Thursday baby!!! Know what that means?? It mean free chocolate, pay day tomorrow and a brand, spanking new MySpace Review for yis. Not sure if all the music heads in the country will be able to recover from the exciting news about Paul McCartney himself playing here in December but I’m sure we’ll all struggle on :p. I’ve restored back to the HWCH 09 Festival line up to find another act for the almighty MySpace Review series.
Today’s review will be unfortunately short as the band has only posted 2 minute previews of each track. Identity Parade are a five piece Dublin act. According to their press release they’ve played alongside acts such as Republic of Loose, Director and The Blizzards but please folks; let’s not hold that against them. I’m sure they had good cause. Anyways, let’s push on and see what they’re like.
As usual I’ve never seen them live or heard their record.
Ok, first song, Ooh Ooh caught my attention immediately. Well priced, sounds like they know what they’re doing and pretty full on. A couple more listens and the track is still pretty solid. Very down/up beat kind of pop rock. Foo Fighters meets The Killers if you want a description. Pretty ok song, just a pity they cut the end of it off.
Next up is Colette Collar. Same kind of style but a little more upbeat and more like one of those American punk band s(you know, the ones that look like total retards) during the chorus. Not a bad song except they get into a ghey (politically correct way of writing the derogatory slang term. TT doesn’t want to upset our readers. We do hate politically correctness though, imagine, we as a species have reached a point where we need guidelines on how to act as humans towards each other. Anyone reads this who worries about offending others and being politically correct – you’re a total sap!! Act like a fucking decent person and you’ll find we don’t need guidelines) little melody bit towards the end of the preview. Just as the song sounds like it’s about to improve…they cut it off. That doesn’t entice Tickets There to go listening, it gets us pissed off! Yer not Zeppelin lads so let people hear your music.
Kicking Stones brings the more singer / songwriter effort from the band. This one’s just a tad Swiss and not one of Tickets There’s favorites. Very basic Foo Fighters except a little more obvious and cheesy. As this sound goes, it’s an American thing so Irish bands trying to emulate it doesn’t really work because it doesn’t represent us as a people, no matter how hard most of the bands try to make it ours. Not bad songs, just a little mediocre as this style goes.
Ever wanted to see The Beatles live but you were born too late? Well never fear because one half of the McCartney / Lennon (edited from Lennon / McCartney after John’s death at Paul’s insistence..seriously, look it up) is coming to town.
What’s better than a hand full of Beatles classic thrown in-between a set of Wings favorites and solo filler? Ah I’m just messing with ye (If TT doesn’t say that, we’ll be told to take the picture down. Infringing intellectual property don’t ya know. Just ask Meatloaf – Ed).
Paul McCartney: Live at the O2, December 20th
Tickets on sale October 28th Priced between €86.25 – €156.25
Posted in Music on October 22, 2009 by Tickets There
LIVE VIDEOS!!!
METALLICA:Harvester of Sorrow (Live in Moscow, 1991 – Metallica ‘Black Album’ Tour)
DEF LEPPARD:Stagefright (Live is USA, 1988 – Hysteria Tour)
GUNS N’ ROSES:Rocket Queen (Live at The Ritz, 1988 – Appetite for Destruction Tour)
KISS:Deuce (Live in Finland, 2008 – Alive 35 European Tour) Sorry about the sound quality but visually it gives you a good idea what a KISS gig is like. Quite simply, KISS live is the greatest experience you can have. Five out of Five doctors recommend it.
This story is at least a week old not but I’m making more of a effort to post more news related articles and quite frankly, there isn’t anything going on at the moment.
Originally meant to hit stores on November 17th but for unannounced reasons, the album’s release date has now been pushed back to an unspecified date in 2010. No official word has come from Geffen about why they postponed it so hackers, attack!! Get into their database, find out why and publish them. While you’re there, check if there’s any unreleased Guns N’ Roses tracks on their servers and publish them to.
The first single from HellBilly Deluxe 2, What?, was released through ITunes on October 6th. Except an update about the album when TT knows more.
or! – you can visit the legends site and find out yourself…ya lazy bas*ards!
There’s been a lot of hype about Talulah Does The Hula since the HWCH festival. They even managed to top the list of ‘most downloaded’ artists out of the 100 bands playing the festival. Now, with a name like TDTH, Tickets There is pretty sure they’ll fall into the Chongo Pop genre we detest, but, in the interest of actually wanting people to visit this site, we decided…after many days deliberation to fire ahead, review them and get the whole thing out of the way before we focus on the band as another easy target.
As usual, I’ve never seen the band live or heard their record.
Ok, the bands big single, Bad Boyfriend is first up (the songs video has also been nominated for Best Video By A New Comer in this year’s IMTV awards). Hmmm, not chongo pop anyway so TT’s relived. Only Fumes and Corpses was enough shit music for today. The singer has a nice voice…very nice actually and the style is more like R n’B or soul than today’s pop standards. The chorus is real smooth, clean cut and catchy. Not a bad effort by any means and closer to real pop than most music out there. Yep, the fear has definitely left the building.
Those Girls is next and it’s a little darker at the start. Not Cradle of Filth dark, but very Weezer-ish. Remember old Weezer? Yeah, that one. Chorus is more upbeat but not as catchy as Bad Boyfriend. After listening for awhile, the song does grow on you a little. It’s slow and could possibly do with a little shaving here and there, make it a little shorter. Not bad though. Brick for A Brain has a little Pixies rip off, a band Talulah seem to be a little influenced by. Kim Deal kind of vocals, full of little electronic nudges from one of those happy sounding key boards. Light guitar and drums and a very background sort of bass. I like the verse, nice and uneasy (good uneasy). Song itself is a tad dull. It lacks any sort of kick and no kick = no joy.
Order is next and also the last of the studio tracks. The last three are all live recordings from Crawdaddy. Bridge is good, just waiting for the chorus because the verse didn’t hold much. Hmm, chorus is alright. Very slow again and nowhere near the quality of Bad Boyfriend. Ah, not Tickets There’s thing but I’d say there’s a big audience out there for it. Think we’ll leave it at that.
Tickets There would recommend them if you want some dancy, poppy music for the evening. They have the potential to be a great pop act but it’s early days as far as song writing goes.
Some funny intro. Some witty remarks. Some general references to what I’m up to. A closing remark that brings us to the point. Pointless, un-researched general info (generally nothing more than the bands location) and the band’s name (Only Fumes and Corpses).
Usual spiel about never hearing them or seeing them.
