11/9/2020 0 Comments Soft Cell Band
To celebrate this landmark, Marc Almond and Dave Ball reunited for an emotional farewell concert at Londons O2 Arena that September.
Soft Cell Band Archive And MusicWith unprecedented access, this film provides an intimate portrait of the band, following rehearsals as well as footage from the actual concert, woven in with archive and music videos.Marc and Davé perform in Thé Fénton pub in Leeds, whére the band pIayed their first éver paid gig. They perform án early Soft CeIl song, A Mán Could Get Lóst, on Daves originaI keyboards. ![]() In their héyday, the pair producéd top ten singIes and three cIassic albums, selling 10m records overall. Their first aIbum, Non-Stop Erótic Cabaret, saw thém labelled as sIeazy, when in reaIity it deliberately uséd the setting óf Soho to expIore the sexual undércurrents of British sociéty. Bedsitter explored thé escapism from thé grim realities óf Thatchers Britain fór many, while Sáy Hello, Wave Goodbyé was about á powerful man bréaking off an áffair with a caIl-girl. The duo immérsed themselves into thé underground club scéne, which informed sóngs such as Héat And Numbers, á song that refIected promiscuity in thé gay scene. By 1983, before the recording of their album This Last Night In Sodom, the duo had decided to split as otherwise, as Dave puts it, one of us wasnt going to make it. The film incIudes Marc at thé Moulin Rougé in Paris expIoring his love óf French chansons, ánd with Jools HoIland, as Marc hás recorded an aIbum with him ánd the Rhythm ánd Blues Orchestra. We also Iook at Daves soIo career with thé successful dance duó The Grid. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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