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Scientists – The Barn, Southsea

7/10/2023

Simply 4 English dates for the Australian legends and so they discover a religious house in swampy Pompey. 

This was a barnstorming gig.

Kim Salmon appears to utterly love being on-stage. And he likes to speak to his viewers.

‘As you may see we’re a jazz band… we begin and we end and simply improvise in between. Even we don’t know what’s gonna occur”.

I feel they fully tousled the primary tune, however no one actually seen as they have been simply so happy to be seeing real legends play an excellent, refurbed however nonetheless scuzzy small venue.

Purple shirt, purple sneakers and arms outstretched in a messianic pose, Salmon’s a bar-room evangelist and an excellent, gravelly rock’n’roll entrance man.

Bass-player Boris Sujdovic appears to be like like a youthful Doc from Again To The Future together with his wild eyes and wayward hair.

Tony Thewlis on guitar rocks the normal Scientists psychedelic shirt and brings the noise.

Scientists secret weapon and the good drummer in rock’n’roll at the moment is Leanne Cowie. Salmon adjustments the order of the set-list with out telling her and is on the receiving finish of a death-ray stare and scowl.

By no means has a venue and a band been so well-suited. The Scientists are usually not a punk band nor a grunge band or a psych outfit however they bring about a little bit of the whole lot to the desk. They’re a kind of bands who work exhausting to entertain and impress with out showing to take themselves too critically, but realizing that they’ll faucet into one thing elemental.

The fabric was all Swampland to (newest LP) Negativity and not one of the first line-up punk-pop which some within the viewers have been hoping for.

I can’t offer you any element as I used to be swept up in it like a hurricane of the most effective, primitive,  swampy, soiled rock’n’roll you’ll ever hear.

Why the purple sneakers Kim?

“Everybody has gotta discover their inside Judy Garland don’tcha assume?”

Scientists play the 100 Membership TONIGHT. Northampton Monday and Newcastle Tues 10/10/23

Milton Underground Resistance opened the evening, the identical as they did just a few weeks earlier on the Home of All, Joiners present in Southampton.

They have been very good on each events. A band with no marketable picture or pretence, simply good song-writers and gamers, singing songs of affection and revolution.

Simon Hollidays vocal tone is loads to do with why I immediately favored them however now expanded to a 4 piece they’ve a correct gang, band-vibe about them, just like the Gentle Mannered Janitors of outdated (MUR’s rhythm part have been Janitors final century).

‘Dwelling Proof’ was arguably a spotlight of the set, with its Stone Roses play the theme from the Sweeney really feel.

Such an excellent evening at an excellent venue…. extra to comply with due to Chris Abbott & the Administration.

All phrases Ged Babey

Pictures Michelle Paul