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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Kiss the Sun EP  The first song on the CD is hypnotic drum sounding ‘Kiss the Sun’ great haunting chanting vocal. There is even an orchestral sound running in the background. ‘Black and White’ starts with a clean acoustic guitar, followed by a vocal sounding like Marc Bolan, there is a riff running all the way through that just keeps you hooked and I’m really looking forward to the album.
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Persistence in this game  A new, young and fresh straight up Rock n’ Roll band introducing their first album. The band ended 2009 rather successfully as they supported back to back tours with Kids in Glass Houses, The Automatic and Motorhead. These shows were the band’s first national tour of the UK. Okay the album the band has produced has a rather ecstatic feel to it. The drumming by Dane Campbell is perfect .The opening track ‘Versus the Allegiance’ is a good track however not my favourite on the album. As I listened to the next few tracks on the album ‘Loose Change’ and the final track on the album ‘Set me on Fire’ and ‘Feed me to the Wolves’ I knew these catchy choruses and some quality riffs on the guitar would earn the album a permanent spot in my collection.
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Are You Ready New band formed by Richard Ashcroft. From the opening beat of the drums you’re already on board. Then into the orchestral sound which is very Ashcroft. The guitar playing is very ‘Rolling Stones’ as is the piano riff for that matter. It’s about time he came back to his best and I think with this track and the new album we might just get it.  |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
She Said  ‘She Said’ is the second single from ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’ album. This is a track that Amy Winehouse would have died for to have on her last album or the new one for that matter. Plan B’s soul voice is exceptional, there really is no one around that has got a better soul voice (in my opinion). The Motown sound he has on this track will be a winner on radio. The rap he adds to the track also works really well. He’s taken his time to learn his craft and I’m pretty sure he will be around for a while. |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Hatfield Forum Saturday 6th February  Now when I heard I was going over to review SGC I was not exactly jumping for joy. If I’m honest though, I must admit I was pleasantly surprised. If you’re aged between 11 - 30 and are up for a singsong there could be worst bands you could see. This is perfect pop at its best, they brought out all the big guns tonight i.e. ‘Elvis ain’t Dead’ Then they played ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘I Wish I was James Bond’, ‘Heartbeat’, ‘It’s Not About You’ and their new single ‘This ain’t a Love Song’ and then on to some new songs from ‘Everybody Wants to be on TV’. The very catchy ‘Famous’ and the jump up and down ‘1+1=3’. They also added a Michael Jackson cover ‘Black & White’ and a Wings song ‘Live and Let Die’. They ended the night with ‘She’s so lovely’. The crowd was fantastic and sang to nearly every song they played. I’m sure if the Hatfield Forum keep putting nights like this on it will be a Hugh success for the already brilliant venue. |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Hatfield Forum Friday 5th February  Jim Morrison is alive and well and playing in Hatfield! Well sort of, it’s really hard when you hear a cover band playing tunes that you’ve grown up with. One half wants to go and hear the songs played live, the other half is worried that it’s not going to match with what you think it should be. Well I’m happy to tell you that the first half is the winner here. All the hits are here from ‘LA Woman’ to ‘Peace Frog’. Stand out tracks tonight ‘Break on Through’, ‘Roadhouse Blues’ and ‘Soul Kitchen’. It’s a shame that the drummer was hurting from a sore arm because I think with them all firing on all cylinders we would have seen one of the best cover bands around but with that said and done I still think they are worth going out to see. Catch them soon if you can.
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 |
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End Times  The 16th album from the beautiful wordsmith that is E. The first time I heard this band was on TFI Friday singing Novocaine for the Soul. I must admit it wasn’t until a friend of mine pointed out the brilliant lyric “ Jesus and his lawyer are coming back” that I was blown away by them. So 13 years on his still writing and playing some great tunes. The new offering is End Times, which comes six months after his last release. The Album starts with the beautiful “ The Beginning” such a moving melody. Then on to the sixties sounding “Gone Man” then the wistful homage to lost youth “In My Younger Days” great lyrics. “Mansions of Los Feliz” three cord acoustic track you can’t help to like. In “A Line in the Dirt” we are listening to a couple breaking down. “End Times” & “Paradise Blues” are really the two ends of this album… End times being the slower side. The heart breaking “ I Need A Mother” reminds me of Lennon, my favorite track. With “Little Bird” and “On My Feet” he leaves us with a positive feel. He sings on the last track “One sweet day I’ll be back on my feet”. If you’ve not heard any of The Eels albums you really should treat yourself to at least one. This guys melody’s, lyrics & voice is something you really do not want to miss.
