Nigel and The Crosses (R.E.M., Soft Boys, Squeeze and Bragg

While I'm not YET prepared to go right down the Robyn Hitchcock rabbit hole, his best songs ("I Wanna Destroy You", "Have a Heart Betty, I'm Not Fireproof, "Queen of Eyes", Cynthia Mask" and I know I've hardly scratched the surface thus far) are mercilessly wonderful.





Nigel & The Crosses was the band name for Hitchcock plus various combinations of Peter Buck, Peter Holsapple, Glenn Tilbrook, Mike Mills, Billy Bragg, Andy Metcalf & Morris Windsor. This bootleg from a 1989 show at The Borerline in London features a great set list of both originals and covers in excellent sound quality.

Setlist :

1. I Wanna Destroy You
2. She Said She Said
3. Eight Miles High
4. Queen Of Eyes
5. Waterloo Sunset
6. America
7. Freeze
8. The Veins Of The Queen
9. Birdshead
10. Rain
11. Flesh Number One
12. Bells Of Rhymney
13. The Rumour
14. Kingdom Of Love
15. Listening To The Higsons
16. Revolution Number One
17. Sin City
18. Route 66
19. You Ain't Going Nowhere
20. I Saw Her Standing There
21. Foxy Lady

COMMENTS would be most appreciated (and that's where you'll find the Nigel and the Crosses link)