46 Years Late But Clough Arrives

[admin]

Please take the time to read Roy Clough's latest article. At long last he sees The Searchers perform at The Cavern.

46 Years Late But I Made It


You can enjoy many other articles written by Roy at CLOUGH LINKS

[paologregorio]

Fine reporting by Mr. Clough; my compliments, and congratulations on being able to see the Searchers at the Cavern!!!

[electrofaro]

Losing My Religion's never odd to play

[royclough]

Thanks Paul. Peter.

Werner I stated odd as a choice due to fact this was a afternoon and evening and indeed four days of celebrating the 60s.

However Matthew Street festival which runs from 08/29 to 08/31 does have various stages throughout the city now where eras other than 60s are revisted, but in the main this is classed as Beatle Week.

[electrofaro]

Werner I stated odd as a choice due to fact this was a afternoon and evening and indeed four days of celebrating the 60s.

Ah, you're right! Maybe they found some obscure 60s connection in the song that an hardcore R.E.M. fan like meself doesn't recognise

I enjoyed reading your article, btw. Been to Liverpool recently, but did not visit the new Cavern, just stood outside it and got me picture taken like any good tourist with the Lennon statue!

[admin]

Roy: I really enjoyed this article. You can definitely say you saw The Searchers at the Cavern ... twice!

My question for you is are The Searchers as well received today as the first time you saw them?

[royclough]

In answer to your question Peter answer is a definite yes, first time I saw them with some regret was in 1967, I never did see them in their hey day.
By 67 they were entrenched in the chicken in a basket circuit playing to audiences who really going to clubs for the gambling.
From mid 80s onwards when a promotor in UK, Flying Music, with some persuasion from John McNally, revived the package tour format nad their popularity in my view increased, as people who would perhaps not venture out to clubs were more than happy to go to theatres.

I am amazed at times that 44 years after their last top 20 entry there still appears to be a audience out there, one only has to look at their schedule.

Of course there are some bands from the 60s who can still sell out arenas, but The Searchers fall into the 2nd tier so to speak.

[royclough]

For those who may want to look Hal Bruce I mention in article is from Novo Scotia and here is link to his site, some good sound clips too.

Repeatles are from Sweden and they have a good site


repeatles


hal

[einar]

Thank you for taking us down to the Cellar, Roy!

[kiramdear]

Roy,

Thanks in general for all the good things you bring to the table for us. Even though I often am guilty of just lurking around your sections, I always look forward to seeing what you come up with. Your work is a real highlight of the forum and I think I can say it is much appreciated by many of us. Keep it coming, Bro!

[winston]

Roy you are still young at heart and obviously a very determined man to be able to stand up all that time in the Cavern Club, just so you could be able to say that you saw your friends, The Searchers play there. That was a great story. Thank you for sharing it. I enjoyed every word of it.

[admin]

Roy: Just in passing, did you get the opportunity to ask and of The Searchers how they found the event?

[royclough]

Thanks for comments very much appreciated

[royclough]

Peter I gather they did enjoy the gigs but John was apprehensive at first, though he did not go into detail I suspect it was mainly the fact that the Matthew Street Festival which runs from Aug 29th to Aug 31st is free to the public and loads of groups appear mainly tribute bands.

Even the Cavern as can be seen from poster had a different group on every hour for 12 hours for only £3 whereas it was 5 times that to go see Searchers, I suspect he thought that people may decide it was not value.

But whilst many of the groups are very good, they don't have that bond, for want of a better phrase, that a group with still 2 original members, unless we are pedantic, would have with a certain age group.

[royclough]

I am at the front near enough!