 The
Flapper in Birmingham, pretty much my local even
though i live about 45 minutes away from it in
a car! I hate the lighting though as its always
been poor! Enough of my ramblings!, first up were
Elle Diabilo, at first i thought it was a 3 piece
band, with a clever name, with one of the guys
singing, then the female vocalist jumps on stage
and starts singing, now i got nothing against
female singers, but her vocals were female generic
vocals, a bit flat really, with little range,
although i think she was a brummie, to be honest
the band also were a generic rock band, there
was no killer edge to them, i didn't feel engaged
by them at all and by the looks of things the
people that were there was probably feeling the
same, although we didn't see the next band coming!
Black + Red, were up next and bloody hell can
they make some noise for just a drummer and guitarist,
in fact there louder than alot of 4/5 piece bands
Ive seen, not quite Motorhead loud but close,
but defiantly one louder than most bands! The
riffs were awesome to behold, heavy, chunky, fast
and plentiful. the drumming, done standing up
i might add, was loud, fast, melodic, a real pounder
of the skins he was, and when he first got on
stage, i thought he was Irish from the way he
dressed, i wasn't expecting this hard rock, as
some at the gig put it 'unique'!
Zico Chain were headlining the flapper tonight,
i have to wonder how such a small and ok-ish venue
has got this decent band and a few other decent
ones in! They Opened with more than life, an quiet
track till it takes off, swiftly followed by new
single These Birds will kill us all, yet another
fast track, there set was littered with very little
talking to the crowd, There set included the likes
of, when black turns white, our evil, Day case,
Where Would You Rather Be?, Rohypnol, and set
closer Pretty pictures, they band were very energetic
on stage in front of the few people that turned
up on a busy music night in the country's second
city! The few that did turn up, were given a treat,
as the next time there in town, the crowd wont
be this close!
Elle Diabilo 3/5
Black And Red 4/5
Zico Chain 5/5
Review By Robert Lawrence |
