"G'day. We're Cold
Chisel and it's great to be back" were the opening words of
the bald be-stetsonned second SG-bearer of the night. By
this time Sarah Connor
had convinced the cops that there was a madman chasing her, and Jim
Cobain's set was off and running. These guys have the balls of any
70s/80s punk outfit or 80s pub rock band in their Mark Of Cain meets Frenzal Rhomb and Primus
presentation. The whole set had a major ferocity abut it, with Redneck
coming across all Wynona's
Big Brown Beaver but chunkier and less intricate on the bass. The
sounds was still shite but it was only-just better than for The Hard Ons.
Arnie had well and truly been terminated (well...
I could have been watching Sound of Music but how many of you would know
what's where in THAT movie and be willing to admit it?!) by the time Ray
and Joel returned as Nunchukka Superfly with the
same nonchalance that they left the stage previously. There is something
different about this incarnation of the band - Ray still played
like a man possessed but as if he was at home in his own room, Joel
still jumped about and hit his SG harder and harder, and
they both did the W*A*S*P
hair-twirl here and there. The sound, though, was more bass oriented, less punk
and slightly more commercial. Either way, despite the sonic let-down of both
sets, it was excellent to see these bands on the same bill.. a rare treat
From their debut "Chrome Matrix", you would not know
what to expect from a Superheist
gig. But when the Alchemist
and Segression
supports were offered shortly thereafter, one soon saw where they
were headed. Such was the flow of tonight's show: you could only follow the
rest of the bill with more of the same, and from the t-shirts on most of the
crowd such was expected. On that basis they failed: the presentation tonight
was more Faith No More + Rage Against The Machine than anything
else we'd been served tonight. NOT that there's anything wrong with that! Yet
again the sound was not up to standard but the show more than made up for that
lacking. Hopefully there will be more work coming up for these hardcore/punks
from Melbourne on the summer festival circuit late this year and earlier next
year. To catch them at any of these shows, or one of their own, must be on your
to-do-list!