Here it is:
I chose GROUPELOVE to be the first band (actually the first song) to be reviewed by me in this blog for a simple reason: I saw them recently.
Honestly they were great. They were kind of anonymous here, they went in the same day Coldplay and Blondie did, but they were definitely one of the main bands there. Without knowing many songs from them, since they have only released and EP , I wasn't expecting much. In fact I was sleeping on the artificial grass by the time they went on stage. But then....
Then they came in, full of life, the bass player with a cool tshirt, hand made saying "love lisbon", they were showing really cool alternative rock ( although I must say the audience was not really prepared, although I am a great fan of AR , huum that's more for Super Bock Super Rock festival, but hey I loved it).
One of the singers , Hannah Hooper , gave a brilliant show, she even put a mask on her face , like she was role playing and acting. They'r voices really combine as you can see by this song.
Colours was there, in the end , we all waited for it, but "Naked Kids" and "Gold Coast" really made the show an awesome one. Everybody was thrilled , everybody was clapping , everybody wanted more. In the middle of the show, even a plane appeared doing some crazy shit , which they called a "surprise".
About "Colours"...
Let me just say the videoclip is amazing. I love the style , reminds me the "Empire of the sun" band ( credits to Jordan Bahat).
It's starts with the lead singer being carried , arrested by some guys, to a three , to be hanged.
When they start hanging him , the music starts. Fantastic blend with the video . "I am a man, man, man, man
Up, up in the air
And I run around, round, round, round this down town and act like I don't care." Amazing.
Then we see his clan, (the band), waiting for the right time to save him. "Hu , ah " in the background give the intensity. Then they attack the guys , they save the lead singer and the music really starts rocking. It's has a clear rock tone but still quite alternative. Almost like Franz Ferdinand in their first album.
Then we see a more calm situation, with some tribal stuff , group unity and intimacy between the 2 singers.
"We call it life". Yes you could almost predict what happens in the end , but it's way 2 sad for you to believe.
What he sees , those colours in his head, that light he sees... He was hanged and nobody saved him. So the song in the videoclip just tells the story about a man that is dying and his wishes and dreams of life ,that now end since he well, is hanged.
Great great song, great videoclip, amazing imo.
To end here it is, the band preforming in Optimus Alive 11, with the plane in the air. enjoy :)
