The media release described this musical coupling as:
“The co-founder of The Saints, Ed Kuepper joins forces with the brilliant interpretive drummer Jim White of the renowned instrumentalists Dirty Three, for the first time as they tackle 45 years’ worth of Kuepper’s catalogue with a twist that only these two game changers could apply.”
However, when Ed and Jim decided to team up for this tour, they could have had absolutely no idea how many starts and stops it would entail. After an initial postponement and then a cancellation, the Wollongong gig finally happen almost a year after the tour first started. The huge advantage of seeing them in Wollongong was the intimacy of the venue and being able to pick exactly where I wanted to sit.
There was a great selection of songs, covering Ed’s time with The Saints, Laughing Clowns, The Aints!, and of course, his solo career. Somewhat unintentionally, my selection in this video is heavily weighted towards his earlier years. Unfortunately, I missed capturing any of The Aints! songs:
Messin’ With the Kid (01:07)
Car Headlights (07:33)
Brisbane (Security City) (10:25)
The Year of the Bloated Goat (14:14)
Swing for the Crime (22:10)
Collapse Board (28:22)
‘Messin’ With the Kid’ was the fourth song of the night, and the first Saints number. It was only fitting that Ed should tip his hat to Chris Bailey who had died two weeks earlier.
11 сен 2024