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| The Church have continued to record, including a second album of acoustic versions of their songs -- El Momento Siguiente -- this year. But the last time the band played here was in 1983.
We don't get the full band but Church co- founder Steve Kilbey, who has released several solo albums and collaborated with the late Grant McLennan of The Go-Betweens, plays Wellington next Thursday. Kilbey still has clear memories of playing New Zealand. Specifically the Sweetwaters festival circa 1982. "People were chucking stuff. It wasn't just us, they were chucking stuff at everybody and I got hit in the shoulder by a full beer can," he says. "I said, 'If anybody throws anything else, I'm going to leave'. Immediately a shower of stuff came down and we just left. We played about half our set and then Split Enz came on and they were playing under a net. I saw such dreadful things happening in the crowd. "I saw people throwing blankets over the top of people and dragging them to the ground and then kicking them. "There was a guy standing there with his girlfriend and I saw this big beer can come sailing out of the sky and hit the girl in the back of the head. "She went down like someone had switched out the lights. "You can imagine how many gigs I've done since then, but that was one of the most violent things I've ever been involved in." But obviously it hasn't deterred him to return after 24 years. "The real reason we never came back is nobody really asked us," he says laughing. Kilbey formed The Church in 1980 with Peter Koppes and Nick Ward, with Marty Willson-Piper joining for Of Skin and Heart. "There was one rapid transition. In 1980 we were playing to like 15 people, then one night we were on (television music) show Countdown and at our next gig there was 900 people there." * Steve Kilbey plays San Francisco Bath House next Thursday. NS
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Gilt Trip. Steve and Russell P. Kilbey. (Vicious Sloth Collectables) TD
PURSUING a dreamy immutability light years out of mainstream pop orbit, Church leading luminary Steve Kilbey takes a saturnine sweep through an esoteric universe of instrumental ambience in this collaboration with brother Russell. An extended project recorded at Steve's own Karmic Hit studio, the pair weave nine atmospheric, contemplative sonic slices on an album that comes close, only once, to fulfilling musical preconceptions - on the third track, Tragic Mandarin Love Story, (whose Arabic influences particularly recall forays on the two most recent Church albums). Beyond that it's an eerie voyage into the other-worldliness of Eyes Smeared With The Ointment of Love, Dress Circle Seats for Creation and Neither Sun, Nor Moon, Nor Electricity. Sparse, incidental soundscapes devoid of melodic jangle characterise the two longest tracks on the album, the unsettling Darkness and Garden of Steel and Blowing Through the Mansion of a 1930s Film Star, before Happy Endings lifts the mood to complete the head trip. For insiders only, a two-week vacation in 52 minutes. AN
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THE REAL DEAL VIGGO Mortensen says he immersed himself in Russian culture for his role as Nikolai Luzhin in Eastern Promises (Roadshow). TD
``I spent weeks in Russia. I travelled to the Urals, among other places, watched Russian movies and TV, reading or re-reading the works of authors such as Vladimir Nabokov, listening to spoken-word tapes and testing my knowledge of the language, which I had studied in advance of the trip,'' Mortensen says. The Lord of the Rings star also didn't hold back when it came to delving into the dark and morbid underworld for a first-hand account to strengthen his knowledge of the life of his character. ``I also did some research on the sex trafficking trade and the gangs that are based in the Ural area. Being able to think about what I'd seen, by going to where the character was from, provides something real for scenes. I believe it's helpful to the other actors, too, if I'm convincing.'' Another actor who threw himself into his role was Emile Hirsch -- in Into the Wild (Paramount) -- who nailed the role of Christopher McCandless, a young man who in real life abandoned his possessions, donated his $24,000 savings to charity and lived out his days in the wilderness of Alaska (see review, above). Hirsch did all the stunts himself, including kayaking through whitewater rapids and rock climbing. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE THE Church frontman Steve Kilbey will launch his excellent new DVD, Steve Kilbey Live, at The Toff in Town on April 6 at 8pm. Kilbey says the DVD captures ``one of the best shows I've ever performed, whether with the band or on my own''. The DVD was recorded last winter at the Transmission Room in Auckland and features Under the Milky Way, Tristesse and Hotel Womb, as well as songs from his solo career. Steve Kilbey Live has special features including a bonus two-song performance at Radio New Zealand, photo gallery and interviews. OUT OF THE BLU SONY has released another batch of Blu-ray titles to get excited about, none more so than Monty Python's Life of Brian, which is remastered with superior picture and sound, first cast read-through of the script, a one-hour behind-the-scenes featurette and more. Other Sony Blu-rays out this week are Run, Lola, Run and Saw IV. IT'S TRUE RELEASE prints of the Ben Stiller film The Heartbreak Kid (Paramount, out this week) were sent to some theatres under the fake title Hansel. Hansel is a character in Zoolander (2001), another Stiller movie. All the latest DVD news. Email: ie@heraldsun.com.au RF
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Back in 1981 when the mood of the country was angry and the music even angrier, a young Australian band calling themselves The Church introduced some angst into the mix with a song entitled The Unguarded Moment. Two years later, they toured Aotearoa, playing to an indifferent audience and six years after that, they released their definitive single, Under the Milky Way (later lovingly covered by our own Strawpeople). Over two decades later, lead singer, main lyricist and bassist for The Church, Steve Kilbey, performs an acoustic set of solo works, Church tracks and an assortment of covers from Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and contemporaries The Go Betweens, to an intimate crowd at AL's Bar in Christchurch. TD
We arrived to the musical antics of perfect support choice Lindon Puffin who, to his credit, played a professional, restrained set of originals, which left the crowd in good spirits for the main act. After a short break, as lights were dimmed, couches bought forward and the room hushed, Steve Kilbey, complete with 12-string, greeted the audience with his friendly, raspy, Aussie drawl, played about four chords, sang one verse of the first song and was suddenly drowned out by a loud group who appeared to have no interest in a gig that most had paid to be at, not to mention were looking forward to. Sadly the disruptive behaviour continued throughout the night, despite several attempts by Kilbey to curb it. Continuing the set and displaying a great sense of humour, he further impressed the crowd by an excellent cover of Dylan's Street Legal before heading into The Unguarded Moment and then switching hats and becoming the author, reading some of his works. Despite a humble attitude and self- deprecating humour, Kilbey knows he is good at what he does, and although never the rock star, he obviously still loves to play live and has the songs, voice and talent to continue to pop up on the scene whenever the mood takes him. The night finished with Under the Milky Way, a perfect end to the unfortunately not-so-perfect night. This week, The Beat recommends having some love and respect for whatever act you may be going to see this weekend. It takes a great deal of effort to get up on a stage and bring some joy into our lives. NS
