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Since Pulp undertook the antipodean leg of their reunion tour, their set list seems to have loosened up an incy-wincy bit (welcome back to The Fear, Bad Cover Version, Like a Friend, and Party Hard).

OU has had the occasional airing elsewhere, though sadly not at Wireless, and Mile End's frequent inclusion has probably (pleasantly) surprised a few people. 

So, given that Brixton was marketed as a so-called "fan gig", and occurs towards the very end of what may be Pulp's last ever tour, does anyone dare to expect older, less chart-worthy material to be given an outing?

That rendition of Blue Girls on the Flux bootleg sends shivers down my spine. Yet imagine if, after the final strains of Common People have given way to the curtain calls, we were treated to one or two updates of the likes of Love is Blind, Master of the Universe, My Legendary Girlfriend, My Lighthouse...

I was lucky enough to be at Magna before the Great Hiatus, and their apt inclusion of Happy Endings there should remind us that such theatricality is never beyond Pulp... indeed, it's perhaps one of the reasons we love them so...



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I'm very much hoping for OU and it would be good to hear Pink Glove. Overall, I'm happy with just seeing them again full stop. The added bonuses of Russell and a neon sign are very welcome!


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Was this reviewer imagining things when he wrote that "Glory Days" was played in Melbourne?



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Mike wrote:

Was this reviewer imagining things when he wrote that "Glory Days" was played in Melbourne?

It looks like he has mistaken it for Party Hard, doesn't it? (http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/Live29July2011FestivalHallMelbourne) 



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I can vouch for Glory Days being run through at Sound check. Only at SOundcheck though.

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Where did they play Party Hard, BCV & The Fear?!
3 of my favourites, not played at wireless ):

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James, if they'd played them at Wireless, then that'd be three songs with Russell sat backstage. Can't imagine he'd have been too keen on that.

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I don't understand why he doesn't just play on them!

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sigh* probably because it was difficult enough re-learning 30 or songs from His n' Hers/Different Class + singles and b-sides after a fifteen year lull or so. maybe a little tension there too, given that they were written after he left the band. although i was pleased to see him playing on Sunrise though, so anythings possible.

as far as latter-day stuff, I'd love to hear The Trees or Weeds, honestly BCV just never did it for me.. and cocaine socialism, but thats just a dream really.

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They could appease Russell by playing Separations... he could scrape and screech to his heart's content. But that's just wishful thinking (ooooh, bad pun intended).

Of course, I'm thrilled just to have these guys around again. I feel privileged indeed to be getting a second shot after Wireless.

James: those songs were played in Melbourne - and Joyriders too, it delights me to add.



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I reckon for Brixton they should do a song where Russell's on vocals to make up for him not playing others.

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ooh, I'd kill for Anorexic Beauty. i dont think he'd have much of a desire to, though.

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yeah. also Im not sure how other not such big fans would react without Jarvis singing. I was a bit annoyed yesterday when talking to my brother- he said he really liked pulp but didn't know or care about the other members. Irritating and unfair though it is to basically disregard and forget about the others, unfortunately I think mostly that is the case

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oooh and hearing anorexic beauty live would be absolutely AMAZING! :P or This House Is Condemned



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As I think I've mentioned before, personally I see Russell is being more representative of Pulp than Jarvis, even. He just epitomises the awkwardness, the ridiculous shades-wearing, the musical discord, the thumping French pop elements of all that I love about Pulp.

Oh, and to further be weird, I got far more excited hearing Pilchards start chiming out the other year at Glastonbury than I did about 'First Time' at Hyde Park. I think that Jarv's second album is seriously under-rated, and I also think that, if you take the best tracks from both Jarv albums, you have something that's definitely up there with some pretty good Pulp...

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I agree there - Jarvis's solo work for me is up there with great pulp songs. They're a different style but I love the witty lyrics (I never said I was deep but i am profoundly shallow).

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I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, but I do expect that they will play some earlier/rarer songs at the Brixton shows.  I would be floored if "Anorexic Beauty" or "This House is Condemned" were contenders, though...

Stephen wrote:

As I think I've mentioned before, personally I see Russell is being more representative of Pulp than Jarvis, even. He just epitomises the awkwardness, the ridiculous shades-wearing, the musical discord, the thumping French pop elements of all that I love about Pulp.

