The Friday Morning Listen
Written by Mark Saleski
Published May 09, 2003
Published May 09, 2003
Part of Friday Morning Listen
There Was A Time - Knots and Crosses
Back in the early 90's I went to see a Cheap Trick show at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. The opening act was called Knots and Crosses. I was nervous as they started because you all know how poorly opening acts can be treated.
I hate that.
Anyway, they launch into their one and only 'hit': "Creatures Of Habit" and you can hear everybody in the room stop talking. This band had (to me anyway) all of the promise of Richard and Linda Thompson...lots of the spark of Lone Justice...with a little bit of Exene and John Doe mixed in. They ended their portion of the show with an acapella "Gimme Shelter". Cripes...I still get a tingle down my spine when I think about it.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. On his best day, he hopes to channel the ghosts of Lester Bangs and Jack Kerouac. He spends the hours of 9:32PM to 1:37AM carving out music reviews and essays for Jazz.com, Blogcritics.org and other publications.Keep reading for information and comments on this article, and add some feedback of your own!
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