1990 was a particularly good year from what I can remember. I started off working as DJ at Rubber Soul and Beehive but by the end of the year I had my own two nights with Friday at Revolver (the name chosen because it was the next step up from Rubber Soul..later that club down Chapel Street would pinch the name off us!) and Lizard Lounge on Saturdays. Gradually we ditched Revolver and just became Lizard Lounge every night.
And after a particularly miserable time for music in the mid 80s (except for The Smiths and New order..actually I lie...it just seemed there was nothing about) music was getting better. It was all getting exciting. I was even pleased to see this song get to number 2 in the USA. Bands were mixing dance and rock together and it all seemed so new.
I went to Jesus Jones at the Greek Theatre in Richmond. The rave culture was starting to find it's feet and there were day glo sticks and bright happy t-shirts and bright happy people. The sound of Jesus Jones was loud and funky but with a rock edge. They really attacked the songs . Overflowing with energy. great night.
After a while their sound was a bit overbearing. Couldn't get through the whole album any more. Too much going on But this song still works. A more laid back sound for them I guess. More restrained. Cool.
And when the Berlin wall came down it seemed this song kinda summed up what was going on in the world at the time. Actually I went to Berlin the year after the wall came down. Bought a peice of the wall. But I think they were getting any old stones and putting paint on them. Anyway I lost it.
A woman on the radio talks about revolution
when it's already passed her by
but Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about you
you know it feels good to be alive
I was alive and I waited waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now, there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now, watching the world wake up from history
I loved this song, I remember trying to impress my dad (a Dylan fan) with the Dylan reference but all in vain cause he just got annoyed with the amount of times I played it.
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