Thought Glands - The Dirty Dozen - The White Lion Congleton 21st April 2012
Thought Glands: Let's get back to them later...
Hey! This is my review so, shut up and sit down. Yeah, you at the back, I remember my first beer too...
The Dirty Dozen music festival held last Saturday, at Congleton's finest hostelry, The White Lion, was quite a sizeable undertaking and, on the whole, must be considered to have been a great success, certainly from the music-lovers' perspective. A wide variety of musical genres were available for your aural satisfaction, split between the small indoor stage and the larger outdoor stage. It has to be said that the sound leakage between the two was surprisingly low.
Anyhoo, Thought Glands. In all honesty, had I not seen the Farcebook post by Rob Steventon, about him playing on Saturday, I would probably have missed these guys. I have known Rob since he was about 14 years old. He is a friend of my youngest daughter and, I know that he is a damn good drummer. So, I figured that I would catch Gregory Harper, Dan Price, Robert Steventon and, Will Owen and see what they could do.
Having no expectations whatsoever is quite a good thing; you have no preconceived notions. So, as the first song got under way, I could see that there was a little settling in required, with each member of the band finding his own space and there were a few timing issues. By the second song, all seemed well and they began to show what they could do and, surprisingly well they did it, too.
I do not know what they played. The songs could have been originals or, they could have been covers or, a mixture of the aforementioned. It doesn't really matter. As far as I was concerned they sounded good and could quite easily have been chartbound sounds or, picks of the pops. The point is that once the band had found its feet, they played with class and style. By the end of their set I was, genuinely, wanting more.
Not a lot more I can say on Thought Glands. They were good but I'd like to see them again and in a more controlled environment. They certainly have potential though. The talent is there, all they need is a decent break.
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
9th May 2009
Having no expectations whatsoever is quite a good thing; you have no preconceived notions. So, as the first song got under way, I could see that there was a little settling in required, with each member of the band finding his own space and there were a few timing issues. By the second song, all seemed well and they began to show what they could do and, surprisingly well they did it, too.
I do not know what they played. The songs could have been originals or, they could have been covers or, a mixture of the aforementioned. It doesn't really matter. As far as I was concerned they sounded good and could quite easily have been chartbound sounds or, picks of the pops. The point is that once the band had found its feet, they played with class and style. By the end of their set I was, genuinely, wanting more.
Not a lot more I can say on Thought Glands. They were good but I'd like to see them again and in a more controlled environment. They certainly have potential though. The talent is there, all they need is a decent break.
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
9th May 2009