Sunday, June 08, 2008Hearing Aid Review ’This Love Affair’ Show
Laredo @ The Rainbow, Friday 6th June 2008
June. It's bloody June already. Glastonbury month (not that I'm going this year). Speaking of which, did you know that you could go to almost every 444 club gig for a whole year for the price of getting pissed on in a field? No? Well you do now. Banishing any more talk of being pissed on in fields (or anywhere for that matter) let's get on with the show. First up Laredo. It's always tricky coming on first and, being a semi-outdoors kinda venue, it was still 'daylight' when they started playing. But they put their heart and soul into it, spinning out a fine Pearl Jam/Foo Fighters tinged set of rock gritty rock. Lead Laredo, Rush, has an earthy voice perfectly suited to the material and the whole band seemed to gel really well on stage. Take a listen to Hexen on their My Space thingy for a good idea of their sound.
Review @ the Sugarmill
"Headliners Laredo came on with a terrific energy. Playing with white-knuckled drive, they blasted the crowd with their punchy songs from the outset. Specialising in hard, feedback-squealing dirty rock, they exude a rare Hendrix-like raw sexuality, which, in this game, can only do them good. Vocalist/guitarist Rush, along with fellow-guitarist Kreg, bassist Alx (sic) and drummer Jose offered an unrelentingly exciting show, displaying a fine understanding of their chosen genre. Rock as it should be, in fact"
Review @ the Barfly (Birmingham)
"Laredo… Straight up low down rock and roll. An alternative rock band with something to prove. Every gig see’s them thrashing their instruments, oozing energy from every pore, winning over audiences with their almost signature gritty distortion driven athems. Each member adds a unique quality to their distinctive live sound. Chris Rushton’s exceptional vocal ability enables him to thrash out tormented lines like ‘smile like you mean it’ whilst he and Tom Clegg hammer out eerily effected guitar riffs. This, being accompanied by a snare-drum tight rhythm section featuring Alex Day firing deep, stomach resonating bass lines to counterpoint Joe Gilligan’s syncopated and encapsulating primal drumming.Their passionate personalities combined with their shared grit and determination make them a force to reckoned with.".
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We have been together since early 2007 but we have been or still are involved in other projects since we were at school, all of which has some how started Laredo. So far we have recorded an E.P. (which you can buy at upcoming shows) that we feel is worthy of touring with. This recording took up the bulk of 2007 and so the plan for 2008 is to hit the scene and see what reaction we get. All we can hope is that we will be seeing you at our shows, so you can tell all ya friends about us!
So We'll see you there! and you had better be dancin!
Chars xx
We wanna play gigs all over! If you want to book us please e-mail us at
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High quality, full tracks
Laredo
Singles
The Hexen
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