Warts 'N' Audience [Warts 'N' Audience...Plus!]

• Artist: Ian Dury & the Block Heads
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1991
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rock

Review

Warts 'n' Audience captures a Christmas 1990 concert at Brixton Academy from Ian Dury & the Blockheads. The band is in good form, turning out energetic versions of such familiar items as "Wake Up and Make Love to Me," "My Old Man," "Billericay Dickie," "There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards," "Sweet Gene Vincent," "Blockheads," "What a Waste" and "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick." Ultimately, the record isn't more than a souvenir piece for hardcore fans, but those fans should find Warts 'n' Audience quite entertaining. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro		Ian Dury	(1:25)
Wake Up and Make Love With Me	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(6:05)
Clevor Trever	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(6:49)
Inbetweenies	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(5:08)
If I Was With a Woman	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(4:26)
Billericay Dickie	Ian Dury, Stephen Nugent	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(3:31)
Quiet	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(3:37)
My Old Man	Ian Dury, Stephen Nugent	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(4:40)
Spasticus (Autisticus)	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(5:01)
Plaistow Patricia	Ian Dury, Stephen Nugent	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(4:44)
There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards	Ian Dury, Russell Hardy	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(3:03)
Sweet Gene Vincent	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(4:29)
What a Waste!	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel, Rod Melvin	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(3:54)
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(5:40)
Blockheads	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(7:36)
Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3	Ian Dury, Chas Jankel, Davey Payne	Ian Dury, Blockheads	(8:02)

Credits

Dave Edmunds (Sounds), Ian Dury (Vocals), Ian Dury (Main Performer), Ian Dury (Vox Organ), Dave Eringa (Assistant Engineer), Colin Fairley (Mixing), Mick Gallagher (Keyboards), Chas Jankel (Guitar), Chas Jankel (Keyboards), Peter Jennings (Lighting), Mick McKenna (Engineer), Steve Monti (Drums), Davey Payne (Saxophone), Paul Riley (Keyboards), Paul Riley (Coordination), Paul Riley (Mixing), John Turnbull (Guitar), Norman Watt-Roy (Bass), Willie Parnell (Percussion), Jon Turnbull (Guitar), David Corio (Photography), David Corio (Cover Photo), Merlin Rhys-Jones (Guitar), Ian Horne (Sounds)