Although the air was chillier than us city slicks are used to, in the township of Maitland you cannot mistake the relaxed feeling of good old fashioned country hospitality. You would have thought it was a typical quiet night at the local pub with the lack of bodies milling in and the rest of the town blissfully unaware of the rock and roll bonanza to come.
The gig room was small however the crowd was even smaller with a mere 50 people making the effort for what they say was 28 Days final live show.
Kicking off the night around 10pm was local band Head of State, with their double lead guitar, bass and drum mix which were well equipped to be a hard rocking outfit with the lead singer’s voice bordering between Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) and Ed Kowalczyk (Live). However there style of music was surprising with melodic ballad tracks and exaggerated guitar solos, awakening the crowds hunger for traditional live rock music.
Then there was Amathyst – the all girl heavy rock outfit with a music style of their own. With two strong lead vocals and hard hitting music to back it up they had no trouble getting the bodies up and moving. The intimacy of the gig allowed the lucky few in attendance to experience the full wrath that this powerful band has to offer.
Shortly to follow were the boys from 28 Days with their bad attitudes and targeted remarks trying to get back to the basic rock methodology of alcohol, drugs and non stop partying. They rewarded the fans that traveled the distance with tracks like ‘Goodbye’ and ‘Rip It Up’ not leaving a still body in the place.
The boys played well, hard and fast while trying to drum up support to boycott the “emo culture” so much music has fallen into. It was just a shame not more people were there to hear it – keep an eye on this venue for more good Aussie shows in the future.
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