The day started off with the instore signing at HMV with the sunk boys
turning up half an hour late because of traffic. The testeagles were
right into the signing but as i found out later when talking to the sunk
lads they dont really like signings which could be why there autograph
looked completely different each time they wrote it. But once at the
venue it was very clear that alot of the people around didnt even know
who the bands were. I spent some time talking to Sean and Jason about
alot of things and they seemed disinterested with the gig that night but
once they hit the stage it all changed. The night started with R F
Brahn who showed alot of promise with there funk and country influenced
metal. It was one of the most personal shows i have ever seen sunk loto
do mainly because the stage was no bigger then a drum riser. But Jasons
voice was sounding very good for a band thats playing almost every night
and the new songs fit right in with the ep tracks. The track list is as
follows:
LIFT
BIG PICTURE LIES
HUMAN ASHTRAY
PORCELAIN BUDDAH
SUNKEN EYES
SHIVER
NEW NEW NEW
VINEGAR STROKE
BLUMPY
SUBBY
The new songs were very experamental with strange sounds and unique
arrangements. Despite Sean having a little technichal trouble the boys
were tighter then ever and look to take over the states and canada when
they tour there later in the year.
Now onto the Testeagles. I was lucky enough to sit at the bar where
Matty was stringing his guitar before the gig and he was very cool and
gave out some much deserved props to triple j for helping lesser known
bands. Also its good to see the Testeagles not selling out with Matty
refusing Guitar deals so he can use guitars he actually likes. Now onto
there set, These guys improve each time i see them and tonight was no
exception pulling off a very long set playing all of the album and some
old favourites. These are the songs they played but not in this order:
STOMP
HAMMERDRILL
TURN THAT SHIT UP
CLONE
JUST ANOTHER POP SONG
NUA YAU YAU NA KARI KUAI
REBEL
UNDERDOG
THE POWER
AGENT 99
LIKE NO OTHER
NON-COMPREHENDUS
TE'S IN STYLE
DREAM IS YOUR OWN TIME
They covered the early 90's rap song The power which went over really
well and the crowd was somewhat rough but still showed the bands that
the sunny coast does rock. Overall this gig was really good and is what
the Sunny Coast needed. Next time the security might wanna check
females ID's as there was too many 15 and 16 year old grrls there but
other than that i think the bands were very surprised with what was an
appreciative crowd and they showed that they are Australias best bands.
Writt