Gig Review

Pure Love
Bath, Moles

22nd July 2012


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Photo Of Pure Love © Copyright TriggerI headed down to Bath to see Pure Love play their 10th ever show which took place at the ever so intimate Moles club venue in the city, I arrived at the venue early to interview Jim Carroll and Frank Carter from the band and just from spending 20 minutes with them I could tell how much passion they have about Pure Love and also what a natural fun friendship they have together and I also got a good insight into where they want Pure Love to be in the near future and if tonight’s show was anything to go by I can’t see them playing the toilet sized venues for much longer as the Academy sized venues is where Pure Love will be playing in 2013.

Photo Of Pure Love © Copyright TriggerPure Love took to the stage just before 10pm and from the start Frank Carter picked up his mic stand and placed it on the floor in with the crowd and rocked out with newly crafted rock anthems ‘She’ and ‘Hits’ which went down extremely well with half the crowd singing along to these unreleased songs. As the set progressed Frank couldn’t decide if he wanted to be on stage or with the crowd so he spent a lot of bouncing between the two, Jim Carroll spent the majority of the set with his long hair covering his face whilst he knocked out many impressive guitar riffs and laid down his well loved backing vocals.

Photo Of Pure Love © Copyright TriggerThroughout the 40minute set Pure Love managed to play 9 tracks and it was the double whammy of ‘Bury My Bones’ and ‘Handsome Devils Club’ which got the crowd psyched the most with pretty much everyone bouncing up and down and many people joining Frank and the band on their poor excuse of a tiny stage whilst letting off as much energy as possible.

If tonight’s show is anything to go by then the debut album from Pure Love is going to be well worth the wait as there was some surprising moments tonight such as when they played ‘Anthem’ which was actually a slow paced ballad where Frank spent the whole time in with the crowd singing his heart out and not to forget the set closer ‘Riot’ which had the crowd going mad for the last time and as Frank laid down his final vocals of the night he threw his mic on the floor Photo Of Pure Love © Copyright Triggerand stormed through the crowd up the stairs and out of the venue leaving the rest of the band of the stage which in my eyes was a perfect finish which proves that Frank Carter is still the unpredictable front man that so many have grown to love.

For a band that have been around for roughly a year and only have two singles to their name Pure Love put on a storming show tonight and laid down 8 rock anthems and 1 ballad that gave you a good insight into their debut album 'Anthems' whilst also rocking out like a band who have been together for years despite only playing 10 shows to date.

Pure Love 5/5

Review By Trigger

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 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?