First
up tonight are Don Broco, there a 4 piece rock
band, not quite pop punk, more rock, it's not
bad I though the sofa at the start of the set
were alright but as the set went on, there songs
did get better, I think it's because some of it
was new stuff, seems better written, of course
this band is totally new to me, but I think they
may hit their song writing stride in maybe there
second or Third album. The band are pretty tight
on stage, the guitar work is good with some decent
riffs, and the guitar tone is really nice at times,
distorted but not over done, the drumming is spot
on, with bass being good too. The vocals are good
it's nice to hear clean vocals as slot of hands
go for this screaming vocals, so it's a refreshing
change and a good start to my first gig of 2012.
 Next up are American punk rock act, a loss for
words, they’re not too bad sounds a bit
middle of the road to me, playing it safe but
doing things well, covering the bases the songs
are catchy at times, there's a few decent riffs
flying around. Everyone on stage is having fun
and this seems to run to people back stage who
have come out to watch, interacting with the band,
having a laugh, I seldom see it, must be the start
of a tour thing, they even do a Jackson 5 cover,
I want you back, it translates well to their chosen
style, they seem to be dedicating a lot of songs
to people that they know who have recently passed
away. There a decent Band but should mix it up
a bit more and take a few chances with their song
writing.
 Four year Strong have never been a band I've
ever really been interested in, no particular
reason why, there an ok band, there's a few of
this sort of band about, but they do what they
do really well, they opened their set with, What
the hell is a gigawatt, stuck in the middle, tonight
we feel alive and prepare to be digitally manipulated,
there's a decent mix of songs, They've got really
good stage presence as they blast through their
set with the likes of, heaven wasn't built to
hold me, sweet kerosene, enemy of the world just
drive and main set closer heroes get remembered,
legends never die. Their a tight band and don't
seem to be suffering from losing a member but
as I hear it it's not something the band was concerned
about, nor does it matter, and I can see why,
they have a nice full and heavy set of songs,
catchy too, they can really rock out it was a
good set not enough to make me a fan but I appreciate
and understand their music somewhat better, I
enjoyed their set as it seemed to have flown by
as they finished off the night with One step at
a time and Wasting time.
Don Broco 3/5
A Loss For Words 3/5
Four Year strong 4/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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