive. Hip Hop though is hitting pretty hard.
Most Westerners here haven’t gone through a punk phase, the closest they’ve gotten to it is backpacking. May import a few punks from Indonesia later this year, we’ll see.

By: MarkRockEmDead

MarkRockEmDead — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:03:13 +0000

“there wasn’t a whoop of recognition, probably because no-one recognised them”

Mmmm… plenty of people recognised them! At least everyone I know that were there did! I think a lot of people were unsure of what they were going to get.

I’ve seen them three times with the old-new singer Brandon Cruz, so was slightly disappointed that he had left. The new-new singer looked a bit ropey for the first few songs but pulled it off brilliantly.

As a DK fan for 22 years this was a bit of a dream… playing a few hundred yards from my home and the Rock Cafe just gets these great bands now and again amidst all the tribute band crap. Vibrators, Buzzcocks, Sham 69 (Jimmy Pursey lives in Stourbridge), DKs and next… The Dickies. It’s a superb venue with friendly music loving owners and promotors and easy going bouncers.

Great.

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 02:36:48 +0000

Yes, they fucking rocked in a punky kinda way. Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

By: Jez Stone

Jez Stone — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 01:53:17 +0000

I get the impression that it was good then? :-)

By: Dad

Dad — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 22:04:48 +0000

“too old to have parents who did” – yes, the whole original punk rock thing happened during a generation gap. But Stourbridge does sound like the perfect venue for such an event. Great pictures and your write up should be in the Birmingham Post/Mail.

By: Lawrenson, M

Lawrenson, M — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 15:58:36 +0000

I’m sure good fun was had by all, and far be it from me to sneer, but…