Worcester Music Forum

Lipstick Gypsies / Cobweb Dilemmas / The Rising 
Live @ The Marrs Bar, Worcester 11/07/07
 
We arrived just as American/Norwegian duo Suburban Fix  were finishing their set of acoustic styled hip hop. Two guys one guitar and from what I heard an act worth seeing more of. Sorry I missed them
 
Cheltenham based The Rising took to the stage, and instantly hit out with their blend of hard edged indie, with more than a hint of Oasis in their guitar riffs, yet the tunefulness of their songs broke through and the bands performance was one of competence and rock and roll fun. Stand out tracks Here We Go Again and set closer Rest Of Your Life proved that the band know how to rock and know how to play. And their version of The Who's Seeker was pretty well done as well.
 
Cobweb Dilemmas were up next, with their dark, cavernous indie punk sound, not dissimilar that of Joy Division. The three piece put on a good show with the front couple of male/female bass/guitar sharing the vocal duties with a varied amount of success. Not the greatest singers in the world but it kinda worked as the tunes seemed to fit their vocal style. Unfortunately, the stand out tracks were a cover of Depeche Modes Enjoy The Silence and the last song, a cover of Talking Heads Psycho Killer, which is always worrying when covers outshine a band own material.  Over all, though, a good set by band that had performed in a way that reminded me of The Kills mixed with AWWBLOT. They are not your average three chord, blues riff, guitar band. They are doing something slightly different from the rest of the crowd and for this they should be applauded....and applauded they were.
 
Hitting the stage like possessed Arctic Monkeys, Lipstick Gypsies, the Redditch 4 piece kicked straight into their set with the vigour and passion of a band intent on having a good time. Tight guitar riffs, mean solos and a slight reggae tinge to a couple of their tracks, this band seem to be enjoying their time, almost as much as the remaining crowd were.It was not a packed house but these guys didn't seem to care. The guitars kept wailing, the drumming seemed possessed and the songs kept coming, Sound Of The Street,  Tune In Drop Out, they never relented until the final song, On My Own. A band well worth checking out, catch them now before they get too big.
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