90s State of Mind

Rip It Up, Issue 214, 1 June 1995, Page 10

90s State of Mind

In response to BB Lyons’ letter in the May issue: Moan, grizzle, gripe, blah, blah, blah. For god’s sake, get a life man! Has your head been buried up your arse for the past five years, or what? The state of the music industry is most certainly the healthiest it’s been in years. New Zealand bands are finally getting the overseas recognition they deserve. What I see is awesome, fresh talent, springing up like fresh mushrooms everywhere; but according to you, New Zealand music is all over. What is finally over is the string of sexist, wimpy, glam ridden, poof rock that was force fed to us three or four years ago; ie. watered down, Z grade, LA hard rock played by kiwis. It seems to me you’re stuck in a time warp my friend! Hey, wake-up. It’s the 90s — y’know, liberal thinking, body piercings, grunge, Abba, techno, hip-hop, Generation X, whatever? Please open your ears and mind. As Pumpkinhead would say: ‘The lights are on, but no one’s home.’ Yours, Poison. PS: If people like yourself pulled your finger out and formed a new shiny, bouncy, smiley band for all us to smile to, we’d have more top quality acts to pick from for such events as The Big Day Out.