Letters

Rip It Up, Issue 67, 1 February 1983, Page 26

Letters

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Youth in Bizarre Cult Shock Horror Please excuse my ignorance, but being a novice to the dynamic New Zealand rock music scene I. seek your expert knowledge. You see, on the occasions 1 have browsed through vour magazine 1 have observed the name Chris Knox attached to many infinitely fascinating projects. 1 wish to 1 know who this personality is and how he acquired his reverence and divine direction. I have checked the bible for a reference. Surface mail denies me the latest edition, but as of three months ago he has remained a nonentity. It seems his disciples are hindered by distance and time (1980 as opposed to 1960). The records I have heard that claim his involvement give no indication of his obvious brilliance and seem a waste of old record sleeves. I therefore wish to be directed to his f true gospel. Anyway, I must finish because 1 am already late for my Youth for, Chris meeting. Yours religiously IJonny Holiday Christchurch* (near Dunedin). . A -Little Discipline It has recently come to my notice that one of your columnists is not playing sport! I refer, of course, to C. Knox. Knew his father well, damn good sort Cyril. But this whipper-snapper of a goose-green boy has gone too far with his list of 'Writers Faves'. I notice three out of five 'discs' he mentions are unreleased. It's all very well to put down a barrage to hide the privates from what goes on in front of their eyes but 1 that is 1 the limit!|Pat Phoenix and Peter Adamson singing 'Just the Two of Us' as his 'fave' 1983 platter?

I suggest you whip him into line before he turns pooftah and starts wearing frilly white shirts. Eddie 'Sammy' Pip Brigadier 'Kissed-Anny' Retired. Fruitcake Time Hey, hey, WHAT'S THIS? Catch that again on the rebound, it's HUMOUR!! Not yet, it isn't Ed). Mr Knox, when may I vote you comedian of the weak? But seriously folks, Mr Knox has been hiding his radiant journalistic ability behind the proverbial TEAC 4-track hasn’t he? When are they going to declare Chris-baby God (or PM for that matter)? . SERIOUSLY... Junkyard by, the Birthday Boys was everything you said and less! HUMOUR! You're right up there with Penman and the boys, Mr Knox, but how could you be? You're so homegrown I bet you wear flax underwear! Steve Strange Cherryfields : Stereo FM .^ With interest I read Mark Morgan's letter with his comments about 89 Stereo FM and the programming of the radio station. It is unfortunate that Mr Morgan is not excited about the introduction of FM broadcasting in New Zealand. I AM! Tony Amos 89 Stereo FM Ltd. Erotica? T, I wish to take issue with Russell Brown regarding his review of the Unrestful Movements EP. Surely the purpose of a review, however brief, besides inevitably revealing subjective] bias, is to objectively inform on the quality of the music (look that last one up, it's under 'M'). Monsieur Brown never quite achieved this. He merely, implied that he didn't agree with the ideas lyrically expressed On ONE of the songs on the EP. Not once in this highly inadequate review did he even attempt to mention or judge the considerable ability of the musicians or the interesting and varied arrangements of the songs. Even if he didn't find the actual music appealing (not groovy enough, perhaps Russ?) he should have supplied a

reason for it. Maybe he just flipped through the lyric sheet and wrote the review'from- that. Erotica (already let in) Wellington