It booked some of the best alternative/college acts, but always seemed to be filled with frat boy lunkheads, especially on nights when there was DJ instead of live music. Name change or no, Clutch Cargo's was a place I loved to hate. I'm guessing this might be the only show I saw at the venue prior to its renaming. I'm surprised to see this was billed as being at Sanctum, which at some point was renamed Clutch Cargo's. This is one of those shows that was a downer, not because of the band, but because of the venue. "The pilot's last words were 'Heeeeeellllllpppp!'" So it wasn't the height of witticism for him, but it was sort of endearing that the reluctant figurehead was willing to toss off a tasteless joke, just like any of your mates might. "Did you hear they found the black box?" Cocker deadpanned. I recall he made a quip (equal parts cringe- and chuckle-inducing) about the Valu Jet crash that had taken place about three weeks before. I admittedly wasn't the biggest Pulp fan either (although I eventually warmed to them, especially the album This Is Hardcore) but found Cocker immensely entertaining and funny. In fact, they were a pretty great power pop band, and I wish I'd paid them more mind at the time. Nashville's Superdrag opened, and at the time I unfairly pegged them as Americans wanting to sound British. It was the height of so-called Britpop, but here in the States, bands that were hugely popular in the UK played at clubs that were probably much smaller than what they were accustomed to back home. The fact that he seemed somewhat befuddled and amused by the whole thing only made him that much more endearing.Īt the time of this show, the band was touring in support of Different Class, the landmark album containing "Common People," probably its best known and loved song. In the mid '90s, after having led Pulp for about 15 years, Jarvis Cocker was thrust into belated stardom in the UK and role of de facto spokesman for the burgeoning Britpop movement.
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