Four bands for a tenner. Bargain!
Tonight’s proceedings open with Kickback Generation’s
politically charged, angry punk rock shouting out against today’s austerity
driven capitalist society. Songs thrashed out with soaring punk guitar, some
cracking riffs, and thumping rhythms. Best of all it all stays tuneful.
Blisteringly fast, forceful and angry but never shouty. Kickback Generation
wear their influences with pride: hints of The Clash, UK Subs and a whole host
of great bands from ‘77/’78 pop up. There’s even a bit of buzzsaw guitar and
that’s no bad thing.
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| Kickback Generation. |
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| Kickback Generation. |
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| Kickback Generation. |
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| Kickback Generation. |
The Hangmen knock us about with their full on psychobilly
rock ‘n’ roll. They’re loud and they’re fast and their songs are not about the
niceties of life. Murder, hell and death thrown out over a backdrop of rumbling
double bass and pounding drums. From full on punk to heavy blues it’s all
delivered with real kick ass energy.
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| The Hangmen |
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| The Hangmen |
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| The Hangmen |
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| The Hangmen |
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| The Hangmen |
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| The Hangmen |
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| The Hangmen |
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| The Hangmen |
Snide Remarks hit you with a full on sonic assault that’s
both solid punk rock and great entertainment. While bass, guitar and drums hold
it all together in a somewhat cool manner singer Baz stays still for barely a
second. Leaping around the stage, leaping off the stage, in the crowd, in your
face there’s no chance of your mind wandering onto anything else. Banging,
singalong punk rock covering everything from social ills, losing your loved one
to the joys of the weekend. Top stuff.
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks - photo by Shahla White |
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks |
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| Snide Remarks |
You know you’re going to have a good time when 999 play. Delivering
a set that covers their 40+ year career, full of those distinct guitar riffs
from Guy Days and the unmistakeable vocals of Nick Cash. The flat out,
breakneck speed of ‘Nasty Nasty’, ‘Hit Me’ and ‘I’m Alive’ mixed up with the
almost poppy, singalong punk of songs such as ‘Little Red Riding Hood’,
‘Biggest Prize In Sport’ and ‘Boys In The Gang’. Add in the classics ‘Feelin’
Alright With The Crew’, ‘Emergency’ and ‘Homicide’, this was a set of top class
tunes from one of the original ’76 punk bands.
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| 999 |
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| 999 |
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| 999 |
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| 999 |
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| 999 |
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| 999 |
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| 999 |
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