Big Day out 2007

Me and Mel BDO 2007

My Chemical Romance

Evermore

Another year another Big Day out. It did not dissapoint. We got to the gig about 2 pm, so we missed out on a few acts ( smaller bands). We arrived at the Claremont Showground to the sounds of Evermore. A great New Zealand band which has been taking over the Australiasin music scene. I was incredibly skeptical of the band as television performance left me doubtful in the bands live ability. This was all put to rest as the songs Light Surrounding You, Running, It's too Late and Only For One Day rang throughout the grounds. The set was huge the drummer dressed in a red suit, genious on the kit his constant energy fueled the set. We didn't stick around for the full set as we went to find the Sleepy Jacksons. Whom we ended up walkign past as some drunken looser pointed us in the wrong direction. So we ended up missing the set, so we gave up and went to catch scribe , who mind you was so good. Next on the list was My Chemical Romance.

MCR were on the top of my list for bands to see. I am a fan of there music with Helena making it onto my top 20 greatest songs ever. ( due to film clip). We weren't able to get into the mosh, but we had a great spot. They opened with I'm not Okay which I loved. The highlights of the set were Welcome to the black Parade, Cancer and Helena. MCR were probably my favourite band of the day. They were the first band to get the crowd really going. I am glad Gerard dyed his hair black, I don't think the blonde was really working for him.

Next we were on a breather and went to the drinking area to chill out to eskimoe joe and John Butler. They both sounded really good , but eskimoe joe I feel have become really comercial, but hey you have to, to sell records.

During JBT I was supose to go see Kasabian ( previous blog) I missed out on the beginning half. Myself and friends sprinted across the grounds after skulling our beers ( incredibly tipsy at that time ) We caught a few of there songs and as usual they were awesome. I just can not fault this band . They are by far one of my favourites. They play great indie music which you can dance to. We were definatley dancing.

Unfortunately Kasabian played up to 6, which wa swhen the killers started , so after leaving during the Kasabian set we raced to get into the mosh for the killers. But low and behold they were not letting anyone in. This was not good as we were squashed in the crowd, who kept pushing forward trying to break the barriers. It was not fun and the killers started and we couldn't see them. So eventually we left the crowd and moved to the sides. The killers were smazing. Brandon Flower looked great as usual. The vaourite songs of the set were Mr Brightside and All the things I've done. I still don't really like there new stuff I find there isn't the perzaz of the old stuff. The songs are a little boring.

The rest of the day was a bit of a run around. As I did not have anyone els eon my list to see. So we just sat and ate and rested. Jet were really good, with their radio friendly set list. We caught the last of Muse, the stage setup was great and there sounds was quite good, but I really don't know any of there stuff. Tool were the last band we saw and I didn't know any of there stuff. There performance was good , but they just played such long intros to their songs that most of the time I was bored.

Overall the Big Day Out 2007 was a fun festival. It would ave to be one of the best music gigs I have been to for a while. I recommend anyone to go out and see these bands if you have the chance.

The Ataris are Back

Yes you heard it . The Ataris are releasing there new Album " Welcome the Night" on the 20th of Feb. Preorders are available at http://theataris.sanctuaryrecords.com/ . I am really ecited as I have heard an unmastered version of the new stuff and all I can say is don't expect all of the young school punk music. What I have heard sounds mellowed down and Chris's voice is so different, there is more tone and definition with his notes. His voice is definately on show. I hope this album does good. It has been a whole 4 years in the making.

Screaming for Attention

www.screamsfordylan.com, www.myspace.com/screamsfordylan

Screams for Dylan is a band which I haven't personally seen even if they do gigs in my area. I regret this a lot and I know I need to get my arse into gear and go see them. The boys are from Western Australia and play some great alternative music. They only have few demos out at the moment, but are in the process of recording new music. They recently played at the Rollercoaster festival in Mandurah and the reviews from there set were that they rocked.

Their song Finally realizing your mistake is a hit waiting to happen . The change in pace from 1st verse to pre chorus is great . The vocals sound a lot like Adam Duritz from the counting crows. With a bit more experience and new recordings this band is going to be big. The West Australian music scene is so vibrant at the moment , their is an abundance of talented bands coming through including Scream for Dylan.

Merch will soon be available at their site. You can only currently buy from gigs.
Recording available later.

Big Gigs

This weekend I will be going to the Big Day Out, which I am really excited about. I get to see some hot bands such as The Killers, Muse, My Chemical Romance and one in particular KASABIAN. This band knows how to work the crowd and play some great music. I was lucky enough to see them in 2005 at the Summer Sonic festival and ever since then I have been a huge fan. They released their second album last year titled Empire. In contrast to the previous self titled album they sound a lot more mature and lyrically ripe. The song Shoot the Runner has been getting a lot of airplay as did the song Club foot, which you may have heard on the trailer for Goal, CSI and many other shows. In other words these guys are getting heard! So in the spirit of brit rock I dare you to go listen to this band you won't be let down

www.kasabian.com , www.myspace.com/kasabian



p.s I know they aren't signed to an indie label. But I still classify them as Indie Electronica Rock