I
remember Yatesborough, PA. The Killers played at a teen club.
It was the only building within eyesight and you could see for
miles. Pure farm country. Ads all over the club portrayed the
band as a cover band, doing Microwave Suicide to the tune of
Cocaine. (Actually, it was Microwave Suicide after cocaine,
but I digress.)
There were probably 500 - 600 kids there. There was no other
place to go in this burg. They wanted to hear cover music and
didn't seem into the Killers originals. But there was no place
to go (I repeat myself when under stress). There was a group
of them that would chant 'You SUCK!' after every song. Turk
Morell, the lead singer, was pretty good at using that for his
schtick.
The Killers still played songs carried over from the Clearlight/Masque
days. One was Razor's Edge. This used to start with the 'Huh?
OH!' chorus, a chant of 'Huh? OH!' leading into the start of
the song. They had dropped the chorus prior to this gig. But
it was the last song of the second set and when they started,
they did the chorus. I looked over at Kathy (the soundperson)
and she said, "When did they start this again?" But
they changed the words to 'You SUCK!'.
After that set, the manager of the bar asked if the Turk could
play guitar or something because the sax made the kids nervous.
Then, for the third and last set, Turk would introduce all the
Killers songs as new songs from current bands. The kids bought
it and loved them for the rest of the night. Then there was
the sugar in the gas tanks... |
