If you've never seen Terrorvision live you may have already formed opinions of what they might be like. Take one cheeky top ten smash, a dash of a singer who regularly embarrasses himself on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and there's the recipe for that most peculiar of animals, the Yorkshire rock band.
Every song is unquestionably pop dressed up in rock's clothing. And singer Tony Wright has dyed his hair a vibrant shade of crimson and insists on jumping around like (there's no other way to describe it) his pants are on fire. But if you ask "Where's the emotion, the pain, the anger that makes rock music so vital?" you've missed the point.
So what if Tony tries to break Steven Tyler's world record for high kicks during 'Alice What's The Matter?'. Does it matter if he divides the crowd into two for some old fashioned swearing? And who cares if new track 'Sometimes I Try to Kill Her' flirts dangerously into metal Chas'n'Dave territory? The only focus of Terrorvision's live show is to entertain. And entertain they do.
New single 'Do You Wanna Go Faster?' is a riot, flaring samples accompanying the already impressive din. And the pit's still swelling when 'Josephine' provokes the first mass outbreak of crowd surfing. 'Come Home Beenie' sees the lads at their most ferocious; a punk onslaught destined for 'classic' status in moshes of the future.
For the handful of romantics in the crowd 'From Out of Nothing' is a rock ballad the likes of which haven't been seen since Jon Bon Jovi cut off his perm. With, of course, one difference. It's marvellous. In an evening that seems to never end there's still room for Tony to pick up a Telecaster for 'Fists of Fury', the pop mayhem of 'Tequila' and the hands-in-the-air joy of 'Oblivion'.
Not enough? How about an encore of 5ive's 'Keep On Movin' and 'Perseverance', followed by a shattered Tony summoning up his last vestiges of strength for one final stage dive? You've got to respect them. It's always party time with Terrorvision.
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