Live 1999

This is what ‘partying like it’s 1999’ actually sounded like at the time:

“If only I could play guitar like that – bastard!” – Chris Knox

Tracklist

1.Cafes in Conversation 03:44
2.Banana Wizard 02:59
3.I Don’t Need You (to Grind Me Down) 02:15
4.Given in Clouds (a wedding) 04:05
5.Chairs to Tie the Revolution Down 03:31
6.Midwinter Night 03:35
7.Locked Without March 04:02
8.You Can’t Complain 04:48
9.Open the Dogs 04:43
10.Summer in Fairyland 03:28
11.Tony Was Here (but they put him on ice) 03:19
12.The Marion Flow 09:47

Chris Knox

On this occasion I was privileged to be the opening act for Chris Knox. So this album is (obviously) dedicated to him.
Chris influenced generations of artists in NZ and abroad; his place in the pantheon is secure.

Background

I was 20 years old, and had moved back to Wellington (my birthplace, though not my hometown). I had with me a cheap imitation Stratocaster; some notebook scribblings; a harmonica in my pocket; and an album and a half recorded.

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