Open with a general statement about the group normally based entirely on their first song. EG – I think hardcore punk is a scene that needs to be laid to rest. I’ve been sitting here for 20 minutes listening to this band (Only Fumes and Corpses) and not only have they sucked my life away, they’ve destroyed any credibility I would have given this genre. It’s nothing more than the bastard son of punk and metal. Then move onto discussing each song. This proves to people you’ve at least visited the bands MySpace. Five Days starts off pretty well. Nice Slayer kind of aggression on the drums and in the riffs and that’s kept going for some time, building the sound and adding layers of anger. Then the vocals and the main riff’s plummet in. Not bad because it’s over pretty quickly. In all fairness, this isn’t a bad track. What suddenly dawns on Tickets There is this song has been running for at least 15 minutes. Going back to the MySpace I (yes it’s an I day, Anto’s away) discover that I’m on the third track. They all sound so similar I couldn’t even tell when one finished and one started. Not only do they sound similar but the quality just hops onto a spiraling descent into awfulness. Flogging a Dead Horse doesn’t even sound like it has a chorus while Drawing Lines is sooooo fucking long, boring and repetitive I’ll deserve a medal for actually sitting this one out.
Move onto the next song and try to look for some of the band positives. If this fails, tear into their fucking souls like Satan himself. If you feel you don’t have the right because you haven’t followed your dreams and you don’t think it’s right to criticize people for doing just that…then you have no business writing a MySpace Review. This isn’t Hotpress folks, it’s brutal reality of life (you’re so full of shit TT – Ed). What’s DRI? I couldn’t be bothered checking Google to find out. Anyway, the fourth song is I Don’t Need Society is by far the best, possibly only because it’s a DRI cover. Fast, well played and (finally thank god!!) a different-ish riff than the other three. Not bad. Wouldn’t listen again but not bad. Rage Against the Machine is just screaming in their graves.
Fifth song, It’s Imminent is obviously an original because they’ve just gone back, taken the music for the first three tracks and changed the odd lyric. Boring, repetitive and pointless. Sixth song (When you don’t like a bands sound, try to keep moving along because readers don’t like to see ten thousand words of negativity) is called The Elite and it’s more like I Don’t Need Society than the ‘Hard Core Template’ they’ve used on the other four ‘originals’. Not good, too stoppy starty with nothing to define it. Singer just screams and the band go mental. He stops screaming and the band calm down and then, then he starts screaming again. Not music.
Second last, September. Again a different type of style from the other numbers. Funky bass, possibly the best thing about any of the songs so far. Ah boring, so is final song, The Last Tide. What an unbelievably boring review.
If you like the band, try to include as much follow up material as possible, e.g. official sites, MySpace, gig dates…etc. If you didn’t like the band, finish on a remark trying to highlight their strong point of simply state that you didn’t think much of them. Tickets There would recommend…….you stay the hell away from Only Fumes and Corpses. (closing remark edited as part of TT’s ongoing commitment to be nicer to Irish bands but…it kind of involved a remark about the quality of music a pile of rotting flesh could produce in relation to these six long, drawn out, waste of time efforts. But we won’t say it)
(taking out the word ‘Launched’ from Hotpress. There’s only so many ways to write these things)
Hey folks,
Just a quick word before you’re sent off to a real website for all the juicy details. The IMRO (Irish Music Rights organization) have launched their Live Music Venue of the year award. Each year the organization asks its members to vote for Irelands leading live music venue and according to the facts, there’s over 400 venues that qualify for this prestigious title.
Ireland has a long history of fantastic live music and many of our venues are just incredible. Vicar Street managed to pick it up last year but since they don’t seem to have a lot of bands there any more, TT is hoping The Olympia or The Button Factory grab it this year. Only members can vote so if you can, be sure that you do (sounds like Yoda).
That’s right, Ireland has its own MTV baby and it’s called…I-MTV (Irish Music Television). Like MTV, they’ve decided to start up an annual awards show, giving prizes for the best Irish music videos of the year…I think. This year’s (the first ever) award ceremony will take place at the Sugar Club, Leeson Street (I can think of better things to do there aswell) on November 27th.
Seriously though, Tickets There isn’t about to shit on this crowd making the effort. It’s fantastic that bands will finally have a reason to make videos in this country because record labels and other stations don’t seem to want anything to do with em.
Here’s a list of this year’s categories and the nominees and Tickets There’s comments. (also, below is three of TT’s fav underground Irish music vids of all time).
1.BEST LIVE VIDEO
LISA HANNIGAN – I DON’T KNOW
LISA HANNIGAN – LILLE
LADYDOLL – BUTTON
THE BRILLIANT THINGS – RISE
AND SO I WATCHED YOU FROM AFAR – SET GUITARS TO KILL (TT’s Choice to Win)
2.BEST DANCE VIDEO
LE BIEN – HERE AND THERE
NOISE CONTROL – ADDICTION
DARK ROOM NOTES – LETS LIGHT FIRES
ARVEEN & MISK – HELLS BELLS
LE GALAXIE – YOU FEEL THE FIRE (TT’s Choice to Win)
3.BEST STYLED VIDEO
DIRTY EPICS – COMING UP (TT’s Choice to Win)
JULIE FEENEY – IMPOSSIBLY BEAUTIFUL
LAURA IBIZOR – SHINE
THE CORONAS – LISTEN DEAR
THE BLIZZARDS – POSTCARDS
4.BEST SOLO MALE
YNGVE WIELAND – LITTLE BOY
PADRAIG RUHSE – GONNA BE A CHANGE
JJ – PLAYING THE GAME
PEARSE MCGLOUGHLIN – WAYS TO KILLS A WEREWOLF
ENDA REILLY – MOL AN AIMSIRE
5.BEST SOLO FEMALE
LISA HANNIGAN – LILLE
JULIE FEENEY – LOVE IS A TRICKY THING
WALLIS BIRD – HOME
MISS PAULA FLYNN – HOLIDAY IN SWEDEN
GEMMA HAYES – HOME (TT’s Choice to Win)
6.MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT FOR VIDEO
FIGHT LIKE APES – SOMETHING GLOBAL
THE CHAPTERS – VIDEOTAPES
HERM – HEADS
GRAND POCKET ORCHESTRA – BALLET SHOES
SEAN NEEDHAM – I’M NOT AFRAID
7. BEST PRODUCTION / SPECIAL EFFECTS
SICKBOY – SILENCE IN CONVERSATION (TT’s Choice to Win)
CAP PAS CAP – WE ARE MEN
JAPE – FLOATING (TT – Why is Jape here, isn’t this video years old? What about I Was A Man?)
