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The Stilletoes played the middle set and I've deliberately left them until last for a couple of reasons.
Firstly,
The Stilletoes are many things but they aren't slick and that is a
central plank of their appeal and one that differentiated them from the
other two bands on the night.
I was fortunate enough to be
around in the early days of The Slits when that band's gigs veered
between musical brilliance and a full-blown fist fight onstage and The
Stilletoes give me that same sense of teetering on the very edge of
(de)control and it doesn't half get the adrenalin pumping around my
system!!!
Part of the reason lies in the fact that the band
approach the punk rock template from some very strange angles, the
guitar frequently sounding jagged and running against the grain and
this leaves none of the comfort zones that most bands can enjoy.
It's
also to do with dynamics though, because The Stilletoes have grasped
the idea that live gigs are about theatre rather than being note
perfect and so Efa and James thrash, stomp and roll around the stage in
a state of near dementia.
Technical excellence will occasionally
be compromised but so what, it looks as cool as fuck (as did the "Love
music, hate racism" T-shirt that Efa played in) and ensures that you
won't forget the band, whether you actually like them or not.
There
are musicians out there who can make their instruments talk but who say
nothing with while The Stilletoes make theirs roar and say plenty - I
know which I prefer!!!
12:40 AM
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