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QUIREBOYS + Tokyo Dragons + SilverJet - Sheffield
Corporation, Sat 12/2/05 The Quireboys had the honour of being the first to play in the Corp’s then new 700-capacity room the ngiht it opened. Almost a year and a half later and the Geordie favourites are back the visit the scene. Something more special about this show however is for Silverjet as the Boys are frontman Dave’s heroes and tonight’s slot is a milestone in the so far brief but busy career for the hyperactive new retro hard rock quartet. One or two new numbers appear on their list tonight alongside established crowd pleasers, making the most of their paltry 25-minute shift and the crowd certainly are pleased OK, this being probably the loudest reaction the group’s material has received since first hitting the road last October. Londoners Tokyo Dragons have been much in discussion of late, including in Kerrang - believe it or not – and you see what the fuss is about, from the moment they start. Boasting an old-school denim, leather and trainers approach their material is sleazy hard rock with a riff-propelled edge allowing their guitars to be more than just a wall of noise and their overall sound comes out great. Interestingly, their singer also strangely seems to prefer standing right over to one side of the stage, with foot against amp, a la Steve Harris, but whatever, they make a great first impression on the by-now almost packed out room. The headlining act appear after a lengthy 35 minutes wait and tear up the room from the beginning, Spike’s voice coming across as raw as it did 17 years back. As always, a large portion –yes- of ‘Bit Of What You Fancy’ appears in the set, 9 songs out of the classic debut’s 12-strong content are heard tonight and though newer tunes including one or two from latest release ‘Well Oiled’ are taken in graciously by the throngs, the old uns still come out tops. ‘Hey You’, ‘Misled’, ‘Sweet Mary Ann’ ‘There She Goes Again’, and regular Corp floor-filler ‘7 o’clock’ see all feet movin’ as always and ‘Sex Party’is very well chosen as a second encore to send ‘em mental for a final three minutes before bowing out for the night. A truly great British triple bill of classic rock n’ roll by bands old, new and totally true. With another appearance by Spike at the Boardwalk planned for April, 2005 hasn’t got off to a bad start for hard rock, has it? 9.5/10 By Dave Attrill |
| QUIREBOYS + Crash Kelly + X-Idols - New Room Launch, Sheffield Corporation, Saturday 13th September 2003 I never imagined I'd have the honour of attending such a prestigious event as this on my own birthday, so it could be little more appropriate than Britain's no1 party rock experts themselves to ice the cake. Preceding the Geordie rockers comes firstly X-Idols who sound and look every bit then part, coming across like a hybrid of the headliners and classic acts like Hanoi Rocks. Canadian triple guitar act Crash Kelly take their cues more from countrymen Robin Black & The Intergalactic Rockstars but go down well with the rapidly increasing gathering. And so with the crowd adequately warmed up, the Boys themselves take to the stage and send 'em hopping. Opener 'Don't Bite The Hand', a few recent numbers and of course first album material which accounts for more than fifty percent of tonight's set all come welcomed with complaint but the heyday platters are obviously what most are in this room to hear and 'Hey You', 'Seven O'clock' 'There She Goes Again' and 'Sex Party' .. well need we say more. Spike remains every bit the energy bomb as before, his precise delivery as sharp as a Victorian schoolteacher, and thankfully one of three original members still on board. With a new releaser in the works at the time of playing, the Quireboys are another act armed and standing by for the already surfacing revival of one of rock's best loved scenes, from the wilderness. Are you as well? 9/10 By
Dave Attrill |
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QUIREBOYS - Nottingham Rock City November, 2001
Helllll yeahh!!!!! This is pure f*ckin' rock 'n' roll baby!!!!! How these guys have been missed over the years and tonights almost sold out crowd all know this - as does the band!
The Quireboys exploded onto the scene in the early nineties, marrying the bluesy rock 'n' roll swagger of The Rolling Stones and the party rock of Aerosmith, which resulted in several hit albums and singles - the most famous being the ultimate party rock 'n' roll boogie of "7 O' Clock". The aformentioned song is played early on the set much to everyone's delight, I guess its the Quireboys way of saying 'Hi! We're back! And kicking ass!'.
It was a sad state of affairs in the mid 90's when grunge kicked in and starved bands like these the chance to get anywhere, and its even more sad that they, alongside the now defunct Thunder and the sorely missed Skin, were the torch bearers of British bluesy rock n roll handed down to them from the Stones, Beatles and Deep Purple. To suddenly have that flame snuffed out by Eddie Vedder and his miserable hordes is a musical tragedy, music that was fun and about having a good time suddenly vanished and died. However, things are a changing as they do - everything comes full circle eventually, and The Quireboys are heralding the return! Ok they're never gonna get to the dizzy heights they once reached at their peak, but they're paving the way for new rock 'n' roll bands such as Pure Rubbish, Beautiful Creatures, Buckcherry, etc to take hold of the torch and keep the flame of rock 'n' roll burning brightly. Awesome.
10/10 By Al White |
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