The latest original song by the Backfire boys is slower then their other material but fits seamlessly into the middle of the set, check out the video on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6g4CSJutsw
Wednesday 13 February 2008
Monday 11 February 2008
Royal Park Cellars Leeds
While the £4 entry price and competition with Karaoke upstairs kept the audience attendance low the sound quality and enthusiasm of the few who did attend made this night well worth the trip.
Opening act Urchin Child combined and multitude of different styles with a high energy performance including classic rock poses throughout the set. Mixing original material and well known covers the band showed a diversity rarely seen even in today’s charting acts. They moved seamlessly between Classic rock and instrumental jazz pausing only for the trumpet player to join them on stage. The rhythm section held the whole thing together whilst the guitarists played choppy and interesting riffs and fantastic solos. The lead singer provided a number of different vocal styles and only stopped moving when holding a pose which wouldn’t be out of place in a stadium rock show. A band well worth seeing.
Second up were Break Degree, a classic rock/metal band obviously inspired by Iron Maiden and Motorhead. Heavy riffs and gravely vocals were the order of this set and the band pulled them of effortlessly. By far the most impressive part of this set though was the doubled up guitar solo with the two guitarists standing back-to-back tearing up a solo which would have been impressive had just one of them played. If you like the above bands or are just into guitar rock check these guys out.
And now, as is becoming the norm at their gigs, for something completely different, Captain Backfire! The funky/jazz/rock band took to the stage with a jam into ‘Blue Room’ and the energy level of the crowed (who it has to be said seemed mainly to be with Urchin Child) raised again. When not playing both Reece and Greg were doing excellent jobs of encouraging the crowd to clap along and get involved. The sound levels were right and the backing vocals didn’t overpower the lead on ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ as often happens. The trumpet parts were also clearly audible after concerns in the sound-check. The whole band seemed up for the night, which followed their mid week show at Lancaster University. The high energy of lead singer Joe also seemed as if he was picking up where Urchin Child left off and added another dimension to the strange dancing of bass player Chris. The interchanging guitar parts gave both guitarists the chance to shine with Reece giving it all he had and Richie pulling out solos that proved that speed isn’t everything when you have feeling. The rhythm section were as usual extremely tight, drummer Ed playing some grate fills between riffs and under solos, making life so much easier for everyone.A good night all round for info on the other bands search myspace, and you can see Captain Backfire in Leeds playing Dirty Beaver @ Santiago this Friday (the 15th feb). See link on right for more information and other gig dates.
Opening act Urchin Child combined and multitude of different styles with a high energy performance including classic rock poses throughout the set. Mixing original material and well known covers the band showed a diversity rarely seen even in today’s charting acts. They moved seamlessly between Classic rock and instrumental jazz pausing only for the trumpet player to join them on stage. The rhythm section held the whole thing together whilst the guitarists played choppy and interesting riffs and fantastic solos. The lead singer provided a number of different vocal styles and only stopped moving when holding a pose which wouldn’t be out of place in a stadium rock show. A band well worth seeing.
Second up were Break Degree, a classic rock/metal band obviously inspired by Iron Maiden and Motorhead. Heavy riffs and gravely vocals were the order of this set and the band pulled them of effortlessly. By far the most impressive part of this set though was the doubled up guitar solo with the two guitarists standing back-to-back tearing up a solo which would have been impressive had just one of them played. If you like the above bands or are just into guitar rock check these guys out.
And now, as is becoming the norm at their gigs, for something completely different, Captain Backfire! The funky/jazz/rock band took to the stage with a jam into ‘Blue Room’ and the energy level of the crowed (who it has to be said seemed mainly to be with Urchin Child) raised again. When not playing both Reece and Greg were doing excellent jobs of encouraging the crowd to clap along and get involved. The sound levels were right and the backing vocals didn’t overpower the lead on ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ as often happens. The trumpet parts were also clearly audible after concerns in the sound-check. The whole band seemed up for the night, which followed their mid week show at Lancaster University. The high energy of lead singer Joe also seemed as if he was picking up where Urchin Child left off and added another dimension to the strange dancing of bass player Chris. The interchanging guitar parts gave both guitarists the chance to shine with Reece giving it all he had and Richie pulling out solos that proved that speed isn’t everything when you have feeling. The rhythm section were as usual extremely tight, drummer Ed playing some grate fills between riffs and under solos, making life so much easier for everyone.A good night all round for info on the other bands search myspace, and you can see Captain Backfire in Leeds playing Dirty Beaver @ Santiago this Friday (the 15th feb). See link on right for more information and other gig dates.
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