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HAVING witnessed the Arctic Monkeys' Saturday night performance at The Tivoli and hearing reports of their Splendour In The Grass slot at Byron Bay, the phrase "going through the motions" comes to mind. Don't get me wrong; they were solid, but somehow lacked a bit of spark. Apparently the Sheffield lads had the most heavily fortified backstage compound at Splendour and burly minders accompanied the boys whenever they strayed from the DMZ (demilitarised zone). In contrast, Australia's "It" band of the moment and festival-openers, Operator Please, were reportedly looking like well-balanced, free and easy young people soaking up a great time at a festival. Hanging up his boots TD
BONA-FIDE musical legend Lee Hazlewood died, aged 78, in Las Vegas on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Probably best known for steering the career of Nancy Sinatra, Hazlewood wrote her huge hit These Boots Are Made For Walking, produced her albums and wrote and sang with Sinatra on the beautiful Some Velvet Morning. His eccentric solo work, brought a country-music aesthetic to his songs of resignation and love gone wrong. He lived in Sweden for many years where he recorded the classic Cowboy In Sweden album. He'd pretty much retired by the late Seventies but returned in the late Nineties when folk such as Primal Scream, Nick Cave and Lydia Lunch led renewed interest in his work. He released one final, uncompromising, post-diagnosis album, Cake Or Death, last year. Sticky fingers BECK kindly provided us with a sheet of stickers to design our own album covers for his 2006 album, The Information. Now publishing house Penguin has cribbed the idea and will re-release seven classic books with blank covers that allow the readers to design their own. They've enlisted Beck to design a cover for his favourite book: Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes (The Lost Estate). Ryan Adams came up with an abstract oil painting design for Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Razorlight did a hand-written "betting slip" design for The Great Gatsby. Lyrical confessions THE Queensland Poetry Festival will present a once-in-a-lifetime session with singer/songwriters Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss). They'll play their favourite songs and discuss the songwriting process, at the Judith Wright Centre on Friday, September 7. This session will be strictly limited to 50 people. Another highlight of the September 7-9 festival will surely be A Thousand Kisses Deep: a Tribute to Leonard Cohen, featuring Shane Koyczan, Jacqueline Turner, Matt Rader, Steve Kilbey, Julie Beveridge and The Stress of Leisure. Nothing like a pro EVER-intriguing French duo, Daft Punk, are calling for "several hundred" MiniDV owner-operators to sign up to film them during their Brooklyn show tomorrow. The footage will be used in a video. Ben's at his best BEN Harper and the Innocent Criminals wound down a nine-month European tour, by recording a new album in just seven days. The very soulful, Lifeline, recorded in a Paris, is possibly his best yet. Harper has a history of delivering several excellent tracks along with some dross on each album. This time he's at least improved the ratio. Seeds of a good time THE Black Seeds will head up this year's three-day Island Time Festival on Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island) in October. More than 40 reggae, soul and roots acts and traditional dancers from across Australia and the Pacific will perform at Home Beach, Point Lookout, in the middle of the whale-migration season. There'll be art exhibitions, craft and music workshops, film, food and markets. The full line-up will be announced soon. Young rapper No. 1 A 17-year-old rapper out of Miami has nailed the No. 1 spot on the US singles chart. Sean Kingston's hip hop/ reggae hybrid, Beautiful Girls, edged out Fergie and Timbaland despite being banned on some radio stations because it mentions the word "suicide". In release news NEW YORK-based trio LIARS remain committed to defying categorisation with the release a self-titled album on August 25. New Zealand's Salmonella Dub, who've been quiet for a few years, have a new album out on September 1. A few to look out for later in the year are new albums from the Soft Tigers and Clare Bowditch both due out October 25. Bowditch has been busy birthing not only an album but twins boys, Oscar and Elijah, in January. Her partner and drummer, Marty Brown, already have a daughter, Asha, 3. English duo Mattafix will release a follow-up to their excellent 2005 debut Signs Of A Struggle, on November 10. On tour news THE Kate Miller-Heidke juggernaut rolls on after the release of her debut album, Little Eve, a couple of months back. Kate and band are fast gaining a reputation for compelling live performances and have just locked in two-night runs in the east-coast capitals, including Brisbane (The Globe on October 12 and 13). Believe or not, it's three years since 26-year-old Canadian twins, Tegan and Sara, released one of the big albums of 2004, So Jealous. The gals will bring new songs from their latest The Con to Brisbane's Tivoli on December 15. The twins spent months apart, after a solid couple of years' touring, while they wrote songs for their latest record. random.notes.cm@gmail.com RF
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Madonna and her husband have left Malawi. But the baby they have adopted hasn't. TD
The couple left Friday, but couldn't take custody of the child because of what authorities are calling last minute legal arrangements. In the meantime, the one-year-old boy is being cared for by members of Madonna's entourage, who stayed behind in Africa. There is at least one group that is taking a dim view of the whole adoption business. Members of a group called Eye of the Child are wondering if officials in Malawi moved too quickly to get a child into Madonna's hands because of her celebrity status. Malawian officials had indicated earlier that they cut some corners to expedite the process for the pop star and her hubby. (ROCK-CBGB Closes) It's curtains for C-B-G-B. The legendary New York punk club hosted its final concert last night. The show was headlined by Patti Smith. After 33 years, C-B-G-B's lease wasn't renewed. Smith says the club's run is ending at its Manhattan location but will continue in different ways. The club's owner plans to move it to Las Vegas. Over the years, C-B-G-B helped launch the careers of the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads. (ROCK-The Church-''Under the Milky Way'') The Church feel blessed to have a song like ``Under The Milky Way,'' even though they can't do a show in the U-S without playing it. Singer Steve Kilbey says a lot of bands get stuck with songs they hate, and he's glad he's not the guy who wrote ``Don't Worry, Be Happy.'' Kilbey says he loves playing ``Under The Milky Way'' and ``it's as fresh as baked yesterday.'' Ever wonder what that weird solo is in that song? It's African bagpipes played backwards. Kilbey says they just being silly, but then everyone liked it. The Church's latest album is called ``Uninvited, Like The Clouds.'' (ROCK-Smash Mouth-Harwell) Steve Harwell's trick back is causing a sticky situation for Smash Mouth and their fans. The group's front man has had back surgery and that has forced the group to cancel some of its live performance dates. The group will be on the sidelines through mid-November. Harwell suffered a ruptured disc in 2001 and re-injured his back during a recent performance date. Smash Mouth has been on the road performing and doing promotional dates in connection with their new C-D, ``Summer Girl.'' The group is due back on stage on November 18th in Austin, Texas. dap RF