HAM SANDWICH – BROKEN GLASS
202′S – EASE MY MIND
8.BEST VIDEO BY A NEW COMER (public Vote) HOGAN – I WANT YOU
HOARSEBOX – ALL I NEED NOW
BATS – SHADOW FUCKING
BOWLEGGED – RED LIGHT
TALLULAH DOES THE HULA – BAD BOYFRIEND
9. DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
EOGHAN KIDNEY
LORCAN FINNEGAN
SIMON EUSTACE
LINDSEY BYRNES
WILL MCCONNELL
10. VIDEO OF THE YEAR 2009 (none!)
DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOS – MR MIRIAD
FIGHT LIKE APES – TIE ME UP IN JACKETS
THE CORONAS – LISTEN DEAR
THE BLIZZARDS – POSTCARDS
VALERIE FRANCIS – PUNCHES
The first ever Irish Music Television Awards have been announced and Tickets There…isn’t that interested. No mention of Humanzi’sBass Balls video so could care less. Also, Jape is in there for some reason with Floating…despite the fact that video’s years old. Guess there just isn’t that many great Irish music videos out this year. If they are including old video’s, Directors’Come With A Friend, Future Kings of Spain, Syndicate and …maybe Revelate should have been in there. Anyways, won’t get bogged down in that yet, I’ll do another blog later with all the details. Back to the Review. One of this year’s candidates for Best Live Video caught my eye. Ladydoll hail from Cork and I don’t know a damn thing about them…but they sound ok, so let’s give them a go.
As usual, I’ve never seen the band…you get the gist.
So, first up is Hunnybunny. Pretty Heavy intro. I always like loud guitars to kick things off, gets the blood going. Sounds like something very familiar. I’m not a big fan of this whiney kind of Emo voice but the music is pretty sweet. Really good production on the bass and guitars giving the song a real tight feeling. I see other writers have compared them to the Smashing Pumpkins but I wouldn’t get that from this track, it’s more upbeat than the Pumpkins. Not a bad number. I’d happily listen to it again.
Second track’s called Genetics and it’s got a totally different vide. Guitars, vocals and style completely change. There a nice piano melody over some pretty sweet start / stop indie. Singers voice is also alot strong when he’s not trying to whinge into the mike. Just slightly all over the place but interesting and hooky. Call me kooky, call me whacky but I like it. There’s an enormous feel to their sound and Tickets There likes grandeur. I think this would work well as a geek anthem. With a chorus comprised of the following line “It’s all about Genetics“, what else could it be?
Ah, final song’s called Charm Alarm and its style is similar to Genetics. The singer’s voice reverts to the style of Honeybunny which is unfortunate. Ireland has enough emo / American wannabe’s, but this lot aren’t the worst of them. Still a catchy song but not one TT would be rushing back to hear.
Well, not the worst. Not the best. You can do better, that’s all I’ll say.
Ash’s A – Z tour kicked off last night in Aldershot (no idea, somewhere in England…look up Google Maps if you care so much). According to the official site a good night was had by all so folks, Dublin calling!!
Remember Ash are playing the Button factory on November 25th!!! Tickets are on sale now and you’re guaranteed a night of full frontal, explicit, naughty and damn right savage Irish rock n roll baby!!!!
The lads are in the middle of releasing 1 song, every week for a year (26 in total) and there’s a handful of them in the set including Arcadia and Return of White Rabbit (ROWR is not one of the 26, that was just an advance kid n of warm up – Ed.)
A few more tracks like Uncle Pat, Angle Interceptor, Jack Names the Planets and we’re sailing. TT hopes to see you all there. Ash are probably Irelands leading rock group at the moment. Their back catalogue is over crammed with hard hitting belters and by all accounts they’re incredible live. Be there or be somewhere sad, pathetic and lonely….or a strip club. But, if you’re going to a strip club, why not head along to the gig first?
Arcadia
A Life Less Ordinary
Meltdown
Shining Light
Joy Kicks Darkness
True Love 1980
Kung Fu
Wild Surf
You Can’t Have It All
Oh Yeah
Space Shot Jack Names the Planets Sometimes
Goldfinger Walking Barefoot
Orpheus
Girl From Mars
Return of White Rabbit
– – – –
Lose Control
Twilight of the Innocents
Burn Baby Burn
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***UPDATED – 30/11/2010 – Guns N’ Roses: TO TOUR USA IN 2011? ***
Rumours are flying high that Guns N’ Roses will be touring the US in the spring of 2011 with the possibility of a new album (or remix album with a DVD) and…(yes, there’s more :)) some new material being played at the shows. Whether or not the new songs will be played at the bands December shows is unclear but rumours generally have some basis in the Guns business (trying our best not to shit a brick laughing at that last comment).
According to Guns N Roses News, a source, the same that leaked the lyrics to sorry a year before they were released has divulged the following information.
“From what I’ve heard through some of my band contacts, 2011 should be a very cool year for the fans. Axl really wants to get Chinese Democracy’s follow-up out there, they’d like to tour the US (unfortunately lawsuits may prevent them), and we may even get that remix CD album bundled with an official DVD release that they’re working on.
Also, don’t be surprised if you hear a previously unreleased song or 2 played live for the first time. From what I hear, Axl is wanting to test the waters. Keep your fingers crossed that it is either “Forgotten” or Atlas Shrugged”. Whatever it is, you can be sure that it will be sweeeeeeeet!”
So, if anything more comes about this, we should be in for a fun filled Guns N’ Roses 2011. It’s too soon and too little for breath holding but where there’s light..etc. When we hear more, we’ll tell ye!
***UPDATED – 22/10/2010 – Guns N’ Roses Announce Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December Show***
No word on Israel yet (thank-god!) but Guns N’ Roses have announced a show in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi!. Penciled in for December 16th, the date follows Guns Australian shows earlier in the month. For a full list of confirmed 2010 dates, please see below.
Dec. 1st: Guns N’ Roses live in Townsville, QLD, Australia
Dec. 4th: Guns N’ Roses live in Sydney, NSW, Australia
Dec. 7th: Guns N’ Roses live in Adelaide, SA, Australia
Dec. 11th: Guns N’ Roses live in Perth, WA, Australia
Dec. 16th: Guns N’ Roses live in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
***UPDATED – 14/10/2010 – DUFF McKAGAN PLAYS WITH GUNS N’ ROSES IN LONDON*** Can barely believe it myself folks but original Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan got up on stage with the band tonight to play You Could Be Mine, Lies favourite Nice Boys, Knockin’ On Heavens Door (featuring Duff on Guitar) and Patience (featuring Duff on Tambourine) at the second sold out night in London’s O2 Arena.
