Letters

Rip It Up, Issue 75, 1 October 1983, Page 34

Letters

Post to 'RlU'rßox 5689, Auck 1. Quay stone. Cops? Your article on the famed Quays nightclub, although infformative, : really only skimmed the surface. You obviously only saw it from the esteemed position of a Rip It Up staff member. You criticised the sound system, perhaps you would have done better examining the social system. From the moment one takes an uncomfortable position in the hour long queue there is an overpowering , feeling of control and constriction. The security guards are necessary, but is their attitude 'and behaviour? A club, supposedly fun, outrageous, new and youthful controlled by a group of overbearing, aggressive, establishment styled "security guards" (for want of a better title) is not what I call fun and definitely not youthful. -3nREBaiMHMHi

Part of this behaviour is obviously management policy. Are we becoming so accustomed to controls being placed upon us from all sides that we will tolerate this treatment? "7 Pity; we need Quay's for its music, its vibrancy, but certainly not for its atmosphere. . Sweet Dreams Aren't'Made Of This Grey Lynn Let's Dance ' A dance to me means live music, dancing and fun. But it's not like that nowadays. Generally the audience is apathetic and they sit there, too scared to dance, or abuse the bands from their seats.

It's no wonder most NZ bands don't last longer than a year with the aggro and; apathy of ■ today's audience. I'm fucked off with dances which end up in violence and vandalism. If people don't like the bands playing then why do they go in the first place to ruin other people's fun? Only one dance I've been to this year turned out to be a very enjoyable and relaxing atmosphere where everyone was friendly and that was the SPAM gig in Symonds St at the end of July. Jock Auckland. Battle Scars When does a contest become a farce? When : the ; Top : Half TV show promises to look at how a certain band made it to the top on the night of the contest, before that band had actually "won?" Everyone knew it was going to happen, it's just the way it was done that continues to irk me. Little wonder everyone's going to Quays. Speaking of which, how come the PA system at said club sounds like a transistor with a wet. blanket draped over it? More clarity and a touch more musical variety and I'll be back. The Observer Mt Albert My Aim Isn't True? May I just say I hate Aim' toothpaste and the silly women on the telly who say they like it, need their teeth examined. Josie Auckland P.S. I know that wasn't very musical but the Listener wouldn't print it. Anyway, if you want music you can stand outside my shower and scrub my back: An Outsider Last Tango at the Rumba. What

the bloody hell was all that about? The Elf Petone "^ Doin' It For Ya What did Tony Waine from the Narcs mean when he told Karen Hay they were "four guys just doing it?" Sodomy? Graham Seany Birkenhead Silent Protest _:'" Firstly: Just to set the record straight," Silent Decree have not and never have split up. Secondly: Without wishing to gripe I feel that Mr Brown could have written more than one sentence concerning the music in his review of this band's cassette EP. Thirdly: Again, no personal insult intended, I was wondering if RIU has anyone else on its staff apart from Russell Brown, who I'm sure is a competent journalist but, having contributed about 85 per cent of last month's issue, tends to make the paper look rather single-minded. Fourthly: It was good to see the half page article on Children's Hour. Perhaps this could be the beginning of a new awareness and we might see something more on NZ's lesser known (but fantastic) music. The , Unspoken Law Society Auckland