ACT ONE

In a glut of nostalga I decided to buy a boatload of CD's reminding me of bands I saw in my youth. I saw Beggars Opera a few times in their various line ups generally in tired run down College bars or University Refrectories made forums for the night. Beggars Opera were always at least excellent and shxt hot at their best.

The CD's (Act One, Waters of Change & Get Your Dog) are all credible and though lacking the live energy and rawness are nevertheless essential listeneing to an old fool like myself. All I need to do is turn up the volume loud enough for the bass to bend the floorboards, grab a few bottles of Newcastle Brown, close my eyes and I'm there...