Friday, 18 October 2013

The Bad Review



The kid steps up
S.G. proud and channeling
Ian M. or Angus Y. the nexus between them
Perfect articulation
Tight
Immaculately unkempt hair and hundreds of pounds of 'workers' boot
Going for the monitor
That he does mean it I do not doubt
But this is just quotation
Familiar and beloved modes of speech for sure
But not his own
A bit of Hüsker Dü
A dash of Minutemen
Perfectly observed and sincerely delivered
But boring
"And where do you stand on all of this"
"Dude, I try not to stand at all"
 Thats a fact
Twenty minutes in and the volume and the rhythm has the weak ones
Nodding their heads
They all finish at the same time 
Tight again
Most clap 
Because that is something
 The high water mark apparently far behind