A collaboration of two of New Zealand’s finest songwriters made for a night of rugby jokes, charm less humour, and an array of songs which were destined to be worshiped religiously. Samuel Flynn Scott and Lawrence Arabia combined their sets to create one large, long set filled with both of their song writing goodness.
Samuel Flynn Scott still has the withdrawn sort of arrogance that is present at all his shows, so to avoid making his head any bigger all I’ll say is this. The moment at which he let loose on ‘It’s A Fact’ was great. The moment at which he covered Bob Dylan’s ‘North Country Girl’ was even better. His vocal intensity is scarce, but majestic when let out. Word.
I am now going to relate Lawrence Arabia directly to Jesus Christ. So here it is. Lawrence Arabia is Jesus Christ. His subtly intense persona was awe inspiring. I’m sure he could’ve walked on water if he wanted to after that gig. I love this guy. I’ve been healed, healed from bad music. He is a totally unique, talented musician, which I can see being worshipped in the halls of fame along side the likes of Bob Dylan and John Lennon.
The drummer either has a gradually increasing hearing problem or changes his mind a lot. Although he is really very good at what he does, and his vocal backups are the best in the business, he talks far too much and becomes rather irritating.
This tour is going down in history. One day I will look back on this tour, along with all the books and documentaries that will be made about it, and be able to say I was there when Samuel combined with Arabia and made rock n roll history.
Craig Johnson
