Sunday, 21 November 2010
Twisted Wheel gig review @ The Leadmill, Sheffield 19/11/2010
Twisted Wheel Sheffield Leadmill
19th November 2010 by Tony Beesley
Photos from the band’s February gig on the Steel stage by Kevin Wells.
(For more Twisted Wheel photos check out the book 'This is Our Generation Calling')
Unveiling a new line up with only the leader singer/guitarist Jonny Brown remaining, the classic 3 piece Twisted Wheel from Oldham show they still have what it takes to a Leadmill crowd on a dreary November Friday night. New members Stephen Evans on bass and Eoghan Clifford on drums have certainly made themselves at home well and tonight’s gig convinces me that all is well in the Wheel camp.
Twisted Wheel played the smaller Steel stage earlier this year but have now claimed the main room to showcase their high energised rock n’ roll set. Blending a pot purée of frantic Rhythm and Blues, Punk, Indie Rock and Mod into their own individual sound, the band still have the confidence and talent to make it much further in the biz! Based on tonight's excellent set, mixing the bulk of their debut album with a scattering of new songs, Twisted Wheel have so much to offer and I personally want to have it all!
Opening up with single ‘Lucy the Castle’ the front of the stage soon erupted into an electrified throng of singalong fans, leaping bodies and excitable stage invaders: hats off to the Manchester posse who - some being friends of the band - were keen to show their exuberance and love of Twisted Wheel. A sing-along onstage with Jonny Brown resulted in one young lad being escorted off by three bouncers before being ejected from the venue. This kind of over-reaction is becoming more prevalent at Rock gigs of late: Health and Safety rules are stifling the Rock n’ Roll live experience and whilst fingers can’t be pointed as to who exactly is to blame, I wonder how far is it gonna go before we are really treat like clones and told not to get over-excited with the live music on show…Do not move until the show is over and the like? To be fair, the security guys and venues staff only do their jobs, but it still indicates how controlled and monitored live music actually is. Relax the policies to suit the style of the band performing in my opinion… in other words enter at your own risk!
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