under the quarry

allright then?
friday night i went with me best and bravest
to da church
at the quarry
n what a show it was
nice bit of support from the holy sea
not the vatican sort of course
quite a cool outfit
intense but
musical
nice local talent
then
sun down
lights on
cool breeze
beers consumed
steve kilbey and the boys hit the stage
n proceed to undermine what the hell i thought i was on about
four distinguished
yet flawed gentleman
rocking their way through a set of tunes
which paid homage to their past in small ways
but was firmly planted in the now
alternate tunings
long instrumental jams
which far from bloated 70's guitar nonsense
explored the sonic possibilities of each tune
much the same as jazz musicians
explore the harmonic and melodic
the new tunes
melded into the old
not a lot being sad from the stage
it was about the music
about the exploration
it was dark
it was mystic in the best sense
which delves into the everyday
the ordinary
sapping every last once of meaning
of perspective
2 1/4 hours of musical joy
which made me realise
i am never
one thing
or the other
neither
classical
nor rock
christian
or something else
a student
nor a teacher
these
dichotomies
are the stuff of real life
the fodder of
kilbey and his conspirators
thank
god
:)

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