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was never my choice of music, but anyone who was alive and over 10 in the
late 70's will have been aware of his music the song 'London's Calling'
became a sort of anthem for a generation.
Written
and directed by Paul Hodson from an original idea from Steve North, who
also performs the piece with Nick Miles. Nick, Steve and Paul all hold
Strummer as a hero and once the idea was planted the research started.
Books, letters, TV and film clips were studied and friends and admirers
interviewed, the show 'Meeting Joe Strummer' is the culmination and
correlation of all the research.
It is obvious that chunks of Nick and Steve’s
personal pasts are included in the script and their passion for the
subject matter is equally evident. It is also notable that it is not so
much a biopic of his life as much as the way the man's persona, charisma,
lyrics, music and performances affected his fans. Not so much aware of
Steve's career I had seen Nick in TV shows prior to Emmerdale and was
therefore acquainted with some of his acting and could see the
differences between the two
Although
not a fan prior to seeing its show I am interested in listening to his
music over again.
An
extremely interesting show well written and performed an absolute must
for any Strummer or Clash fans.
*****
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