From: andy@research.canon.oz.au (Andy Newman)
Subject: Re: Denis Tek plays Adelaide
Organization: Canon Information Systems Research Australia
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 01:07:16 GMT

francis@cs.adelaide.edu.au writes:
>
>Denis started almost exactly one hour later than stated, at 11:30
>and opened up with "Burn my eye."  I was in heaven.  Seriously,
>since I never saw Radio Birdman play I was resigned to never
>hearing this music played live.  But there up on stage, was Denis
>Tek and Chris Masurak (sp?) blasting out some of the greatest

	       Masuak

>The play list was pretty well a 50/50 mix of Birdman and new Denis
>Tek songs.  They played I:94, Man with golden hemet, Decent into
>the Malstrom, TV eye, Hand of Law - these I remember, others too
     Maelstrom:-)

TV Eye is a Stooges song (side 1 of Funhouse)

>plus at least one other Stooges song.

In Sydney they were playing "Real Cool Time" (from the Stooges first
album, "The Stooges")

They also played some old Visitor's/Angie Pepper Band songs (Miss You
Too Much)

>
>I am not familiar with the new Denis Tek songs (I'll by the CD
>next week) but overall they have a lot of the flavour of the songs
>he wrote with Radio Birdman.  Perhaps they lack a bit of the full
>power edge that Birdman had, but that may be a reflection of their
>youth, Birdman honed their songs over a long period of playing
>live, I suspect these songs have not seen much live exposure.

Deniz hardly plays at all these days. Too busy being a doctor.

>Denis still seems to have the energy and edge, burning up the
>stage with enormous zeal.  Chris Masurak was comparitivly
>restrained but still delivered a great sound and superb playing.
>
>The gig went for just under two hours, they only intended playing
>one encore but were brought back on stage for a second after the
>"time to go home" music started playing on the PA.  There was a a
>continual derisive din from the crowd for about five minutes after
>this music started and nobody moved.  Finally the second encore
>began, with Denis announcing that they "never" came back twice. 
>They finished the show with a frenetic version of TV eye, which
>pleased a lot of punters, but without Rob Youngers vocals it was a
>bit thin.  Personally I wanted to hear "Dark Surprise."  Denis'
>vocals were very good on just about every song except TV eye.
>
>Overall, if you get the chance, do not miss the chance to see this
>show.  It is pehaps unfortunate that Denis is living under the
>shadow of Birdman, but he seems to accept that, delivering a good
>mix of old and new with energy and commitment.  
>
>The only question left is whether Rob Younger, Pip Hoyle, Warwick
>Gilbert et al could somehow be convinced to give it a whirl again.
>Just for old times sake.  Denis and Chris showed quite
>convincingly that, in Denis' words, "under the ashes, the coals
>glow ready to burn again."  If they did burn once more it would be
>something to remember for the rest of your life.
>

Pip played with them in Sydney. Rob wont have anything to do with John
Kannis and Warwick is bored with the whole thing. There was talk of the
Visitors getting back for a show or two.

Next question.... Where's Ron Keeley (the people who should know,
don't know)

>					Francis Vaughan

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Andy Newman (andy@research.canon.oz.au)		"int - God's own type"
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