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LA English CY (c) 2003 Davies Brothers Limited LP A TRULY musical experience, not limited by fashion, is in store for Tasmanians when The Church hits the stage at the Gone South music festival in December. That's what guitarist Peter Koppes is hoping as The Church returns to Tasmania for the first time in years. TD
"We were in Tassie about five years ago and have done Hobart, Launceston and Burnie over the years and I've always thought it was pretty good," Koppes said. "I know a few people living down there, it's an interesting place." Now in its third decade, Koppes says the band's latest release Forget Yourself is full of exuberance and enthusiasm. This is something he and Marty Willson-Piper (guitar), Steve Kilbey (bass, vocals) and Tim Powles (drums) plan to translate into the stage show. Koppes says the band is really starting to gel again since he returned after a five-year hiatus beginning in 1992. "You don't want to blow your own trumpet but I think we are finding it again," he says, adding that Kilbey's recent assessment of the album as the best ever was warranted. Forget Yourself uses a lot of electronic equipment, compared to the more acoustic tones of the 2001 album After Everything Now This. This has given the band a chance to add big impact in the songs, says Koppes, including an orchestral feel to some of the tracks. "We think our music is more mature these days," he says. The band still plays its most popular song Under the Milky Way, which Koppes says many people think is a love song: "It's really the opposite." The Church will kick off its return to the festival scene in early December at Homebake in Sydney, before winding up the Australian tour at Gone South. Koppes says its been a while since they've played at a festival and they'll be choosing their set very carefully. "At a festival, if you're very popular and people know your stuff you're right but it's harder for an intimate act to make it work," he says. "We won't be able to do our usual 2 1/2 hour show, which is more a jamming style." He says the jam rock genre fits the band's type of music well and is a very popular way to play in the US. It also closely reflects the mood when the band members get together to write and record their songs, the albums often coming from one big jam session. "All the albums have been written by the band, we just get together and jam and it goes straight into the computer," he says. "The technology these days makes it great, we can go in and start with an idea and get it all, it's an interesting way to write. "We are all producers and write our own music, so when we're jamming we are very conscious as producers as well. "We amaze ourselves sometimes and if bands are really creative together, that helps them stay together." He says the ability to work alone has been one of the reasons the band has held together for 23 years. The Church also is a versatile line-up, with members often swapping roles, which Koppes says helps the experience. "By playing different instruments you get a feel for it but it isn't haphazard. We are all actually playing the parts that end up on the records. "Steve is actually a really good guitar player and Marty is playing a lot of drums." Koppes also began his career on the drums. "You can't put the drummer down, he keeps it together," he says of Powles, who receives the lead credit as producer on Forget Yourself. Koppes doesn't have a problem with The Church being the senior act on the bill for Gone South. He says he hopes the band may have inspired some of the younger performers it will share the stage with, or even have paved the way for them to make music. "We were a bit of a radical band when we first started but we are survivors," he says. "A lot of younger people like the band and I don't think we'll feel bad among them." The appeal among the young is only too evident among Koppes's two daughters, Neige and O, who have formed their own band with inspiration from their dad. "I tried to discourage them (from the music industry), which has its share of upheavals, but it doesn't seem to matter," he says. "They seem to have it in them and understand it all." Koppes says Tasmania's music lovers should get along to Gone South for a musical experience. "Hopefully they will discover a music that they will be listening to a long time from now. That's what we set out to do," he says. "It may sound a little pretentious but we have a groundswell of support out there." IN
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No Angel Dido HHHH BRITISH singer Dido is one of the few women around Eminem with something nice to say about him. The controversial rapper used a slab of Dido's Thank You on his classic Stan, actually fashioning his song around hers, with Thank You providing the vocal hook and most of the mood of the song. Now No Angel (released a year ago) has exploded, but Eminem fans should tread with caution. Dido is more Beth Orton, Sinead O'Connor, Kate Bush or Sarah McLachlan than foul-mouthed rapper. Her brother, Rollo, is a driving member of the top UK dance act Faithless and helps out significantly here. This means subtle beats and programming are layered in with style. Here With Me channels O'Connor with its Irish feel, the haunting pop melody making it a monty for hit single status. Hunter cooks up what could be termed dance-folk, while the bitter and brilliant Don't Think of Me takes up where Alanis's You Oughta Know left off as a spurned-lover anthem. TD
The sparse My Lover's Gone (written with Faithless member Jamie Catto) recalls the Cranberries before they lost it, and Sister Bliss (yep, of Faithless) supplies pulsating beats in the otherwise slow balladry of Take My Hand. Thank You in its original form (that is, minus any psychopathy or murder) is a simple, beautiful love song that's now hard to imagine without rap, but you can instantly hear what Eminem loved about it. Pure and both modern and organic, Dido has priceless word of mouth and a great album on her side just waiting to be discovered here. - Cameron Adams/rBig day Out Bix Various artists HHHH ANYONE whining that this year's Big Day Out bill was somehow lacking would be wise to have a quick flick through this extraordinary 35-track companion compilation. The spectrum of modern musical artistry is quite breathtaking from the pure commercial leanings of your headlining Limp Bizkit and local darlings Killing Heidi to the cutting edge beats of your Carl Cox and (somewhat less conventional local darlings) The Avalanches. Thankfully, this isn't a straight ahead greatest hits set either. Instead, it's a mix of current album tracks from some of the acts as well as live cuts, remixes and acoustic takes from others. Going into 2001, any record that features the likes of At the Drive In, Queens Of The Stoneage, Powderfinger, Coldplay, PJ Harvey and DJ Sasha is a fair reflection of our times. And quite a corker of a compilation. - Dino Scatena/r Acoustic and Intimate Steve Kilbey HHHH AS the title suggests, this bare-bones document recorded early last year in a studio-cum-auditorium at the side of the Bondi Pavilion complex in front of 50 guests captures the great Steve Kilbey in a complete no-frills mode. Intended as a masterclass for songwriters, it has Kilbey quietly powering through a set of his most famous compositions (Under The Milky Way, Almost With You) as well as some of his lesser known masterpieces (My Little Problem, Limbo). At the prompting of the gig's organiser (who happened to be the singer's brother John), Kilbey also gives a quick excerpt of the first song he ever wrote at age 10. This is an essential addition to any old Church fan's collection and can only be purchased through the website www.karm ichit.com. Any of you non-Church fans who have a problem with this reviewer continuing to wave Kilbey's flag can go straight to hell. If he's not the greatest songwriter this country has ever produced, then he's damn well close. - DS HHHHH/nLord of CDs HHHH/nMessiah-esque HHH/nMere mortal HH/nFalse prophet H Just crap. NS
