Tonight saw Sucioperro, Pure Reason Revolution and
headliners Oceansize take to the legendary King tuts stage. As I investiged all the bands my spaces prior
to the gig, I found on Oceansize’s, half of the “About me” section was about
Sucioperro. I thought this was extremely
commendable and more bands should do it.
When highly respected bands like Oceansize, big up bands like
Sucioperro; people are bound to pay attention.
Before the gig there was many a whisper; “have you heard
anything by Pure Reason revolution” or “whose that other band playing” and many
people were surprised by the order of the support bands. However as soon as Sucioperro graced the
stage, it became clear that they were there to get the crowd going with their
ferocious, jagged and guitar driven rock. You could tell the lead singer
enjoyed every minute of it with his constant smirking and joking with the
crowd, which spread like a disease through the rest of the band by the end of
the set. The drummer of Biffy Clyro was
also in attendance being good friends with the “perro”. The connection between the bands is apparent
throughout because of the similar sound.
Overall a good start to the night with quality banter.
The next band on; Pure Reason Revolution were a pleasant
surprise. Starting with a slow keyboards
and light guitars giving a real spacey feel which echoed through the rest of
their set. They seem to like their vocal
combos, with at least two people singing at virtually all times which created
harmonies which really did work because of Chloe’s powerful voice combining
with Jon, Jim or Jamies. But don’t let
the word harmony fool you into thinking these guys don’t rock out because they
most certainly can. Although the crowd
obviously knew more about Sucioperro at the start of the night, they certainly
appreciated Pure Reason Revolution by the end.
The experimental/progressive nature of their sound, which even had
violins at a point, set the scene nicely for tonight’s main
attraction……..Oceansize.
Oceansize played an hour and half set of pure, magical
prog. Going into the gig I was more
familiar with their first album Efflorse which they played the crowd pleasing
Catalyst. As people start requesting for
“You wish” keep dreaming while they realise the majority of the set was to
focus on their new album Everthing out of position. This album never really grabbed me, but it
really does come to life live. Oceansize
are one of the few bands who can have two albums and are only able to play half
from each. They even commented after one
song – “we normally play that one for half an hour, but we don’t have the
time”. The complexity and length of the
songs are reproduced live with effortless ease showing a band that has not only
paid their dues but have the talent to produce quality music without blinking
an eyelid.
Overall a top night with three superb acts at possibly one
of the best venues in the world; could you ask for much more?! J
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