Crowd Trouble – (Song)

Crowd Trouble was first released on the Blood Red album in 2017. A reworked studio version was released on the album Equals in 2018


=∑ Episode 5 =∑ CROWD TROUBLE
Mike Peters talks about the song with an acoustic performance of the track

Running length 3:44
Written by Mike Peters

Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, E-bow, Electro harmonix Mel9
James Stevenson – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Steve “Smiley” Barnard – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Jules Jones Peters – Piano, Backing vocals
George Williams – Keyboards, Bass Guitar

Recorded at Bethel Chapel Studios, Dyserth, Wales, Doghouse Studios, Henley-On-Thames England, Parr Street Studio A, Liverpool England
Produced and mixed by George Williams
Engineered by Mark Warden
Mastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studio, London

Other Studio Versions of the Song – Equals version

Running time 3:20
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters: Vocals, Harmonica, Baritone, Acoustic and Electric Guitars
James Stevenson: Acoustic, Electric, Slide and Bass Guitars and backing vocals
Steve “Smiley” Barnard – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Jules Jones Peters – Piano, Backing vocals
George Williams – Keyboards, Bass Guitar
Recorded at Bethel Chapel Studio, Dyserth, Wales, Parr Street Studios A and C, Liverpool< England, The Doghouse studios, Henley on Thames. England, Monnow Valley, Wales
Produced and mixed by George Williams
Engineered by Mark Warden (Bethel Chapel and The Doghouse), Tony Draper (Parr Street) and Matt Glasbey (Monnow Valley)

Album Appearances and discography

Worldwide release:

Blood Red version: 2017 – Blood Red (catalogue number 21C085 (CD), 21C085LP (vinyl))

Equals version: 2018 – Equals (catalogue number 21C100 (red vinyl and black vinyl), 21C101 (CD))

Single Appearances and discography

Live Recordings

Mike Peters solo live version recorded for National Album Day 2018 at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool 10 October 2018, released on Mike Peters in session 2018 cd (catalogue number 21C106). Running time 3:55.

Acoustic Recordings

Blood red in session acoustic version (2017) released on Blood red in session cd (catalogue number 21C088). Running time 2:49.

Acoustic version (2018) released on the Where the two rivers meet EP (catalogue number 21C099). Running time 2:40.

Lyrics
It's no way to live a life
The trash piles up and the hygiene slides
Rats in the gutter, can't sense the swing
The human race is gonna have a big rethink

 
I don't wanna come back down
Searching through the wreckage of the same old town
The flags and banners and borderlines
All torn down by a brand new tribe
One and one and one is a crowd
One and one and one is a crowd
 
And a crowd is trouble
Crowd trouble
 
I take it all in through my brand new eyes
I start to recall the day I was born
I don't speak much but I spoken to
I'll always try to be polite and true
I don't wanna come back down
Searching through the wreckage of the dirty old town
The flags, the banners, the borderlines
All torn down by a brand new tribe
 
One and one and one is a crowd
One and one and one is a crowd
And a crowd is trouble
Crowd trouble
 
What are we gonna do for entertainment?
Look at that person standing next to you
And believe
 
There's gonna be crowd trouble
There's gonna be crowd trouble
What are we gonna do for entertainment?
Look at that person standing next to you
Flags and banners and borderlines
All torn down by a brand new tribe
What are we gonna do for entertainment?

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