04/01/89 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkapp

QUOTES

[opening noise warm-up sounds a lot like one of the songs from March '89 Peel session]
T: "Are we ready to play? You ready at the soundboard Terry?"
- White Kross
T: "Thanks! Thanks a lot. We just got here five minutes ago. But we know we're in Frankfurt. This song is for J. It's called 'Candle'."
- Candle
T: "Thanks. This next song's called 'You Got Twistability'."
- Kissability
T: "You guys need some scaffolding up here?"
K: "The Carpenters!"
T: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Carpenters!"
- Silver Rocket
["Close To You" and "Superstar" by the Carpenters play]
L: "Okay, this is called 'Eric's Trip'. This is the story of LSD and me."
- Eric's Trip
K: "Terry there's a bunch of crackling in my amp [?]"
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross the Breeze
T: "Thanks. Okay. [?] This song's about getting a haircut. And you really want it. But you don't want anybody to know it. 'Kill Yr Idols'. Do you know 'Kill Your Ideals'? [laughs] Are you guys into Phillip Boa?"
L: "Bring out the shirt!"
T: "Are you guys...you're into Phillip Boa. I can tell!"
K: "We got a free t-shirt, uh Phillip Boa shirt."
T: "You're into Phillip Boa! You're really into him! What's your favorite Phillip Boa album? [laughs] Yeah, mine too. You want a t-shirt? We have a Phillip Boa t-shirt that says 'Kill Your Ideals' on it. I'll go get it, if you want it!"
L: "Get it!"
T: "You want it? I'll go get it! Just one shirt. It's all I got. Check this out! Is this guy intense or what? Kim do you want this? Throw it behind your shoulder! Oh God! Who's the lucky girl?"
K: "You know there was almost a 'Teenage Riot' over that t-shirt."
L: "Good lead-in!"
T: "Alright, this song is called 'Happy Spider', but we retitled it 'Teenage Riot'."
- Teen Age Riot [no intro]
L: "Alright this is called 'Hey Joni'. It's for Jimi Hendrix, I was told he's here tonight. So this goes out to him."
- Hey Joni
T: "Thanks, dammit!"
K: "Light, Susanne."
T: "Can you turn the lights on, I just lost a diamond ring. [??]"
K: "He lost his contact."
T: "I lost a diamond ring..."
K: "This happens every night."
T: "What? Hold on, I gotta put this piece of THC in my eyeball."
K: "Is anyone, how many people are from Amherst here?"
T: "Alright, sorry. We gotta take [?] This song is called 'The Wonder'. You wanna kick it kick it kick it Steve?"
- The Wonder [segue into "Hyperstation"]
- Hyperstation [segue into "Eliminator Jr"]
- Eliminator Jr
T: "Thank you! Seeya next time. Goodbye."
[encore break]
["Providence" tape plays through encore break]
L: "Thanks. We're gonna do a couple old songs. We're gonna start out with some screwdriver rock."
- The World Looks Red
T: "One more! One more then we're gonna stop."
[Lee teases "Kill Yr Idols" then Thurston starts playing "Total Trash" and Steve joins in for about 20 seconds]
T: "Ah no, let's do..."
L: "1 2 3 4!"
- Brother James
K: "Thank you."
T: "Goodnight!"
[encore break]
["See No Evil" by Television plays]
L: "[?] going home and [?]. Don't you people have anywhere to go? No, we didn't play in France. We got two more days in Europe before we go to the Soviet Union. If any of you want to come to Moscow we'll put you on the guest list. What did you say? What did you say? 'Charisma'? That's a really weird thing to shout, is that a band or something? Charisma? Listen man if you're sick, we don't wanna touch you! Okay? Cuz we're sick too."
T: "Yo! This song is called 'I Don't Need No Fucking Ugly Bitch From Michigan To Teach Me How To Pray'!"
L: "You know who he means?"
- Expressway [10'20"]
L: [during "Expressway" chorus] "Smells really good!"
["Superstar" and "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters play]

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