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* * * * BIG DAY OUT BIX (VARIOUS ARTISTS) Anyone whining that this year's Big Day Out bill is somehow lacking would be wise to have a quick flick through this rather extraordinary 35-track companion compilation. The spectrum of modern musical artistry is quite breathtaking, from the pure commercial leanings of your headlining Limp Bizkit and local darlings Killing Heidi, to the cutting edge beats of your Carl Cox and (somewhat less conventional local darlings) The Avalanches. Thankfully, this isn't a straight-ahead-greatest hits set either. Instead, it's a mix of current album tracks from some of the acts, as well as live cuts, remixes and acoustic takes from others. Going into 2001, any record that features the likes of At the Drive In, Queens Of The Stoneage, Powderfinger, Coldplay, PJ Harvey and DJ Sasha is a fair reflection of our times. And quite a corker of a compilation. dino scatena TD
* * * * NO ANGEL (DIDO) British singer Dido is one of the few women around Eminem with something nice to say about him. The controversial rapper used a slab of Dido's Thank You on his classic Stan, actually fashioning his song around hers, with Thank You providing the vocal hook and most of the mood of the song. Now No Angel (released a year ago) has exploded, but Eminem fans should tread with caution. Dido is more Beth Orton, Sinead O'Connor, Kate Bush or Sarah McLachlan than foul-mouthed rapper. Her brother, Rollo, is a driving member of the top UK dance act Faithless, and helps out significantly here.This means subtle beats and programming are layered in with style rather than tacked on as a trendy after-thought. Here With Me channels O'Connor with its Irish feel, the haunting pop melody making it a monty for hit single status. Hunter cooks up what could be termed dance-folk, while the bitter, dramatic and brilliant Don't Think of Me takes up where Alanis's You Oughta Know left off as a spurned-lover anthem. The sparse My Lover's Gone (written with Faithless member Jamie Catto) recalls the Cranberries before they lost it, and Sister Bliss (yep, of Faithless) supplies pulsating beats in the otherwise slow balladry of Take My Hand. Thank You in its original form (that is, minus any psychopathy or murder) is just a simple, beautiful love song that's now hard to imagine without rap (it almost turns into a world music song after the part Stan samples), but you can instantly hear what Eminem loved about it. Pure and both modern and organic, Dido has priceless word of mouth and a great album on her side, just waiting to be discovered here. cameron adams * * * * ACOUSTIC AND INTIMATE (STEVE KILBEY) As the title suggests, this bare-bones document ' recorded early last year in a studio-cum-auditorium at the side of the Bondi Pavilion complex in front of 50 guests ' captures the great Steve Kilbey in a complete no-frills mode. Intended as a masterclass for songwriters, it has Kilbey quietly powering through a set of his most famous compositions ( Under The Milky Way, Almost With You ) as well as some of his lesser known masterpieces ( My Little Problem, Limbo ). At the prompting of the gig's organiser (who happened to be the singer's brother, John), Kilbey also gives a quick excerpt of the first song he ever wrote at age 10. This is an essential addition to any old Church fans'collection and can only be purchased through the website www.karmichit.com. And any of you non-Church fans who have a problem with this reviewer continuing to wave Kilbey's flag can go straight to hell. If he's not the greatest songwriter this country has ever produced, then he's damn well close. ds * * MORE (VITAMIN C) There's one interesting thing about Vitamin C, or Colleen Fitzpatrick to her bank manager. She's reversed a common musical career trend, going from cred indie rock band (Eve's Plum) to bubblegum pop. Fitzpatrick now wants to be Britney's older sister. More boasts an array of dated and tinny electro pop songs that recall '80s one-hit wonder Stacey Q. She even neuters all the sassiness out of the Waitresses"80s hit I Know What Boys Like;it's now bad karaoke. With no personality or X-factor, this is merely dull pop, spearheaded by the dire hits The Itch (where's the tune?) and the irritating Friends Forever (Graduation). More gives you less.Much less. In a word:scurvy. ca * * * * * Lord of CDs * * * * Messiah-esque * * * Mere mortal * * False prophet * Just crap. NS
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* * * * Cobain and co have managed finally to jump off stage and into a studio to make their debut album and it's very good indeed. I'm told that there are scores of hard-core bands with Cobain's garage guitar sound, but I'm not so sure how many others have their combination of energy and humour. They sound like the Damned in a serious hurry. The guitar naturally dominates, but listen for the bass. Matt Buchanan SARA STORER Chasing Buffalo * * 1/2 If I told you this is an Australian country singer with tales of the land, the people on it and good and bad love you could guess what this sounds like. When I add that it is produced by Garth "everything I do looks and sounds the same" Porter there can be no surprises. Solid and dependable and hummable (though to be fair, there are some intriguing lyrics, particularly the post-affair Down), this will sell bucketloads past the rabbit fence and next to nothing in the big smoke. BZ DOWN IN BLACK BOTTOM Lowdown Barrelhouse Piano * * * * Here's a wonderful compilation of piano-playing blues singers from the 1920s and '30s. From the opening bars of Turner Parish's Ain't Going To Be Your Dog No More the brilliance of the music completely deflects attention from the ancient recording quality. Some of it will shred your heart, while Speckled Red's The Right String - But The Wrong Yo-Yo will have you falling about. John Shand Steve Kilbey Acoustic & Intimate * * * * Steve Kilbey and The Church are usually associated with incense, jangly guitars and psychedelic lyrics. Here, though, is another side, a recording of a solo show by Kilbey and his acoustic guitar at Bondi Pavilion last April. Ranging over more than two decades of songwriting. Almost With You might be rusty, but ultimately emerges, like Providence, My Little Problem and Under the Milky Way, as alluring as ever. Sacha Molitorisz NS
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VANCOUVER -- Bohemia is the first single from the album, a song where a seductive melody and gently insistent modern dance beat act simultaneously. It announces that Moore is a bolder person than the one who recorded 1990's Oceanview Motel and invites the listener to join her odyssey of self-discovery. "I wrote Bohemia as soon as I got home from Sydney," says Moore. "It took about 20 minutes. I had just moved, I was on my own and in a new environment and I'd just seen the dark side of Australia." That dark side included 10-centimetre cockroaches that clambered out of the recording console in the studio located in a grimy, menacing section of Sydney where she made the album with Steve Kilbey of The Church. It was also her exposure to the excessive - for art's sake - conceit of many Sydney musicians she met. Moore embraced the art and rejected the excess. The confrontation was one more step to becoming the strong voice heard on Bohemia. TD
