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Live:
TOXIC SLUT
Venue: Chelmsford Army & Navy
When: February 7th 2002
OK so
I�ll admit it, I was very dubious about this gig. All I�d really heard about
this band was that the line up consisted of three girls and one chap and the
young ladies in question didn�t exactly wear much. I have to say that this
provoked my usual response of, �The Alternative music scene should be the one
place where woman can be creative without out having to rely on their sexuality
to gain attention, blah blah blah���
Well
Toxic Slut challenged my somewhat purist principles tonight and all I can say is
a big hearty �Thank you!� From the moment they took the stage it was obvious
that sex appeal was going to play a major part in their act. So this is nothing
new in rock & roll but when you mix this with excellent thrash punk songs and,
most importantly for me, humour, you have a rich cocktail for twenty five
minutes of top entertainment. The only fly in the ointment for me was the
pathetically muted reaction of the Army & Navy audience. Granted, the majority
of those present were probably there to see the two more conventional indie
guitar combos either side of the Sluts in the running order but I really feel
this band�s good natured ebullience deserved a more enthusiastic response.
Still, true to their website�s motto of, �If you don�t like us, we don�t care�,
they carried on determined, if nothing else, to enjoy themselves. Hopefully,
waxings such as, �Bathroom Wall�, �Sex Party� & you guessed it �Toxic Slut� will
soon be committed to disc. As for their cover of �Safe European Home�, all I can
say is my initial reaction was, �Top, a Clash song!� The fact that I found the
Sluts rendering totally unrecognisable didn�t diminish my enjoyment one bit.
So
there you have it, there is now an alternative to brain-dead boy / girl acts and
snooty indie bands and their name is Toxic Slut. For more details check out
their website at
http://uk.geocites.com/toxicslutuk
(it�s a
hoot) or e-mail them at
[email protected]
Put
your dancing shoes on, leave your preconceptions at home and be prepared to
smile. Go on, you know you want to.
Paul Wood
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