GMT, Fifth Quarter, HeKz - 29th September 2007
Reviewed by Karen Jones
OK. I'm doing this when quite drunk - but you wouldn't expect anything else! I have never been to a Sid Worth gig thing before because the bands are generally rubbish, but I have been lured here by HeKz. (Well, not personally)
Having seen these young lads a few times, its difficult to know what to say. I never liked Maiden as a small child, and I'm not a major fan now. HeKz do all the sounds without the ego wankiness, although I think they should start learning. I thought they got a bit of a poor reaction tonight, but the voice still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Fifth Quarter are not my thing, but they do it very well. The old people got mildly excited at the extended widdling. However, it still seems more suited to the bar downstairs or a Sunday (or both).
I have never heard of GMT (well I had a very dull afternoon at the british maritime museum once - nuff said). I thought it was a load of old cock. Sorry, but someone had to say it. The singers bald patch showed up brilliantly under the lights, and the other bloke looked like a pimp or a twat. Shades indoors and a Harry Hill collar is not going to catch on. It might be for 'charidee', but if it wasn't for HeKz I wouldn't even be up here. These blokes might have played with some famous people, but that's not really a good enough excuse. Yes you can do guitar behind your back - yawn- teenagers can do that now. I hope that when I reach 50 (if I live that long), that I have something more to look forward to. I did however find myself having to do the lights to "Smoke on the Water" which was quite strange. I highly recommend "Humo en el agua" by Senor Coconut.