"After Oceanview Motel I became more comfortable with who I am - because people had bought the album; not a lot, but those who did liked it. "And Steve gave me confidence. He really rode me on my lyrics." Kilbey is the driving wheel of The Church, a group whose albums are swathed in psychedelic guitar drones and hushed vocals and have an air that contributes to the band's mystique. "As it turned out, he was very friendly and open; very opinionated," Moore says of her first meeting with Kilbey in January After recording four songs, both knew the partnership could work. NS
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MARITAL KNOTS * For better or worse ... We're pleased to announce that true love overcomes all problems, even those of a legal and, possibly, criminal nature. TD
Danny Bonaduce, better known as freckle-faced Danny Partridge from The Partridge Family television series, is awaiting a July 15 trial on charges that he beat up and robbed a transvestite prostitute. Meanwhile, Bonaduce, 31, and his wife of five months, Gretchen, 25, have announced plans to tie the knot, again, in May. "We're going to do it the right way this time: white dress, bridesmaids, flowers and family," Gretchen told the Arizona Republic newspaper. The couple first traded vows on impulse after a four-and-a-half hour courtship. SPIN US ANOTHER ONE * Merely a vessel for your occupation, blah blah blah: As befits their name, members of the local band The Church have a reputation for being holier-than-thou when dealing with the press. This image was strengthened yesterday when the Herald's Metro writer Peter Holmes and the SMH photographer Simon Alekna met the band's guitarist, Marty Willson-Piper. First up, Willson-Piper complained to the reporter that as a rock musician he was "merely a vessel for your occupation". No, we don't know what it means either, but it's a fabulous song title. Then, after refusing to use his guitar as a photo prop because it might get damaged in the sun (there wasn't any), Willson-Piper suggested that Alekna wasn't the right person to take his picture. Alekna walked out. Willson-Piper then started on the reporter, suggesting that maybe he wasn't the right person to conduct an interview. From the back of room came the ethereal voice of the band's Jesus look-alike singer, Steve Kilbey, who asked, "What magazine are you from?" When told the interview was for the Herald (a 'magazine' with a very, very large circulation) Kilbey looked gobsmacked and suggested that the interview should go ahead after all. Too late. Holmes had already made his escape. FLIGHTS OF FANTASY * Another time, another place: The convicted cop bopper Zsa Zsa Gabor appears to be showing signs of senility. Gabor was interviewed by a reporter from Knight-Ridder newspapers when she returned to the US from her Australian visit last month. She gave a glowing account of her travels, claiming that she performed before crowds of 40,000 enthusiastic admirers. "And they adored me over there |" she added. Where? Here? Gabor made only two appearances when she arrived at the Gold Coast for the Surfers Paradise Indy Grand Prix, neither of which can be described as performances in the showbiz meaning of the word. She was the guest of honour at a ball the night before the Grand Prix but stormed out when Tony Barber said she was older than his mother. The next night she introduced several acts at a concert. Added together the audience would not have reached 40,000. She must have confused this with the number of petrol-heads who came to see the racing cars And adoration is not the word we would have used to describe the crowd's reaction to Zsa Zsa. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT * Rust behind bars: Prosecutors appealed yesterday against a two-and-a-half year prison term for attempted manslaughter imposed on Matthias Rust, the German pilot who was previously jailed in 1987 for landing a plane in the streets of Moscow. Rust, 23, was convicted last Friday of stabbing a student nurse after she resisted his attempts to kiss her in the Hamburg hospital where both worked two years ago. The nurse was seriously wounded and needed an emergency operation to save her life. Prosecutors had asked for an eight-year jail term but conceded after hearing psychiatrists' evidence that Rust had diminished mental responsibility at the time of the attack. Rust told the court during his trial that the woman had called him a"rutting ram" and accused him of making the flight to Moscow just to make himself look important. He claimed he blacked out during the attack. Quote of the day: " ... But isn't it nice of Steve Vizard to turn into Don Lane for us?" The Murwillumbah personality Bob Downe during his Kinselas stage show(season extended to May 4) lamenting the demise of the lanky Yankee. Downe is, or used to be, a frequent guest on Tonight Live. FEUD GLORIOUS FEUD Party down dudes: It's safe to assume that Kerry Packer is not a big fan of lists. David Dale was booted out of the editor's chair at The Bulletin for publishing a list of human assets and liabilities, which featured some of Packer's mates on the debit side. Now some Mode magazine staffers should keep an eye out for Kezza's lethal size-14 Florsheim. The February issue of the snootier-than-thou ACP magazine ran a feature story called Party Animals, which ran lists of good and bad social events. Two negative items are worth repeating. Under the heading Fading Glory: "Elizabeth Symonds, semi-retired Sydney charity queen and weight-watcher who loves to soak up the limelight." And under Heroic Failures: "Anything by the Pied Piper Committee." Elizabeth Symonds is, of course, president of the Pied Piper Committee which, in spite of throwing the kind of parties that are not enjoyed by Modettes, has raised millions of dollars for charity. Mrs Symonds is married to the lawyer Cedric Symonds. Cedric Symonds refused to comment on legal grounds but did confirm that a letter has been sent to Mode magazine. Our word is that he is seeking a$750,000 payment (to charity) or he'll see them in court. AN
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The Church is a band of authentic, artistic musicians, perhaps the closest thing to '60s psychedelia in the '90s. At a stunning Monday night concert at Denver's Paramount Theatre, the band's music ebbed and flowed through almost magical courses of airy, fluid melodies, captured visually with a light show that was heavy with drama. The Australian band is known for its unorthodox style and strong opinions. In a pre-show phone call, the Church's publicist stressed that the band was only interested in doing interviews only with writers who understood its music. In its concerts, however, the band's ability to entertain can draw in even the least most knowledgeable listener. TD
