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Post by neilcrud on Aug 4, 2007 19:02:20 GMT
DER BOMBER HAYBARNS ON FIRE WITH HINDSIGHT
Billys, Rhyl 01.08.07 (review n pix by neil crud) WITH HINDSIGHTHindsight is a wonderful thing, and with it I could've stayed at home 40 minutes longer..! Only kiddin' fellas, although they did surf that tide of predictability when the Rizla inducing Papa Roach cover was aired 2 songs in, and then a Chili Peppers rendition - c'mon lads for fuck's sake..! Sion joined them on guitar or those contentious numbers, and their own stuff was ok, albeit either played out of tune or guitars in need of tuning. The instrumental was very good, but sounded like a carbon copy of The Cranberries' 'Zombie', but thankfully without the whining Irish bint. Yes yes I do moan, and at times it was painful, but full marks (that's a headlice cream) to Rastin for giving young bands a chance and I look forward to With Hindsight's (pic below) progress a few months down the road. HAYBARNS ON FIRECarmarthen young farmers association day out hit Rhyl in the form of the ridiculously titled Haybarns On Fire (pics below)- I guess we've had Gaye Bikers On Acid and even Terry Waite Ar Asid, so why not Haybarns On Fire? The band were quite nervous about playing in Rhyl and were almost apologetic for being Welsh, 'We hope you don't throw some rocks at us.' Begged the singer, although with jocularity. Fatman and Sync were perplexed as we're all Welsh even if we live in the People's Scouse-Brummy-Manc Republic of Rhyl. The Scouse Brummy Mankers are all too smacked up to leave their bedshit hovels to even contemplate watching live music. In fact Haybarns On Fire had more chance of being stoned with the Polish community than having rocks thrown at them. So with preconceptions throwing up visions of a country band complete with check-shirts and sweat stained sideburns, by the 16th bar of the opening song you knew you were in for a treat. This was Kentucky AFC with conviction and a Mclusky guitar sliced in for good measure. And although they spring from Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Tubbyland and sing bi-lingual (Welsh and Polish ha-ha), that is as far as the family connections go. Fatman went as far as 'a Welsh Bloc Party'. Paul (Not On Smack) Scouse noted being a three piece is dead easy to keep together, and there was most certainly a tight connection between the band members. Carl Gintis, shaking the dust off another day of recording the 2nd Gintis LP said Haybarns were fucking brilliant, one of the best he's seen. The set transmogrified its way to the end to being Jarcrew-ish, funky, From Mars to The Police, with an almost 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' vibe. It kind of petered out the last 2 songs in an anti-climatic 'I've copped for the pisshead who's gonna fall asleep on the job' kind of way. But well worth checking out. DER BOMBERPenny Rimbaud would've been proud, Cumi Pants can roll over - I'm sorry to harp on about it, but Dave Cox's military style drumming is absolute top quality. Shove him behind some cock sure scally indie bastards from Meliden - a strange combination, but one that turns out so tasty that Jamie Oliver would be sticking his fat tongue up Gordon fucking Ramsay's arse for the recipe. I accidentally listened to Coast FM yesterday and heard Razorlight, The Killers, The Feeling and The Editors - I switched to Radio 2 and got the same output - the airwaves are swimming with guitar bands. It's rife, but it won't last forever, the music industry finds it hard to control scruffy kids with big egos and bad attitudes; the R&B shysters will be jockeying to spray their effluence over the younger generation before you can scream 'Donald where's me trousers'. So Der Bomber (pic top and below), now is your chance to get the fuck out there. Fuck being heroes in your own shit hole - yes you may well set Deebee's in Winsford alight with your power punching tunes, but it's Manchester - London - Manchester - London that beckons. Push those radio stations, those magazines - yes they're all run by complete cunts you'd rather stick one up an alleyway. But get down there and once you're up there you can drop a big turd on them all. Der Bomber were lucky in the fact that they didn't 'Go for it' straight away. Adam Walton (remember him?) gave them a session on the back of their own propaganda, and although good, it was nothing compared to what they put on tonight. A big fanbase saw the best from Der Bomber and 2 or 3 gigs every week on a regular rota in the major towns and cities would see that fanbase grow. Its a hard slog, but worth it if you're good enough (fuck me I've screamed this at Homespun and Gintis enough times!). Get a decent recording and hit the local papers of each region before you play there, along with the local radio stations. The songs were battered out with precison and a determination to impress - they succeeded. Easily up there in the Top Ten performances in North Wales. Der Bomber win shortest guitar strap competition
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Post by 0 on Aug 4, 2007 19:11:30 GMT
Once again my apologies for not being present to record last Wednesdays event. Other commitments took priority I'm afraid. (Results can be heard in the next couple of weeks)
( As a side note and shouted back at Mr Crud -- Homespun will be taking to the road later this year with a full UK tour now being planned by their new management - ME)
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Post by andyfatman on Aug 4, 2007 22:02:54 GMT
Homespunk vs Der Bomber....come on?
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Post by 0 on Aug 4, 2007 22:21:24 GMT
Homespun vs Der Bomber....come on? Err Why?
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Post by damien6040 on Aug 7, 2007 0:40:44 GMT
whats this homespun'K' shit? spunk as in semen?, semen as in a seminal?, seminal as in a influential?, influential as in inspiring? inspiring as in.........you get the point!
