Pete Murphy launched a successful solo career while Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins formed Tones on Tails b4 David J then made them Love And Rockets.....
Fast forward to 1998 and the reunion of Bauhaus I was lucky enough to catch them at The Electric Factory on that tour and could now add Bauhaus to my list of Goth bands seen live in concert
However the often volatile relationship w/in Bauhaus broke them up again by 2008 and once again "The Gothfather" Pete Murphy was touring solo,I caught his 2011 "Ninth" tour at The Troc where he closed the show w/ the Bauhaus classic cover of Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" a song Bauhaus have made their own over the years.
Maybe that's where Pete Murphy got the idea to have his current touring band perform Bauhaus songs for the "Mr Moonlight" tour and while the purists may cry foul that it's not really Bauhaus,is it really Inxs w/out Michael Hutchence? is it really Queen w/out Freddie Mercury? and yet these bands tour so why shouldn't Pete Murphy celebrate 35 years of Bauhaus w/out the guys from Love & Rockets????
Anyone who thought they were getting Bauhaus Lite after the acoustic opening of "King Volcano" and "Kingdom's Coming" were in for a rude awakening as Pete and co amped it up w/ a triple shot of Bauhaus classics "Double Dare" ''In The Flat Field" and "God In An Alcove" as their 90 minute set not only built up momentum but went straight for the jugular.
For me there's always a risk seeing a band w/ a substantial back catalogue,if you go in w/ the mindset"I want to hear".....{submit ones own laundry list of songs}chances are you'll end up being let down as seldom have I been to show where the band/artist has performed everything I wanted to hear,easier said then done I try to limit the songs I want to hear and then hope for the best.....
The full set list
King Volcano
Kingdom's Coming
Double Dare
In A Flat Field
God In An Alcove
Boys
Silent Hedges
Kick In The Eye
Adrenalin
Three Shadows Part 2
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
Bela Lugosi's Dead
The Passion Of Lovers
She's In Parties
Stigmata Martyr
Dark Entries
Severance
Burning From The Inside
Ziggy Stardust
Surely something to please most people{cos you can't please all the people all of the time!} w/ this set list,"Bela" was a no brainer and I did say I'd go ape shit if "Dark Entries" made it into the set list....
"Kick In The Eye" "The Passion Of Lovers" and "She's In Parties" all delighted me but sadly no "Spirit" or "Lagartija Nick" neither of which have shown up on previous sets lists so far from the tour,and "Telegram Sam" which has been in and out of the set list didn't make The Troc show either.
Not sure why "Ziggy Stardust" ended b4 the classic line "and Ziggy played guitar" Peter was already stage right and heading to the dressing room followed by his band mates and no encore,always leave them wanted more eh Pete?
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