Within the music, there is more than just atmospheric guitar chords and distant vocals of a band that considers itself to be a musical painter. musical painters. The Church's music is enjoyable and listenable, and the show was an excellent way to introduce an audience to the band's latest LP, "Gold Afternoon Fix." The Church made a bold move by including a major chunk of songs from its new LP. The LP has received almost no radio airplay, so only diehard Church fans are probably familiar with the new material. But the lack of publicity - disheartening since the band hit the top 40 with "Under the Milky Way" from their last LP, "Starfish" - kept most of the potential ticket-buyers away. The Paramount wasn't even half-filled, but those who did show up offered a noisy, faithful celebration to the music. Undaunted by the half-empty auditorium, the band put on an unrelenting, powerful performance. Led by the vocals and bass-playing of Steve Kilbey, and assisted by guitarists and selected lead vocalists Marty Willson-Piper and Peter Koppes, the Church brought its drifting, dreamy music to life onstage. Drummer Richard Ploog, who opted for a yearlong leave of absence from the band, was replaced on the tour by Jay Dee Daugherty. His playing was magnificent, powering the band through such songs as "Pharoah," "Terra Nova Cain," "Fading Away," "Transient," "Essence" and the gritty "Grind," all from the latest LP, and "Reptile, "North South East West" and the beautiful melody of "Under the Milky Way" from "Starfish." Daugherty was the drummer for the Patti Smith Group, so it wasn't too surprising when the band borrowed Smith's "Dancing Barefoot" for a rousing, rocking cover. The Church is capable of building a show to a rousing climax. Two encores, one that started out with a few teasing bars of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love," built the show to a higher and higher level, ending with a moody rendition of an older Church song called "You Took a Piece of My Heart," featuring a smoky, cerebral jam that brought the group to its most consuming moment. By this time the audience had crushed against the stage, screaming its approval of the Church's every note. It was an incredible way to end an incredible show. Caudle is the Gazette Telegraph's pop music critic. @QUOTE: Undaunted by the half-empty auditorium, the band put on an unrelenting, powerful performance. RF
Label: ENTERTAINMENT ART Caption: Todd Caudle - Steve Kilbey's vocals and bass playing led The Church's powerful performance at Denver's Paramount Theatre Monday night.; BLACK & WHITE PHOTO IPD REVIEW
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MARCH OF SCIENCE The latest issue of Choice magazine reports that the Australian Consumers'Association recently tested several brands of condoms to see whether they were safe. They found that one brand tested had "an unsatisfactory rate of failure", which is a bit of a worry. TD
So the association has recommended tougher tests on condoms, including"double blind tests", which means that condoms would not only be tested with machines in the laboratory, but also during sexual intercourse between volunteer couples. Whether the manufacturers would agree to such tests is not clear; but imagine the problems if they did. Where would they find all those copulating volunteers? Would researchers be present during testing to supervise that the condoms were used correctly? More importantly, what would happen if a condom failed while being tested? GREAT MOMENTS IN POETRY Steve Kilbey, the pop singer and songwriter, has just published a book of his poems, titled Earthed. Although we haven't seen the book, the press release sent out by Mr Kilbey was quite impressive. It said: "While many other musicians spend their time at the bar or beach, Steve mastered a small Tandy 100 portable computer to absorb his voluminous writing-song lyrics and prose poetry. While on tour, the intensity of feeling prompted by playing to packed houses spurred him to return to the hotel at night after the gig and tap away his thoughts and emotions. Sometimes, he'd lay awake and, capturing a significant mind-frame, pull the computer into bed, typing away before sleep set in." Explaining the reasons why he had decided to write the book, Mr Kilbey was quoted as saying: "Basically, there was a need to explore my own subconscious and hopefully explore the collective subconscious of the human race ... another was to impress girls in nightclubs." MEDIA BATTLES A curious advertisement appeared in Rupert Murdoch's newspaper The Australian on Saturday. It was signed by Alan Armsden, the editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong Standard media group, who is apparently coming to Australia to recruit experienced reporters and sub-editors to join his expanding empire. What is so curious about this, you ask. Well, the Standard's competitor in Hong Kong is the South China Morning Post, which happens to be owned by Mr Murdoch. According to Mr Armsden, the "battle" with the American publisher is"great fun and hard work". THE CHAMBERLAIN AWARDS Malcolm Brown, a senior Herald reporter, has faithfully recorded every twist and turn of the Chamberlain story since it began in 1980. Now that Lindy Chamberlain has been pardoned, he has compiled his own awards for outstanding performances during the seven-year case. We will publish some of them throughout the week, starting today with the award for the Most Exciting Hypothesis About What Really Happened to Azaria. It goes to Mrs Todd of Eastwood, who sent a well-worked thesis to journalists, lawyers and academics claiming that Azaria wasn't dead but was abducted in a Catholic conspiracy. She said the Catholics had then "set up" a Protestant minister and his family for malicious prosecution and bad publicity. Mrs Todd further suggested that investigators should look at the religious affiliation of everyone associated with the case. Runner-up in this category was Mr McConnell, an elderly NSW man from the country who said Azaria was taken by Aborigines, with whom she was now living in the Ord River region of Western Australia. The man actually went to a town in that State and found a little white girl living there, but was gently dissuaded from taking her away by local police. FAMOUS LAST WORDS Here are a few more entries in our competition. From Robert Veel of Newtown: "Are you from the ABC?" (Neville Wran, responding to a question from St Peter at the Pearly Gates). "Darling, I simply don't understand the question. Camel through the eye of a needle?"(Susan Peacock-Sangster-Renouf-etc, also responding to a question from St Peter). From Margaret McGowan of Wamberal: "Terry ... Terry ... I can't see the cue cards!" (Mike Willesee). From Dugald Powe of Wentworth Falls: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a dam"(Harry Butler). Send your entries to Stay in Touch's Last Words, GPO Box 506, Sydney 2001. But hurry; entries close on Thursday. GREAT MOMENTS IN PHILOSOPHY A large-circulation newspaper in Manila reported yesterday that two men were shot dead after a heated argument about whether the chicken came before the egg. The Daily Inquirer said the argument involved two groups of men: one group argued that the egg came before the chicken, while another claimed that the chicken came before the egg. At the end of the argument one of proponents of the chicken coming first, thinking his side had won, made a obscene gesture to the others, who took out their pistols and started shooting. The survivors will now consider the second most difficult question in modern philosophy: why did the chicken cross the road? ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS South Korean environmentalists have called on the Government of President Chun Doo Hwan to stop using tear gas to break up student demonstrations because the gas is damaging plants and wildlife. According to the Korea Herald, the environmentalists fear that wooded and lawn areas surrounding many universities and colleges have become "paradises lost" because they are often covered with the gas. One environmentalist, Professor Won Byong-oh, was quoted as saying the gas was killing birds, insects and other wildlife on the campuses. The newspaper said police had used 204,000 tear-gas shells in 1985, and 313,200 shells between January and October last year. MUSIC Playing tonight in Sydney: Jason and The Scorchers, and Geneva, Dee Why Hotel, from 7 ($12); Margie Evans, and Dynamic Hepnotics, Tracks, Epping, from 6($6); Mal Eastick Band, All Nations Club, Kings Cross, from 10 ($4); Sweaty Palms, Evening Star Hotel, Surry Hills, from 8.30 (free); Spliffs, Kardomah Cafe, Kings Cross, from 10 ($4); Kelpies, and Mothers, Piccadilly Hotel, Kings Cross, from 9 ($3); Pardon Me Boys, Regent Hotel's Don Burrows Supper Club, from 9 ($6); Running Blue, Demon Hippy, Blue Tone Lizard, and Denise Contempt, Sydney University's Manning Bar, from 8 (free). At the Harold Park Hotel: Tom Keneally will launch The Wild Dogs, a new book by Peter Skrzynecki. Later, Frank Moorhouse and the ubiquitous Nihat Behram will read prose and poetry. From 6 pm ($4). Opening tonight: The Winter's Tale, a romantic comedy starring that fun-loving guy Colin Friels and Liz Alexander, Robert Coleby and Ron Graham. Seymour Centre. 692 3511. AN
