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9/6/2004 11:14 AM
    So what's the overall verdict from anyone who was at the Hard Working Class Hero gig over the weekend? Who was the best live? Best venue? Worst act?
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    9/6/2004 11:34 AM
    High Lights; Ten past Seven, Neosupervital, Stanley Super 800, Gavin Glass, Polar. The Chalets, The Rotators, Waiting Room. Best venue; The Mezz (not just coz we played there, but because it had great sound was always packed, great atmposphere too), St Michaels was really nice but to reverb-y. Worst venue: Music centre (s**t sound all weekend) Lowlights: getting slammed to the ground and choked by a bouncer from the mezz for 'stealing' my own snare drum.
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    9/6/2004 11:56 AM
    ha, thats class ruan, hard to be mad with him for that though at least he was looking out for your stuff! someone should stop these guys watching wwe ("the choke slam from hell!!! oh my gawwwd! he's down!!!") Due to mental illness brought on by a dare to eat some 14 year old penny sweets i missed sat and sun but i got see the bray vista on friday and was mighty impressed, plus i saw silver addictive whose frontwoman is a fox. leather is lovely. bray vista were excellent though, amazing talent going on there. One of the three singers sounds like Bruce Springsteen, which is pretty cool. their female vocalist is also a fox.(i need another word for beutiful girls.expand my vocab.) who was at rep of loose last night? was it good or were there a load of people there who seemed to simply want to say they were there (as someone mentioned about the village gig in another post)
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    9/6/2004 12:35 PM
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    Due to mental illness brought on by a dare to eat some 14 year old penny sweets i missed sat and sun
    Rock and Roll!!!!!
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    9/6/2004 2:02 PM
    alazarussoul were very impressive on sunday night. great front man, cross between ian curtis and mark eitzel!! also enjoyed the waiting room and jeff martin. the rags sounded good as well.
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    9/6/2004 2:53 PM
    Pony club where ROCK.
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    9/6/2004 3:37 PM
    What were The Frames like? Or are the majority still on the 'frames-are-crap' vibe....
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    9/6/2004 4:41 PM
    caught a bit of the frames and glen hansard telling the audience to go over to the mighty stef in the hub and beat him up once they were finished. they were pretty good from what i saw. played all new stuff i think great weekend, highlights for me were the rags, the urges, the chapters, the rotators, stanley super 800 and the mighty stef
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    9/6/2004 5:06 PM
    I was sick on Saturday, think it was those dodgy hot-dogs in Lansdowne Road, so missed all acts that night. Then last night I was still feeling a bit rough and went home just before The Frames were due on stage. Still recovering today. But have a ticket to see The Frames in Vicar Street so that should make up for missing them last night. What's up with the whole Mighty Stef thing?
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    9/6/2004 5:19 PM
    must have watched that eyebrowy.com movie, life imitating art?
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    9/6/2004 5:36 PM
    That's what I was thinking. Saw Mighty Stef when Republic Of Loose were playing. Does anyone know if he is recording an album? Hate those artists who never update their websites.
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    9/6/2004 5:47 PM
    On Friday I checked out 8-Ball who I really liked, Also Joe Chester wasnt bad, Pony Club stole it for me though, they deserve to be huge ! Didnt make it in on Saturday night but last night I checked out The Republic Of Loose, like Pony Club they get better every time I see em. Also really enjoyed The Mighty Stef, The Rags were good too. We went to check out the Frames, Ive never been a fan but my mate thinks they are OK, they were s**te ! we left after the 3rd song at me mates insistance and headed over to TBMC to check out JOVE who were head and shoulders above The Frames, who I wish would now just die a quick death, jesus Hotpress have a lot to answer for there.
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    9/6/2004 7:18 PM
    I know it wasn't the point of the HWCH gig but what act do people think are gonna get even more popular now? Maybe The Urges or The Chapters or Republic Of Loose!!!
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    9/6/2004 10:28 PM
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    I know it wasn't the point of the HWCH gig but what act do people think are gonna get even more popular now? Maybe The Urges or The Chapters or Republic Of Loose!!!
    I think the best crowd reaction was for Pony Club, everybody at the bar afterwards seemed very impressed. I also think that this time next year The Republic Of Loose will be doing The Olympia or a venue that size, I think they have all that it takes, they new songs they played sounded really good too, the 2nd one in particular !
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    9/6/2004 11:52 PM
    While Pony Club are on my list of cd's to get, I agree with your ROL point. I have seen them live now at least four or five times. While the crowd was extremely indifferent towards Mick Pyro's reactions, it was a good set. I think that was down to the sound quality which made the new songs much clearer than they were at the recent Village gig.
