{"id":16697,"date":"2021-09-28T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16697"},"modified":"2021-09-27T08:06:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T08:06:58","slug":"cock-sparrer-spunk-volcano-the-eruptions-bristol-the-fleece-24th-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16697","title":{"rendered":"Cock Sparrer\/Spunk Volcano & The Eruptions \u2013 Bristol, The Fleece \u2013 24th September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Whilst the rest of the UK seems to be going batshit crazy, the Fleece really is the place to be tonight if you want to feel any degree of post-lockdown normality. There\u2019s even one of those much hated 10pm curfews in place and arriving early for a pre-gig catch up with some old mates it\u2019s almost like the last 18 months haven\u2019t happened at all. Especially as the \u201csold out\u201d flashes had been up on tonight\u2019s gig posters long before anyone had ever heard of Covid-19. That\u2019s right folks Cock Sparrer are finally back in Bristol for what was originally going to be their 2020 Not The Albert Hall Tour of smaller venues and boy does it feel good to be back inside a packed out and sweaty club. That\u2019s not to say that the Fleece hasn\u2019t had to make some changes to deal with the ever evolving post-lockdown situation though.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The most immediately obvious of these changes is perhaps the venue\u2019s turbocharged air-con system, which is cranked up high enough to make the early evening air positively ice-box. So much so that Spunk Volcano has even ditched his trademark on stage action pants for tonight\u2019s show. Then again, this is probably the least of the band\u2019s concerns as having a guitarist walk out just prior to going out on tour and then having to quickly rework your set as a four piece (with the aforementioned Mr Volcano now also taking up second guitarist role as well as being singer) must have been a much more serious matter for them to deal with.<\/p>\n

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Not that you\u2019d really notice the line-up change though, as the likes of \u2018Death Or Glory\u2019, \u2018Cellotape\u2019 and \u2018Crossfire\u2019 all blast out of the PA at maximum volume and velocity much to the joy of those eager enough to get in early doors. The Eruptions\u2019 excellent lockdown released album \u2018Barry Milner Is Thick\u2019 gets an early look in too via the awesome \u2018Only Got Eyes for You, and I can\u2019t help thinking the misfits might never have sounded better.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Whether its cruising in his \u2018XR3\u2019 or standing on \u2018Platform 3\u2019 the ability of Spunk Volcano to turn everyday situations into memorable rock anthems is what really draws people in, and be it a metal or punk audience the band are playing to if you can\u2019t relate to the likes of \u2018I Can’t Stop Thinking About You\u2019 then you\u2019ve obviously led a very sheltered life indeed. By almost direct contrast though tonight\u2019s closing track \u2018DNA Failure\u2019 stubs a finger in the chest of the crazy world outside the Fleece and screams \u201cfuck you\u201d in its face, seemingly much to the delight of everyone around me.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s all over way too quickly, but with an eleven date tour booked for early 2022, if the Eruptions can just slot in a Welsh\/Bristol date into their already busy itinerary that would make the ideal early Spunkmas pressie for yours truly and many others here tonight.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Cock Sparrer will also be looking forward to a busy 2022 as they look to celebrate their 50th<\/sup> anniversary, with their recently announced one off \u201ctwo set\u201d show at London\u2019s Roundhouse close to selling out at the time of writing. It\u2019s their 49th<\/sup> anniversary we\u2019re all finally celebrating tonight though, and as the \u2018Overture\u2019 intro segues seamlessly into \u2018Riot Squad\u2019 and the inevitable mosh pit follows swiftly kicking any social distancing well into touch, for the next 90 minutes at least we are back to the \u201cold normal\u201d, something I openly admit I\u2019d had my own reservations about. However, once we\u2019re into \u2018Watch Your Back\u2019 and the frenzied boogie of \u2018Working\u2019 it is impossible not to be a part of it all.<\/p>\n

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Throwing in a few setlist curveballs is always something Sparrer enjoy doing, largely to keep it fresh for everyone, and tonight we get a searing \u2018Sussed\u2019 from the \u2018Here We Stand\u2019 album to put everyone\u2019s memories to the test. Meanwhile, three tracks from their 2017 released \u2018Forever\u2019 album sees \u2018One By One\u2019 emerging to stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of \u2018Argy Bargy\u2019 and \u2018Take Em All\u2019 as a real fan favourite. For yours truly I\u2019ll never tire of hearing the likes of \u2018AU\u2019 and \u2018Tough Guys\u2019 or in fact (Colin McFaull\u2019s very own favourite Sparrer song) \u2018Because You\u2019re Young\u2019.\u00a0 These songs all proving without a doubt that the band has always been more than just their seminal \u2018Shock Troops\u2019 record in the songwriting department. Although granted it\u2019s the likes of \u2018Take \u2018Em All\u2019 and \u2018Where Are They Now? that really get the Doc Martins moving on the dancefloor and the previously mentioned ice-cold air con is seriously struggling to keep up by the time the band has ripped through the three song encore of \u2018Suicide Girls\u2019, \u2018England Belongs To Me\u2019 and We\u2019re Coming Back\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Along with a grin stretching from ear to ear the overriding thought I\u2019m left with leaving the Fleece tonight is the songs that Sparrer didn\u2019t play. You know the ones that you hear people around you shouting for at all Sparrer gigs, songs like \u2018Sunday Stripper\u2019, \u2018Chip On My Shoulder\u2019 \u2018Bird Trouble\u2019 and \u2018Bats Out\u2019 (granted that one was me), songs that would make the \u201ctwo set\u201d Roundhouse show seem even more essential than your usual Sparrer gig. There\u2019s only a year to wait to find out if they will get played again folks, and trust me that time will fly by.<\/p>\n

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Hit the ticket link below to make sure you don\u2019t miss out on this once in a band\u2019s lifetime event. You can thank me later.<\/p>\n

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Roundhouse Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: Johnny Hayward<\/p>\n

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