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ED Late Edition - Final LA English CY Copyright 1990 The New York Times Company. All Rights Reserved. LP
The Church and the Blue Aeroplanes brought a few hours of guitar heaven to the Ritz on Tuesday night. It's hard to imagine a more compatible double bill; both bands combine impressionistic lyrics, Dylanesque vocals, tunes steeped in folk-rock and psychedelia, and, overshadowing everything else, layer upon layer of guitar textures - riffs, chords, overtones, feedback and echoes that add up to vast, tingling whirlpools of sound. TD
The Church and the Blue Aeroplanes brought a few hours of guitar heaven to the Ritz on Tuesday night. It's hard to imagine a more compatible double bill; both bands combine impressionistic lyrics, Dylanesque vocals, tunes steeped in folk-rock and psychedelia, and, overshadowing everything else, layer upon layer of guitar textures - riffs, chords, overtones, feedback and echoes that add up to vast, tingling whirlpools of sound. Individual songs blurred, and lyrics hardly mattered, which was probably just as well because the songs are better as marvels of acoustical physics, full of phantom harmonics and shimmering overtones. The Church, from Australia, makes its two guitars sound like dozens. Its songs, most of them by Steve Kilbey, generally use mournful minor keys to reflect Mr. Kilbey's husky tidings of dislocation, conditional romance and slightly sullen anomie. Around those tidings, the band's two guitarists, Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper, build drones, chiming power chords, intricate arpeggios, hyperfast punk tremolos and just about anything else in the rock guitar vocabulary. And onstage they carry songs to frenetic, dizzying climaxes of pealing solos and clanging, undulating chords. For its current tour, the Church has temporarily replaced its longtime drummer, Richard Ploog, with Jay Dee Daugherty, who gives the band a base of pure muscle. Mr. Daugherty has at his disposal all the devices of hard rock - the booming bass drums and tom-toms, the slow-motion cymbal splashes - but his drumming is never ponderous or repetitive; it constantly boots the music along. At the Ritz, in songs like ''Tantalized'' - a tornado of consonance - the Church sounded for the moment like the best guitar band on earth. The Blue Aeroplanes, an English band, feature a lead poet: Gerard Langley, who speaks (rather than sings) his lyrics like a conversational Bob Dylan. Wearing sunglasses and an all-black ensemble, gesturing now and then to illustrate a line, he is a moderately pretentious presence; meanwhile, Wojtek Dmochowski does nothing but dance, wriggling and hopping and dropping onto his hands like a mime on amphetamines. Mr. Langley's words, which occasionally coalesce into a kind of pop chorus, are borne along by up to three guitars (plus bass guitar), chiming and swirling around his voice. The songs sound like jams as their riffs overlap, echo, drift forward, crescendo or slowly mutate, but they're actually clearly mapped out; now and then they suddenly shift directions. The songs distill what must be extensive experiments in re-imagining folk-rock to create the most rounded, resonant, meshed guitar sounds attainable. Photo: The bass player Steve Kilbey of the Church performing at the Ritz. (Angel Franco/The New York Times) IN
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If you go . . . The Church When: 9 tonight Opening act: Blue Aeroplanes Where: Austin Opera House Tickets: $16 Information: 462-0303 Marty Willson-Piper doesn't believe in a sophomore slump, or a junior or senior slump for that matter. TD
As one of the members of the Church, an Australian rock band that had a top-40 hit in the United States in 1988 with Under the Milky Way, Willson-Piper says following up chart success isn't a major issue with his band. "We don't worry about what happened last year. It's really hit or miss with us," he said in a recent telephone interview from his home in Stockholm, Sweden. "There is no Milky Way on the new album (Gold Afternoon Fix) and there's no desire to have one. There have been great songs on all the Church albums, that one (Milky Way) just happened to make it." What Milky Way did accomplish two years ago was help to expand what was a strictly college/alternative audience. With a new record company (Arista) at the time and constant FM radio airplay, the Church became more visible to America. Gold Afternoon Fix, the band's second and latest album with producer Waddy Wachtel, reflects the Church's continuing fascination with shimmering guitar melodies that have a strong hint of psychedelia, a quality that has stayed with the group throughout its seven-album, nine-year tenure in the rock world. With bassist Steve Kilbey's understated vocals and surrealistic lyrics, the Church can sound spacey at times. Pharoah and Terra Nova Cain off the band's new album are prime examples. The former has Kilbey singing "Hi to all the people who are selling me/here's one straight from the factory/They've sewn my eyes up in their sockets/I dip my hands into their pockets." The latter chronicles a boy/girl relationship in the distant future. Again, Kilbey's lyrical irony comes through with "I'll take in you what the ancients once traveled/they used to call this a Chevy." A loyal local following has developed for the band, which opens its American tour in Austin tonight. "Our style is established in the sense of who likes us. We're not sure if we're the world's smallest big band or biggest small band." Willson-Piper says there's always a risk involved with the Church's music, a "dangerous" element that stirs its creative atmosphere. "We're never sure how any of our albums will come out. I think this new album is a bit left of center for America. That's the thing with the Church, our albums are like red herrings," Willson-Piper said. "Live, we're totally different. If more people saw us live, I'm sure we'd have a greater appeal. But with studio and live work, you've got two different artistic expressions. But we won't release a live album. Live albums to me are like the difference between sex and a porno film." The struggle for recognition, however, might have taken its toll on the band in some ways. Drummer Richard Ploog elected not to tour with the band this year and Willson-Piper hinted that changes might be in order for the group. "Richard's kind of lost interest," Willson-Piper said. "It's one thing to be in a creative group and it's another to take responsibility for it. He doesn't know how to deal with that. It's been a problem over the last couple of years. We need someone who's more comfortable with playing in front of 5,000 or 6,000 people. Richard has seemed to have lost the plot a bit as far as how he is to perform as a responsible musician." The band has replaced Ploog temporarily for this tour with drummer J.D. Dorsey, a longtime drummer in the Patti Smith Group. ART
