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mad_andyOh my goodness I am on such a high.
I mean, really. :D
Cos last night we went to see Breed77 at the Zodiac in Oxford and were they good? Holy good goddamn, were they!
We got to the venue at about six - no sense rushing, we thought, because we weren't bothered where we were going to stand. We arrived and discovered that the band were going to be playing downstairs in the smaller of the two areas - and how did we know?
Cos the bassist told us.
Yes, the bassist, drummer and lead singer were out the front chatting away to the couple of other fans who made up the queue at that point; I chatted to said bassist (must get his name at some point, *sporfle*) - a little bald guy with a beard you can hide a ferret in - and told him how we'd seen them at the Metal Hammer event and been very impressed etc etc etc.
Chatted with Paul (vox), and flirted with the drummer (who, me?). Bloody nice guys, all of 'em.
Anyway, when we went in I had thought that there would be a few more people rushing and wasn't going to rush to the barrier - but we were the third and fourth people in the hall and there was this stretch of stage with nobody standing in front of it...
...so we ended up right in the middle on the barrier. No pit, just a steel pole strung across just above boob height to lean on. So yeah. Barrier rat, me?
Now, the downstairs bar at the Zodiac is tiny, so I was really surprised to see that there were three bands on. First up, Lunar Mile.
Female vox - should be interesting, I thought. One guitar, one bass, one drummer.
Good god the girl is brilliant. No wishy washy operatic Nightwish vocals here - just balls to the wall RAWK. She has a voice reminiscent of Suzi Quatro, but a little deeper - somewhat heavier than Lauren Harris and damn, but they're good. (I later found out when visiting their website that she too has an impeccable pedigree - she's Tony Iommi's daughter! Compare her awesomeness to that execreble crotch dropping of Ozzy's. Bleargh.)
Lunar Mile's website! Go, visit, give 'em a listen - they're brilliant. The guitarist was handing out CDs after their set, so I got one; I think Slay picked up another couple, so I've probably got a couple of spares going if anyone's interested. Bloody good band.
Well, that had got me rocking, so was very interested to see who was next up.
An Essex band by the name of Forever Never - and holy hell, are they heavy! Bloody amazing. Forever Never's MySpace page - check 'em out!
At this point I feel I should mention just how close we were to the bands...
Put it this way. If the lead vocalists had unzipped their jeans I could have had a close encounter of the tourbus kind without having to lean more than two inches forward!!!!
FN's bassist (who is a pretty boy in the emo cast) kept coming over and headbanging with me - delightful chap - probably because I was the only one doing my nut on the barrier. The lead singer kept sweating on me, and the guitarist on our side was more interested in preening for the young girlies to my left, who were staring at him in a rather gormless fashion but were young, thin and wore makeup. (And people wonder why I like bassists.)
Anyroadup, off they went leaving me (and several others, I think) a happy, sweaty mess. Not long later on came the main act - Breed77.
Holy.
Hell.
OK, after Get In The Ring we knew they were going to be good, but the sheer exuberance with which they hit the stage was astonishing. And OMG I was right in Paul's crotch. *Squeaks happily* (There was a stupid girl kept reaching over my shoulder to slap him - WTF?! - but I flicked my sweat-heavy hair in her eyes a few times and she desisted. Bwahahaha.)
Dani, the guitarist on our side, kept coming over and playing right in front of me - again, only mental headbanger on our side on the barrier - and the bassist bounced over and shot me a few grins too. Oh, and it's easy to flirt with a drummer when he's less than ten feet away!
Yes, it is a *small* stage.
Well, they were just totally of the awesome, and if you ever get a chance to go see them live you should. They're bloody wonderful - after GiTR we were interested, but now I'm a fan. They are amazing live!
Sadly, the Zodiac is soon to be no more - they've been bought out by the Academy chain - who have also bought the property next door. So instead of two rooms, upstairs and down, there'll be just one big stage. Yes, i suppose bigger bands will play there - but I shall miss the idiosyncratic little club atmosphere. And where will the smaller bands play?
That aside, I cannot wait to see Zico Chain there next week!
It's been a long time since I came away from a gig so hot and sweaty my shirt was practically dripping and even my trousers were sodden, and I'm going to be feeling the strain in my neck for days - but hells, what a gig!
