Live

Rip It Up, Issue 98, 1 September 1985, Page 40

Live

Daniel Newnham

Jean Paul Sartre Experience, the Rip, the Circle, the Prodigies, the Shallows, Southern Temperance League August 16-22, Christchurch A musical week in Christchurch. Zetland Tavern Friday night the Jean Paul • Sartre Experience.' Young, sassy, arrogant and fickle with some good songs, let down by the silly songs. Quirky lyrics but I’ve seen them perform better. By the time you read this they will have split. If you saw them that is your good fortune, if not v you missed an ... The Rip from Dunedin thereafter. In fine form ready to burn. All the’classics ('Holy Room', ‘Doppleganger’, 'Up and Down’, 'Blackout) and the newest piece; "almost an orchestral movement" Robbie Muir. This band is one of the best in the land. If the art market system was run the way it should be they would be rewarded for their efforts rave rave I didn't see Pop Mx at the Gladstone did I miss anything someone tell me.

Radio U End Of Term Stein Tuesday night at University. Saw Spatbacks' last 30 seconds damn, sounded good, next time. The Circle containing many Christ-

church stars not helped by bad mix. Current resurgence of 60s culture fashionable now evident here too what I think they want to do could be satisfying when they do it at the moment lacking any own character. The most interesting thing about the Prodigies was the lead into pieces/instrumental prefix shame they "formed” them into"songs" Finally the Rip again. They seemed a little lost in the space but coped well, with conviction and enthusiasm obviously they enjoy and feel for what they do.

Thursday night 10 o’clock in a small restaurant. The Shallows Roy Montgomery graces the stage for the first time since the Pin Group, aided by parts of Scorched Earth Policy. Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash and even Pin Group covers 'Long Night' was the highlight of the evening which demonstrates the potential unreached resting on their laurels, selling themselves short; better to come? Southern Temperance League with Hamish Kilgour and Ross Humphries goddamned awful mix of sound with the odd bit interesting. They also didn’t do justice to a good song of their own making: Duane Eddy. That is it seven days, some music, some disappointments, some extremely boring endurance tests, some excitement, real excitement elation life and energy vrt@l sound vital noise. See it. Hear it meet it react to it believe it.