Julianne is already a star. Apart from sharing the screen with Wayne Hussey when the Mission went on 'Top Of The Pops' (she sang the backing on 'Severina'), she holds herself with just the right mixture of come-on and detachment, devoted to her songs and to the audience. She sings with a passion but also with a clarity which is reminiscent of Liz Fraser from the Cocteau Twins, only where that wee Scottish elf seems to hide behind her voice, Julianne lets herself flow out with a gypsy gusto.

With over half the songs paced at a slow tempo, All About Eve managed to hold the mood of the evening without losing their energy or the audience's interest. The layered guitar, the rising and falling bass and the drum-machine backing all meshed into one finely woven tapes-try, the rich colours of England in the sunshine flowing out from the stage. All About Eve are painting a fantasy land with their music, a place we've all been to once in our lives but often forget it exists.

It's going to be a lovely summer.

John Rae

Record Mirror, May 2nd 1987