I too was in attendance on Sat night getting there for about 11.30pm
after going to a gig beforehand. Had to be said I throughly enjoyed
myself and thought the music was excellent even if a lot of the
tracks were unfamilar to myself.
Dancefloor is nice in that I like the way it was raised above the
rest of the area. Howver got to say the venue is a bit of a dump
being that it in essence a hotel function room in a shitty area of
town. To be honest not really what I would call a mod club(yes I
know we can dicuss this ad infinitum) more of a club for people
really into the music and nothing else, hence the very wide span
of ages. Nothing wrong in this mind just an observation. Also apart
from a few moddish dressed types, standard of clothing was very
mainstream ( ie spotted at least two leather trouser wearers!!), but
as you would expect from 45 year olds.
Worth going to certainly but a Mod club in music alone(and only one
type of Mod music).
Cheers
Dominic
> From: "M. Bolton A9750224" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: At last, a decent Mod club! You've got to Hide your love Away....
> ..
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:45:09 -0000
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> Well, well,
> it took its time arriving, but now we have it, the North's very own
> authentic mod club. Which night is this I hear you say? Why, the Hideaway
> club in Manchester. Walking in, you think, 'There's never enough room to
> dance on that floor!' A tiny affair, raised above the gathering masses. But
> it plays like a dream, especially since someone had had the decency to talc
> it up! (Not me I might add, though I had taken some, just in case!) A pin
> sharp crowd congregating from as far as Wales (Hi Lee and the rest of the
> lads!), all were there to listen and appreciate some good ol'low down gritty
> R'n'B and very early soul. The tunes were faultless! 'Carbon Copy', 'Chills
> And Fever', 'She'll Be Gone', and even a play of Justine 'Baby' Washington's
> 'I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby' at my request, spot on that one.
> Mark Ellis was on top form, pulling out some BB classics and some
> fantastic R'n'B, despite him being concerned that he might not be able to
> compete with the 'big R'n'B collectors'. What the hell was that BB King he
> played? Phenomenal track.
> It's really what a mod club ought to be about. Friendly crowd, great
> atmosphere, and impeccable unknown music that makes you wonder how you ever
> survived without it.
> Hoorah to Mr Warburton et al on filling a long overdue niche in
> the Mod market. Bringing Mod back home and refusing to cavort with the
> resurging hippy rebellion that seems to be ripping the UK Mod scene apart at
> the moment. This really is perhaps the definitive Mod/R'n'B club in the UK.
> A hark back to a scene that in this intensity probably hasn't been around
> for about 5 years.
> It must be the nearest thing to the Wheel since it's sad
> demise all those years ago. Taking Roger Eagle's (God Bless His Soul)
> philosophy and letting the people find their music. All credit lads, a
> fantastic night, I'm
> only sorry I can't make the next one....
> Matt.......
>
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