LIVE REVIEW: AFTER THE FALL / AIRBOURNE / GRAND FATAL
AFTER THE FALL / AIRBOURNE / GRAND FATAL The Zoo - Saturday 17 September 2005 The Zoo is bustling early on this gusty Saturday night, well before the first act GRAND FATAL take the stage. The Sydney-siders are full of energy and rock out hard, to the detriment of their sound which is loose, and unfocussed. I return from a bite to eat to find The Zoo resembling an AC/DC gig circa 1983. Bare chests, mullets and power chords go a long way towards describing second support AIRBOURNE. They manage to get the now sell out Zoo audience moving, despite their fashion faux pas.
The hype for Novocastrians AFTER THE FALL is palpable, their Brisbane fan base helped along no doubt by their numerous hi-rotation Triple J tracks and frequent tours north. Supporting the release of their new album Always and Forever out on Festival Mushroom, After the Fall play a tight set, recorded for posterity on multi-camera video. The singer’s camera inspired antics don’t detract from his performance, their set a well oiled example of melodic pop punk, catchy, edgy and refined.
If not for the distinctive hook, Mirror Mirroir is an instantly recognisable hit when the crowd’s collective squeal rises to it’s first line. After the Fall are nothing new but their pop punk standards are sure to find an audience in this radio friendly world. JAMES STAFFORD
