Karma
To Burn
 Due to abysmal public transport, and train delays,
i missed the opening act, its also another shitty
December night, raining and windy as hell!
Karma to Burn are the main support tonight, the
3 guys come out and start some heavy metal riffing,
im expecting a singer to make an appearance, but
there isn't one, taking a closer look at the set
list, its made up of numbers, 8, 19, 30, 43 etc,
the music is riff heavy and bass heavy at times,
the drumming is pretty decent, the band is very
tight, plus with just being an instrumental act
no need to worry about a possible troublesome
singer! While the songs are all different, after
a while it all started to feel the same, also
the lack of guitar solos, to add a crescendo to
the songs is sadly lacking, the songs they just
finish. There's no doubting there a decent band,
but there act wears a bit boring after a while.
 After a short interlude, Monster Magnet made
there way onto the stage, opening with Dopes to
infinity, i noticed that it was an early 90s sounds,
that i enjoyed from my youth, having not heard
of Monster Magnet before, i knew i was going to
enjoy this set. One thing i noticed was the constant
use of vocal effects to give the vocals an echo,
which was cool to begin with but grew tiresome
after a while. The drumming was really goo and
solid as was the bass player who like to throw
himself about a bit almost hitting me while i
was shooting,luckily i saw him coming as i was
shooting him at the time, both guitarist were
pretty decent, the lead being particularly stand
out for the solos, and looking like he fell out
of the mid 90s too!, not sure why Dave Wyndorf
had a guitar,as he hardly seemed to be playing
it. The crowd tonight seemed to be largely made
up of middle aged rockers, leading to a lot of
head nodding, but not much movement in the crowd,
there was not crush at the front which you normally
find at most gigs these days, Songs that featured
in there set incluced, Crop Circle, Power trip,
Twin Earth, Radiation Day, The Right Stuff and
the mother fucker Laden Space lord, which was
a definite fan favorite as the whole crowd sang
along, After a quick Break the encore ensued,
Melt, Cage Around the Sun, Tractor and set closer
Spine of God, were the encore songs, but i didnt
really enjoy them as much as the other songs,
im sure the crowd will disagree, as they left
to head out into the shitty weather, looking pretty
pleased.
Karma To Burn 3/5
Monster Magnet 5/5
Review By Robert Lawrence |
