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► Houdini Dax/I Was A King/Cwmbient @ Tommy's Bar
Houdini Dax/I Was A King/Cwmbient
Tommy's Bar
20th November
By Rory Wilkinson
By Rory Wilkinson
The second Friday Night in a row for me at Tommy's Bar and the word had definitely got around about the gigs judging by the crowd. That, and the calibre of the bands gave a sense of a special night in the making.
The first band up was 'Cwmbient' and the ambience was definitely in abundance with them. A very enjoyable local band whose sound gave the impression that a lot of planning and work had gone into their tracks. One of them even sounded like a new version of Albatross by Fleetwood Mac (That's the Marks and Spencer's music by the way).
Next up was 'I Was A King' all the way from Norway. I was looking forward to these quite a lot maybe due to my previous disposition towards Scandinavian bands ('Sigur Ros' are of course legends) but I was somewhat let down by the unadventurous nature of their music. It was a strange mix, all their songs had amazing intros that really thought something spectacular was going to happen, but then all of that was lost when the song carried on.
The final band was 'Houdini Dax' who were in as an emergency replacement, and what a good decision that turned out to be! The guys in the band, who initially seemed scared and shy, delivered a blinding performance. It's hard to describe their music properly; blues infused rock that bristled with originality, face-melting solos, and a whole load of raucous choruses chucked in to boot!
A fantastic end to a good night. Make sure you take your chance to see 'Houdini Dax' if you can.
Retro's grade: 1st
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