 

I could not agree with you more about Russell, though I'm curious how he has changed over the last 14 years.  When I saw him before the show at T in the Park, he seemed very much the same super-cool-but-kind-of-scary Russell (I could go very fangurl here but I'll restrain myself).



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Fairground....

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Russ was always my favorite, though not to diminish Mark or anything. (I think thats why Different Class is arguably their best, because it featured both of their songwriting efforts) He wrote a really great tour diary of Japan for the NME in '96 (back when he actually rode planes, ha) you should check out - so witty and self-deprecating. I have the link somewhere.

It's another reason I want to see some more interviews with the band, I'm still dying to know how Jarvis got everyone (especially Russell, all things considered) to rejoin. I love Nick's anecdote about being in the bath and his wife telling him Jarvis was on the phone. Jarvis was always the star, true, but all the attention showered on him got a little tedious.. I always wanted to hear more from the rest of the band.

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Holden wrote:

Russ was always my favorite, though not to diminish Mark or anything. (I think thats why Different Class is arguably their best, because it featured both of their songwriting efforts) He wrote a really great tour diary of Japan for the NME in '96 (back when he actually rode planes, ha) you should check out - so witty and self-deprecating. I have the link somewhere.

It's another reason I want to see some more interviews with the band, I'm still dying to know how Jarvis got everyone (especially Russell, all things considered) to rejoin. I love Nick's anecdote about being in the bath and his wife telling him Jarvis was on the phone. Jarvis was always the star, true, but all the attention showered on him got a little tedious.. I always wanted to hear more from the rest of the band.

 

That's so funny, I just re-read that Japan tour diary 2 days ago.  Fascinating to read about Russell's perspective of the Japanese fans and promoters.  I have worked in Japan many times and find it rather frustrating (though admittedly I'm an apparently "counter-productive" American wink.gif ).  Also came across some fantastic old interviews with Candida on that site that I'd never seen before. I LOVE her honesty about the touring lifestyle and relationships with the guys in the band ("I'd met Jarvis a couple of times before I joined, and I'd seen Pulp live a few times - but I must admit, I thought he was a bit weird. I didn't get to know him very well until I'd been in the band a few years. It was the same with Russell. It was years before I liked him - I actually used to think he was horrible. Russell's improved in the last five years. He's changed a lot and really lightened up.")

There was this thread about an interview with Mark back in May, if you haven't seen that article already...



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hmm I've only read 2 of Russells tour diaries. Does anyone know a link to others?

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Nick had a few pretty great stories too, including one about how Russell had the habit of walking around half-naked when the two of them shared a hotel room. He (Nick) always seemed like the most normal one out of the band.

Were there other diaries? I'd only ever read the Japan one.


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actually looking back the first one I read about Stockholm (http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/PulpPeopleFanClub) Isn't a tour diary as such- still interesting though.
@Holden - are Nicks anecdotes anywhere on the internet?



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Holden wrote:

Nick had a few pretty great stories too, including one about how Russell had the habit of walking around half-naked when the two of them shared a hotel room. He (Nick) always seemed like the most normal one out of the band.

Were there other diaries? I'd only ever read the Japan one.

I remember that story, though I remember it as completely naked (might be my perverted mind...no!  FOUND IT! Under the "Pulppeople" section.  Nick is hilarious)...when I interviewed Russell he mentioned sleeping in the nude and I nearly fell out of my chair.

Kind of unrelated but I came across these pics and video from one of their production/graphic (?) designers, including photos from a production rehearsal.  Have these been posted before?

Production Rehearsal Pics & Wireless Festival

Video of Disco 2000 from Wireless Festival

I was so impressed with their production design at TiTP, and from what I've seen on YouTube.  Seems like a very expensive production for mostly festival dates though, doesn't it?



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My fav, this had me in hysterics.

"I went camping with Jarvis a few years back," Nick recalls, preparing to shatter some illusions, "and it really pissed it down, and there were eight of us, and we were all piled into this caravan, sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags. And l'm on the floor one night, and I look up, and there's Jarvis' bollocks in front of my face! And he's trying to lower himself onto his sleeping bag! And l'm, like, gerroff! Get'em out me way! Eurgh. Horrible. A terrible sight. A vision of hell. He doesn't wear much underwear, you see, so it was balls out for the lads. Frightening. It'll haunt me for the rest of me life, that."

whoa - you interviewed Russell?



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