11/11/83 - Linz, Austria @ Stadtwerkstatt

SET LIST NOTES
The World Looks Red 
She's in a Bad Mood 
Brother James 
Kill Yr Idols 
Early American 
The Burning Spear 
Confusion is Next 
Making the Nature Scene 
Shaking Hell 
The Good and the Bad 
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Inhuman 
  • This date used to be listed as 11/01/83 Linz @ Posthof. It seems that this is the correct date and venue after all, and I believe the recording is most likely from Linz and not the real 11/01/83 (Hof), as that show likely opens with "Early American".

    QUOTES

    - The World Looks Red
    - She's in a Bad Mood
    K: "Hey John?"
    John Erskine (soundman): "Yeah?"
    K: "How does it sound?"
    JE: "Not too bad!"
    L: "Tell him to put more vocals in the monitor."
    K: "More vocal in the monitor please! This next song is called "Brother James"."
    T: "1 2 3 4!"
    - Brother James
    - Kill Yr Idols
    T: "Uh hey, this kid is dead!"
    - Early American
    The "Scream Tape" is played to segue between "Early American" and "The Burning Spear".
    - The Burning Spear
    - Confusion is Next
    T: [over intro of "Confusion is Next"] "This song is called "Confusion is Next". Next. This song is about people who are about as threatening as their parents. You're only as threatening as your parents! This is for your mother and your father! Your mom...and your dad! They scare me more! They scare me a lot more!"
    [recording fades out in the middle of "Confusion is Next", comes back when song is finished.]
    - Making the Nature Scene
    K: "John, could you put a little more vocal in the monitor?"
    JE: "Okay!"
    K: "This song is called "Shaking Hell". It's dedicated to you!"
    T: "1 2 3 4!"
    - Shaking Hell
    - The Good and the Bad [w. lengthy feedback outro]
    T: "Thanks a lot!"
    [encore break]
    T: "We don't.. we don't know any more songs! We don't know any more. You wanna hear some poetry? John!"
    JE: "What?"
    T: "We're gonna do "Inhuman"."
    JE: "Okay."
    T: "We're gonna do a song called "Inhuman"."
    - Inhuman [recording fades before end]

    OTHER PERFORMERS

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