The versatile and remarkable Richard Strange graced the stage at Kardomah94 the foremost club in Hull and what a night it was!
Resplendent in luminous electric blue suit, reminiscent of his erstwhile hair during his mad cavorting days with the early Doctors, Richard led us through a musical multimedia event tracing the vagaries of his careering life. Not so much a career as a series of happenstances that saw him playing with and being robbed by the Sex Pistols, fronting the Punk explosion, working with the likes of William Burroughs, Gavin Bryars and Tom Waits, acting in Robin Hood, comedies, and Harry Potter and performing operatically in the Frank Zappa 2000 Motels plus others too numerous to mention.
With the aid of video clips, reading from his great biography and his songs (plus the odd cover of Love and Velvet Underground), he mesmerised the enthusiastic crowd with his one-man show An Accent Waiting to Happen.
It couldn’t have been better. Kardomah94 must rate as the best club in the world with its comfy sofas, congenial setting, warm atmosphere and brilliant sound. You just sprawled back and were immersed – and Richard took full advantage. An ideal partnership of show and setting.
The message was – ‘Don’t be afraid to fail’.
Life presents you with opportunities. Grasp them and go for it. Failure is glorious.
What an evening!!
Well – look out for next march! Richard Strange will be hitting the stage with his band The Doctors of Madness who have reformed and are hotter than ever!
Here’s a link to more photos and comment on the gig and Richard Strange from my good friends Rich and Lou:
Xenon – well everyone is entitled to their opinion no matter how daft it might be. The electric violin certainly added a great sound and has been subsequently used by a multitude of bands very effectively. The Doctors were cutting edge and versatile. Their four albums are all great with a diverse se of lyrically great songs and interesting music. Live they were extremely exciting. You should get out more.
Hull is a great thriving place and has had a brilliant year of culture but Andrew you wouldn’t understand that would you? It’s deprivation was brought about by a series of events and government decisions – not the result of any Labour Council.