Star 69
>> ABC 1
>> 5th May 2006
Who? They're playing where? How? Don't worry, I asked myself these very same questions when driving into Glasgow on Friday night.
Maybe one of the reasons that the Star 69 are relatively unknown is that their website doesn’t work. Or maybe that they are trapped in 1994 and don’t look like they want to get out – so much so that there is no myspace page to be found either. So like diseased ridden sea captain – I walk the plank into the ABC, blind on what I’m about to experience.
Support on the night comes from local lads Laker. A massive following awaits them as they appear on stage and I’m guessing that most of the crowd is actually here to see them rather than the 69ers. 40 minutes of cheesy rock/pop follows, and ok it may not be very credible rock, or very ‘art school pop’ but Laker are good at what they do. They obviously work very hard, writing and rehearsing all the time to get the stage performance to be as tight as it is, but they lack a spark that is needed to push them to the next level. Still, the radio 2-friendly tunes might not float my boat, but I’m sure a less demanding ear would raise a smile.
The Star 69 strut on stage with a degree of arrogance that is needed to be able to fill the ABC 1. Well, let’s face facts – they haven’t filled the ABC. Laker have.
Liam Gallagher – sorry, singer Peter McLeod (it’s impossible to tell the difference) swaggers on stage with his Bono-like shades and annoying tambourine like he’s just written Live Forever and the Ian Brown/Oasis-isms don’t let up for the whole set.
The music it’s self is heavier than Oasis, but definitely cut from the same cloth. Boring, bland and another word from the B-section of dictionary that I’m not allowed to type would be the words I’d use to describe this band. I’m sure they are a good, hardworking people – but the onstage persona leaves a lot to be desired.
The night belongs to Laker and promoters Flat2m who have yet again exceeded all expectations to bring together a fantastic, profitable evening of live music.
>> Joe Sach
www.myspace.com/lakermusic
www.flat2m.co.uk