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 |
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 It seems appropriate to choose this album as the step back in time zone this month. Now after “Killing in The Name “ being Christmas number :) it makes me very pleased to tell you about the rest of the album… The album opens with “Bombtrack” this opens with such a cool riff then bang you’re in… You can’t help but fall for it … Forget political, forget protest, this is hard-core funk at its best… believe me… “Take the Power Back” the sound on this makes it feel like you’re in the room with them… Great production. I could listen to the guitars all day … “Settle for nothing” starts with a very moody bass line, mix with eerier feedback. Then over the top of that you have the brilliant vocal/rap that just blends so well. Then when you think we are full rock the gustier kicks in with a beautiful guitar run. “Bullet in The Head” makes me dance… And it will you as well… Can I also say, that sound your hearing on the guitar is all him… No overlays… “ Know Your Enemy” Please … Does it get any better… “Wake Up” nods its head to the old school (Kashmir Led Zep) then we’re back into the Rage way of things, Funky bass lines, and heavy drums. “Fistful of Steel” is a bit more chilled… Well I say that but not Coldplay chilled. “Township Rebellion” is just a full on funk vibe… Then we end the album with a big and mighty song called “ Freedom” perfect end to a perfect album. I got an e-mail telling me that Rage Against The Machine would be putting on a free show next year as a thank you for getting them to number 1 this Christmas. You got to love this band.
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 |
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Detroit Social Club @ The Flower Pot
(London) Wednesday 9th December 2009
The band start with a hypnotic drum based “Kiss the Sun” buildings up in to a chant of we kiss the sun, fantastic start. This then drifts into the feedback driven “Prophecy” the backing vocals our beautifully placed. Very catchy… We then move on to the really large sounding “Northern Man” David Burn’s vocals really come into there own here… Once the album comes out I’m sure you will be hearing this all over the radio. “Rivers & Rainbows, this is the first song that got me on board. It’s got that Primal Scream /Kasabian vibe to it… Again it’s got such a hypnotic feel to it … you can’t but get dragged along. “Sliver” just makes me want to get my Happy Mondays flares out of the cupboard…
That Congo dance beat will get you moving. “Thousand kings” shows off just how great this band are, you’ve got different sounds coming from all over the stage… Every single one of them deserves to be up on the big stages which I’m sure will not be long. Burn’s vocal is probably the best vocals I’ve heard since a young Liam started in 95. I’m not saying) he sounds like him but has the same impact when you hear a great rock singer. “Black & White” such a brilliant sixties riff. “Forever w onderland” goes all down n dirty blues… Very Dr John sounding…
DSC end the night with the excellent “Sunshine People”. If these lads don’t ake it big in 2010 there is no justice in the world… VOTE DSC, VOTE DSC.
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 |
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Paul Weller Cambridge Corn Exchange / Twisted Wheel. Saturday 12th December 2009 What a fantastic end to the year for me! Twisted Wheel was the first and only support act.
Luckily for me I had seen them before during the summer so I knew what to expect of them.
  The lads pulled off fantastic set singing songs that really got the crowd going. The band are the type that appeal to most people because they seem so down to earth, this shows in their music and in the bands personality so it seems- I spotted lead singer Jonny Brown in the bar afterwards. For me the band produced a good full sound for a three piece and was a perfect choice of support for Weller. When Weller and company graced the stage the whole room came alive; The Twisted Wheel boys had done a good job but this was the real highlight of the evening. Paul played many old favourites including “Wild Wood”, “Sea Spray” and “One Bright Star”. The performance of all songs were perfect as I had anticipated and Paul Weller and band managed to do a 3-song encore. What I always find funny about Paul Weller gigs is that the crowd knows it’s coming. He misses out crowd favourites so that everybody knows to stay the ones that don’t quite grasp that miss out big time! One of the things that disappointed me was the fact that he missed out so many good Jam songs such as “The Eton Rifles” and “Going Underground”. I put this down to the fact that his former band mates were playing on the same stage the following night. The only other complaint I have to make was the fact that “Brand New Start” wasn’t played! It’s a personal favourite of mine, and many others I’m sure, so I was gutted to not hear it in his set at all. The performance went down well with the audience, many of his songs could be heard playing out through car windows in the car park after the gig. (Hearing about 50 people singing along to “Wild Wood” in a huge traffic jam is rather entertaining!) So overall I would say that it was a brilliant gig despite the fact that he missed out a few legendary numbers! |
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