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Post by andyfatman on Aug 7, 2007 21:53:44 GMT
A cheap shot it may seem... too much looney juice & a naive way of trying to get people talkin, for/against, form an opinion, even? Influential,tho? I can't see how Inspiring?..more so
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Post by damien6040 on Aug 10, 2007 14:16:18 GMT
i WOULD say influential! As every band i ever saw in blu just stood still! until we started rockin up and rockin out then everyones all of sudden erratic on stage! shaking their hair, diving over drum kits! trashing stages, (need i point out that the breeding ground was closed nigh on 7yrs ago due to us doin 'the stage smash up') even the last night in blu 8th aug, kyle parry + band, in matching attire! not too disimilar to our stage get up! Our music and demeanour has infuenced a number of bands around here its fair to say! Infact Der bombers drummer used to come and throw himself from the stage when we we're playing fast punk back in the day! I taught johny from lantern a few riffs when he first started playing guitar! Loads of bands have told us they look up to us! so yeah gonna have to disagree there!
dont mean to sound like an arrogant cunt, but i will if im goaded into it!
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Post by jermaine on Aug 10, 2007 17:48:33 GMT
Oh so your the band thats responsible for every1 jumping around on stages....... I think not. Every band is individual, I don't think in anyway have you influenced Lantern, Kyle Parry and especially Der Bomber. Just because you teach someone a few chords doesnt make you an influence, that makes you a guitar teacher. Im sorry to burst your bubble but Homespun don't influence anybody. In my opinion your a good band, too 'american' sounding for my liking, and by american i mean a bit corny, cheesy if you like... However you do appeal to a big audience. The point im trying to make tho is don't get big egos because thats not gonna get you anywhere now is it... arrogant fucker haha
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Post by digisound on Aug 11, 2007 14:07:45 GMT
I think influences are picked up from everyone and from the times Ive engineered homespun they have always been very helpful and not at all arrogant, which is more than I can say for other bands.
Playing a live set then forgetting how to play your own songs will also not get you anywhere either
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Post by damien6040 on Aug 12, 2007 1:40:48 GMT
ive got a big ego cos my band is fucking brilliant! and we appeal to a big audience because we are fucking brilliant, and our egos being big and our band being brilliant is getting us fucking loads of places. As for being american, cheesy and corny, have you even listened to our fucking music! Or read our lyrics! You'd probably think we were better if we sang with yorkshire/cockney accents, and sang about fruit machines and fish and chips! KAISER CHIEFS/ARCTIC MONKEYS/ PIGEON DETECTIVES/ LITTLE MAN TATE/ JAMIE T/THE CRIBS, THEY ARE THE CORNY CHEESY SHIT FAD BANDS THAT PROBABLY LITTER MOST OF YOUR ALBUM COLLECTION/I-POD/.....INTEGRITY LOOK IT UP! THESE BANDS HAVE NONE! WE DO! Im not saying every band in N.Wales is influenced by us, but, what i am saying is...(and im not the only one) That alot of bands that were more down tempo became more upbeat just after we did, and started rocking out when WE DID! some call it influence, others call it being plagarised! I dont give a fuck anyways! we'll be out of rhyl soon, like any of this shit matters to me/us! and TO BE HONEST THAT STUFF I SAID ABOUT HAVING A BIG EGO....I REALLY DONT! TALK TO ME WHEN IM OUT AND YOU'LL SEE, BUT I LOVE MY BAND MORE THAN ANYTHING (LIKE IT WAS MY CHILD) AND I'LL COME OUT SWINGING IN DEFENCE OF IT! (NOT A PHYSICAL THREAT TO ANYONE LOL) IVE HAD MY SAY, I MIGHT BE WRONG, IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT I SAY.....WRITE A SONG ABOUT IT. XX
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Post by damien6040 on Aug 12, 2007 1:41:50 GMT
OH! AND AS THIS IS A DER BOMBER REVIEW!!! THEY FUCKING ROCKED! FACT!
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Post by jermaine on Aug 12, 2007 13:55:44 GMT
Just to clear things up, im not saying you should sing in yorkshire/cockney accents (unless you are a yorkshireman or a londoner of course.) That would just be jumping on the bandwagon....But shouldn't the same rule apply to singing in an american accent.... the singing in your songs sounds very blink 182 which in my opinion is the same as any band who sing in yorkshire/cockney accents.... Don't take offence by what i'm saying though. This isn't meant as a jibe it's only one persons opinion. ;-)
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Post by jermaine on Aug 12, 2007 14:12:59 GMT
Just one more thing... at least we agree on with thing.... Der Bomber were fucking amazing!!
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Post by damien6040 on Aug 12, 2007 15:27:01 GMT
I dont get it dude, seriously, if you can point out a vocal on the album which sounds blink'ish' ill admit it! i personally think with the topics of the songs and the sound we've gone for we've made a 'british' album, going back to influences the album was mainly influenced by, The Police, Madness, Elvis costello, and from the other side of the atlantic, Pixies, The strokes, Elvis, Nirvana, so i cant deny that we are influenced by american artists, but we aint the lostprophets dude! and terrys voice is full of bass unlike the the blink fags!
peace out buy or album anyway myspace.com/homespuntb......cos like i say you cant argue against something unless you fully understand it!
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Post by jermaine on Aug 12, 2007 16:11:18 GMT
I can hear more american influences in there than british........ Anyway, We could go on for ever. so lets just agree to disagree :-)
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