Live Review: Rage Against the Machine / Girls Against Boys / Stanford Prison Experiment, Plaza of Nations, September 7, 1996

Fanning the Flames of Discontent

Rage Against the Machine with Girls Against Boys and Stanford Prison Experiment
The Plaza of Nations
Vancouver, B.C.
Saturday, September 7, 1996

Review by Kevin Templeton

Perennial indie rockers Girls Against Boys were next up, and I was pleasantly satisfied with their cool, sultry, angst-free sound. You've got to give the band high marks for recording one last album House of GVSB for indie label Touch and Go before advancing to the major conglomerate that they will record next for. Singer/guitarist Scott McLeod, coming across like an intensified Paul Westerberg [ed. !], told the audience, "...you're gonna get Raged, we'll just provide a little foreplay." And foreplay it was, as the four-piece throbbed forward with noisy, dark rock that's rooted in D.C. punk but played with a tangible New York swagger. After awhile, the keyboardist became a little annoying, announcing the band's name over and over after every song. Still, a fine band with style and substance.