Red Jezebel, The Exploders,Kill Teen Angst, RussianWinters @ Rosemount Hotel,Perth (20/10/2007)

Tue 23rd Oct, 2007 in Gig Reviews

Red Jezebel convinced a pub full of people to buy their new album How I Learned to Stop Worrying with support from The Exploders, Kill Teen Angst and Russian Winters at the Rosemount Hotel.

The first support act, Russian Winters, pleased the early crowd with a set of mellow numbers complimented by Kris Dimitroff ’s smooth vocals. However the gentle mood failed to impress some who preferred to huddle in the drizzly beer garden. Next on were Kill Teen Angst who had the throng up and jumping with a show of tight numbers delivered with teeth rattling intensity.

Victorian act The Exploders blasted punters with rock nuggets from their self titled debut and the recent release Easy and the Sun. You would have to have an arse made of solid concrete to resist dancing to songs as funky as “My Country Brain” and “Straight Ahead” and few could. The Exploders are reminiscent of great 70s bands right down to the guitarist’s Robert Plantesque hairdo. The band impressed by breaking into the Beatles track She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, which fit well with the retro feel of their material.

Red Jezebel took to the stage with the new album’s opener Hollywood captivating the crowd from the start. This is a group so familiar to Perth audiences that every old tune was anticipated and welcome. Rollicking renditions of You’re Making Me Nervous and Devil’s Advocate thrilled fans, the flawless backing proving them one of the best bands Australia has to offer. This band’s approach is completely original, ranging from songs with a country feel to more intense rock numbers without skipping a beat.

Fresh songs retained Red Jez’s classic lyrical style with a new polish to the instrumentals; it’s no surprise that How I Learned to Stop Worrying sold out its first pressing in record time. New numbers such as Kicking Deadly Sins, Lost My Gun and More Than You’ll Ever Know went down well despite being a little unfamiliar to some. After a split second break singer Paul Wood was back for an acoustic encore before being joined by the rest of the band who showed just how slick a group can be after a decade of playing together. If this show was anything to go by the new release should be a great success and it will be richly deserved.