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Remote control - 19th February, harlow square.
from http://members.aol.com/polo47/mildcurry
Glam tarts. That is
the only way to describe support band Remote control. Not technically bad at all
or a bad band, but they sound like too many other glam bands- namely Rachel
stamp. Some of their songs are ok and really get the crowd worked up into a
moshing frenzy but they lack substance. JJ72 on the other hand are everything.
Their singer has a great voice, they have some great songs, the bassist is
lovely, the drummer is excellent and they are all nice people. They start with
the new single (out monday 21st - go and buy it!) 'Snow' which is excellent.
They then go into songs that the crowd haven't heard - Long way south, surrender
and the excellent Oxygen. All these songs are more of the same but different
enough to all be good songs in thier own right. The excellent 'Undergone Angel'
sees Mark playing an acoustic guitar on his own and singing with the rest of the
band leaving the stage. About three people know the words to it. Debut single
'October Swimer' comes next with the huge anthemic chorus I don't need
anyone/You don't need anyone/Want to be a happy boy/this means that you must
employ my life. Mark doesn't make much communication with the audience
except the odd 'thank you' and such like. The idiot behind me seems to think
it's funny to take the piss out of his nervousnesson stage. Not nice at all.
They play an excellent song called Algeria after october swimmer which shows
they have carved out their own turf. Set closer 'Bumblebee' is 'Jaw dropping' (Samir
he he-Ben) and has loads of brilliant guitar effects. They play an extra song at
the end and the set finishes with Mark trying to smash his guitar on the floor
(obviously he didn't want to break it) and the band leaving the stage is a fit
of distortion. Excellent gig. Go to a date on their tour before they get HUGE.
5/5
