Page 33 - Black Velvet Rock Magazine Issue 110

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After an intro tape of John Den-
ver’s ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’,
there’s a boom, before the Alan Watts
recording used in ‘Convict/Divide’ pre-
cedes ‘Let ‘Em Burn’. It’s just the
scorching opener needed, with rabid
calls of ‘Everybody, everybody’ in the
opening line. While bassist Daniel
Oliver wears sunglasses, frontman
Jonny Hawkins is elaborately covered
with splattered body paint over the left
side of his torso. Joined by Mark Vol-
lelunga on guitar and Ben Anderson on
drums, the four-piece rip through the
caustic number. With bare feet, Jonny
covers all corners of the stage, step-
ping on and off the riser at the front.
‘Do You Really Want It?’ and ‘Don’t
Stop’ both continue the frenetic tempo,
with Mark and Dan coming together in
front of the drum kit during the latter.
New single ‘If It Doesn’t Hurt’ features
an array of emotions and sees the
crowd sing along to the awakening
chorus of ‘If it doesn’t hurt at all, then it
doesn’t mean a thing, I never knew
that I could feel this way’. ‘Go To War’
is combative and the perfect follow-up
to ‘If It Doesn’t Hurt’.

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