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- SIMON
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- ½ Simon and the The Supernovas
-
- ¼Theres a problem with the groups of
- today.Something you cant quite manage
- to put down in words,though its so
- clearly visible you can almost touch
- it. Call it lack of attitude, call it
- fear of going your own way,or just
- label it absent popstar quality,it
- still boils down to that little "extra
- thing" that is missing.So few groups
- today have it that I was beginning to
- doubt if there was going to be any
- future for good ol rockn roll.That
- was, before I heard Simon and the
- Supernovas.What it was exactly that
- happened that very first time I went
- to see them Im not so sure
- about.Except that something happened,
- man!Something larger than life that
- is.The audience were out of their
- minds, almost on the verge of
- religious exastasy,screaming and
- shouting,dancing and clapping their
- hands.And then the band!A lead
- singer,dressed in a silver shirt,sang
- the words of the songs just as if he
- considered the whole thing being a
- primal scream therapy session,and his
- only aim was to see how fast he could
- sream himself out of his body,while an
- incredibly heavy rhythm-section
- combined with suberb wah-wah riffing
- and hammond power chords backed him
- up. The music grew louder and louder
- to the point where I just couldnt take
- it anymore...Then it grew a liitle
- louder again, and just when my brain
- popped out with exitement it was over
- and the band was gone with no encores
- ¶¼and all. I tell you, if Ive ever
- experienced raw fucking power this was
- it!Talking Raw Power as we are,brings
- us not quite unexpectedly to what the
- the band sounds like.The Stooges.And
- Velvet Underground.And The Who.And
- practically everything else that feels
- and sounds like an interstellar
- explosion. If my description of the
- Supernovas make you feel like they
- could be your cup of tea,you might be
- interested in knowing they play Tranås
- somewhere around the 21st of May and
- Göteborg a month later.(Or whereever
- theyre wanted, for while I was talking
- to the band offstage they showed a
- keen interest in self-promotion and
- urged me to include a contact adress
- for people who might be interested in
- gigs in my article).Simon,the lead
- singer,says that whereever the
- Supernovas hit town,things will never
- be the same again.The harvests will
- increase,the fruits grow larger,more
- children will be born and when you
- look over your left shoulder in the
- twilight you just might be able to
- catch a tiny glimpse of a troll or an
- elfin.Hmmmmm....I dont know about
- that,but I do know that Simon and the
- Supernovas are a hell of a rockn roll
- band,and I hope Ill get the
- opportunity to see them soon again.
- (Contact adress for the Supernovas:
- ²Jonas Jonsson
- Hallonstigen 2
- 57831 Aneby
- Sweden
- Tel nr:0380 41478)
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