PHOTO; Caption: The Church (Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Richard Ploog and Marty Willson-Piper) begin their Gold Afternoon Fix tour in Austin tonight. PUB Austin American Statesman AN Document aas0000020011119dm5v0044h SE ARTS AND FILM HD THE CHURCH: METALLIC AND MOODY BY Jim Sullivan, Globe Staff WC 656 words PD 15 June 1990 SN The Boston Globe SC BSTNGB ED THIRD PG 37 LA English CY (c) 1990 New York Times Company. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All Rights Reserved. LP
THE CHURCH At: The Orpheum Theater with The Blue Aeroplanes, last TD
night. There's the Church, a veteran new wave Australian band has received much critical acclaim and, over the past few years, rather substantial album and concert ticket sales. There also exists a strong, semi-underground, LA heavy metal band called Metal Church. The only reason this Church is brought up in the context of the other -- the Aussies -- is that the two groups, which probably haven't even heard of each other, have something in common. Something you wouldn't know unless you were at the Orpheum last night. Metal. About 2,000 folks heard the metal Church. Not metal in terms of song structure or attitude. Metal, in other ways, which we'll soon get to. But first some background: The Church, fronted by singer-bassist Steve Kilbey and flanked by the guitar tag-team of Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper, are primarily masters of mood and atmosphere, mostly those which are pleasantly tangled and twisted. No hosannas sung in this Church. Even the Church's melodically uplifting hit, "Metropolis," was played somewhat reluctantly. Their soundman said prior to the 110-minute set the band sometimes omits it, and last night Kilbey introduced it by mocking a somber radio intro he said he'd heard and said, "In deference to that, let's get it out of the way right now." Gee, thanks, Steve. (This is a guy, who two years ago, greeted a packed Paradise with the words "Where were you last time we played?" Probable answer: Home, ignoring mediocre Church records of the mid-'80s.) The Church's forte has always been a thoughtful, hook-driven pop sound, cut with psychedelic twists and infused with tales from the dark side. This it remains. The past two albums, "Starfish" and the current "Gold Afternoon Fix," show a return to early '80s form: introspective and hypnotic rock with strong hooks. Now, here's where the metal kicks in. Last night, after a tepid beginning, the Church brought most everything up to the strata of moody metal. Nearly each and every selection -- from "Destination" to "Russian Autumn Heat" to "Reptile" -- featured, in part, a guitar blitz from Koppes, Willson-Piper or both. By and large, they were worthy ones. By letting it scream and snarl all night long, the Church left you rather breathless. Koppes and Willson-Piper, both solo artists in their own right as is Kilbey, made their case as the best post-punk guitar duo since Television's Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. The Church harkened back to that era, too, via a cover of the Patti Smith Group's "Dancing Barefoot," no doubt a nod to ex-Smither and present Church drummer Jay Dee Daugherty. (Why is it everyone covers this song? So far the rankings are: Feelies, Church, U2.) But as well as being left breathless, we were also left a bit bludgeoned -- ears ringing, eyes squinting (they overdid mega-watt flashes from the stage) and throat dry (they may have broken Depeche Mode's record for chemical smoke emissions). Often transcendent and overwhelming, the Church could have pulled back slightly. It seems they've forgotten how to let the moods linger and exert a gentler pull. Every match for the Church in terms of songwriting, style and volume were the Blue Aeroplanes, a British septet that featured a non-musician, Wojtek Dmochowski, as a frantic dancer. Singer Gerard Langley held the center while up to three guitarists wove a hypnotic, frenzied tapestry around him. The Blue Aeroplanes, formed in 1984, pulled off that delicate balancing act of grace and danger with remarkable aplomb, ending it all with Langley's bark, "That's enough." If I were in the Church I'd be wary. KUNKLE;06/14 LDRISC;06/15,21:34 CHURCH15 RF
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LA English CY (c) 1990 North Jersey Media Group Inc. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights reserved. LP The Church, "Gold Afternoon Fix" (Arista) @@@ The Church's musical promise has surfaced in the past. But those moments were too sporadic and fleeting to push the Australian band into the musical mainstream. TD
"Gold Afternoon Fix," however, sounds like the album that could put the Aussie quartet into the big league, where it would be competing for the gold (Could the band have been prophetic in naming this collection?) or platinum prize (for sales of 500,000 and 1 million units, respectively). On "Starfish," the group's 1988 Arista debut, The Church, together since 1980, exhibited a tendency for making shimmering pop-rock that, while recalling the music of the Sixties, managed to sound contemporary. Much the same formula is followed on the new album, but the ethereal quality that made some of the songs on "Starfish" distant has been replaced by a directness that makes the music more accessible _ and enjoyable. It's almost as if the group has been putting together a musical puzzle for the past decade, and now all the pieces have come together to form a vibrant, scintillating whole. Marty Willson-Piper and Peter Koppes continue to be the driving force behind The Church's guitar-drenched sound. The rhythm section of bassist Steve Kilbey and drummer Richard Ploog keeps a firm, steady beat throughout. And Kilbey, who handles the majority of vocals, continues to grow in his range of expression and use of phrasing to impart a mood. Two bonus tracks are included on the cassette and compact disc configurations of the collection, and the folk-like compositions "Monday Morning" and "Laughing" add to the album's rich texture. The Church is preparing for a tour that will take the band through its homeland, Japan, and the United States this year. For the road trip, Ploog, who is taking a yearlong leave of absence, will be replaced by Jay Dee Daugherty, formerly with the Patti Smith Group. Cowboy Junkies, "The Caution Horses" (RCA) @@ "The Trinity Sessions," released in late 1988, established the Cowboy Junkies as one of the bright new bands of the future. On that album, hailed by many critics as one of the year's best, Michael Timmins' pure and fluid guitar play and the dreamy vocals of his sister, Margo, raised the Canadian quartet's blues-tinged country above the ordinary. Unfortunately, the follow-up to that sparkling collection doesn't pack the same punch. "The Caution Horses" moves away from the sparse instrumentation of "The Trinity Sessions," resulting in arrangements that, while not cluttered by the addition of accordion, mandolin, and harmonica, manage to obscure the band's strengths. Directory: files -> 2008 2008 -> Preparedness for the Health Consequences of Climate Change as a Potential Influence on Public Health Law and Policy 2008 -> Darryl Heller Dissertation Proposal Draft April 7, 2008 Law, Labor, and Politics: Street Railways in Brooklyn and New York, 1884-1904 2008 -> Anna Palladino Professor Calvert 2008 -> Jails replace schools in the mountain region of guerrero 2008 -> University of Arkansas at Little Rock Plan No 2008 -> This is a list of search engines we (Polson Enterprises) have found helpful from time to time 2008 -> Rnib centre for Accessible Information (cai) Literature review #2 2008 -> Anne louise cohen 2008 -> Time race# Download 1.73 Mb. Share with your friends:
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