Gig Review: A
Ghost In The Machine–Trillians, Newcastle
Upon Tyne,
30/03/07
Reviewer:
Michelle Annable
Photos by:
Greenbomb Images
Close
your eyes. Open your
mind. Imagine, if you
will, what the bastard
grandchild of Black
Sabbath, Eighties
Matchbox B-Line
Disaster, The Wildhearts
and Therapy might sound
like? Are you there yet?
What you have there, my
friend, is A Ghost in
the Machine. Dirty boys
serving up a host of
filthy, sleaze-tastic,
pop-rock riffage - just
perfect for a Friday
night at Trillians.
Tasmanian devil
like front man, Eddie
Kell, a whirling mass of
jet black hair and
heavily kohl-ed eyes is
allowed to take centre
stage. F Major (guitar),
KL2000 (guitar/vocals)
and Nathanial B Ray
(bass) prowl around the
periphery, like a pack
of wolves, ready to
strike out and protect
their cub at the first
sign of attack. Chris
Fish (drums) oversees
proceedings at the back.
Opener
Tallulah Don’t Lie is a
feedback laden sonic
onslaught which sets the
tone nicely for the set.
What comes next is a
perilous journey through
rock’s putrid underbelly
from which only the most
hardened adventurers
will emerge unscathed.
By twists and turns we
voyage through the
savage (In Hell) and the
sublime (Loved), the
raucous (Disturbia Parts
1 and 2) and the
rambunctious (Silent
Treatment), the brutal
and brilliantly named
(The Cultural Logic of
Late Capitalism) to the
beguiling (Devil and the
Deep Blue Sea).
Anyone who can remain
immune to the
innumerable charms of A
Ghost in the Machine
after this must be dead
behind the eyes.
ww.myspace.com/aghostinthemachine
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