To go or not to go?

well, i ended up getting talked into it anyways. actually, they were surprisingly good. even though they knew they would only be remembered for that one song, they still seemed to have a genuine love for music and performing. they played some new songs, a couple of which were pretty good. plus they were all wearing suit and were in decent shape, so they were still fashionable. too bad there was barely anyone there.

I remember seeing Modern English in ('81? '82?) and was pretty underwhelmed by them I'm afraid (although admittedly they were up against some pretty tough competition on a bill with Theatre Of Hate and The Birthday Party!).

They did some pretty good singles 'though (I Melt With You, Mesh & Lace, Life In The Gladhouse, Swans On Glass and of course Sixteen Days and Gathering Dust which were subsequently re-recorded to great effect on the first This Mortal Coil 12").