From: andrewf@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Andrew Fong)
Newsgroups: aus.music
Subject: Re: Frente on Tonight Live (and live)
Date: 7 Nov 92 14:35:33 GMT
Organization: Kralizec Dialup Unix Sydney: +61-2-837-1183 V.32

crmilton@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Christopher Robert MILTON) writes:

>Saw Frente tonight on Tonight Live doing Accidently Kelly Street (cool song) and
>noticed 3 things :

>1) They were live! Well, Angie's vocal was live (she even mangaed the really
>high bit (mega hard to sing I imagine) at the end of the song). I guess they
>weren't completely live since there was atleast one other guitar distinguishable
>(it was the electric one doing all the lead in the song) aswell as the acousitc
>that Simon was playing (this one might have been live as they atleast went to 
>the trouble of plugging it in). Also noticed that Tim was playing a pretty 
>amazing bass line (with some cool hammer-ons!).

I caught them on Tonight Live as well. Their great, especially Angie's vocals.
The song has definitely grown on me as I initially thought it was a little
bland.

>2) Simon and Tim are crazy looking and if this appearance was anything to judge
>by their antics on stage oughta be good...

When I went to be part of the audience for Andrew Denton's sport program whose
name eludes me at the moment, Frente were the band for the night. They were
fantastic !!! Labour of Love was terrific and they played a few new songs
as well. Simon and Tim really go to town live.

>3) Is Angie pregnant or was she just sticking her stomach out that way with her
>arms/shoulders pushed back like she normally does? No, I'm not being rude - 
>Angie's quite cute I think anyway!

Angie isn't pregnant, she tends to sing standing still with her stomach and
arms out. I think her clothes were unfortunately tight around the stomach
and just stuck out. She balances Simon and Tim jumping around.

>Anyhow, just thought it was pretty neat that Angie was singing live (and doing a
>good job of it) on TV when nowadays most groups mime - Crowded House are the
>only group who regularly seem to play live on TV appearances (eg Hey, Hey It's
>Saturday) and when they do they improvise, extend, change, and fool about with
>the song so much that you know it's live (AND you know it's good - some 
>brilliant live performers here). About the only time I can remember them miming
>was with Better Be Home Soon on Hey, Hey and here they mucked about, fell over
>and picked up an accordian to do the keyboard bit (Paul Hester stood up before
>his drumming was even over) so it was fairly obvious they thought it was all a
>joke...

Crowded House are a band I dearly love. They always find new ways to interpret
their songs and can play anywhere and anyhow at the drop of a hat. True 
musicians doing something they like, not blatant money merchants like alot of
bands and singers. I've been to virtually all of Crowded Houses' concerts
in Sydney. Great stuff !


						Andrew


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