Re: Pooka?

[asteg@k12.ucs.umass.edu (Albert Steg (Winsor))]

In a previous article, gmoore@u.washington.edu (Gary Moore) says:

>
>Anyway, the fourth paragraph says: "Ralph McTell played two sets, as did
>Pooka, a talented two-girl band whose feverish songs are touched with a
>Kate Bush-like presence. Imbued with the spirit of their age, Pooka sang
>about safe sex, whooped a lot and insisted that they came from Mars."
>
>Is Pooka any good?  The last sentence makes me apprehensive. 

I saw Pooka open for Kristin Hersh last Spring here in Boston (Somerville,
actually). I can't say I felt Kate Bush's presence anywhere near the place. 
They were kind of endearing, but maybe pushed the "gee, we're out of tune
again" topos a bit much.  Some of the tunes were pretty enough.  Some were
very silly:  "Fruit fly, fruit fly,,,froo froo fly....fly fly fly.."  They
kept saying "We're from Manchester" (I think) --we laughed the first few
times...

These are just the impressions I came away with most strongly --they didn't
exactly win me over on first hearing (unlike Sam Phillips opening for Elvis
Costello. zow!)

Kristin Hersh was terrific!

Albert
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