30Years
LET ME TAKE YOU BACK TO THEIR LAST GIG AS FLOWERS with Dr. GREG
Due to uncertainty about gaining entry, I made a very early appearance - so early in fact that only those concerned with the show were inside and I was able to observe the first few teenies hurtle to the front row like penguins fleeing a shark, and squeal and squabble for position.
Actually, the place filled up at an amazing rate. I wasn't aware that it was a gig for teenagers (or maybe it wasn't supposed to be) so I felt like a bloody schoolteacher after a while — all this innocence!!! (If only you knew — ED).
Oh well, at least there was a bar for the jaded to lean on whilst the true rock'n'rollers climbed all over each other and enthusiastically screamed their responses on cue.
Anyway, onto the music, (about time too — ED). The Numbers appeared with their new line-up the lovely Annalise free to shake her hair arid strike glamorous poses, but there really wasn't much difference in the sound so it's debatable whether any real change has been wrought — certainly not in their attitudes to the audience anyway. Good pop and much more accessible without keyboards.
Onto Men at Work…An interesting test for a band of such maturity, the kids quieted down during the songs, but gave rousing applause at the end of each.
A few people felt the need to sarcastically yell out "yayo” (a la Police's call and response) but on the whole, they went down very well. Those singles really break down barriers in Sydney.
Last up was Iva and Co, who led us through a familiar set played rather loosely I thought (which was probably better) and were definitely responding well to the energy of such a young crowd.
I don't see how this mob can fail especially in the UK where they'll blow those Blitz pansies away. Maybe the bear-pit mentality of the Australian rock'n'roll scene does pay off. Those who do survive are fit to do battle with overnight successes who are still adjusting to it.
The announcement of the name change was formally made and after an encore, Flowers marched into a new phase. Who'll rise from the ranks to replace them? . . (maybe this new band called Icehouse — ED).
and to the future...
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| Simon Moor,managing director of Kobalt Music with Iva Davies doing the doing... |
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