Apparently Axl Rose announced “There Was This Guy At The End Of My Hallway Playing All This Loud Music & Shit. Who The Fuck? Oh! It’s Duff!”. So it seems Mr. McKagan was staying at the same hotel as Axl and the two decided on giving their UK fans a little treat.
This is mega for anyone underestimating the significance. It’s the first time since 93 that Duff and Axl have played together live and might signal an end to the bitterness and rivalry at last. No-ones calling for a reunion, but it would be nice if those guys could patch things up. They did great work together and should get along. Fair play to both Axl and Duff tonight and to Tommy and the rest of the guys for standing back and letting the crowd lap it up. Christ I’d give almost anything to have been there!
Duff ain’t the only X-guns to take the stage with the new line-up. Original guitarist Izzy Stradlin played several shows with Guns in 2006.
Set-list with full Duff details (thank-you Blabbermouth)
01. Intro
02. Chinese Democracy
03. It’s So Easy
04. Mr. Brownstone
05. Sorry
06. Shackler’s Revenge
07. Richard Fortus Solo
08. Live And Let Die
09. Instrumental Jam
10. This I Love
11. Better
12. Rocket Queen
13. Dizzy Reed Solo
14. Street Of Dreams
15. You Could Be Mine (w/ Duff McKagan on bass)
16. The Ballad Of Death
17. Sweet Child O’Mine
18. Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
19. Axl Piano Solo
20. November Rain
21. Bumblefoot Solo
22. I.R.S.
23. Nice Boys (w/ Duff McKagan on guitar)
24. Knocking On Heaven’s Door (w/ Duff McKagan on guitar)
25. Nightrain
Encore:
26. Don’t Cry
27. Madagascar
28. Patience (w/ Duff McKagan on tambourine)
29. Whole Lotta Rosie
30. Waiting On A Friend (jam)
31. Paradise City
***UPDATED – 13/10/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES Play London O2 Arena Tonight*** Tickets There wishes Guns the best of luck tonight when they return to the UK for the first time since the whole Reading / Leeds thing. This side of Europe mistreated rock royalty in August and early September, so hopefully things will go smoothly on this leg of the tour and the UK will get to see the band in full blazing glory.
***UPDATED – 10/10/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES to perform in Israel?***According to YNetNews, Guns N’ Roses are likely to play 2 shows in Israel this December.
The dates are slated to take place on the 18th and 19th. No city, venue or official confirmation has been announced as of yet but rumours seem to be king for this tour and Guns are stopping at every port in the sea (aside from the one over yonder). These shows follow the Australian ones taking place in Early December.
On a personal note, Tickets There isn’t delighted to see Guns break the boycott of Israel that many others have signed up to but then again, they’re musicians, not politicians. Hopefully the nukes won’t drop on The Knesset until after Guns finish up their show.
***UPDATED – 04/09/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES ROME SHOW UNDER-WAY*** Several Twitters, forums and Mr. Del James have confirmed Guns are on-stage in Rome!!!!
We’ll let ye know how things go when we have an update.
Same set-list as always, apparently the crowd are going nuts (in a good way). Guns are Back on form!!!
Rome show is over, everything went brilliantly!!! Tomorrow night, let’s see them do it again!!
***UPDATED – 02/09/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES Dublin & Belfast Review Now Posted***
Well, by now the entire GN’R world (and Beyond) has heard the media’s version of last nights show in Dublin, now it’s time for TT to have our final word on the subject.
***UPDATED – 29/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES ARRIVE IN BELFAST***
Well folks, no word on those extra Australian shows yet but good news for Irish Gn’R fans, The band have arrived in Belfast and they’re reading and willing for tomorrow night. Please excuse Tickets There for the next few days but after tonight, we’ll be binging in some good old fashioned Gn’R!
***UPDATED – 29/08/2010 – Axl Rose – Asshole or Hero? NME Ask The Question!*** Well, seems to folks over at NME are carrying on with their typical Bullshit. They posted a piece entitled ‘Axl Roses – Asshole or Hero?‘ and Tickets There has answered.
***UPDATED – 29/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: LEEDS IS LOVIN’ IT *** Well folks, Queens of the Stone have finished and Leeds is waiting. We’ll let ye know as soon as they’re on.
***21:32 – Word is it’s Starting!!!***
***21:38 – Guns N’ Roses are on stage at Leeds. Welcome to The Jungle definitely played – more than likely Chinese Democracy aswell***
***22:04 – Best source for Leeds Festival news is GunsNRosesNews On Twitter. According to them, the following songs have been played so far,
“Chinese Democracy”, “Welcome To The Jungle”, “It’s So Easy”, “Mr. Brownstone”, “Sorry”, Richard Fortus Guitar Solo (James Bond Theme) & “Live And Let Die”, “This I Love”, “Rocket Queen”, Dizzy Reed Piano Solo (Ziggy Stardust) & “Street Of Dreams”, “You Could Be Mine”. “DJ” Ashba Guitar Solo (Ballad Of Death) & “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, “November Rain”, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”, “Nightrain”played so far!
***23:11 – Right, crack time. Curfew for Leeds was 23:00 and we’re 12 minutes past. Let’s see what happens!***
***23:22 – According to GunsNRosesNews On Twitter, the Leeds organizers have told the band the show must end now. Waiting for an update.
**23:30 – Here Today Gone To Hell have confirmed the Leeds show is now over. Standing by to hear how it ended.***
***23:32 – According to GunsNRosesNews On Twitter, Axl made the following comment on stage “Coppers & Organisers Want To Fuck With Us & You. I Mean We’re In The Middle Of Nowhere In A Field“. Dead right, it’s a fucking festival for christs sake, leave them be!***
***UPDATED – 29/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: AXL CONFIRMS LEEDS APPEARANCE *** Good news Leeds fans, Axl Rose has updated his twitter account to confirm the band will be playing Leeds tonight and they’re in negotiations to ensure that fans attending the show get their moneys worth.