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    9/7/2004 12:21 AM
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    While Pony Club are on my list of cd's to get, I agree with your ROL point. I have seen them live now at least four or five times. While the crowd was extremely indifferent towards Mick Pyro's reactions, it was a good set. I think that was down to the sound quality which made the new songs much clearer than they were at the recent Village gig.
    I didnt think the sound was that hot at the village gig either, It couldnt have been better last night though, clear as crystal and the mix almost perfect. As for Mick Pyro, the best frontman Ive seen in ages, you cant not watch him ! They were all at the Mighty Stef gig afterwards and I bumped into Mick and he seemed like a nice guy too.
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    9/7/2004 10:41 AM
    was very impressed with declan o rourke myself and of course bellx1 were great as usual,i thought turn were excellent and enjoyed the frames,new songs sound great. the sound for alphastates wasnt great but they i still enjoyed them,jamie lawson great voice and my god lead singer -ROL bit crazy aint he but what a brillant voice,they are defo going places
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    9/7/2004 11:26 AM
    Have to say I was disappointed. I saw a large number of bands and passed on the ROL / Turn / Frames closer just so I could check out some more new faces. However I saw nothing that inspired me as far as new acts goes. On the plus side I did see: Pony Club - were good alright Joe Chester - ex Ten Speed Racer, class songs, can't wait for the album. Gary Dunne - an excellent show from this singer / songwriter in St Michael's Church. Great venue for that type of thing, good sound and nice atmospheric surroundings. Sack - astonishingly the most enjoyable show I saw all weekend was from a band who've been around the Dublin scene for at least 15 years if not longer. They played a hugely enjoyable set at the Meeting House square on Sunday evening. For all the raving about ROL's frontman, Sack lead Martin is a joy to watch live, funny, arch and playful. Check them at the weekend in Whelans if you've never seen them before. What all of the above have in common is that they've all been knocking around for a while and I knew they were going to be good, although Gary Dunne I suppose is still an unknown quantity to a lot of people. Bands I saw and hadn't heard anything about: Identity Parade, Sunways, The Chalets, Dwight, Red Sea Pedestrian, The Urges, The Waiting Room, Fractured, Fair Verona....all disappointing. None of these bands were terribly bad or anything but not one of them sounded any way inspired or were playing anything other than by - the - numbers pub rock. There was one band - Humanzie - in the Hub on Sunday night I'd see again. That's about it. Oh and worst performance for me was Nina Hynes in Meeting House Square on Sunday evening. Third song in she went into the chorus which sounded to me like a cat being sodomised with a broom handle. I took my business elsewhere.
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    9/7/2004 12:06 PM
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    Have to say I was disappointed. I saw a large number of bands and passed on the ROL / Turn / Frames closer just so I could check out some more new faces. However I saw nothing that inspired me as far as new acts goes. On the plus side I did see: Pony Club - were good alright Joe Chester - ex Ten Speed Racer, class songs, can't wait for the album. Gary Dunne - an excellent show from this singer / songwriter in St Michael's Church. Great venue for that type of thing, good sound and nice atmospheric surroundings. Sack - astonishingly the most enjoyable show I saw all weekend was from a band who've been around the Dublin scene for at least 15 years if not longer. They played a hugely enjoyable set at the Meeting House square on Sunday evening. For all the raving about ROL's frontman, Sack lead Martin is a joy to watch live, funny, arch and playful. Check them at the weekend in Whelans if you've never seen them before. What all of the above have in common is that they've all been knocking around for a while and I knew they were going to be good, although Gary Dunne I suppose is still an unknown quantity to a lot of people. Bands I saw and hadn't heard anything about: Identity Parade, Sunways, The Chalets, Dwight, Red Sea Pedestrian, The Urges, The Waiting Room, Fractured, Fair Verona....all disappointing. None of these bands were terribly bad or anything but not one of them sounded any way inspired or were playing anything other than by - the - numbers pub rock. There was one band - Humanzie - in the Hub on Sunday night I'd see again. That's about it. Oh and worst performance for me was Nina Hynes in Meeting House Square on Sunday evening. Third song in she went into the chorus which sounded to me like a cat being sodomised with a broom handle. I took my business elsewhere.
    its beyond me how somone like Nina Hynes can make a living as a musician/songwriter ! I know some things are just down to personal taste but jaysus ! shes brutal !
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    9/7/2004 12:29 PM
    I missed the whole weekend..My sister decided to have her 30th down country that weekend. Big fan of gary dunne though. Seen him a few times playing doyles adn the hub An album on the way, looking forward to it. Im surprised Nina threw out a bad gig. She is normally pretty good
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    9/7/2004 12:30 PM
    Humanzie are a brilliant, brilliant band - fantastically talented and entertaining, I'd highly recommend going to see them.
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    9/7/2004 1:22 PM
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    I know it wasn't the point of the HWCH gig but what act do people think are gonna get even more popular now? Maybe The Urges or The Chapters or Republic Of Loose!!!
