If you listen to their fine albums and see what a complex, wonderfully-talented and complex ensemble of creative musicians they were,.. they should have been writing musicals. Bette even had her albums, and I got them in NYC! Wow. The And hey, I'm a guy who admired them in NYC when we were making PUNK... Just saying, great to see the creators in action and thanks for the saving of this fine live performance. WIKI says --- The informal early line-up was gradually whittled down, though live shows were still chaotic and colourful, marked by their diversity of costumes and instrumentation, with strong elements of performance art. Deaf School’s debut album, 2nd Honeymoon, was released in the UK in the summer of 1976. But its reception at the time was muted by the sudden popularity of punk rock, a style whose anger and urgency seemed at odds with Deaf School’s more whimsical and eclectic approach. The band itself appeared to address this problem on subsequent albums Don’t Stop The World (1977) and English Boys/Working Girls (1978), which were more aggressive and focused. ---- Those Lips I gladly still own and play, and if you want to, you can too. As I alluded to: Don’t Stop The World (1977) and English Boys/Working Girls (1978) shoulda/coulda/woulda/ may still be a show. Great songs.Great music. Singular. Thank you, DEAF SCHOOL. and Bette, I always knew you as Bette, and you still sound great. Love from America DEN NC USA
After all these years, (42 or so) who would ever thought that Deaf School still had a strong following? I wish I had seen them in concert. Hell, I would still like to do the old in-out-in-out with Bette Bright.
![14. Deaf School - Bigger Splash; Capaldi's Cafe [2011]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ILNqcf3VojQ/mqdefault.jpg)
I saw them in 76. Brilliant then, brilliant now.
If you listen to their fine albums and see what a complex, wonderfully-talented and complex ensemble of creative musicians they were,.. they should have been writing musicals. Bette even had her albums, and I got them in NYC! Wow. The
And hey, I'm a guy who admired them in NYC when we were making PUNK...
Just saying, great to see the creators in action and thanks for the saving of this fine live performance.
WIKI says
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The informal early line-up was gradually whittled down, though live shows were still chaotic and colourful, marked by their diversity of costumes and instrumentation, with strong elements of performance art. Deaf School’s debut album, 2nd Honeymoon, was released in the UK in the summer of 1976. But its reception at the time was muted by the sudden popularity of punk rock, a style whose anger and urgency seemed at odds with Deaf School’s more whimsical and eclectic approach. The band itself appeared to address this problem on subsequent albums Don’t Stop The World (1977) and English Boys/Working Girls (1978), which were more aggressive and focused.
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Those Lips I gladly still own and play, and if you want to, you can too.
As I alluded to:
Don’t Stop The World (1977) and English Boys/Working Girls (1978)
shoulda/coulda/woulda/
may still be a show. Great songs.Great music. Singular.
Thank you, DEAF SCHOOL.
and Bette, I always knew you as Bette, and
you still sound great.
Love from America
DEN NC USA
Seen them many a time in my home city Liverpool. One of the best live acts I've seen.
After all these years, (42 or so) who would ever thought that Deaf School still had a strong following? I wish I had seen them in concert. Hell, I would still like to do the old in-out-in-out with Bette Bright.
Well if you are an example of one of their fans I rest my case.