![]() However newer material from second album ‘Ain’t Always Easy’ was well represented and although I raised eyebrows at a blatantly taped acoustic guitar outro to ‘I Believe’, ‘Home’ was a superb ballad that reminded me of 3 Doors Down, particularly Rich Moss’ vocals. Opener ‘Heartbeat Away’ had a real Theory of A Deadman vibe to it before the now familiar ‘Better’ with a typically positive lyrical message, and ‘Stay All Night’. Their influences are somewhat unusual for an English band, peddling the type of accessible post-grunge beloved of American modern rock radio stations in the wake of Nickelback’s success, allied to a youthful enthusiasm and down to earth West Midlands charm. Slightly out of place in a high volume line up, sandwiched between Warrior Soul and Orange Goblin, were Stone Broken, whose star is rising rapidly. Much like fellow Europeans Volbeat, they drew inspiration from earlier, pre-1960′s forms of rock’n ‘roll and blues but took them to their rawest conclusion. ![]() Triggerfinger were also a band new to me, and not what I expected, a smartly dressed Belgian power trio with singer and guitarist Ruben Block in a patterned suit and greying teddy boy quiff.Īt times their sound was loud and greasy garage rock which is not really my preferred style, but they had interesting dynamics notably on a lengthy and at times disturbing strip down of a Son House cover, alongside more straightforward songs like the title track from recent album ‘Colossus’. They made an impressive noise for a duo but the format was somewhat limiting. First up I caught the last few songs, such as ‘Rabbit and the Wolf’, by the Picturebooks, a German duo of singer and guitarist Fynn Claus Grabke and drummer Philipp Mirtschink, who had apparently smashed up most of his drumkit by the time I arrived. ![]() My first encounter was with a pair of bands channelling some of rock’s more primeval power. The Stone Free festival once again took over the O2 in London for a weekend of metal, prog and some of the best live whistling ever heard! Andy Nathan and Dave Atkinson were there to capture all the action on day 1 for GRTR!Īndy Nathan writes: Arriving on site, I checked out the Indigo that was playing host to bands in the afternoon, and was substantially less busy than when the doors were closed for Blue Oyster Cult last year. Share the post "Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL – Day 1 – O2, London, 16 June 2018" ![]()
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