Man or Astroman? @ King Tut's, Glasgow
They must come from a parallel universe, never mind another planet. A
universe where Devo rule the charts rather than the Spice Girls; Mouse on
Mars are for the more sophisticated listeners, where for us feeble
earthlings the nearest match is Pink Floyd. Man or Astroman? in fact look
like they are Devo's half-cousins (test-tube inbreeding, I presume) but
sound like nothing on earth, unsurprisingly. Well, that's not true, they
sound like the aforementioned earthlings Devo in a jam session with Dick
Dale and other surf guitar types. They're a bit lively too, apart from the
guitarist who remains in the shadows. They're playing a bunch of stuff from
their new 'Made from Technetium' album which soulds more space-age than
their previous stuff, at least to these ears. The stage show is a joy to
behold too---projected images of lunar landings and bizarre educational
films from the 1960's are followed by the appearance of the lead singer
with a burning tv on his head. The band leave a hot and sweaty audience
shouting for more, though they are (slightly) disappointed as the encore
consists what appears to be a large inflatable van der graaf generator
which blows out the electrics in the venue after sending lightning shots to
the ceiling.
Out of this world indeed. (Stuart)
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