LIVE REVIEW
Back to the Edge
Mayrics
August 30, 1995
Welcome to another chapter in the unfettered devotion of bringing Wave back into the concert scene. Mayrics and NU 107 joined forces for this effert - it was broadcasted live over where-else-but-yours-truly. Plans for me to go in full wave attire were ditched.. its not really a picturesque sight seeing yourself seated on a humble rattan chair in all that chong glory. Anyway, I went calss ordinaire wiht R N'R friends and one ol' waver buddy.
I got in late and missed the set of Smashed Little Creatures. Aw shucks! I was really hoping to see them play again... Hmmm.. better luck next time.
Days of Sirius followed next. The vocalist was quite perky. They covered Flesh for Lulu's "Postcards From Paradise" and the Church's "Under the Milky Waty." Pretty nice. However, their rendition of Depeche Mode's "But NOt Tonight" was sub-standard. I think it's really absurd to cover a song by a keyboard-based band without the keyboards. They also sang the wave anthem. "Melt With You." Thank you but I wish they played something more new from Modern English. How about "Pillow Lips" or "Beautiful People"?
Eullabye came next. Composed of Czandro and Russell of Sugar Hiccup and Dale of Sonnet 58. I really like this band. I think they're the best band to have come out this year. I'm not pretty certain about their song titles, though. If I'm not mistaken, they were "Of Strangers," "Neither," "Be The One," and "Shhh." They dished out drawn, ethereal music that could even rapture the Dream Lord. Well, its pretty obvious they were infludenced by those 4AD dream pop bands. I was already entralled and up in the clouds when suddenly I came down with a crash.. Czandro asked, "Gising pa ba kayo?" Shessh. That kind of lousy question made them very much out-of-character considering the type of repertoire they performed. Stick to the show lads.
Next came the shoegazer music by Sonnet 58. They played Luna's "Slash Your Tires" amd Ride's "Twisterella." I'm not really familiar with those tuned but Apat said they played it brilliantly. They also played a couple of originals. Their "unhades" had a Big Country sort of intro. One other original, "Pristine," is one of my personal favourites - nice drums. Best of all was their rendition of the Mighty Lemon Drops' "Out Of Hand." Outstanding.
Luna (the local band, dummy!) followed suit but I wasn't able to watch their set - I needed fresh air terribly because cigarette smoke was everywhere and it was torturing my eyes. So I joined other friends outside. Within range I heard them play U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday." The band could have chosen better songs to cover.
Half Life Half Death also played. What's so great about this band is the undying spirit they radiate from every performance. They have passion. Not all bands possess that virtue. Nice going lads.
The last two bands were Sugar Hiccup and Alamid. I was not able to watch their repertoire because my nightowl nemesis signaled me to return to my nest. Yes, my other self. Well, it was quite a memorable night. I just hope there will be more nights like this. More nights like the Awakening series. More nights of pure catharsis. More nights of wave. The chapters will go no.
~ BABE BREATH
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