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On the back of their recent successful
support slot for Wednesday 13, it was Bitchin' Rock Promotions who decided
to detain these rock n' roll renegades a little longer on these shores by offering them an extension to
their tour with a few headline slots. When we
heard about this extension we were, as always, more than up for a trip out
to reviewing these Icelandic rockers and took it upon ourselves to venture
down the A1 to York to check out the band once more.
The Junction is a venue nestled on the
outskirts of York's city walls and offers a reasonable sized venue for
bands to play. This was my first visit to this particular venue and
I wouldn’t be avert to returning to check out more bands here in future.
The band did have two support acts on with
them tonight, one good and one not so good, but we didn’t come down to
judge them we came down to catch up with the guys from Sign and see them
perform their hard edged rock n' roll once more.
The band came out of the darkness with
their usual exuberance, with guitarists mingling with the crowd as Zolberg
and the rest of the guys opened up their account with ‘Hold Me Alive’,
then continued going by launching straight into ‘Dancin In’. A real
crowd pleaser that heralded a few heads bobbing and a some raised fists
pounding along in support.
Tonight the band were keeping the chit
chat down to a minimal as they continued to rock the house with ‘What You
Don’t Know’ and the superb ‘Thank God For Silence’, which prompted an
impromptu sing-a-long from the rapidly increasing Sign Army down stage
front.
This all out rocking never stopped as the
band carried on with the thumping ‘Misguided’, a song about being
different and being proud of the fact. This is where Zolberg really
puts all the passion and energy into his vocals with brother Eagle
pounding out the back beat with A.D. just whipping up a bearded storm on
guitar.
The band showed their more gentle side
with the ballad like ‘Moveless’, a haunting melody that starts of slowly
with just Zolberg’s vocal before the rest of the band join in on this
wonderfully soulful song.
This was only a short reprise as the band
treated us to the title track of the next album ‘I Lost Myself’, yet
another wonderful rollercoaster of a song from the boys. If this is
the type of song on the new material then I can't wait for the next album.
It was back to the 'Waiting For Silence'
album for ‘A Little Bit’ before rounding off with the bands own storming
version of Skid Rows ‘Youth Gone Wild’.
The band left the stage only for a few
moments before returning to round off another exhilarating set proper with
‘When Demons Win’, another showstopper.
This band are a must see. Whether
it's as support or headliners this band have it all and believes in giving
110% in what they do. I’m sure it won't be long before they're back
on these shores for some more shows and I can guarantee I’ll be there for
a few ... and so should you! |
