Comments on: The Local and The Pub http://www.dalliance.co.uk/2008/03/29/the-local-and-the-pub/ All about music in West Yorkshire but not all music and not all West Yorkshire Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: deano http://www.dalliance.co.uk/2008/03/29/the-local-and-the-pub/#comment-13 deano Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:59:03 +0000 http://dalliance.cabinpressure.co.uk/?p=42#comment-13 heh, "...more ambition than talent", that's the story of my life! We've only just got back together after a hiatus from the (ahem) altercation between Ben and Killers (the previous bassist) and are improving with every new song we do. And you've got to admit, there's never a dull moment.... heh, "...more ambition than talent", that's the story of my life!

We've only just got back together after a hiatus from the (ahem) altercation between Ben and Killers (the previous bassist) and are improving with every new song we do.

And you've got to admit, there's never a dull moment....

]]> By: Ria http://www.dalliance.co.uk/2008/03/29/the-local-and-the-pub/#comment-2 Ria Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:35:05 +0000 http://dalliance.cabinpressure.co.uk/?p=42#comment-2 Yes, again I felt this gig suffered from that danger of the warm-up outshining the main act. Analog Bombs certainly lived up to their explosive name as the simmering rivallry of the band's "big personalities" between the singer Ben and the keyboardist Deano was evident in the odd snarl and dismission of the tin-hatted Deano's website promotion for the band. I thought the previous stage scrap was between the lanky singer and the stocky keyboardist but i could be wrong...they certainly keep your attention on the stage and as long as their antics don't overshadow the music, they really will be worth going to see at the numerous forthcoming local gigs they have listed on their MySpace. As for the newcomer bassist "Young Blood Rick", his grin showed he seemed very at home within the crossfire of the band, his apparently fautless bass clearly heard over the tracks as he was proudly watched by his family. Six Fingered Man, although heading the night, were a group unknown to me unlike Analog Bombs. So being in the top slot, I was expecting interesting things. Ah well. Technically they were good, very "put together", certainly in relation to their warm up act. They were slick enough to suggest they'd been doing this for a while. However they appeared devoid of charm even despite the friendly demeanour of their lead singer as he interacted with a group of people already accustomed to SFM. I wanted to like their mix of shoegaze, indie type stuff but none of it was original enough to wrench my ears into paying attention to them fully. This also was reflected in the rest of the audience as conversations continued to flow over SFM's performance in contrast to the captivated interest held by Analog Bombs - perhaps that was due to the hope of a repeat of previous fisticuffs? Anyhow, SFM were far too nice and rather bland to offer the promise of a hook - be it melody or fist so I was rather left wondering what their appeal was to warrant their top billing. I have no idea where they are from. I assume not the immediate Bradford area - the internet offers no immediate clues. Anyhow, I can't say i'd make the effort to seek them out again, although if they were mid-billing on a decent line up night, i'd give them a second chance. Yes, again I felt this gig suffered from that danger of the warm-up outshining the main act. Analog Bombs certainly lived up to their explosive name as the simmering rivallry of the band's "big personalities" between the singer Ben and the keyboardist Deano was evident in the odd snarl and dismission of the tin-hatted Deano's website promotion for the band. I thought the previous stage scrap was between the lanky singer and the stocky keyboardist but i could be wrong...they certainly keep your attention on the stage and as long as their antics don't overshadow the music, they really will be worth going to see at the numerous forthcoming local gigs they have listed on their MySpace. As for the newcomer bassist "Young Blood Rick", his grin showed he seemed very at home within the crossfire of the band, his apparently fautless bass clearly heard over the tracks as he was proudly watched by his family.

Six Fingered Man, although heading the night, were a group unknown to me unlike Analog Bombs. So being in the top slot, I was expecting interesting things. Ah well. Technically they were good, very "put together", certainly in relation to their warm up act. They were slick enough to suggest they'd been doing this for a while. However they appeared devoid of charm even despite the friendly demeanour of their lead singer as he interacted with a group of people already accustomed to SFM. I wanted to like their mix of shoegaze, indie type stuff but none of it was original enough to wrench my ears into paying attention to them fully. This also was reflected in the rest of the audience as conversations continued to flow over SFM's performance in contrast to the captivated interest held by Analog Bombs - perhaps that was due to the hope of a repeat of previous fisticuffs? Anyhow, SFM were far too nice and rather bland to offer the promise of a hook - be it melody or fist so I was rather left wondering what their appeal was to warrant their top billing. I have no idea where they are from. I assume not the immediate Bradford area - the internet offers no immediate clues. Anyhow, I can't say i'd make the effort to seek them out again, although if they were mid-billing on a decent line up night, i'd give them a second chance.

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