The
Big Pink
2.54
Birmingham HMV Institute
16th February 2012
Well
don't I love waiting around, tonight’s gig
starting much later than expected, apparently
due to the consumption of weed, they could have
shared.
First up are 2.54, very odd band name for a very
good easy listening alt rock band, the songs aren't
what I'd call super catchy but they are easy to
listen to, it's the kind of music you can put
on in the back ground and either ignore or to
listen to. The guitar work is really good, some
good riffs and rhythm the bass and drums simple
but steady and spot on, being a solid back bone
to the songs, with some decent dry female vocals
over the top, there basically here to just play
and look pretty relaxed doing it, not much stage
presence playing with minimal lighting creating
a mood that suits their music, this is probably
a band I can get into and quite easily enjoy any
time of the day but not music for you if you in
a happy mood, it's just not that kind of music.
Overall it's a really good performance by a tight
but laid back band.
I'm
rather glad to be see The Big Pink tonight, as
I enjoyed them two years ago so I was expecting
good things from this 4 piece electro rock band,
I don't remember there being 2 guys on laptops
from last time but here they are, controlling
the electronic part of the songs, with huge amounts
of atmos, sound effects as well as synth with
the other two members as a vocals and guitar and
the drummer, I can't imagine there being much
room for improve and going off on a tangent AKA
jamming. They open their set with, Jump music,
Stay gold, Velvet, Superman (Hit the ground) and
Palace, their playing with minimal lighting( as
a photographer it’s not a good night to
be shooting bands), the songs are better than
I remember and not as long either as they play
for over an hour playing a fair few songs, with
crowd helping out as some of the songs build up
to starting, it's a really group effort as they
continue with the likes of, Give it up, Crystal
visions, too young to love and rubber necking,
I'm really enjoying tonight's performance but
it's overly bass heavy on the left side of the
stage , so I retreat to the back of the venue
for a much better listening experience. They finish
their set with Dominoes and Lose your mind, I
can honestly say I can’t wait to see them
again, as I've gotten much more into electronic
influenced music since I first saw them, it's.
A good night of mostly chilled music.
2:54 3/5
The Big Pink 4/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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