Riff-tastic sounds from Scotland...
And so, half way through the evening, Freeview arrive on stage complete with instruments and drunken staggers. These lads are drunk but they're certainly capable of putting on a good show. Freeview are brave though because they're playing to an unknown crowd at the other end of the UK. Without their Scottish following, the room appears a little empty and lacking the support that Freeview deserve.
Their music is as wild and energetic as the bands who have played previously, but there's a tightness about this and the feel that Freeview are bigger than the venues they're playing at the moment and they're easily one of the most professional sounding bands playing today. Talented and a pleasure to watch despite the amount of alcohol consumed, they deliver an unyielding blend of melody and heavy guitar work. The elements making up this bands noise are balanced and manipulated effortlessly to allow those roughed up vocals to soar above. The equipment might not be doing them any favours tonight, but Freeview couldn't care less. They know that they're big enough to rise above such petty problems and by the time their second song is through the crowds reaction has increased.
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By the time Freeview pull out the ace- the stunning 'What's My Pill?', their crowd is a little more responsive although nothing compared to the dancing that occurred during The Dirty Great's set. Freeview's music is darker though and offers the audience something a little deeper to think upon. On record 'What's My Pill?' is a brilliantly addictive song and their live rendition is not a letdown. Heads are nodding, feet are tapping along. It's a reserved reaction, but for a band who've not begun to break the south of England, it's a start- and a promising one at that.
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