He has also stated that fans deserve an apology from the Reading organizers, or to not mis-quote the legend “from those responsible” for ‘this nonsense’ (the way the last show was cut short). See both tweets below,
“We r in constant talks to ensure the fans attending Leeds get what they paid for w/out undue bureaucratic interference. We thank you for your understanding. Peace!! ”
“In regard to Reading we feel at the very least the fans deserve an apology from those responsible for the nonsense. We’d also like to thank the fans for being so great, singing along n’ not tearing the place apart!!”
These updates will come as a sense of relief to the thousands of fans at Leeds today hoping to see Guns N’ Roses close the festival tonight.
***UPDATED – 28/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: LEEDS FESTIVAL APPEARANCE STILL GOING AHEAD DESPITE AXL’s SPEECH ***Photo Taken From BBC.co.UK!
Well folks, if the word of NME and the Reading/Leeds organizers is anything to go by, Guns N’ Roses will still play their headlining slot tomorrow.
So far, none of the band has commented on Axl’s speech at last nights Reading show but Guitarist DJ Ashba has posted a twitter message branding the organizer, Melvin Benn a “money grubbing prick” and rightly pointed out that Melvin knows guns n roses show and if he wasn’t prepared to take them as they come, he shouldn’t have booked them.
We’ll post an update as soon as we hear it.
***UPDATED – 28/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: LEEDS FESTIVAL APPEARANCE CANCELLED?*** Photo Taken From BBC.co.UK!
Not many reports about this so far, but Tickets There was just watching a video of Axl speaking to the crowd at Reading last night after the bands sound had been cut by festival organizers and Axl clearly says (0.21 seconds in)
“…so unfortunately due to tonight, WE WILL NOT BE AT LEEDS”
This was followed by the crowd chanting ‘Fuck You Reading‘. No-one from Leeds, Reading or Guns N’ Roses has commented on Axl’s speech so far leaving things very much up in the air for tomorrows headlining appearance. Watch the video below.
Good news for fans around Europe, Axl Rose has updated his twitter account for the first time in three months to announce,
‘Bkstage at Reading. Tour’s ON! Our apologies 4 any inconvenience. Peace!‘
He has also removed the previous hacked comment about the tour cancellation.
***UPDATED – 28/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: READING FESTIVAL ENDS***
Well folks – I’m sorry. Went for after work pint…ended up as cocktails, pints and shots and low n behold, a full blown session but, I was watching GN’R updates the whole time and finally it’s 100% official – Guns N’ Fucking Roses are in Europe!!!!
Tonight,the Guns played Reading and in typical, Rock ‘N’ Roll fashion, they turned up late, giving a two finger salute to the so called ‘11.30pm’ curfew bullshit. Axl and co played until 00:00 and the pulled was literally pulled. Not liking this, the band did a sit in with the crowd chanting ‘Let Them Play‘ when finally, drummer Frank Ferrer led the crowd into a massive sing along for Paradise City with Axl-The Legend-Rose signing vocals through a megaphone!
There were reports that due to the band arriving an hour late on stage (an hour, BIG FUCKING DEAL!!), the crowd turned pretty hostile but in all fairness, people are sacks and half the audience is an NME crowd out for blood. Pass no heed and look at the positive notes. The Reading audience wouldn’t know rock N Rill if it jumped up and beat the living hell out of them!
No riots, no cancellation, no no-shows, Guns N’ Roses played, time for Reading to appreciate that. Their set was as follows,
Chinese Democracy’
‘Welcome To The Jungle’
‘It’s So Easy’
‘Mr. Brownstone’
‘Sorry’
‘Richard Fortus Guitar Solo’
‘Live And Let Die’
‘This I Love’
‘Rocket Queen’
‘Dizzy Reed Piano Solo’
‘Street Of Dreams’
‘You Could Be Mine’
‘DJ Ashba Guitar Solo’
‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’
‘Instrumental Jam’
‘Axl Rose Piano Solo’
‘November Rain’
‘Night Train’
***UPDATED – 27/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: READING FESTIVAL BEGINS***
Tonight is the night and Tickets There is giving up our Friday evening relaxation time to being you live highlights from Guns N’ Roses headlining slot at the Reading Festival. We won’t be there in person but god damn it we’ll bring you the updates one way or another!
Keep an eye on this post for the go ahead. Stage Time: 21:30 GMT
And remember, it’s not too late to get tickets for their Irish shows next week (Belfast Aug:31st / Dublin Sept. 1st). Banner below.
***UPDATED – 27/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: More Australian Shows Announced?***
Well, rumour seems to be fact rather than fiction these days in the Guns N’ Roses camp so an announcment from AMP – Andrew McManus Productions that GN’R are set to play two extra dates in Australia with KoRn as special guests may come true.
In a posting on AMP Presents Official Website, they’ve announced Guns and KoRn will play shows in Townsville (December 1st) and Adelaide (December 7th). Tickets go on sale September 7th.
These shows will happen around Guns already confirmed show at the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars street race on December 4th. No official confirmation has come from Official Facebook Page but we’ll let ye know when it does.
***UPDATED – 25/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES: 2nd London Date Official*** Yep it’s true, Guns N’ Roses have confirmed a second date at London’s O2 Arena on October 14th on their Official Facebook Page. Sebastian Bach of Skid Row is set to support the band on all October UK dates.
The band are currently in the UK preparing for their European tour which kicks off at the Reading Festival this Friday. Twitter updates from several band members have confirmed their safe arrival and pre-tour tour activities starting. To follow the guys, check out a list we made on Twitter that follows most of the main GN’R players,
By the looks of things, CD.com also have word there’ll be another date announced for Oct.29th, although there’s no country mentioned. Also, HTGTH have just posted on Twitter that Sebastian Bach will support GN’R on their October UK Tour. This would tie in with a recent re-tweet on SB’s Twitter.
***UPDATED – 19/08/2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES TOUR STILL ON***
Well folks, looks like every things A-ok! Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal has confirmed on his Facebook Page that the band are leaving for the U.K. on Monday.
“Leaving for the UK on Monday, for the GNR TOUR. NOT quitting GNR, don’t listen
to any trolls and dweebs pretending they have a clue.”
Once we hear they’ve arrived, we’ll let you know!
***UPDATED – 16/08/2010 – (Even More official) AXL ROSE TWITTER ACCOUNT WAS HACKED***
More reports are flooding in that this whole thing is the result of some prick arse hacker. Official sources are still contacting the world to confirm this was a hack but no-ones updated the official GN’R Facebook or websites yet and no band members have commented. Some of the sources that have confirmed this was a hack are as follows,
***UPDATED – 16/08/2010 – (Almost official) AXL ROSE TWITTER ACCOUNT WAS HACKED***
News that will come as a relief to thousands, it appears Official sources are desperatly trying to contact all press and booking agents to inform them the scheduled Guns N’ Roses dates are not cancelled and Axl Roses Twitter account has been hacked.
