Did I ever listen to post-7&RT, post-Arcada/Power Station stand-off DD? Not very much. But it was always there, nearly 40 years of the stuff. I'd never really even dip in, DD would surface and sometimes take my attention when especially captivating ("Ordinary World," "Come Undone"). Be forgiving of this inartful simile, I've not been doing this for a while, but DD popping in the background was kind of like the Queen. Always there, expression always in the official capacity (she never gave interviews), recorded and captured for all time.
Since the show last month, I've made my way from '86 to now, listening to all that DD has captured of themselves since then. This one, from the latest, is delightful, and actually sentimental, though you wouldn't know from first listen--more so from the video. It's a rager, and everyone is there, including QE2, always there, always our connection to the history of the world, the bridge between the 19th and 21st centuries.
