
Shepherds Bush Empire Theatr
Built in 1903 and sold to the BBC in 1953 for television shows like Hancock, Crackerjack, Old GreyWhistle Test and Wogan.

Shepherds Bush empire The Gods
We came in when the second band of the night were just about to come on; ‘Tragedy’: heavy metal tribute band to the BeeGees. We wondered what these were going to be like. Metal meets glam, well that was done in the 70’s with many bands. The Sweet springs to mind and everyone said the same thing ‘The B sides were HEAVY’ But metal meets BeeGees? How is this supposed to work? Should the two ever meet? Do we care? Well, I for one couldn’t tear my eyes away from the car crash! Absolute genius and very entertaining.
Most of the Beegee songs translated to metal, Staying Alive (on Acid presumably) high octane, fast and furious. But ‘You should be dancing’ (and you know you SHOULD’NT be…..but oh sod it…!) well one guitarist who looked like a very young Ozzy (Osbourne), and yes I do remember what a young Ozzy looked like all those years ago. I asked him if he really believed in Satan and Black Magic. That man clutched my 8 inch wooden cross and told me that THAT was the only TRUE thing to believe in!!! How responsible was that eh? I was most disappointed to be diverted from that dark pathway lol! This was a VERY long time ago and I thought I’d been transported back in time when I heard the Jurassic call of ‘Iron man’ that had somehow managed to embed itself into ‘Staying alive’ and a kind of Satanic invocation seemed to be going on. The girls (Women’s Gibb) provided good back up; some wore wings (angel wings). I believe their names are, Angelpussy, Olivia Newton-Chong and Linda Gibb. I am so glad I managed to see this band! They were really unusual, quirky and entertaining (good musicians in their own right too, I may add) and just the right mood appetiser for the Electric Six that followed.
We took quite a few pics at this concert, none that came out very clearly: probably would have been better off using our mobiles, with hindsight. The first thing that struck me about the Electric Six was how small Dick(Valentine) was! I know the feeling mate; I’ve had to live with being a Lilliputian from Liverpool! This was Dick’s opening line by the way: ‘I’m from Liverpool’ I had to stand on a step, and even then I was surrounded by giants. But I digress: that guy can REALLY sing, and sing he did: non stop.

Electric Six

‘Flashy’ album Electric Six
Electric Six were GOOD, very polished in fact. It is an absolute mystery to me why more people don’t like them. ‘Gay Bar’ may have given them the prospective as one hit wonders (well two with Danger High Voltage). But they are much more than these hits. Their music really is eclectic and progressive. It changes, depending on the line up. It is never samey or predictable: can’t really be pinned down or categorised. This is a GOOD thing too.
A good site about the radiant child
Update: Just remembered (4 days later I know..) They DID do Dance Commander! Was one of their encores .