***UPDATED – 16/08/2010 – ALL GUNS N’ ROSES TOUR DATES CANCELLED?***
According to Axl Rose’s Twitter Account – “All upcoming Guns N’ Roses dates are officially cancelled”.
Is this true? Tickets There is hoping not. All other entries were made via IPhone and this one has been made via MobileWeb so with any luck it’s a hacker (bastard if it is).No official announcment has come from MCD or the Guns N’ Roses camp so stay tunned for updates as we have them.
TT has fingers crossed left right andf centre that this is a hack. Belfast and Dublin were so close :(.
**UPDATED – 03/08/2010 – UK TOUR CONFIRMED – Zaragoza & Barcelona Dates Re-Scheduled**
It’s official, Guns N Roses have confirmed the UK Tour dates on their Facebook Page. The date’s in Spain have been re-scheduled for the 22nd/23rd of October. Guns N’ Roses Official Facebook Page has added the three UK dates to their touring schedule.
October 13th – The O2, London
October 17th – LG Arena Birmingham
October 18th – MEN Arena, Manchester
Updated list of tour dates is below,
08.31 – Belfast, Northern Ireland @ The Odyssey Arena
09.01 – Dublin, Ireland @ O2 Arena
09.04 – Rome, Italy @ Palalottomatica
09.05 – Milan, Italy @ Mediolanum Forum
09.08 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
09.10 – Amneville, France @ Le Galaxie Arena
09.13 – Paris, France @ Bercy Arena
09.16 – Genebra, Switzerland @ Arena Geneva
09.18 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle Arena
09.21 – Bucharest, Romania @ Romexpo
09.23 – Belgrade, Serbia @ Belgrade Arena
09.24 – Zagreb, Crotia @ Arena Hall
09.30 – Antwerpen, Belgium @ Sportpaleis
10.02 – Lille, France @ Zenith
10.03 – Arnhem, Netherlands @ GelreDome XS
10.06 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Pavilhao Atlantico
10.09 – Madrid, Spain @ Palacio de Vistalegre
10.10 – San Sebastian, Spain @ Velódromo de Anoeta 10.13 – London, England @ The O2
10.17 – Birmingham, England @ LG Arena
10.18 – Manchester, England @The MEN Arena
10.22 – Zaragoza, Spain @ Pabellón Príncipe Felipe
10.23 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Olímpic de Badalonagland
**UPDATED – 03/08/2010 – European Tour Expanded to included UK**
Guns N’ Roses have expanded their European tour in include three dates in England, with the possibility of more to come. So far shows have been announced in London, Manchester and Birmingham for this October. Please see date sbelow,
October 13th – The O2, London (TBC – Conflicts with Spanish Dates)
October 17th – LG Arena Birmingham
October 18th – MEN Arena, Manchester
08.31 – Belfast, Northern Ireland @ The Odyssey Arena
09.01 – Dublin, Ireland @ O2 Arena
09.04 – Rome, Italy @ Palalottomatica
09.05 – Milan, Italy @ Mediolanum Forum
09.08 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
09.10 – Amneville, France @ Le Galaxie Arena
09.13 – Paris, France @ Bercy Arena
09.16 – Genebra, Switzerland @ Arena Geneva
09.18 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle Arena
09.21 – Bucharest, Romania @ Romexpo
09.23 – Belgrade, Serbia @ Belgrade Arena
09.24 – Zagreb, Crotia @ Arena Hall
09.30 – Antwerpen, Belgium @ Sportpaleis
10.02 – Lille, France @ Zenith
10.03 – Arnhem, Netherlands @ GelreDome XS
10.09 – Madrid, Spain @ Palacio de Vistalegre
10.10 – San Sebastian, Spain @ Velódromo de Anoeta 10.13 – Zaragoza, Spain @ Pabellón Príncipe Felipe / London, England @ The O2 (Clashing Dates)
10.14 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Olímpic de Badalona
10.17 – Birmingham, England @ LG Arena
10.18 – Manchester, England @The MEN Arena
NME now have the story and they’ve missed the fact that the 13th is a conflicting date. Still no official word from the GN’R camp but since the date appear in Ticketmaster, there’s a good chance there’s something behind them.
**UPDATED – 20/07/2010 – USA – Rock N’ Rev Show Announced** Guns N’ Roses are going stateside!! They’ve announced an American show for August 13th at the Rock ‘N Rev Festival in South Dakota.
**UPDATED – 14/07/2010 – Australia – Sydney 500 V8 show announced**
Guns N’ Roses are heading down under. The band have announced they’ll play the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars street race on December 4, at ANZ Stadium.
Axl Rose himself has been quoted by The Daily Telegraph announcing his excitement of the prospect of Guns playing the show,
**UPDATED – 04/07/2010 – Romania and Rock In Rio 2011 shows announced**
September 21st, Guns N’ Roses are going to Romania. Last week, the band confirmed yet another date for their growing European tour so if you’re about, Bucharest, Romania September 21st 🙂
Also in the news, today I’ve seen all the members have been pushing the tag #GNRROCKINRIOBRAZIL2011 on Twitter meaning the band have plans to appear at next years Rock In Rio festival in Brazil. No further details yet.
Also, Dublin and Belfast shows haven’t sold out yet so to all you douche bags sitting on your arse thinking abut it, hurry the f**k up and get your tickets!!! If it sells out fast enough, they might announce another show 🙂
That’s right folks, EURO 2010 LEG OF THE TOUR IS almost CONFIRMED
08.31 – Belfast, Northern Ireland @ The Odyssey Arena
09.01 – Dublin, Ireland @ O2 Arena
09.04 – Rome, Italy @ Palalottomatica
09.05 – Milan, Italy @ Mediolanum Forum
09.08 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
09.10 – Amneville, France @ Le Galaxie Arena
09.13 – Paris, France @ Bercy Arena
09.16 – Genebra, Switzerland @ Arena Geneva
09.18 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle Arena
09.21 – Bucharest, Romania @ Romexpo
09.23 – Belgrade, Serbia @ Belgrade Arena
09.24 – Zagreb, Crotia @ Arena Hall
09.30 – Antwerpen, Belgium @ Sportpaleis
10.02 – Lille, France @ Zenith
03.10 – Arnhem, Netherlands @ GelreDome XS
10.09 – Madrid, Spain @ Palacio de Vistalegre
10.10 – San Sebastian, Spain @ Velódromo de Anoeta
10.13 – Zaragoza, Spain @ Pabellón Príncipe Felipe
10.14 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Olímpic de Badalona
Oh yeah baby!!!
