I saw this band many years ago, and were a firm favourite for a while. Faithfully, I listened to everything they ever did. Their band members are slowly diminishing, and are now totally dependent upon their two lead frontmen; Sharpe and Harper, who seem to be playing most of the instruments, but occasionally we were reminded of the old days, when we heard Hagman, who left the band permanently on the last album, and who used to whistle a good tune in the background.
Most of the memorable hits were played; ballads like Token Female Interests and Male Bonding Moments, and rocky numbers like Swordplay of a Guttersnipe, Withering Canister Fire and Onwards They March. There was even time for variations on two old favourites, Death to the Drummerboy and Revenge on a Bully but.... in truth they all felt like they should have retired a number of years ago - as they had, until their management persuaded them to come back out for this reunion tour.
Will they be persuaded to play a final farewell gig ?, I don't know, I probably will go to see them, but it won't be the same as the good old days when they were younger, vibrant, and were the best band in town for there was no one like them about at the time.
This song felt just like it could have been played by any other band in the market, the only difference was it was performed by this famous touring band, and no one can play their tunes like them. I therefore fondly remember them for who they were and the pleasure they once gave.
However, I intend to give The Starbucks a listen, for I understand they have the same management and play a similar tune.
Sharpe’s Assassin
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The combination of Sharpe, Harper and Wellington seems unbeatable. Although they have won the battle of Waterloo, there is some mopping up to be done. A handful of fanatical Bonapartists are determined to get their revenge and stop the return of King Louis XVIII. There are some colorful new characters including a French officer called Lanier, the last Bonapartist. Sharpe's orders are to eliminate Lanier but when he meets the Frenchman, he finds he quite likes him. The subsequent denouement is a classical Bernard Cornwall treat.
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