..'though relative newcomers to the derby scene dead in the queue have quickly risen to the upper echleons of nappy rash favourite bands. reminiscent to these ears of the second wave of bands that emerged post 76 but also and crucially of the australian bands of that era. this is not to say they are not themselves either because they are. we leave tribute acts to the flowerpot.'
-Nappy Rash Collective (promotions)
'Next were Dead In The Queue. Man, what a fun band live! So often, punky bands tend to have a tedious fake “oooh, we’re angry, we’re going to abuse the audience†attitude. There was none of that bullshit from DITQ, they just played a storming set of garagey, shouty, singalongy punk that would bring a tear to the eyes of any Dead Boys or Dolls fan. And they had FUN so we had FUN!"
-Jyoti Mishra. Bzangy Groink.
(Live Review. Victoria Inn. 26/01/08)
“Unfortunately I missed the beginning of Derby skunk-punk band Dead In The Queue but, from the second song onwards, it was full throttle. Soundgarden speeded up, Bad Brains slowed down.It's a shame that they played to a mostly vacated room because, in a packed house, these guys would rip it up.Tonight though, despite playing a damn fine set, it just wasn't to be.â€
-Tamworth Herald (BOTB review 04/07/08)
Things improved when they were followed by Dead in the Queue, from Derby. Led by the bass player, backed up on the mics by two lead guitarists. The more vocals the better, I say. Their first song set off at a brisk pace with shouty vocals delivered from the front man, backed by the two guitarists and some vigorous drumming.
The second song was belted out to some fast and furious backing, in a style of what I would call 'heavy rock'. In fact it was stylistically Ska/Punk, sometimes referred to as "Skunk". The vocals were interspersed with some instrumental passages so the string players could show of their skills.
Song three got going with some hard riffs and shouty responses from the backing vocalists. The drummer continued to rattle out notes like a high powered machine gun. It was a vigorous set, dripping with adrenalin and testosterone. Big warlike statements from the band, peppered with a lot of kalashnikov drumming.
song five launched into a noticeable change of rhythm as they produced a song with some punky edges. Indeed, towards the end of the set they ventured away from their opening trajectory to treat us to some almost ska like beats. In another venue with a more attuned crowd it would have worked a lot better.
-www.artsinleicestershire.co.uk (Live review from The Charlotte, Leicester 02/01/09)
DEAD IN THE QUEUE- Effervescently shouty pop-punk-grunge, with the odd bit of sassy skanking creating an irreverent mash-up of Bad Brains, The Clash and Nirvana.
-Hope and Anchor, Islington
A glorious reminder that punk can be both intelligent, creative and devoid of cliches.
-Anthony, nappyrash promotions
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