**UPDATED – 04/06/2010 **
GUNS N’ ROSES have announced two Irish shows. The legendary hard rock band will bring their Chinese Democracy World Tour to Belfast and Dublin, August 31st and September 1st respectively. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 11th
This is the moment Tickets There has been waiting for, for about 18 years!!!! Read more by Clicking Here
** UPDATED -013/ 06 / 2010 **
Guns N’ Roses have confirmed a date in Austria for September 18th. Vienna – Stadthalle. Detials @ GNRDaily.com.
This is more than likely the first of a string of European dates that are sure to include inclusions for Germany, Italy, France and hopefully Ireland :).
** UPDATED -01/ 06 / 2010 **
They’ve done it, Guns have completed the first show of the Chinese Democracy Tour, European Leg in Norway. Setlist below!
1. Chinese Democracy
2. Welcome To The Jungle
3. It’s So Easy
4. Mr. Brownstone
5. Live And Let Die (Paul McCartney cover)
6. Sorry
7. This I Love
8. Rocket Queen
9. Street Of Dreams
10. You Could Be Mine
11. Sweet Child O’ Mine
12. November Rain
13. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cover)
14. Nightrain
Encore:
15. Madagascar
16. Better
17. Paradise City
** UPDATED -31/ 05 / 2010 **
Today’s the day folks. Guns N Roses kick off their European Tour tonight in Norway. off course Tickets There has posted a wee piece about it and we’ll be updating the post later with the set-list, notes and any pics we can find (steal, ahem).
Rumors of Guns N Roses European Tour being canceled have been branded as false by the Guns Tour Manager, Rod MscSween. A few days ago it seemed the dates that have been announced so far were all in jeopardy but a mail from Rod to GNRDaily.com has confirmed all is well and Guns are kicking off their European tour on May 31st as scheduled.
The dates fully confirmed are as follows,
May 31 – Bergen, Norway
June 2 – Oslo, Norway
June 5 – Helsinki, Finland
June 6 – St. Petersburg, Russia
June 8 – Moscow, Russia
June 12 – Norje, Sweden
June 14 – Aalborg, Denmark
August 27 – Reading, UK
August 29 – Leeds, UK
** UPDATED -21/ 04 / 2010 **
The legends @ GnrDaily.com have confirmed Guns N Roses European Tour plans for 2010.
May 31 – Bergen, Norway
June 2 – Oslo, Norway
June 5 – Helsinki, Finland
June 6 – St. Petersburg, Russia
June 8 – Moscow, Russia
June 12 – Norje, Sweden
June 13 – Aalborg, Denmark
June 15 – Berlin, Germany
June 16 – Arnhem, Netherlands
June 18 – Vienna, Austria
June 20 – Zagreb, Croatia
June 21 – Belgrade, Serbia
June 23 – Prague, Czech Republic
June 26 – Dessel, Belgium
June 28 – Zurich, Switzerland
June 29 – Milan, Italy
August 27 – Reading, UK
August 29 – Leeds, UK
** UPDATED -20/ 04 / 2010 **
Looks like Guns are heading to Moscow on June 8 to play the city for the very first time. Venue – Olympiysky Stadium. More details @ Blabbermouth.
Also on the radar for European fans, it;s being strongly rumored that GNR will headline Graspop Nothing definite it yet but it’s more than likely they’ll join already confirmed names Aerosmith and KISS to celebrate Grasp[op’s 15th anniversary.
** UPDATED -04/ 04 / 2010 **
The owner of Slane Castle in Ireland has confirmed there will be No Slane Festival in 2010 as they were unable to secure an appropriate headliner. This means the guessing game continues for a Guns N’ Roses show in Ireland in 2010. A date in the RDS or O2 Arena now seems likely for either June or August.
Also, ChineseDemocracy.com have removed the refrence to the Italian God’s of Metal Festival from their website.
** UPDATED -31 / 03 / 2010 **
According to ChineseDemocracy.com, these are the latest dates for GNR’s European Tour,
June 5th, 2010: Helsinki, Finland @ Käpylän Urheilupuisto (Helsinki Live 2010)
June 6th 2010: New Ice Arena, St.Petersburg, Russia
Јune 22th 2010: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
June 12th, 2010: Sweden Rock Festival
June 13th, 2010: Aaborg Denmark
Aug 27th, 2010: Reading Festival
Aug 29th, 2010: Leeds Festival
With a possible appearances ay the Italian Gods of Metal and Ireland’s Slane Castle
** UPDATED – 29 / 03 / 2010 **
Guns N’ Roses have been confirmed as this years headliners of the 2010 Reading and Leeds Festivals. Click the orange text for more details!
** UPDATED – 25 / 03 / 2010 **
English Fans, get ready! It seems the Guns are tipped as favorites to land the coveted Reading / Leeds Festivals Headlining spots.
Axl Rose has just confirmed new South American dates via his Twitter Account. Please find them below,
Apr 4 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Apoteose
Apr 7 – Panama City, Panama, Estadio Figali
Apr 9 – San Jose, Costa Rica, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Apr 11 – San Salvador, El Salvador Estadio Cuscatlan
Apr 13 – Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio Del Ejercito
Apr 15 – San Juan, Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum
*UPDATED – 23 / 12 / 2009*
Rolling Stone Magazine have announced that Guns N Roses will play Five Dates in Brazil in March 2010. Guns N Roses website shows space allocated fror South American in October 2010. Which one will turn out to be true?? Who knows, now go and read some of the other stuff on Tickets There. This fecking article!!!
The dates are rumored to take place on the following dates, (Venues TBC)
March 07 – Brasilia
March 10 – Belo Horizonte
March 13 – Sao Paulo
March 14 – Rio de Janeiro
March 16 – Porto Alegre
** Original Post **
I’m sure we’re all very familiar with the long history Guns N’ Roses have of bogus announcements. Well, this might be another one for the pile but word on the net is Guns N’ Roses will tour in 2010. Not only that but a string of Asian and Canadian dates have already been announced.