I mean, really. :D
Cos last night we went to see Breed77 at the Zodiac in Oxford and were they good? Holy good goddamn, were they!
We got to the venue at about six - no sense rushing, we thought, because we weren't bothered where we were going to stand. We arrived and discovered that the band were going to be playing downstairs in the smaller of the two areas - and how did we know?
Cos the bassist told us.
Yes, the bassist, drummer and lead singer were out the front chatting away to the couple of other fans who made up the queue at that point; I chatted to said bassist (must get his name at some point, *sporfle*) - a little bald guy with a beard you can hide a ferret in - and told him how we'd seen them at the Metal Hammer event and been very impressed etc etc etc.
Chatted with Paul (vox), and flirted with the drummer (who, me?). Bloody nice guys, all of 'em.
Anyway, when we went in I had thought that there would be a few more people rushing and wasn't going to rush to the barrier - but we were the third and fourth people in the hall and there was this stretch of stage with nobody standing in front of it...
...so we ended up right in the middle on the barrier. No pit, just a steel pole strung across just above boob height to lean on. So yeah. Barrier rat, me?
Now, the downstairs bar at the Zodiac is tiny, so I was really surprised to see that there were three bands on. First up, Lunar Mile.
Female vox - should be interesting, I thought. One guitar, one bass, one drummer.
Good god the girl is brilliant. No wishy washy operatic Nightwish vocals here - just balls to the wall RAWK. She has a voice reminiscent of Suzi Quatro, but a little deeper - somewhat heavier than Lauren Harris and damn, but they're good. (I later found out when visiting their website that she too has an impeccable pedigree - she's Tony Iommi's daughter! Compare her awesomeness to that execreble crotch dropping of Ozzy's. Bleargh.)
Lunar Mile's website! Go, visit, give 'em a listen - they're brilliant. The guitarist was handing out CDs after their set, so I got one; I think Slay picked up another couple, so I've probably got a couple of spares going if anyone's interested. Bloody good band.
Well, that had got me rocking, so was very interested to see who was next up.
An Essex band by the name of Forever Never - and holy hell, are they heavy! Bloody amazing. Forever Never's MySpace page - check 'em out!
At this point I feel I should mention just how close we were to the bands...
Put it this way. If the lead vocalists had unzipped their jeans I could have had a close encounter of the tourbus kind without having to lean more than two inches forward!!!!
FN's bassist (who is a pretty boy in the emo cast) kept coming over and headbanging with me - delightful chap - probably because I was the only one doing my nut on the barrier. The lead singer kept sweating on me, and the guitarist on our side was more interested in preening for the young girlies to my left, who were staring at him in a rather gormless fashion but were young, thin and wore makeup. (And people wonder why I like bassists.)
Anyroadup, off they went leaving me (and several others, I think) a happy, sweaty mess. Not long later on came the main act - Breed77.
Holy.
Hell.
OK, after Get In The Ring we knew they were going to be good, but the sheer exuberance with which they hit the stage was astonishing. And OMG I was right in Paul's crotch. *Squeaks happily* (There was a stupid girl kept reaching over my shoulder to slap him - WTF?! - but I flicked my sweat-heavy hair in her eyes a few times and she desisted. Bwahahaha.)
Dani, the guitarist on our side, kept coming over and playing right in front of me - again, only mental headbanger on our side on the barrier - and the bassist bounced over and shot me a few grins too. Oh, and it's easy to flirt with a drummer when he's less than ten feet away!
Yes, it is a *small* stage.
Well, they were just totally of the awesome, and if you ever get a chance to go see them live you should. They're bloody wonderful - after GiTR we were interested, but now I'm a fan. They are amazing live!
Sadly, the Zodiac is soon to be no more - they've been bought out by the Academy chain - who have also bought the property next door. So instead of two rooms, upstairs and down, there'll be just one big stage. Yes, i suppose bigger bands will play there - but I shall miss the idiosyncratic little club atmosphere. And where will the smaller bands play?
That aside, I cannot wait to see Zico Chain there next week!
It's been a long time since I came away from a gig so hot and sweaty my shirt was practically dripping and even my trousers were sodden, and I'm going to be feeling the strain in my neck for days - but hells, what a gig!
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Date: 2007-05-01 07:10 am (UTC)Ah.... brings back memories.
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