Heaven 17 - "Penthouse & Pavement" live in concert 2010
HEAVEN 17 November 26th 2010, HMV Institute Birmingham Just like OMD , who performed their album “Architecture & Morality” in its entirety plus many hits back in 2007, Heaven 17 is on tour to perform their 1981 gem “Penthouse & Pavement” in its entirety and, of course, the evening doesn’t end there. Heaven 17 has always been regarded as a mere spin-off from The Human League , which at some stage included Heaven 17’s Martyn Ware, who co-wrote the leagues major hit “Don’t you want me?”, which on that cold November night in Birmingham is being performed in an acoustic manner by Heaven 17 vocalist Glenn Gregory. Live musicians join H17 on band and the whole experience was just fantastic. Apparently the band felt the same as they were calling the crowd in Birmingham “audience of the tour” – and the energy on the night was electrifying. Not least because Heaven 17 are in top notch form and the songs sound great – the video screens added yet another dimension to their performance. The...