A few weeks ago, four concerts were announced in Taipei, Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo. Without any official confirmation it seemed these shows, like the Indian ones reported earlier this year were bullshit. Now, thirteen more dates have been announced starting in January 2010 and ending in early February with many, many more expected to be announced in the coming weeks and throughout 2010.
Axl Rose, the only remaining member of the original Guns line-up, has taken some serious flogging over the last few years but Tickets There hopes the band make the comeback his loyal fans all hope they do. If he doesn’t??? Changes nothing. Axl Roses is a fucking legend. Deal with it, Boi!!
December 11 – Taipei
December 13 – Seoul
December 16 – Osaka
December 19 – Tokyo
January 13 – Winnipeg
January 16 – Calagary
January 17 – Edmonton
January 19 – Saskatoon
January 20 – Regina
January 24 – Hamilton
January 25 – London
January 27 – Montreal
January 28 – Toronto
January 31 – Ottawa
February 1 – Quebec City
February 3 – Moncton
February 4 – Halifax
Damn it, HOLY DIVER folks!, Just cant avoid the unholy onslaught of late night metal. Gnash teeth, smash furniture of listen to Ronnie James Dio!! That’s your monster right there. Meant to be a little bastard but you’d still share a beer with the man. SABBATH!!!! Sabbath knows no Diver, Ozzy speaks no rath but Dio, bastard fucking created it.
Anyways, can’t put the Diver on, had it the other day. Lets find something else to wake up that Sunday night dread!!
Ok, got one. It;s not metal, but trust me. This is the good stuff/
Tickets There doesn’t like Anthrax!! So we’re not gonna post any!!!
God, after trawling through a whole heap of this years HWCH Festival players, I’ve finally found one that doesn’t sound like The Killers, Radiohead or just pure nonsense (Chongo Pop!). Cheap Freaks are another act I’ve never heard off and they play rock n roll! Not nice pretty rock either, no. They play downright dirty, gritty, raw rock n roll and everybody loves dirty rock. You don’t need jewellery to enjoy it, you don’t have to act like a prick or wear a stupid looking hat. You just have to get drunk, have a laugh and rock out!!
As usual I’ve never seen them live or heard their album / EP.
I like the name, Cheap Freaks! It’s pretty good and suits the music. Any fans of The Things or Humanzi out there? You’ll like this. First song, Nowhere To Go is like an early Rolling Stones number. Very, very dirty recording but that’s a trait that sees to be on all their songs. It’s short, to the point and pretty damn good. Not over complicated with member trying to hard. Good heavy, LOUD guitars and good punk rock styled vocals. TT likes. Naked in the Rain is similar in style and influence. More choppy and punky than the first track. Tom Waits or Lou Reed could have come out with something like this forty years ago, but tough shit for them, they didn’t. Great track, would love to see it live. Very heavy guitars and much grittier vocals. Nice!
Richman Blues pops’ on next and it’s very dangerously close to Bob Dylan’sRainy Day Woman. It’s full on sixties blues rock and it’s damn good. Harmonica, guitars and drunken, slurred vocals. TT loves rock!! We get so excited the last thing we want to do is write about it. We want to fucking party to it!! Hell with good bands, we’re much more prolific when we hate the group. Cruel World is next and it’s a bit preachy, whinny for Tickets There tastes. Good overall music but the vocals are just tooo….ya know. Because we’re doing our very best to focus on the positives of all Irish acts, we’re gonna skip this number and move quickly along.
1984 brings us sadly to our second last track. This one is more like The Misfits. So dirty even a bleach scrubbing couldn’t clean it. Poppy, heavy, loud as fuck and good. Thankfully. The ballads have left the building!!. Last but no least, Caesar the Deceiver (good title ;)) is another ramshackle, sixties belter with starts, stops and enough guitar leads to make you weep. If I wasn’t so tired, we’d make this review go on for another thousand words but C’est la vie. This band are fucking brilliant, need we say more?
Another one Tickets There highly, highly recommends.
Ohhhh wow, so much killer rock here you’ll go mental. Back from the pub? looking for some unbelievably savage tracks to start the buzz for MJ passing time?? Load em all, listen in order and enjoy. Damn it folks, Tickets There wants a radio show!
The search continues. I’m still rummaging through the hundred or so acts that are playing this years Hard Working Class Heroes Festival and trying my best to pick to and review the best. So far we’ve seen Sounds of System Breakdown, Sweet Jane, C!ties and The Star Department. Not a bad lot (except T.S.D.) so let’s move on and see how many more we can come across.
Tonight’s first MySpace Review will look at Dublin locals, Liz Is Evil. I’m afraid they were playing tonight so it’s too late to catch the show…but who cares eh? You’ll see them again.
As usual, I’ve never seen them live or heard their album.
The first song on their MySpace is their latest single, Beached. It’s kind of rocky punk with more USA punk rock lyrics. Music is good, steady and heavy-ish. The lyrics wont inspire any great movement but it’s not a bad song. More than good enough to relive me of my ever present fear that I’ll have to sit through six songs of crap. Second song, Mount Molehill is more of an Irish / Celtic kind of punk number. Not as poppy as Beached and alot more interesting for any fans of the Clash or The Dropkick Murphy’s. Just had a second listen and yes, Tickets There likes. Good to hear there’s yet another decent Irish band out in the world.
Third song, Some Dogs is like a punk, hillbilly ho-down. I wouldn’t be as mad into this one. It’s a little more upbeat than Mount Molehill but it’s kind of ‘devoid of content’ in some places. The phrase ‘album track’ is sticking out like a sore thumb. Wax Model on the other hand goes more for the full on guitars to start with. Some good pounding drums (that could be a little more prominent). Actually, fuck that comment. Once you listen for a bit the style grows on you so lads, if this is a demo, the low drums works well, keep it. Flesh Doll is fourth and it’s more of an aggressive punk track. The poppy / radio friendly styles of Beached seem to be well forgotten on this number and the band gets down to the real stuff. Its heavy, repetitive, grungy, punky, everything really. Good track (kind of reminds you of Alice in Chains in places).
Plasma Dialogue (forgive the dry tone of my writing. Pretty tired after last night and all day today on this blog :(, don’t take this as my mood towards the band, TT is thoroughly enjoying them) is second last. Semi-Instrumental and very rocky in comparison to the previous numbers. Hard to believe that the same band that wrote Flesh Doll did this one aswell. Good, fast, very heavy and the ending is mental. Killer track!! Final song Drag goes back to a more punk based style and …I think that’s enough.
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