Motorcade (Live)

[scherzomortale]

I wished i was at this gig...........................­just to break Mick Hucknalls jaw so he could never talk or sing again.....i would have got at least a knighthood for that.

[TheKathy4672]

does Laura remember the trousers? That's the thing LOL

[SuperNolaguy]

For over 30 years I have loved this fucking band!!!

[at3usz]

The best of he best!

[at3usz]

Pure punk!

[paterson44]

is this pre Magazine or post?

[scherzomortale]

if only Mick Hucknall had gone home after this gig and stabbed himself in the head.

[junkmale2000]

John McGeoch - what a brilliant guitarist

[loxi59tica]

Is this at the Elizabethan suite?

[4578a]

Playing music that no one has ever thought of before is what punk is. At least the best punk bands play music unheard of.

[lovesGenet]

The black guy later joined SimpleMinds -right? Is Mcgeoch here too?

[chrisnoaro1]

No, Visage. Also has worked with Birthday Party, and Pete Shelley on his excellent second album XL1.

[the300club]

Skafish

[fuzzymode]

Greatttt! Thanks so much for posting!!!!!

[ArthurBitter]

Worst. Hair. Ever.

[the300club]

skafish or Emo phillips hair

[surfpuppet]

Way ahead of its time.

[heavydutydudes]

THE MOST RIP J.M

[shame69]

Mick Hucknell at 3.58.

[russsmiff1]

Not Mick Hucknall. See previous postings from a few months back. Top song though.

[headline747]

This definitely influenced "Shadowplay"

[stankler]

devoto looks like Rik Mayall as the angry young vanessa redgrave poem skit.same intensity.

[Tadeusz598]

Insanely good.

[musicsnobtobe]

How bizarre that this wasn't included on 'Touch and Go-An Anthology' as it seems to be one of Magazine's best known tracks.

[smithmarke]

It's 'the null and void he sees' first time round & 'null and void which is' 2nd time.

[windmills20]

what did he say about a sandwich?

[gerontodon]

The man, at the centre of the motorcade, learned to enjoy one in the back of his car (in the null and void which is).

[windmills20]

4:28

The man, at the center of the motorcade, has learned to "enjoy a sandwich"?

[gerontodon]

Yes that's right. The lyrics are probably available online. I wonder what it's all about as well. It goes well with the music, and I'm sure there's some background to it. He's a clever man after all, and very well read!

[silasmarnerknew]

and the winner of the best dressed male since jimmy clithero goes to: HOWARD DEVOTO of MAGAZINE.

[carloslerouge]

Can't believe I'm going to see them again tonight. Thirty years since the first time! Buzzin' like I'm 17 again ;))))

[Wearenotreallyhere]

I was one of those spotty kids at Belle Vue ,( it was only up the road from me),looking at the band as if they were aliens, and to many they were, great band.There were so many diverse characters in Manchester around this time compared to the fashionistas in the South.

[thehoolies]

@Wearenotreallyhere i take it you a city fan with that name. I was there that night, i`m the one chewing gum a few feet behind Hucknall. I still live in Gorton and watch the mighty blues.

[saxfreak01]

Brilliant. Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing this when it was originally broadcast on the late Tony Wilson's 'So it Goes' TV show. And I still think this is much better than the album version. Bob Dickinson's eerie electric piano gives it a strange "other worldly" vibe, which the Real Life track lacked. Pity he left, really.

Interesting to find out that it wasn't actually Mick Hucknall in the audience after all this time. lol

[katrinamrae]

For those of you who don't know Magazine are reforming for a few gigs, going to see them with martin in M/C on 14th Feb, can't wait!!!

Hope no-one mistakes us for anyone else... :)

[philb2063]

It is Martin, and I expect he'll be looking pretty rough after we go to see the Damned tonight

[katrinamrae]

OOhh semiotecs is getting rather annoyed!!! Your wrong, this is my brother Martin who attended many gigs around this time, Hucknall has confirmed it wasn't him and it was also discussed in Time Out. This is deffo Martin, I know my bro!!!

[russsmiff1]

Thanks for backing me up, katrinamrae. Semiotecs seems to have gone awfully quiet ! Your brother Martin is whole lot better looking than Mick Hucknall too !

[katrinamrae]

Only took bout twenty years to sort out! Don't know bout better looking though, I've seen Martin in some pretty bad states!! haha:)

[daftlad39]

looks like semiotecs has emigrated!  probably after making himself look like a right twat! hehehe!

[Swarfega99]

sorry, defo my mate Martin.

[semiotecs]

Also, I forgot to mention... HUCKNALL was the cunt in the Frantic Elevators who supported almost every fucking band in Liverpool and Manchester at this time ... he was later much reduced to wander around the Hacienda with a fucking silver cane, fer chrissakes, in order to be noticed. Well gonch!!

[russsmiff1]

OK, here's the info no-one else has provided (as it appears they weren't there!). This gig took place at the Elizabethan Ballroom, Belle Vue, Manchester. This performance was in the early hours of the morning. This info is courtesy of my mate Martin who IS the ginger guy you can see in the close up. Look VERY carefully - it's NOT Mick Hucknall !

[russsmiff1]

There are some misconceptions about Hucknall appearing in the audience at gigs like these (incl the Clash, Banshees, etc). Even Hucknall himself said in an interview with Q Magazine that he wasn't at the 1976 Sex Pisols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall 'It's a great myth. Someone claims to have it on film but unless I was sleepwalking it wasn't me'.

[semiotecs]

It IS fucking HUCKNALL.

