Bonkers setting for a brilliant lo-fi performance of one of my all-time favourite songs by my all-time favourite band. The Beatles and The Chills are close, but performances like this clinch it for me!
like a weimar clockbox byrds on dope (well) followin mother heartbeat soul brothers, not quite wimps, not quite a witch (though forster might be, wonder...)
Insanely marvellous. This has ALWAYS been my second favourite Go Betweens song, almost neck and neck with and just behind "Cattle and Cain", ever since i was privileged to be in the right time, right place and right brain to buy the album when it came out.
I was sent here by Tracey Thorn’s wonderful book on Lindy ‘My Rock ‘n’ Roll Friend’...love the look when she drops the drumstick 😀 Reminds me how much a part of the thrill of going to see indie-pop bands (before Grunge brought back instrumental prowess) was that tension of whether they could actually hold it together, how frail they seemed.
How brilliant. Just read Tracey Thorn's excellent book about Lindy and how amazing to see her doing her thing here. They were brilliant. I saw them in Leeds, must have been just before or after this show. I was in an audience of about 8 people. Loved every second.
''That way or nothing at all..''. The best and freshest lyrics ever, let alone the wonderfull weaving of the bass and guitar. This can only be what the New Zealand scene was hearing
I liked this song, how could I have never heard of them? , it seems impossible , at one time or another they included members of The Go Betweens and the Triffids, The Auteurs and Loop. I only learned of their existence yesterday, in another world I would have been a fan since 1986. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hey! Grant's playin my guitar = red ibanez Blazer DLX. A real hidden gem of a guitar from 83-ish. Should've cost 3x the $450ish it did. Belew talked'em up in GP magazine round then, though i never actually saw him playing one. Wish i had it now
Had the album but unfortunately through various moves no longer have it. I used to love to wander through the streets of London, coolly observing the world while listening to it on my Sony Walkman. The Album is called Disinterest. Anybody know where I can get hold of it again?
Was unfortunately below the radar at the time - it was 3 or 4 years out of date. Luckily means nothing now. One of the best guitar lines of the era. Great, great song.
