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Sunday 7th March 2004
THE METEORS
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The Hyperjax
at Star and Garter, Fairfield Street, Manchester
(review later)
Thursday 24th July 2003
Well what can I say. Both Thee Exit Wounds and The Hyperjax pulled off an awesome gig!
So I shall leave it to Matthew to review the gig!
Manchesters Retro Bar, an intimate venue and- not yet living up to the
reputation of its previous
incarnation, the Swinging Sporran- an even more
intimate crowd. Hypothetically under these confines,
theres always the risk
that tonight the collective members of Thee Exit Wounds and The Hyperjax
may
outnumber their spectators. Instead however, its relished by a modest
(yet fervent) turnout of
Psychobillys and Punx.
Londons Thee
Exit Wounds kick off tonights proceedings with all the vigour of a demon
greaser
erupting from the grave. Johnny X's vocals snarl out over the top of
Thee Exit Wounds speeded-up Punkabilly
with more than a hint of a Jello
Biafra-esque croon.
Musically, melodic hooks and breakneck riffs are the
order of the evening. Powered along as if tapped into
some vein of vicious,
black-humoured excess, their material sounds like the perfect soundtrack to
the
Hammer Horror Films as they would have been if they were filmed in the
wild west. Crowd pleasers Down In
Deadwood and Preacher From The Black Lagoon
bring a warm reception from the crowd and after only a modest
amount of
persuasion we're treated to an encore of Creep Freak.
If music could
display a facial expression then the flipside to Thee Exit Wounds dark leer
would be The
Hyperjax chilled out smirk.
Playing New Wave Rockabilly with
an up-tempo feelgoodfactor, tonights stand out songs are the title track
from
their debut single Happy Pillz and the catchy as hell Where Egos Dare. And, in a
surprise move, they
air a new song with a guest vocalist Rapping. Rockabilly
and Rap? At first take i cant believe they
can pull this off with any shred
of integrity, but lo and behold, as a one-off novelty, this actually
works
really well and showcases the bands diverse range of musical
influences.
The Hyperjax make more noise than a trio should. Like Rockabilly
beefed up with a shot of pop-punks
youthfull energy. The songs on show
tonight have an organic quality, both laid back and in your
face
simultaneously. A neat trick to pull off, not many bands could. My only
small gripe (coming from a Punks
point of view) is that an inclusion of
faster songs
would perhaps benefit the set in future. Nonetheless, The
Hyperjax demonstrate tonight that Rock n Roll with
personality is far from
being an extinct beast.
For pictures of the night go HERE
MARCH 14th 2003
The first Psychomama Promotions gig. We had northern Psychobilly legends The Hangmen headlining with Thee Exit Wounds (feat. members of Demented Are Go) and new boys The Flamin Eights.
The Flamin Eights from Newcastle wouldnt be classed as Psychobilly at all.. More a bunch of long haired rock n rollers, with plenty of punk rock attitude and songs about beer, beer... and yes you guess it.. Beer!!
They pulled it off well and managed to give as good as they got to the heckling crowd. it was a pleasant atmosphere though and they went down well with all who saw them.
Next up were Thee Exit Wounds. A new band they may be but all of the members have years of experiance behind them and it shows. Their set was tight and the music loud and exciting.. JohnnyX's vocals, reminiscant of a glory day Jello Biafa got the crowd moving and the bands stomping performance impressed everyone. I dare say there were few who could fault them that night.
Finally the headliners The Hangmen. After such a blinding performance from the previous bands a lesser group would be quaking in their boots.. But not these lads. From the first song to the last they ripped though them like no tomorrow. The crowd was wrecking and the songs were tight, loud and fast. An absolutly blinding performance from a brilliant band. This band is a force to be reckoned with and I think they have to be one of my current all time fave psycho bands!
Not a single person who attended was disappointed. Personally I am proud to say that I cannot fault any of the bands on their attitude or their performance.
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