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Over the past few months I have been pretty lucky and have mainly photographed acts who I have genuinely enjoyed. OK Velvet Revolver will
never be my cup of tea however bearing in mind that they have lost their lead singer since I saw them last I can’t say that I am sad for making the effort. Who knows maybe those Scott Weiland photos may be worth something when he finally tops himself. The Music gig however was one of those appalling shows best forgotten.
I have to start by saying that I have never really understood the appeal of The Music. Despite their name they are fairly unmusical, and their brand of psychedelic macho thug rock is firmly in the camp of that other unbelievably overrated band Kasabian. The Music totally lack charm, charisma, wit, or in-fact any kind of intellect whatsoever which is quite suprising for a band who have had two top 10 albums over the past few years. The new album “Strength in Numbers” is their first on their new label (Polydor) and has been produced by two excellet producers, Flood, who produced Depeche Mode, Killers, U2 and Paul Hartnol of Orbital fame. I’d imagine that these two would have come up with something prettty good however there was no evidence of it tonight. Maybe the album will be better than their gig tonight however I’d not hold your breath. If however you are a glutton for punishment the band are playing 20 shows between now and July. Details of their shows can be found at their website http://www.themusic.co.uk/
written by John Rahim