First
up tonight are Marmozets, I don't particularly
like being horrible about bands but what a big
bag of shit, just completely tuneless on the most
part, a part from a few melodic parts here and
there, but on the most part it sounds like random
noise with everyone sounding like playing whatever
they feel like, I'm pretty sure if you threw their
instruments into a washing machine it would sound
a damn sight better than what's on offer. The
crowd look bored to tears like they would rather
be somewhere else anywhere in fact would do. As
I can't go into negative figures for a score I'm
gonna have to go with a not applicable.
Well
it can only get better from now on as Your Demise
take to the stage, hardcore sounding band more
so than the drivel before and they play actual
songs with structure, it’s pretty heavy
stuff, and gets a bit noisy at times like there's
too much going on, but they are entertaining most
of the time, even getting the crowd to sit down
and they are more entertained this time by this
lively band. The music has its catchy moments
while remaining rather heavy, very bass driven
at times too can really feel the rumble under
it all. Overall not too bad, not my favourite
of genres or a band I particularly like, but listenable
and I can even understand the lyrics on the most
part.
Main
support and taking things a turn for the more
poppy tuneful and catchy are We Are The In Crowd,
a pop/rock band, that all the songs are pretty
catchy nicely sang and get the crowd going with
their happy energetic sound. It's rather commercial
stuff aimed squarely at the scene kids, I have
nothing against this music or band but it really
lacks substance to me, a throw away sound that
hundreds of bands try to emulate with some being
largely more successful than many others, I guess
every label is looking for the next Paramore,
and a few hits will get this band there them upwards.
Overall they are a good band that can play and
write really well, but there's nothing here that's
gonna make me really want to listen more closely,
it's just too polished and not enough far reaching
for my liking, but they put on a real good live
show and hey the kids love them and they are having
a blast, a real good warm up for young guns.
Headlining
tonight are the UK's possible next big thing and
a band on the rise for sure, playing to pretty
much a full house are Young Guns.
They open with dearly departed a very lively opener
and a great way to start the set they bounce on
with weight of the world and crystal clear, this
opening trio makes the crowd the liveliest It's
been all evening even more so than when WATIC
were on. They take things down a notch with You
are not, it even had people breaking out the lighters
and torches on cameras before taking it way up
with a great high energy song to get the crowd
going again with brothers in arms then taking
things down again but only a little with stitches,
a really good bouncy drum beat driven song.
They
carry on their high energy set with the likes
of there will be rain, DOA, learn my lesson, Towers
and slightly emotional Broad fields which closed
out the main set.
After a very short break and with time running
out on the night they went right into Winter Kiss
and then there most popular and most catchy song
Bones to round off a very excellent performance.
Marmozets 0/5
Your Demise 3/5
We Are The In Crowd 4/5
Young Guns 4.5/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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