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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThankfully any Bad News in Grantham style crowd worries are immediately waylaid though due to the fact that local crossover me(n)talists Pizzatramp are also on the bill and they bring with them not only the usual set of razor-sharp witted hardcore tunes, but also a very healthy number of fans who seemingly still can\u2019t get enough of them. Me, it\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve seen them in quite some time, certainly since bassist Sam has left their ranks, and last-minute stand in bassist Rhys once again helps dig Jimbob and Dan out of the proverbial doo doo. Not that you would know it\u2019s all last-minute mind. Not until Jimbob lets the cat out the bag straight after a frantic blast through \u2018Millions Of Dead Goths\u2019 early on. Admittedly there\u2019s a Sam sized hole on the stage (as he\u2019s stood behind me watching), and if you\u2019ve grown up with the band from the \u2018Two Quid\/War Or Nothing\u2019 days then you\u2019re obviously going to notice that, but what the guys really need to do right now is to get someone like Rhys in fulltime and hopefully not lose any of the fantastic momentum they\u2019ve gained so far. That task might have just got a whole lot harder to fulfil mind after Jimbob admits he actually likes the theme song to \u2018In The Name Of The Father\u2019 (tongue firmly placed in cheek) before the band close their set down with, what else but, \u2018Bono\u2019s A Cunt\u2019. And that right there folks is why I will always love me a slice of live Pizzatramp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnd so, we come to the reason this review isn\u2019t really that long. That\u2019s because in spite of the fact that The Atom Age (all the way from Oakland California I might add) have recorded four albums since they formed back in 2009, I\u2019ve heard the grand total of one song before they hit the stage, and that song they play straight off, so where I\u2019d normally go track by track through a band\u2019s set, this time I just think \u201cfuck it \u2013 lets enjoy the racket\u201d, and boy what a joyous racket it is. Imagine if you will a band drenched in the essence of Rocket From The Crypt, but with the odd hint of Dick Dale or The Cramps whilst also laying down some mighty fine Dirtbombs style rock n soul riffs flavoured with just the merest hint of Fuzztones psychedelia, and that brothers and sisters, is The Atom Age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The six piece deliver their set like they are headlining a packed arena not a pub with about 50 odd people in it, and dripping in sweat they also manage to get a well-deserved encore out of their newly acquired Newport fanbase\u2026.and this, this is what I meant right at the start of the review. This is what going to see live music is all about. I left with 2 LPs and a T-shirt and a huge smile on my face (and so did a fair few others). This is what live music is all about and The Atom Age are a band just waiting for you to discover. Get on it!!!!! \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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