You Am I
» Raekwon - venue, Fri, March 12
» British India - venue, Sat, March 13
» Nanci Griffith - venue, Mon, March 15
» The Saw Doctors - venue, Wed, March 17
» Emilie Autumn - venue, Thu, March 18
» Black Seeds, The - venue, Fri, March 19
» Evermore - venue, Sat, March 20
» Imogen Heap - venue, Sun, March 21
» Imogen Heap - venue, Mon, March 22
» You Am I take The Shiny Brights and The Glass Ceiling on the road - April 24, 2009
» A Day In The Park - Toyota Stadium, NSW - November 14, 2009
» You Am I - Prince of Wales, Vic - November 1, 2009
» You Am I - talking convicts - May 17, 2006
» You Am I - Like a rolling stone - November 18, 2005
» Rockin' For Rights - Sydney Cricket Ground, NSW - April 24, 2007
» You Am I - Key Largo Nightclub (Crowne Plaza Hotel), NSW - November 30, 2006
» Florence and the Machine - January 26, 2010
» Devendra Banhart - January 24, 2010
A decade or more ago, Tim Rogers was described as being the spokesman of a generation. He was, and remains, a man true to himself and the things in which he believes. A creative force, incapable of selling out to fashion. A man committed to facial hair at all costs. Rogers is a man unlike a spokesman of a previous generation, Peter Garret, in all ways except one - importance. It would seem that Rogers continues to represent that generation.
Tonight You Am I are at the start of their latest tour and the venue is Sydney's Metro. The Metro holds a very special place in the You Am I story and it is fantastic to see these guys at home. Much to the band's delight, tracks from Convicts are as well received as the tunes from the back catalogue – Thank God I’ve Hit The Bottom, Gunslingers and My Own Hand sit comfortably along side Applecross Wing Commander, Baby Clothes and Watcha Doin To Me. They might even be better. The response from the audience lifts You Am I to greater heights. The show lifts in intensity.
Davey wields his axe as skillfully as big Dave Foster at the Easter Show. Rusty is a driving force and Junk has never rocked so well. Andy Kent has purchased some new boots for the occasion. Tim rounds out more windmills than Holland.
This show is a vindication of You Am I's commitment to doing music the right way - their way. You Am I's music comes from the heart, not the target market feedback surveys. Tim comments on the recent ARIA awards, manufactured rock stars and haircuts. "Let me tell you a story about the joker and the thief," he recommends before launching into the next tune. The crowd goes wild. Rock stars are born.
