26
ISSUE
2
1996
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Fueled
by
Ignorance
(FBI)
opened
explosively
for
Minority
(out
of
Vancouver),
on
Sunday,
Sept.
29
at
the
Urban.
Who
would
ever
have
expected
such
a
powerful
voice
to
come
out
of
the
throat
of
lead
singer
Simon
Springer?
After
coming
on
stage
and
having
a
few
words
with
the
crowd,
he
leashed
into
a
dynamic
spill
of
lyrics
which
ripped
over
the
crowd.
Bass,
drums
and
guitar
were
no
exceptions!
This
music
had
so
much
soul
in
it,
they
even
did
the
"Empire
Strikes
Back"
theme
justice.
What
a
feeling
this
local
band
created
to
set
up
the
crowd
for
Minority,
who
drove
all
the
way
from
Vancouver
to
play
at
the
Urban.
Now
that
takes
commitment!
With
two
lead
singers,
a
guitarist,
a
bassist
and
a
drummer,
Minority
(actually
not
so
minor;
they
have
previously
opened
for
White
Zombie),
although
they
did
play
one
love
song,
they
were
definitely
not
here
to
play
us
lullabies!
One
must
be
quick
to
admit,
hardly
such
a
passionate
love
song
has
been
performed
at
the
Urban.
Minority
had
a
ring
to
them
that
sounded
like
a
cross
between
White
Zom-
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Oh
my
darlin',
Oh
my
darlin',
oh
my
darlin'
history
test,
You
scare
me
crapless,
of
my
mind,
you
got
the
best.
I've
been
workin'
on
my
studyin'
till
my
eyes
turned
bloody
red.
I've
been
readin'
and
notin',
it's
been
three
weeks
since
I
saw
my
bed.
I
am
tired,
but
I'm
wired,
on
a
major
caffeine
high,
I
miss
bathing,
I
can't
do
it,
all
my
friends
have
gone
buh-
bye,
But
that
test
will
be
my
emerald,
I'll
get
me
that
good
grade,
But
I
leave
you
on
a
good
note,
as
my
eyesight
starts
to
fade,...
Birgit
Allgaier
bie
and
Rage
Against
the
Machine.
It
was
definitely
a
good
idea
to
raise
the
rafters
in
the
Urban,
because
there
would
have
been
many
a
pumped
one
hanging
from
them
as
has
happened
in
the
past.
The
bassist
at
one
point,
even
did
a
bit
of
body-surfing
himself,
while
still
wailing
on
his
bass.
Although
the
band
has
two
singers,
it
was
by
no
means
too
much
when
the
other
members
of
the
band
sang
back-up
vocals,
nor
was
it
too
much
when
Simon
Springer
(lead
vocalist,
FBI)
stepped
up
and
added
more
back-up.
As
if
just
the
show
was
not
enough,
Minority
ended
it
by
inviting
eager
members
of
the
crowd
to
join
them
on
the
stage
in
a
gentle,
bouncy
mosh.
A
good
20
did,
all
the
while
carefully
paying
attention
to
the
band's
equipment.
It's
nice
to
know
that
when
it
comes
down
to
it,
Prince
George
really
can
mosh
without
turning
it
into
a
pushing
match.
A
good
band
with
soul
and
an
excellent
attitude;
that's
what
counts
and
that's
what
Minority
sent
out
to
their
crowd.
Hopefully,
they
will
come
back
to
the
Urban
soon
to
shake
the
shingles
once
again.
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