that striped sunlight sound

is the name of the dvd recently released
of the latest incarnation of the go-betweens
performing in their home town of brisbane in 2005
at the tivoli theatre which has to be one of the best music venues around
i saw and listened to the go-betweens a lot in the 80's
hadn't caught up with their more recent releases post re-forming
but as it happens the death of grant mclennan last year
sparked a revival of interest and this dvd seemed perfect
hear some old and new material and also see them live
they start gently with gwm solo on acoustic doing black mule
then mr forster wanders on and the 2 of them
harmonise beautifully on clouds
which is one of my all time favourite songs by anyone
off the 16 lovers lane album from the 80's
the other 2 members of the band are then on stage
and doing a couple of tunes from the latest albums
one of the things i like about live concert dvd's
especially projected to take up a whole wall
is the sense of being right there
and depending on the camera work
also feeling like you're actually right on stage with the band
this one does that particularly well
it's hard not to look at gwm up close looking happy and healthy
knowing that within a year of this concert
it's all over - part company, bye bye pride, gone, dead
finding you is a standout track featuring the man
so sad - he just looks so calm, happy, contented
doing what he obviously loved above all else
performing his own tunes with his peers
to an appreciative audience
the hits are rolled out and played superbly
spring rain, streets of your town, was there anything i could do
there's quite a few songs i had not heard before
but they are equally as impressive as the older material
in summary - a fine concert from an even finer band
a great momento of this man's
time on earth