Salvation
I haven't made it out to many shows lately. Decided to hit the Silver Lake Lounge this evening. Just on a whim.
A band from Manchester called Longcut was playing. Stuff on their website was provocative enough for me to want to check them out. Dirty Little Secret was headlining.
So Longcut took the stage, around 10:15. Relatively on time. The first song featured a programmed drum-beat, and although not a terrible song....did not result in anything that was terribly exciting. Sorta Joy Division-ish, but just didn't go anywhere. I started to think about how the Rock was so dependant on Drums. This first song could have been good, if there was just some live drums to ignite the rest of the band. The second song started much like the first...drum machine. The lead singer belted out some emo-ish lyrics (think Trail of Dead) and danced like the music was energizing the world, which it wasn't...then he left the microphone and walked back to a drum set that I hadn't noticed until then. The Rock began. Solid drums where belted out and the guitar player let loose. The rest of the set continued like that, songs beginning with 80's style beats and guitars and melding into rock jams that left me pleased. In general, I'd say that Longcut sounded like Joy Division meets Trail of Dead with a variety of other previously developed flavors. For the 7dollar ticket, I guess I couldn't ask for much more. Some say that this band is the sound of Manchester today...if so, its nothing that will change the world but the last song sounded like it could make it onto the 2006 O.C. soundtrack if it catches on.
Dirty Little Secret seemed like a subdued Jesus Lizard fronted by Squiggy from Laverne and Shirly. Not bad, but not great.
The evening was solidified as a classic Silver Lake experience by two things. One, the skunk stench that wafted into the space during DLS's set. The other, the sighting of a helpless hipster draped in a AA Tyvek jacket and a headband. If I only had a pie.
A band from Manchester called Longcut was playing. Stuff on their website was provocative enough for me to want to check them out. Dirty Little Secret was headlining.
So Longcut took the stage, around 10:15. Relatively on time. The first song featured a programmed drum-beat, and although not a terrible song....did not result in anything that was terribly exciting. Sorta Joy Division-ish, but just didn't go anywhere. I started to think about how the Rock was so dependant on Drums. This first song could have been good, if there was just some live drums to ignite the rest of the band. The second song started much like the first...drum machine. The lead singer belted out some emo-ish lyrics (think Trail of Dead) and danced like the music was energizing the world, which it wasn't...then he left the microphone and walked back to a drum set that I hadn't noticed until then. The Rock began. Solid drums where belted out and the guitar player let loose. The rest of the set continued like that, songs beginning with 80's style beats and guitars and melding into rock jams that left me pleased. In general, I'd say that Longcut sounded like Joy Division meets Trail of Dead with a variety of other previously developed flavors. For the 7dollar ticket, I guess I couldn't ask for much more. Some say that this band is the sound of Manchester today...if so, its nothing that will change the world but the last song sounded like it could make it onto the 2006 O.C. soundtrack if it catches on.
Dirty Little Secret seemed like a subdued Jesus Lizard fronted by Squiggy from Laverne and Shirly. Not bad, but not great.
The evening was solidified as a classic Silver Lake experience by two things. One, the skunk stench that wafted into the space during DLS's set. The other, the sighting of a helpless hipster draped in a AA Tyvek jacket and a headband. If I only had a pie.
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