Tortured Soul
I had no idea what to expect from Tortured Soul from Brooklyn, New York. Well what and act, these guys carry some real energy and enthusiasm through into their music and they do it with style. If I were to explain their genre of music I guess it would be a mix of, house, and dance with a pinch of trance. (I am not into the dance music scene so I might be way off with that.) I think the reason I enjoyed these guys so much is that it’s not the typically thing I would go out of my way to see. Some of the tracks were very smoothly bridged together. The guy on keys was amazing. Lighting and mixing were both of a high standard. A great warm-up act to The Cat Empire.
Performance 8.5
Technical 8
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire were fantastic, I don’t think they performed any of their songs as they were recorded. During every song they broke out in the middle to allow for some free-styling, everyone got their chance in the spotlight. These guys really enjoy what they do, and aren’t afraid to show it. The leader of “The Empire Horns” Ross Irwin really impressed me with his trumpeting skills. Everyone in “The Empire Horns” adds that extra depth that is synonymous with The Cat Empire. The only reason they didn’t receive a 10 for performance is because Harry lost his place at one point. I could have been a lot harsher, but these guys just have too much energy. The crowd was amazing and really got into it. The mixing was pretty good all night. I found the lighting and effects a bit distracting at times but on the whole were pretty good. Too many highlights to list. If you haven’t seen these guys live yet, I suggest you do as soon and as often as possible.
Performance 9.5
Technical 8.5
Sunday, 26 November 2006
Josh Pyke with Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea, and Princess 1.5 (27/10/06, The Zoo, Fortitude Valley)
You will have to forgive the short reviews. I thought I had written this show up ages ago, but obviously I didn’t.
Princess One Point Five
I didn’t really find Princess One Point Five all that captivating. There were some major sound issues with feedback and some really poor mixing. Only a couple of there songs grabbed me, but mostly I found the music a bit repetitive.
Performance 6
Technical 6
Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea
Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea have a decent sized fan base, however I don’t think too many were present. There seemed to be a large number of people who were just there to Josh Pyke and that’s fine, but if you aren’t going to shut up and show a bit of respect to the support acts don’t come until the act you want to see starts. Anyway, Jen had a couple of words about the situation in as a polite way a possible, trying to get the crowd into a song which was a bit of a quieter/softer track. The sound mixing improved slightly with only one bit of major feedback. I was a little distracted by all the “jocks” talking. But from what I heard Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea were captivating and did their best to cope with the incompetent sound crew that works The Zoo.
Performance 7.5
Technical 6.5
Josh Pyke
I think due to the success of Josh Pyke this year and the mainstream radio stations (i.e. Nova) getting a hold of his hit single “Middle Of The Hill”, there was an overwhelming amount of “jocks” present at this concert. And yes I am a snob, and proud to admit it. These people have no respect for the art of music making they have no real passion for it, they probably only came to The Zoo that night because some mainstream radio (i.e. Nova) ran a promo, and told them to come, They are so mindless, they didn’t even really react to too many tracks other than “Middle Of The Hill”. And the talking continued even during Josh Pyke’s set, I mean you have paid good money to this concert and no you are wasting that money because you are talking.
Right now I have got that out of the way. There were still plenty of Josh Pyke fans there ones that supported him pre-mainstream radio, and went to his troubadour shows. Josh personally thanked some of the fans that he recognised, from these earlier shows. The mixing and lighting was by far better, as Josh Pyke had his own sound and lighting crew. Josh Pyke is one guy who is on the way up quick. I really look forward to hearing more from Josh Pyke and his band in the near future with a second album.
Performance 8
Technical 8.5
Princess One Point Five
I didn’t really find Princess One Point Five all that captivating. There were some major sound issues with feedback and some really poor mixing. Only a couple of there songs grabbed me, but mostly I found the music a bit repetitive.
Performance 6
Technical 6
Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea
Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea have a decent sized fan base, however I don’t think too many were present. There seemed to be a large number of people who were just there to Josh Pyke and that’s fine, but if you aren’t going to shut up and show a bit of respect to the support acts don’t come until the act you want to see starts. Anyway, Jen had a couple of words about the situation in as a polite way a possible, trying to get the crowd into a song which was a bit of a quieter/softer track. The sound mixing improved slightly with only one bit of major feedback. I was a little distracted by all the “jocks” talking. But from what I heard Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea were captivating and did their best to cope with the incompetent sound crew that works The Zoo.
Performance 7.5
Technical 6.5
Josh Pyke
I think due to the success of Josh Pyke this year and the mainstream radio stations (i.e. Nova) getting a hold of his hit single “Middle Of The Hill”, there was an overwhelming amount of “jocks” present at this concert. And yes I am a snob, and proud to admit it. These people have no respect for the art of music making they have no real passion for it, they probably only came to The Zoo that night because some mainstream radio (i.e. Nova) ran a promo, and told them to come, They are so mindless, they didn’t even really react to too many tracks other than “Middle Of The Hill”. And the talking continued even during Josh Pyke’s set, I mean you have paid good money to this concert and no you are wasting that money because you are talking.
Right now I have got that out of the way. There were still plenty of Josh Pyke fans there ones that supported him pre-mainstream radio, and went to his troubadour shows. Josh personally thanked some of the fans that he recognised, from these earlier shows. The mixing and lighting was by far better, as Josh Pyke had his own sound and lighting crew. Josh Pyke is one guy who is on the way up quick. I really look forward to hearing more from Josh Pyke and his band in the near future with a second album.
Performance 8
Technical 8.5
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