1.1 The Music 31st July @ Metro, Sydney

Streety my friend, this is something I should have done years ago......should have kept a log of all the gigs I have been to however small or large they may have been....without boasting too much I'm pretty sure the list would rival most of us mere mortals.

The Music was a great gig on thurs night. It was a flashback to my time in London. Keeg and I saw them at the astoria on tottenham court rd in May 2005. That night I became a fan of The Music, having previously listened but never completely sold. The few red stripe pint tins that night got me in the mood for some cracking tunes.....on thurs night it was a few VB stubbies that did the trick.

A band that are purely as their name would suggest about 'The Music'. No outlandish statements political or otherwise, no visible ink, no backdrops or theatrics and very little on show other than 'The Music'.

Not sure of what genre they call this but I am classifying it as 'dance rock'. The light show confirmed this with some tunes looking more like a rave than a rock gig. The lighting for 'Welcome To The North' was rivalling a day club in Ibiza, while the floor and the stairs of the Metro were dancing up a storm. For some the lighting and the precise musicanship was not enough. To my right was a chick that couldnt get enough lines done off the back of her hand! Think she was that focused she was oblivious to masterclass of thumping bass & drums and intricate guitar solo that everyone else was grooving to.

The front man Rob Harvey was hard to take your focus off. He moved like a cross between a mad raver in full flight and our very own Peter Garrett in his not forgotten years with the oils. Very entertaining. The guitarist went about his business with a minimum of fuss with great precision. The drums copped a walloping for entire 1hr 45mins. Solid thumping bass throughout with a classic tribal drumming display during 'Bleed From Within'.

Good to see 'The Music' back and in form after a tough few years.

Set List

Take The Long Road & Walk It
The Spike
Freedom Fighters
Symbol Of Hope
Fire
Drugs
Human
Idle
Strength In Numbers
Welcome To The North
Get Through It
What Am I
The People
???
The Getaway
Bleed From Within

Stay tuned for Trivium......Actually get yourself a ticket you bum and prepare for the best young metal band out there.

Molly