Headliner: Black Sabbath
Venue: Hyde Park
Date: 4 July 2014
Support: Various
Which ever way you look at it Black Sabbath are legends and their sound was genre defining, today they were playing in Hyde Park to 55000 people.
Today was wan all day thing and it was hot, very hot.... Hyde Park had been transformed into some weird village type place with fake buildings and a massive stage
The Bots
First up today The Bots seen these before two young brothers who make a right racket and they were playing in one of the smaller tented venues. They were ace one girl seemed to pass out from the heat in their and this was only 2pm.
Soulfly
After The Bots had finished and the need to get some fresh air I caught the end of Soulflys set including a couple of Sepultura covers including Arise and Roots Bloody Roots, bloke in front of me was going absolutely mental during these.
It was still hot and getting even hotter...
Next up on the main stage was Motorhead
Now I've never been a big Motorhead fan and well kind of feel they are band that people seem to have an affinity to without really liking them, I feel they are iconic for their image but not for their music and besides Ace Of Spades I probably couldn't tell you another song.
As you can guess I'm not really a fan and thought they were a bit rubbish, they sounded very dated.
It was still stupidly hot...
Next up
Faith No More
Well what can you say about Faith No More, I think everyone growing up in the 90's and into alternative music probably owned a copy of Angel Dust.
With the stage covered in flowers they came on and launched into Zombie Eaters followed by The Real Thing and Epic before doing my favourite FNM song The gentle art of making enemies, followed by my least favourite FNM song Easy.
Towards the end of the set we were greeted to a brand new song and then they were gone followed by another brand new song for the encore finishing up with We Care a lot.
New songs hopefully means new album and a proper tour.
Soundgarden
Next up Soundgarden who came on stage and announced that they would be playing the iconic Superunknown straight through which obviously would mean no Rusty Cage or Jesus Christ Pose.
Mike McCready from Pearl Jam joined them to play guitar on Superunknown, and that along with the likes of Black Hole Sun, The Day I tried to live and spoonman sounded ace.
I would have kind of just preferred a normal set though to be honest.
Black Sabbath
It was Sabbath time!!
The heat of they day had subsided and the darkness was setting in when Ozzy came over the pa said a few words and then laughed down the mic, as sabbath came on the air raid sirens sounded the big screens flashed images of planes and missiles and then der de...Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses... it was sabbath time.
playing a few classics on the way and ending with Children of the Grave before returning for the obvious encore of Paranoid with almost everyone in the crowd singing along.
They are getting no younger and their is talk of this possibly being the last ever Black Sabbath show and I'm happy I got to see them.
Sunday 13 July 2014
Mongol Horde
Venue: Rock City basement
Date: 27th June 2014
Support: Oxygen Thief, Palehorse
A Friday night show at Rock City can only mean one thing, early doors, early finish which means once again I missed the first band apologies to Oxygen thief, but hey I like your new album!
Next up Palehorse and the first set of the night for Ben Dawson on drums former Million Dead drummer playing with both Palehorse and Mongol Horde tonight.
2 Bass Players, 1 Drummer, 2 Vocalists and they made a right racket!
Time for Mongol Horde!!
It's no secret that I'm a massive Frank Turner fan and don't want to go on and on again about but he's one of favourite musicians and when the Mongol Horde project was announced the other year I though the couple of club shows and festivals was all it would be as the man never seems to be off the road long enough.
I was delighted when the album came out it's a monster with genius lyrics and brutal musician ship and was well excited when a show in the basement of Rock City was announced.
Starting off with The Yurt Locker and Winky Face before the a cracking cover of Bulls on Parade. It was clear to me that Frank was enjoying this side project, Mongol Hordes songs mixed in with a few covers Epic by Faith No More, Weenie Beenie by the Foo Fighters and Refuse/ Resist by as Soulfly, ok we all know it was Sepultura and I think I actually preferred this version to when I saw Soulfly do it earlier in the year at the same venue.
Mongol Horde were awesome sadly this will probably be the only time they tour, but at least I saw them.
Jurassic 5
Headliners: Jurassic 5
Venue: Rock City Nottingham
Date: 24 June 2014
Support: Ugly Duckling
Hard to imagine that it's probably 17-18 years ago that I first heard of Jurassic 5 with the still amazing Concrete Schoolyard, that Ike Turner sample is still one of the best samples ever in my opinion and the song still sounds out as an unbelievable piece of work.
Hard to imagine then that after all that time this would be the first time I would see them live after a hiatus they were back to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
First up Ugly Duckling must admit I didn't really know much about them although the name was familiar they did a great job of getting the crowd hyped for J5.
It was J5 time!! the stage was set a giant turntable in the middle of the stage Cut Chemist on one side and DJ Nu- mark that alone would be enough for me but throw in the rest of J5 and what a show.
Rapping in perfect sync with each other playing for a good two hours, one of the loudest crowds I have heard at Rock City, J5 smashed it out of the park.
One highlight for me was Cut Chemists version of smoke on the water on a turntable guitar.
The Mouse Outfit
Headliner: The Mouse Outfit
Venue: Bodega Social Club
Date: 12 June 2014
Support: Ashmore
The Mouse Outfit, UK Hip Hop is often both misunderstood and much maligned in favour of overproduced commercial American music of rubbish like Tinie Tempah or Professor Green. But some artists with lots of talent do come from these shores. The Mouse Outfit are a multi instrumental live band.
When I first arrived there was nobody in the venue and that worst feeling as a gig goer strikes you.... please don't let me be the only ones here.
When Ashmore started that was almost the case. I have seen him before and he definitely has some talent, by the end of his set the audience had grown and the set was going down well.
By the time The Mouse Outfit came on the crowd has swelled, they packed out the stage and with Dr Syntax rapping and they were ace, they really got the crowd going and put on an amazing show.
I can see them going down really well at the festivals.
As a closing thought people really should give homegrown music a go instead of just going for the easy option the major label backed, over hyped, media driven stuff they might just enjoy what they find
Venue: Bodega Social Club
Date: 12 June 2014
Support: Ashmore
The Mouse Outfit, UK Hip Hop is often both misunderstood and much maligned in favour of overproduced commercial American music of rubbish like Tinie Tempah or Professor Green. But some artists with lots of talent do come from these shores. The Mouse Outfit are a multi instrumental live band.
When I first arrived there was nobody in the venue and that worst feeling as a gig goer strikes you.... please don't let me be the only ones here.
When Ashmore started that was almost the case. I have seen him before and he definitely has some talent, by the end of his set the audience had grown and the set was going down well.
By the time The Mouse Outfit came on the crowd has swelled, they packed out the stage and with Dr Syntax rapping and they were ace, they really got the crowd going and put on an amazing show.
I can see them going down really well at the festivals.
As a closing thought people really should give homegrown music a go instead of just going for the easy option the major label backed, over hyped, media driven stuff they might just enjoy what they find
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