THE KILLS + COLOUR OF FIRE + RSJ.
AT YORK FIBBERS. 29/ 09/ 02.
The gig was an all ages event so started earlier than gigs at this venue normally would. We therefore completely missed first act Lynchpin. However we did see the remaining 3 bands. The first of which was RSJ who seemed to be made up from at least one ex member of York favourites Tung. Rumour has it that Tung have recently split up after falling out with their record company.
RSJ didn�t differ that much from Tung. In fact they were very, very similar. Tung were classed as a nu-metal hip-hop type band. RSJ don�t really have much of a hip-hop vibe. They have concentrated more on the nu-metal side of things. Live they were pretty good but once you�ve heard one song by them you�ve heard them all. There was very little variety.
Colour Of Fire came next. As with most bands, you could tell by their hair weather or not they were going to be any good. If bands have nice hair, like The Cooper Temple Clause for example, the chances are they�re going to be really good. Colour Of Fire, well certainly the two guitar/ vocalists Owen and Stuart had very nice hair indeed. They are very sexy. Mmmmmmmm.
Look and sound wise, the band reminded me of King Adora although on their website they describe themselves as �At The Drive In meets The Vines, anthemic ragecore with a pop edge�. They were formed in early 2002 and have already had airplay on Radio One and X FM. Their name comes from an album by �The Boads Of Canada�. These guys are going to be huge.
Tonight�s headline act were American duo The Kills. I didn�t realise they were a duo until the day of the gig. On the radio they sound like a full band. There was no drummer etc. Those kind of sounds were played in using some machine. They were rather boring to watch. There was very little movement or energy. Neither of the pair seemed to be enjoying themselves or looked like they actually wanted to be there. Maybe they were just having an off night. Maybe they just aren�t very good. Guess you�ll have to judge for yourself.
BY MR MARTYN. SEP 2002. |