Download one slice of lust1/17/2024 ![]() With their debut lp ‘Reinvent Me’ garnering hugely positive reviews across the board theirs is a reputation broadening across the country. Exuding a rapidly maturing confidence the Swansea outfit deliver an electrifying version of Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’. This is far, far from a retro-powered instead we are grabbed by the scruff of the neck and are hurtled face-first into the crisp wailing of ‘Birdcage’. They possess a clear identity but are far from afraid to add in the likes of Blackberry Smoke and Royal Blood into the mix. They grabbed our attention about a year ago with their modern take upon the steely, blues-edged tones beloved of the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix. These lads have been gathering good traction over the last couple of years with a raft of singles (ten at last count!) and a high work ethos. Taking the baton on this evening’s initial stretch are Swansea teenage quartet Zac and The New Men. South Wales’ supremo rock promotors Big Day Pro Live have, in conjunction with agents SD Entertainments, this evening put together a tantalising lineup with three fine examples hand-picked from the bountiful current harvest of grassroots rock. Its cavernous interior is well suited for live rock performances and is comfortably full by the time Geoff Tate and his band take to the stage to celebrate the 35 th anniversary of ‘Operation Mindcrime’. Nestling alongside the railway lines, at a point where the South Wales mainline, from London’s Paddington, meets the Welsh Marches line that trundles southwards from Shrewsbury, The Neon (Newport Entertains Our Nation apparently) took ownership of the former cinema in 2015 and opened a year later. The latter considered one of the most highly regarded of heavy metal concept albums and the very reason we are gathered here, on a rather sultry mid-June evening, at Newport’s Neon venue.įormerly the Newport Odeon Theatre, dating back to 1938, situated on the eastern side of the Usk, the river that divides the city on its passage to the Bristol Channel, its striking art-deco styled exterior is a wonderful evocation of the distinctive architectural 1930s Odeon style. Grammy nominations landed for both the multi-platinum ‘Empire’ and the ground-breaking ‘Operation Mindcrime’. Considered amongst the leaders, alongside the likes of Dream Theatre and Fates Warning, of this sub-genre the band received award after award.
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