Read thru the past million comments. Shit, it's like reading the logs of some cruddy teenage torrent. Just fucking read it will ya?!

[russsmiff1]

Sorry to blow a few theories here but the ginger guy at the front is definitely not Mick Hucknall. He's my mate Martin who was at this gig - 100% genuine. Great song - thanks for posting.

[Tomlawrence1983]

I wonder if mick hucknell was wondering what to call his future band whilst staring at Devoto's trousers.

[roddy76to86]

hahahaha excellent comment !!

[blondie1159]

I wish Howard Devoto woul;d write some new material and bring it out..it would be mega.

[DEDDave]

Hope you've been watching recently ..... he has and it is

[roddy76to86]

Sorry in "Motormouth" mode: but I love the Mick Hucknall anecdote, and I've scanned this and not spotted him, maybe I need to get some glasses.

But this band were incredible, with the late great John McGeoch.

[autosuggestionuk]

He's the ginger twat right at the front by the monitor speaker. The only blemish on an otherwise faultless performance.

[roddy76to86]

I couldn't have put it better myself! Yes, I see him now, thanks.

[samuraiinCfede]

This is just hilarious...Mick Hucknall from Simply Red is the furious ginger haired guy on the front! HAHAHAHAHAHA :D

[windmills20]

WOW!

[bluestang302]

This band absolutely rules

[jarizico]

holland loves howard

[WoodRatGirl]

Very cool song Johnny Switchblade and to be honest I was looking up something else and clicked on this vid since I like punk and I'm glad I did.

[h1aa]

From about 1.07 we see a girl with short red hair. She is in the front row. I have wondered for many years who she is. She was in the audiences of many of the punk gigs. Any ideas anyone? No I'm not a stalker only curious.

[redkola]

haha. It's Mick Hucknall. No, seriously, it is.

[h1aa]

OMG. I think you may be right. How horrible.

[Tourist1977]

How tall is he?

[JohnnySwitchblade]

They should have dressed a little different and they could have gotten into the post punk/ goth rock scene in the 80s with a song this awesome. I know, I should shut up. But it's a free country. I still love this song.

[tuwitoons]

Sound on or off still a brilliant inspirationally wired performance. No surprise that general public went off shopping elsewhere all these years.

[wildthing1969]

him and the buzzcocks were the best but this takes me back i must be getting old

[shadrac72]

mick hucknall's band at around this time were the frantic elevators, not the desperate bicycles, who were a different kettle of fish entirely.

[azaliasnail]

supremely brilliant, divine, astonishing.

[stiffjesus]

Jesus! What an overcooked little Radish Mick Hucknall was/is.

Anyroad...Without this band The manic Street Preachers would have not existed. Without this band we would be musically lost. Our timeline is blessed with their memory.

No flashing lights. No pyrotechnics. No dance routines. No mindless, pappy lyrics. No matching outfits. No gimmicks. Literally...NO SHIT.

Well posted our kid. x

[averilleX]

Does anyone have footage of 'Big Dummy,' 'My Tulpa,' or 'Give Me Everything?' A post for Christmas would be awesome (54 uploading days left, if Santa is listening).

[VL1302]

A pity they never had mohawks and studded leather jackets. So it's bad! Vile! Just teasing folks! Brilliant band! I did have the traditional Punklook back then but I always loved bands such as Wire, Magazine or Only Ones, they made a difference. My Punk pals couldn't relate, their loss. Great post.

[averilleX]

Superlative. Why has it taken me 29 years to realise how sexy Devoto was/is? Howard, I want your children!

[ECisGOD]

Still have my original vinyl Real Life LP that I bought when I was 16. Can absolutly sense LHO finger on the trigger listening to this.

[chewdbubbly]

I'm gutted that I missed out on seeing this band live.

Hypnotic.

[martwwa]

It STILL amazing me that theyre so CRIMINALLY overlooked.Check their first 3 albums,Real Life,Secondhand Daylight & The Correct Use Of Soap.Back 2 this clip,amazing 2 see this punk audience reduced 2 little,baby rabbits in the headlights.Like The Only Ones,Magazine were musicians who cud play with a wealth of SUPERB songs providing an overwhelming arsenal-sadly,the fickle public were underwhelmed.AND, like The Only Ones, one day theyll receive due recognition as a truly great band.Ta 4 the post!

[vorbaden]

if you look carefully, you can spot a young Mick Hucknal, ( spelled right? ),from Simply Red, in the crowd. This was during his punk days, about the time he was in a group called the Desperate Bicycles

[SirJekyllAppliance]

Real Life remains one of my favourite LPs nearly 30 years on. A real classic.

[redkola]

FANTASTIC, danke

[bagrec]

Marvellous!!!!

I saw them on this tour...

Thanks so much.

[councilestate]

Wow!

[TheEndofBeginnings]

/jealous

[LazlowJones]

The audience included Mick Hucknall of Simply Red. As featured on a 'Before they were famous' type show hosted by Nick Fox 4 Years ago.

[downloaded1]

Thanks!

[normanhathaway]

Strength, conviction! Brilliant.

[Zzz80]

Marvellous. The audience is rendered static by Devoto's trousers!

[MC2111]

Brilliant - one of the best ever!

[obliqueandeasy]

here was your man... wish I had seen him live.

[razraini]

:O!!! thanks you!!

[jerms1977]

Great video! Where was this recorded? I should share my Old Grey Whistle Test vids of Magazine here too, but I've been so damn lazy...

[dirtyjamrags]

nice! a real treasure.

[martyhar]

bloody hell!