After a brief visit to see some friends before they went off for a birthday meal, I went to see The Open last night. "How was it?" I hear you ask? Four bands, so a lot to get through.
First up, The Sea Set. Don't know anything about them except that they are local. So I shan't say anything nasty about them. Then came Johnny Panic - a punk rock band from London. Great entertainment. Good tunes, prancing about, daft hair, scissor kicks, what more can you ask for? Nothing particularly original mind, but it made me smile.
Then we come on to a 2 piece from Philadelphia called Mad Action. Previously known as Ty Cobb, they changed their name due to some kind of problem with the deceased baseball player's family. They are the only band I've ever seen that had an imaginary drummer. There was a big screen in the middle of the stage, onto which was projected a silhouette of a bloke playing drums, so that it looked like he was really there, and had a big light behind him. But it was just an illusion... and was in fact prerecorded footage of one of the two guitarists drumming. I guess playing both at the same time could be tricky... So that was also quite fun and entertaining. Music was ok.
And Finally, from Liverpool, The Open. They were pretty good. Big epic guitar rock. They are being hailed in some quarters as the best new band in Britain, which is going a bit far if you ask me. But they certainly have potential. A decent evening overall then.
At York Fibbers last night were at least: 1 Actuary. Just me :-( Which gives an AR(SE) factor of 1, so The Open move straight to the bottom of the table. Here's the updated table:
3.5: Easyworld / Snow Patrol 1 / Graham Coxon
2.5 Four Day Hombre / Snow Patrol 2
2.0: Delays / Athlete
1.0: The Open
Next up Jonathan Richman in a couple of weeks.
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