    There wasn't enough people at the chapters for it to be a breakthrough gig for them, most of the crowd seemed to know them allready as well. They were really good though, my first time hearing anything of theirs. I know it's bad form to pimp other music sites and amazingly self indulgant to pimp yourself but here's what I wrote for another site when I was talking about the bands that I had never seen and enjoyed: Micronite Filter; The Rotators, who sound like Tom Waits circa “Small Change” crossed with pre “Born in the USA” Springsteen; Ham Sandwich, who manage to overcome the awful moniker to make really enjoyable Pixies and Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’s influenced rock; Jenny Lindfors whose bluesy folk didn’t really do it for me this time due to my state of mind but I’ll definitely keep an eye out for her again; The Little Ghetto Boys, who manage to create a rock/hip-hop fusion that doesn’t make me want to vomit at the merest sound of them; Vesta Varo whose sound not only easily filled the pub they were playing in but could work in a stadium as well and last but by no means least Neosupervital whose synthpoppy set was one of the most fantastic and hilarious gigs I’ve ever seen.
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    9/9/2004 11:37 AM
    yeah neosupervital puts on a fun show... i dunno about the chapters.. i thought they were good and had an interesting sound, but i didn't have enough of a reaction either way... they've certainly got potential though. someone recommended i see the rags, and again, i found them to be nothing special. the rotators were the find of the weekend for me..
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    9/9/2004 3:33 PM
    I thought Neosupervital put on a very good show. Thought that Stanley Super 800 and Fred were great. Thought the TBMC was the best venue to see a band because of its size and the lights etc. But the sound definately left it down at times - then again trying to turn over that many bands is a bit of a nighmare. St Michaels church was a pretty cool venue too - should be used more often. Shame there's no a bar there but i suppose it is a church! Thought Pony Club put on a good Show. Thought Joe Chester was pretty average as were the Rotators and Jamie Lawson should not have been there he was that bad. Overall it was a good weekend though - pity so many bands were on at the same times in different venues but for 22.50 Euro it was well worth it. And while there are some bands that I thought should have been there and weren't I thought the HWCH did a fine job.
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    9/9/2004 7:35 PM
    Kierry, I caught 2 half songs of the rags and walked out, did absolutely nothing for me. Did anyone answer the frames question? They played a mainly new set and it was fairly good.
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    9/11/2004 1:33 PM
    I was at a few gigs at HWC2.Lazarus soul and Autamata really stood out as original music . I saw Nina Hynes too which I didn't think was brilliant or awful. I go to most of her gigs and I am a big fan. The sound was pretty bad too though and it was a shame as usually she is amazing and stands out as totally original, interesting and exciting.
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    9/15/2004 11:32 PM
    What does everyone think of the HWCH gig reviews now up on the site? And yep that was me with the notepad at the Jenny Lindfors set. My t-shirt was green though and it's Gareth Maher, or just Gar. Liked your review though Ian. Fair play mate.
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    9/16/2004 10:56 AM
    Cheers Gar, I liked yours too. I didn't think that I'd be able to do a straight review with all the running about I did so I tried to just let it flow right out of me. I was quite pleased with the results, which is a big thing for me to say as I normally read back over something that I write a few hours/days later and decide that it's crap.
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    9/16/2004 11:00 AM
    Gar, I meant to ask, you said Jeff Martin played a song called "Bizzare Love Triangle", was that a cover of the New Order song of the same name?
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    9/16/2004 11:06 AM
    I'm not sure about that Jeff Martin song but I can ask him next week when I interview him to serve your curiosity.
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    9/16/2004 11:11 AM
    Yeah, that would be cool. I'm a big New Order fan, and its always interesting to see how they've influenced a such a diverse selection of other artists.
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    9/16/2004 12:03 PM
    Bands i enjoyed in the order i saw them, ID Parade, The Chakras, Substance, Humanzie, The Mighty stef. Deadly weekend altogether. Hope it goes ahead next year. Would have liked to see more but alot of bands times clashed, but sure isnt that the beauty of any festival. Deadly buzz around town. Looking Forwar to Mainline in the Village on Saturday.
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    9/16/2004 5:23 PM
    Binokular: Gar, I meant to ask, you said Jeff Martin played a song called "Bizzare Love Triangle", was that a cover of the New Order song of the same name? yeah it is, brilliant cover he does as well
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    9/17/2004 12:04 PM
    Cool, thanks, must try and check him out sometime and badger him to do it in the encore if he doesn't play it in his set
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    9/17/2004 3:16 PM
    binokular http://www.cluas.com/discussion/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3355
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    9/17/2004 3:29 PM
    Thanks, but wrong town for me! I know hes supporting Bell X1 in Cork soon, but I'll wait til he's doing his own gig.


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